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GOP's Bachmann Not Exactly Lying Low

Bachmann strays off message with new round of bizarre attacks

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(Newser) – Controversial Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is making headlines again, despite promises to keep a low profile and stay on message. The Minnesota Republican infamously endangered her reelection last year by demanding an investigation of "anti-American" members of Congress. Now, she's drawing attention for warning of "nefarious activities" in Washington and calling upon constituents to "rise up" in "orderly revolution" against the tax-happy government, reports the Hill.

Bachmann defended her recent remarks in a round of media appearances. "It’s all about shooting the messenger," she said of her recent push for conservative legislation, which includes a bill prohibiting replacing the dollar with a multi-national currency. "I have experienced that throughout my political career, being labeled a kook,” she cautioned. “This is not Michele Bachmann being a kook.”

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., talks with the media at Republican headquarters last year in Bloomington, Minn.
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., talks with the media at Republican headquarters last year in Bloomington, Minn.   (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., gestures as she speaks at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., last year.
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., gestures as she speaks at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., last year.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaks at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., last year.
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaks at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., last year.   (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
Mitt Romney greets the crowd as he campaigns for Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., right, at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights.
Mitt Romney greets the crowd as he campaigns for Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., right, at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells reporters that Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann's comment that Barack Obama
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells reporters that Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann's comment that Barack Obama "may have anti-American views" reflects poorly on Bachmann.   (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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drlarrymitchell
Mar 29, 09 5:13 AM CDT
Dumber than a box of rocks. Reply
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Mar 29, 09 8:23 AM CDT
chin up larry, not everyone can be smart
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Mar 29, 09 10:15 AM CDT
And she gets dumber by the day.
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gregconquest
Mar 29, 09 6:13 AM CDT
There *was* a peaceful, near-revolution just a few months ago, and her side lost -- badly in the case of ideologues like her. I'm thinking the voters are going to drag the Republican party kicking and screaming to shed their Bachman, Palin, Jindal, et al. demogogues by the next election. If the Republican Party resists this pressure, there will be a huge vacuum for a new party, one of fiscal conservatism and social tolerance. Ross Perot and others would be highly motivated to step in and exert power when it will be best received -- pushing with the pendulum instead of against it. The Religious Right is suffering a power-hangover and is going to topple its party. Way too many of them are hypocritical, belligerent dittoheads. it's like watching a faith healer with brain cancer refusing to go to the hospital. Reply
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