Bachmann: 'Reckless Liar,' Rising Star

Rep's star rising on sheer controversy

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 15, 2009 8:01 AM CDT

(Newser) – Michele Bachmann thinks the administration is trying to eliminate the dollar. She’s refusing to fill out her census form, which, she notes, has been used to populate internment camps. And she’s suggested that Democrat-proposed privacy rules for school clinics could lead to abortion referrals for young girls. To Democrats, they're examples of the "reckless lies" she traffics in, but they're catnip to supporters, who see her cable-ready quips as her ticket to higher office.

Bachmann now averages a TV appearance every nine days, will be Miss November in an upcoming calendar, and even has her own action figure, the New York Times notes, in a look at her rising profile. Sean Hannity calls her admiringly, "the second-most-hated Republican woman in the country—second to Gov. Palin." Some think she's ready to run for governor herself, though she might be too conservative for Minnesota. “There’s not a whole lot of middle ground,” says one supporter. “You either like her or you don’t.”

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., gestures as she speaks at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., talks with the media at Republican headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, in Bloomington, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)

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lindamae

Oct 16, 2009 9:32 AM CDT

Try to give at least one to support your premise.

lindamae

Oct 16, 2009 5:30 AM CDT

Argue the facts - not Alinsky #4: Ridicule the speaker. You sound like an 7th grader who is whining. The National Inquirer is known for making up its stories - but they are honest in their dishonesty. The NYT purports to be accurate. How can anyone defend that? Start listing the facts Beck is making up.

AdaptAndOvercome

Oct 16, 2009 1:51 AM CDT

lindamae, Everything after, you are listening to the Glenn Beck show pretty much becomes a bunch of BS. And you are right, Barack Obama admitted to having used drugs and he put it in writing..so it's a dead issue that people like you want to keep bringing up...only we the majority that VOTED FOR OBAMA, don't care what you have to say on that subject, it's just the same old same old from you guys. As I recall, Sarah Palin never released her college recordsfrom the 5 colleges she went to, her medical records, not the ones that were all black out. John McCain never released his military records or his medical records. And as for ACORN...you people need to find a new group to hate. ACORN is a non issue. Barack Obama like thousands of others donated and supported an organization to help out those in need. I donate to the United Way and other organizations, but I have no control over what they do. YOU NEED TO QUIT BEING SUCH A "HATER", it's really unhealthy.

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