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Prominent McCain Supporter:  I'm "Absolutely" Concerned That Obama Is Anti-American
Prominent McCain Supporter: I'm "Absolutely" Concerned That Obama Is Anti-American
This is a must-watch: On MSNBC just now, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), who has been a prominent McCain-Palin supporter on the cable talk shows, went on perhaps the most bizarre and McCarthyite rant about Obama that we've seen from a supposedly-respectable politician in this entire election.  ...
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Bachmann Lies, Denies She Ever Called Barack Obama’s Views ‘Anti-American’
Bachmann Lies, Denies She Ever Called Barack Obama’s Views ‘Anti-American’
thinkprogress.org — After right-wing Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) appeared on MSNBC’s Hardball on Friday and called for a McCarthyite investigation into the “anti-American views” of members of Congress, she has come under a withering storm of ... (more) Bachmann Lies, Denies She Ever Called Barack Obama’s ...
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Minnesota House Race Goes National
Talking Points Memo — Since Rep. Michele Bachmann's unhinged performance on Hardball Friday, her Democratic opponent has raised some $650,000 in online contributions. ...

Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for October 21, 2008
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... ... McCain's is the dirtiest and most dishonest campaign, certainly in the last 35 years." DISHONORABLE can also be added to that description of John McCain and his campaign! His campaign is but a glimpse into how McCain plans to run this country, and if the Repuglicans are allowed to steal another election, we can be sure Democracy is a dream of the past! Ahh, presidential campaigns do bring out the Repuglican crazies in America!!!  "Rep. Michele Bachmann states she is 'absolutely concerned Obama is anti-American,'" as I said before, presidential campaigns do bring out the ...

Everybody should have one
The Reaction — ... The campaign of Elwyn Tinklenberg, the Democratic challenger against Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), tells Election Central that they've raised $650,000 online since her now-infamous McCarthyite appearance on Hardball. This is an astonishing number for a House race by any measure, and even more special in light of the fact that this is nearly twice his cash-on-hand at the end of September. ...

A Bad Idea Gone Terribly, Terribly Wrong
Sadly, No! — ... Butt Missile is talking about Bachman’s appearance on Hardball where she called Obama “un-American” and called for an inquiry into just exactly which members of Congress were un-American. At this point, the Powerline Show, rather oddly, starts running the video but not the audio of the Hardball segment. Well, not so oddly, perhaps because this clever journalistic technique allows Butt Missile to describe what he wished Bachman said without being confronted by the sad truth of what she actually said. ...

The Wit and Wisdom of Michele Bachmann
The Stump — The Twitter feed of the noted pro-America Congresswoman--whose seat is now in real peril--is a window into a beautiful mind. This morning's entry: Another exciting day on the campaign trail. I hope it stop raining!  --Michael Crowley

Bachmann's Opponent Got Big Help Last Year -- But Too Late
TPM Election Central — ... You might recall that after Bachmann's now-infamous Hardball appearance on October 17, in which she said she was deeply concerned that Barack Obama might be anti-American and called for the media to investigate members of Congress for anti-Americanism, liberals around the country ...

Coming Soon: Michele Bachmann -- The Comic Book!
TPM Election Central — Our good friends at the Dump Bachmann blog are now getting their message out about our favorite House Republican backbencher in a new way: A comic book, entitled False Witness! Dump Bachmann contributor Bill Prendergast teamed up with local cartoonists in Minnesota to write an illustrated history of Bachmann's career -- with her dialogue all culled from actual media appearances, such as her call for revolution against President Obama, or her request for the media to investigate Congress for anti-American views. Check out this cover: ...

Coming Soon: Michele Bachmann -- The Comic Book!
The Political Carnival — ... blog [is] now getting their message out about our favorite House Republican backbencher in a new way: A comic book, entitled False Witness! Dump Bachmann contributor Bill Prendergast teamed up with local cartoonists in Minnesota to write an illustrated history of Bachmann's career -- with her dialogue all culled from actual media appearances, such as her call for revolution against President Obama, or her request for the media to investigate Congress for anti-American views.Dee-lish. I ...

Bachmann: "I Don't Even Know Anything About MSNBC"
TPM Election Central — ... Michele Bachmann doesn't know anything about MSNBC? That's odd, since that's the channel where she went on an infamous McCarthyist rant a year ago against Barack Obama and the Democrats -- even going so far as to attack Obama for his association with his wife -- which caused tons of donations to come in for her opponent and nearly cost her the election. ...

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