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Michele Bachmann granted dual Swiss-American citizenship
Fond of saying she’s proud to be American, former presidential contender Michele Bachmann also frequently has spoken of her family’s Norwegian ancestry. Now the Republican lawmaker is touting new-found ties to Switzerland, after being granted dual citizenship, US media reported Wednesday. “Congresswoman Bachmann’s husband is of Swiss descent so she…
Howard Dean: Bachmann ‘perfectly ridiculous’ to claim women will vote Romney
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (D) is calling Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) “perfectly ridiculous” for claiming that women would support presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney because the war on women was a “myth” and they had “overwhelmingly” voted for the GOP in 2010 — which they didn’t. CBS host…
WATCH LIVE: Bachmann endorses Romney
Former Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is expected to endorse presumptive nominee Mitt Romney. Bachmann has said that Romney “can’t beat Obama.” Watch this live video from CNN, broadcast May 3, 2012. …
Bachmann says Obama ‘waving a tar baby’ with oil policy
Former Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is accusing the nation’s first black president of “waving a tar baby in the air” over his proposed crackdown on oil speculators. On Tuesday, President Barack Obama proposed measures that would give regulators more power to limit manipulation of the oil markets. “We can’t…
Bachmann: Women ‘can make their own choices for… their own bodies’
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), who wants to outlaw abortion and restrict coverage of female contraception, on Sunday insisted that Republican members of Congress “want women to have their own choices.” During a Sunday interview on NBC, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) spoke out against a Republican effort to allow employers to…
Bachmann: Obama a ‘health care dictator’ for contraception mandate
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), who calls herself “a high-value target for the Democrats,” says that President Barack Obama is a “health care dictator” because his administration is mandating that all insurance plans cover contraception for women. In a recent interview with PolitiChicks, the former Republican presidential candidate told Ann-Marie Murrell…
Bachmann: ‘Not true’ that people go without insurance because of the cost
Rep. Michele Bachmann insisted this week that the reason 40 million Americans “choose” not to buy health care insurance has nothing to do with the cost. Speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity after attending Supreme Court arguments on Wednesday, the former Republican presidential candidate said that the Obama administration…
Bachmann: ‘Health care dictator’ could force one-child policy
While most of the media was covering the results of Super Tuesday, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) appeared on the GBTV program Real News From The Blaze to warn that the Obama administration’s contraception mandate could lead to one-child policies like those in China. “Women have a lot to lose under…
Bachmann to Piers Morgan: ‘Rude’ to say I am judgmental
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) told CNN’s Piers Morgan on Monday that it was rude to describe her as judgmental because of her public opinions about homosexuality. “I am not here as anybody’s judge,” she said. “Well, you’ve been pretty judgmental in the past,” Morgan responded. “Me?” a surprised Bachmann said.…
Bachmann: The GOP ‘is extremely pro-woman’
Despite Republicans hosting an all male panel this week in a House hearing on the White House contraception decision, Rep. Michele Bachmann felt Sunday morning her party was unquestionably in support of women’s rights. Bachmann appeared on CNN’s State of the Union and was asked by host Candy Crowley if…
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