minnesotaindependent.com - 10/18/2008
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In a stunning interview with Chris Matthews of MSNBC, Rep. Michele Bachmann called on the media to investigate anti-American sentiment in Congress, after slamming Barack Obama as “anti-American.” The accusations by Bachmann spurred massive fundraising for her opponent and the creation of ...
startribune.com - 10/24/2008
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Michele Bachmann Brian Peterson, Star Tribune Addressing a
business group in St. Cloud, Tuesday, Rep. Michele Bachmann
said: "I did not, nor do I, question Barack Obama's patriotism. I didn't say that Barack Obama was anti-American nor do I believe ...
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GOP fundraising committee pulls plug on Bachmann
tpmtv.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/23/2008
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It looks like we've reached that point in
the 2008 presidential race when the McCain campaign sent
out a memo to all surrogates: "LET LOOSE DO NOT HOLD BACK SRSLY GO CRAZY SAY ANYTHING WHATEVER IT TAKES IF YOU REACH THE POINT WHERE YOU ARE ...
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Talking Points Memo | Michele Bachmann Overdrive
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Tonight's Inspiring Video
DownWithTyranny! —
Tonight the ugliest our country has to offer was displayed on Hard Ball and it came from Minnesota. Larry Long and Tania Hughes offer a very different and very beautiful vision of Minnesota as they sing for Minneapolis... and for our souls: ...
Can Colin Powell Defeat Right Wing Extremist Michele Bachmann?
DownWithTyranny! —
... Her almost nonchalantly divisive and McCarthyite rant on Hardball a couple days ago, has suddenly propelled her to national fame, or, mostly, infamy, something DWT readers have been aware of for the last couple of years. It has also made her Democrat opponent, Elwyn Tinklenberg an unlikely hero of the netroots. Since Bachmann unmasked herself on MSNBC, netroots donors from all over America have contributed ...
On the Other Hand...
If I Ran the Zoo —
... that a Stevens win and subsequent resignation could give us Sen. Sarah Palin. That could be fun. C-Span 2 would become must see TV if she started taking to the floor to accuse her colleagues of palling around with terrorists. Maybe she and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-wingnut) could team up to investigate their fellow Congress members' anti-American views. ...
In Which the Poo-Flingers Have Found Their New Queen
I Am TRex —
... call you.
Yeah, and the Michele Bachmann thing isn’t working out so well either.
With Rep. Michele Bachmann’s false assertion that a Democrats held the White House when the last “swine flu” scare fresh in mind, the editorial board of the West Central Tribune conjures another agricultural affliction when discussing the 6th District Republican: “foot-in-mouth disease.” Citing her recent gaffes — many of which we’ve chronicled here — the editorial concludes: “Bachmann has become the ...
Boehner, Cantor Reply To Obscure Blogger: We're "Proud" To Serve With Bachmann
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... The story sparked immediate recriminations from supporters of the Minnesota Republican, who has, among other things, called for an investigation of un-Americanism in Congress and insisted that President Obama ...
Michele Bachmann Offers Nancy Pelosi a House Call, Plus What Appears to Be a Free HR 3962 Enema
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... , or suggesting that the media should conduct a McCarthy-esque investigation into the American-ness of elected representatives , or basically just about anything else ...
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