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Bachmann Calls For McCarthy-Like Investigation Into Anti-American Activities Of Liberals
Think Progress —
Appearing on MSNBC’s Hardball today, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) attacked the patriotism of Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), based on his alleged relationship to former Weather Underground member William Ayers and the values of Obama’s former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. “I’m very concerned that he may have anti-American views,” said Bachmann. “That’s what the American people are concerned about.”
She then went further, suggesting that all liberal views — held by people such as Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, professors, and all Americans who identify themselves as “liberals” — are ...
Michelle Bachman Calls for Media Investigation of Anti-American Members of Congress
Matthew Yglesias —
This rant from Rep. Michelle Bachman on Hardball that starts out criticizing Barack Obama and winds up claiming that there’s a vast nest of anti-American activity in the congress (I have expected her to start claiming to be in possession of a list of Communists) that the press needs to investigate really needs to be seen to be believed:
I think this is the “second time as farce” repetition of the Joe McCarthy era. Alternatively, maybe she’s auditioning for a spot as a Corner blogger. ...
Bachmann Lies, Denies She Ever Called Barack Obama’s Views ‘Anti-American’
Think Progress —
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 criticism. Her opponent — Democrat Elwyn Tinklenberg — has raised $640,000 since Bachmann’s comments.
This morning, Bachmann tried to undo the damage. Appearing on WCCO (Minneapolis’ local CBS affiliate), Bachmann denied she ever called Barack Obama’s views “anti-American”:
HOST: You do feel his views are anti-American? ...
karma's a bitch
skippy the bush kangaroo —
the karma in this case is not so much michele bachmann's, tho that is delightful. but more on a larger scale of the whole (or should that be 'hole'?) gop. bachman, as you may know, made a remark on hardball questioning barack "to the future" obama's patriotism. since then, her once-solid re-election campaign has been in a tailspin. asspress: ...
