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Bachmann could face lawsuit for ‘propagating complete and utter lies’
A religious freedom advocate told U.S. News he is considering suing Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) over allegedly slanderous comments she made in a fundraising pitch. “We are caucusing with our legal counsel to consider the most expeditious course of action we can take in a federal court to stop these…
Sen. McCaskill: Akin ‘makes Michelle Bachmann look like a hippie’
Rep. Todd Akin’s (R-MO) principal election opponent went on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Friday and claimed he’s “somebody who kind of makes Michelle Bachmann look like a hippie.” Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) was responding to Akin’s comment that she wasn’t very “ladylike” during their recent debate. “I’m at a loss,” she…
Bachmann: Libya attack was effort to impose Sharia law on the U.S.
Former Republican presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann on Friday asserted that the recent attacks on American embassies in Libya and Egypt were part of a plan to bring Sharia law to the United States. “The violence has come to us, the United States,” the Minnesota congresswoman warned in a speech at…
Top Romney adviser Bolton calls Bachmann’s anti-Muslim witch hunt ‘legitimate’
Appearing on a radio show on Tuesday, John Bolton, presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s top foreign policy adviser, defended Rep. Michelle Bachmann’s (R-MN) call for an anti-Muslim witch hunt investigation to determine whether U.S. officials have ties to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. “What I think these members of…
Lambda Legal releases ‘Sh*t Homophobic People Say’ video
Following the rise of the “shit people say” Internet meme, a legal group dedicated to protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals from discrimination has released its own take on the viral videos. Lambda Legal’s video, “Shit Homophobic People Say” contains commentary by numerous public figures, including Michelle Bachmann and…
Gingrich signs pledge forbidding adultery
New GOP frontrunner Newt Gingrich has signed a pledge from Iowa social conservative group The Family Leader that forbids committing adultery, according to the political blog The Iowa Republican. The pledge has already been signed by Texas Governor Rick Perry, Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) and Rick Santorum. Former Massachusetts Governor…
Bachmann: ‘It didn’t make sense’ to attend Trump’s debate
Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) appeared on CBS’ Face The Nation Sunday morning, explaining why exactly she wouldn’t attend the December 27th Newsmax debate moderated by Donald Trump. Host Bob Schieffer asked Bachmann if she hurt The Apprentice host feelings for declining to attend. “Donald Trump is a big boy, these…
Chris Hayes gives GOP candidates attack ad ideas
The next time a Republican presidential candidate decides to use Chris Hayes’ words and twists them, they better be prepared for him to notice. The MSNBC host recognized that the Rick Perry campaign used his words from an episode of The Last Word in an attack ad on Mitt Romney’s…
Ron Paul: Jon Stewart helped make my case
Texas Congressman Ron Paul (R) on Wednesday said The Daily Show host Jon Stewart helped boost media coverage of his presidential candidacy. “I think that another person that kind of made my case was Jon Stewart,” he told reporters at a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor. “How could…
Bachmann warns politicians ‘looting’ America in latest Iowa TV ad
Republicans presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann championed her vote against raising the debt limit in her third television advertisement. The ad, entitled “Believe It,” began airing statewide in Iowa on Wednesday. “Back in Washington, politicians are looting the treasury and bankrupting our nation,” Bachmann says in her 30-second spot. “And Barack…
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