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NEWS ABOUT: Michele Bachmann

Michele Bachmann stories: 19 news summaries

 Stewart Catches 
 Hannity Faking 
 Video Footage 

'If I didn't know better, I'd think they put two different days together'

Nov 11, 09 7:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Sean Hannity should know by now that Jon Stewart will go to the tape. The Daily Show host caught Hannity using old footage—from Glenn Beck’s 9/12 rally, no less—to make Thursday’s anti-health care bill rally appear to have, as Michele Bachmann and Hannity claimed, 20,000... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Glenn Beck • Sean Hannity • health care reform • Michele Bachmann

'KILL THE BILL'

 Bachmann Health Care 
 Rally Draws Thousands 

Protesters will roam Capitol hallways to confront lawmakers

Nov 5, 09 12:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Thousands of health care reform protesters gathered in Washington today as part of Michele Bachmann’s “Super Bowl of Freedom.” Participants wielding signs like “Waterboard Congress” and chanting "kill the bill" congregated outside the Capitol to hear Bachmann, other GOP lawmakers, and even Jon Voight assail... More »

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Congress • Washington DC • House of Representatives • rally • Minnesota • health care reform • protesters • Michele Bachmann • U.S. Capitol

Bachmann Urges Uprising Against Health Reform

She calls for Americans 'by the carload' to descend on DC

Oct 31, 09 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michele Bachmann wants Americans "by the carload" to come to Washington next week so she can lead them through the halls of Congress to oppose health care reform. "This is our liberty and tyranny moment," she told Sean Hannity on Fox yesterday. "This is about patriotism... More »

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Congress • Sean Hannity • health care reform • Michele Bachmann • women's issues • teabaggers

George Will

 Bachmann 
 Scores as 
 Scourge 
 of Dems  


And she's the authentic voice of the GOP base

Oct 24, 09 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - George Will shows the love (and shovels on the metaphors) to Michele Bachmann in today's column, lauding her for being an effective "burr under Democrats' saddles," even though she  is also a "petite pistol that occasionally goes off half-cocked." Will recounts Bachmann's impulsive decision to run... More »

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Michele Bachmann

 Bachmann: 
 'Reckless Liar,' 
 Rising Star 

Rep's star rising on sheer controversy

Oct 15, 09 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... More »

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conservative • celebrity • Minnesota • US Census • Michele Bachmann

Think Tank Taps Bachmann as 'Miss November'

Conservative group's calendar also features Prejean, Coulter

Sep 29, 09 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - A conservative think tank's calendar of "Great American Conservative Women" features a relative newbie: Michele Bachmann. The Minnesota lawmaker, who was elected to Congress in 2006, appears in the Clare Booth Luce Policy Institute's calendar as "Miss November." The calendar also features Carrie Prejean, Michelle Malkin, and... More »

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Republican • women • calendars • conservative • House of Representatives • Minnesota • Michele Bachmann • Clare Booth Luce Policy Institute

 Bachmann: I'm Being 'Palinized' 

Calls for supporters' help against 'liberals' scorn'

Aug 14, 09 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - GOP Rep. Michelle Bachmann doesn’t want to be “Palinized”—that is, hammered with media attacks and “liberals’ scorn,” she writes in a fundraising letter to supporters. “Just as they did with Sarah Palin, the more I talk about the issues, the more they attack... More »

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Congress • media criticism • liberals • Sarah Palin • Michele Bachmann • fundraising

 Meet the New Sarah Palin 


Aug 8, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Sarah Palin gone, Democrats have penciled a new name atop their hitlist: Michelle Bachmann, the far-right Minnesota rep. who once called Barack Obama “anti-American.” Like Palin, Bachmann’s a fierce social conservative with a large family and an upper Midwestern accent. And, of course, she drives Democrats... More »

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conservative • Minnesota • social conservatives • Sarah Palin • Michele Bachmann

Dems Launch Site to Track Voluble Rep. Bachmann

DCCC site watches GOPer's weird comments

Apr 28, 09 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Perhaps tapping the perverse thrill liberals get from the sometimes-bizarre, ultra-conservative statements from Rep. Michele Bachmann, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has set up a website to monitor the Minnesota Republican, Politico reports. BachmannWatch.com points out past hits, including her suggestion that Congress be investigated for anti-American sentiment, and... More »

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Minnesota • Michele Bachmann • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

OPINION

Dear GOP, Americans Are Just Not That Into You: Maher

It's time to move on; Republican obsessing getting creepy

Apr 24, 09 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The GOP is not coping well with loss. After a long, torrid affair with America, Republicans have gotten dumped, and they're hurting, writes Bill Maher in the Los Angeles Times. Now they’re going a little crazy, worrying about all the wrong issues, talking about secession and reeducation camps, throwing... More »

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Rick Perry • Republican Party • Bill Maher • Obama administration • paranoia • Michele Bachmann • President Obama • tea parties

GOP's Bachmann
Not Exactly Lying Low

Bachmann strays off message with new round of bizarre attacks

Mar 29, 09 4:54 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Congress • GOP • Republican Party • anti-Americanism • Michele Bachmann

Hannity Replaces Colmes With Rotating Roster

Sharpton sits in for premiere of new show

Jan 9, 09 11:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Sean Hannity’s coming back, and just because Alan Colmes isn’t around anymore doesn’t mean he can’t find a token liberal. In his new format, Hannity will have a panel of rotating members, reports Broadcasting & Cable. On Monday, Rep. Michele Bachmann will sit on the right,... More »

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Al Sharpton • Fox News • Sean Hannity • Alan Colmes • Hannity and Colmes • Michele Bachmann • Meat Loaf

 Bachmann Celebrates
 Obama Win

Hails victory as 'tremendous signal' against racism

Nov 7, 08 12:42 AM CST
(Newser) - The congresswoman who suggested in a national television interview that Barack Obama has anti-American views is changing her tune. Minnesota Republican Michele Bachmann tells Politico she’s "extremely grateful that we have an African-American who has won this year," calling Obama’s victory ”a tremendous signal we... More »

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Barack Obama • Hardball • Chris Matthews • racism • anti-Americanism • Michele Bachmann • President Obama

 Bachmann Holds on to Her Seat 

Minnesota GOP rep hangs on after questioning patriotism of fellow lawmakers

Nov 5, 08 1:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Rep. Michele Bachmann survived her campaign near-death experience, narrowly holding on to her House seat in yesterday's election, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Bachman caused a furor 2 weeks ago when she charged not only Barack Obama but fellow members of Congress with harboring "anti-American" views  in a cable... More »

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Congress • GOP • House of Representatives • Minnesota • Election 2008 • Michele Bachmann • Elwyn Tinkelberg

 Bachmann Flap 
 Leads to Poll Dip 

Minnesota Rep. in statistical dead heat with Dem challenger after 'anti-American' gaffe

Oct 24, 08 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Republican Michele Bachmann is now trailing the Democratic challenger for her House seat, Minnesota Public Radio reports, with Elwyn Tinklenberg up 45%-43%. Bachmann’s recent comments about “anti-American” sentiment in Congress appear partly to blame; 40% of respondents said her remarks had made them less likely to vote for... More »

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politics • Minnesota • Election 2008 • anti-Americanism • polls • Michele Bachmann • Elwyn Tinklenberg

opinion


 Why GOP 
 Name-Calling 
 Is Backfiring 
 This Time 

Americans aren't buying 'real America' comments: Greenwald

Oct 23, 08 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The spectacle of Republican politicians painting their opponents as anti-American is a familiar one, Glenn Greenwald writes for Salon, but three recent headline-making incidents show that something has changed. "The idea that any of them would apologize for insulting liberals or impugning their patriotism is simply unfathomable," he... More »

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Barack Obama • Obama 2008 • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • presidential election • Sarah Palin • campaign tactics • political strategy • Robin Hayes • Michele Bachmann

What? Did I Say Something Wrong?

GOP yanks Bachmann ad funding in wake of 'anti-American' gaffe

Oct 23, 08 5:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann is catching more fallout from her controversial appearance on MSNBC: The National Republican Congressional Committee has pulled media buys made for her campaign, reports the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Bachmann told Hardball host Chris Matthews last week that Barack Obama "may have anti-American views” and... More »

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Barack Obama • Hardball • Election 2008 • National Republican Congressional Committee • Michele Bachmann • El Tinklenberg • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

OPINION


 Bachmann 
 Backlash 
 a Bonanza 
 for Dems 

Minnesota Rep. draws fire, challenger, over call to investigate "anti-American" behavior

Oct 21, 08 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has prompted so much outrage by attacking Barack Obama's patriotism that she’s attracted an opponent who doesn’t even want to win. He just wants to help her lose, writes Nick Coleman in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Bachmann also recently suggested that every member of... More »

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Joe McCarthy • Election 2008 • Michele Bachmann

OPINION

 Worst Members of Congress 

Esquire lists the public servants most wasting your money today

Oct 18, 08 3:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The competition for the worst member of Congress title was more like a marathon, Esquire reports; a wide field of people worked over long periods of time to stake their places in this list. Below, the worst of the worst:
  • Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn: Since being defeated in 2006
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Congress • William Jefferson • Joe Lieberman • John Cornyn • Election 2008 • Esquire • Michele Bachmann • William Jefferson sentenced

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