Michele Bachmann

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2012 Rivals Pounce on AAA Downgrade

GOP contenders pummel Obama's handling of economy

(Newser) - Last night's downgrade of the US' triple-A credit rating was the political equivalent of blood in the water for Republican presidential candidates, who immediately pounced on President Obama's handling of the economy, reports Politico. A taste of the blood-letting:
  • Michele Bachmann: “The United States has had a
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Time to End Myth About 'Stable' Slave Families

Bachmann's vow is part of a 'deliberate amnesia' on slavery

(Newser) - There’s a persistent myth in America that slavery was “an idyllic world of stable families headed by married parents," writes Tera Hunter—a myth that Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum’s endorsement of the “Marriage Vow” served to highlight. It’s time for us to understand...

Gabrielle Giffords' Return to Congress Prompts Joe Biden, Michele Bachmann Hug
Giffords' Return Prompts Biden-Bachmann Hug
miracles
Aug 2, 2011 6:29 AM CDT

Giffords' Return Prompts Biden-Bachmann Hug

Reporter: 'You hugged Michele Bachmann?' Biden: 'Sure!'

(Newser) - Gabrielle Giffords' triumphant return to Congress was a rare moment of bipartisan joy—and it even brought Joe Biden a little warm-fuzzy time with fierce Obama critic and 2012 contender Michele Bachmann, reports the Washington Post . “Here I’m hugging Gabby and Michele Bachmann,” Biden recounted to reporters...

Bachmann Skips Iowa Stops to Vote 'No' on Debt Deal

'Someone has to say no. I will'

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann is taking a break from the stump to vote against the debt deal. “Someone has to say ‘no.’ I will,” she said in a statement issued last night. “The 'deal' ... spends too much and doesn't cut enough,” she said. “...

Bachmann: We'll Impeach If Obama Uses 14th Amendment

'He would effectively be a dictator'

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann had some strong words today about the idea that Barack Obama could raise the debt ceiling himself with the 14th Amendment, saying it would make him “effectively a dictator,” and lead to his impeachment. “It's Congress that does the spending,” she told CNN...

Bachmann Finally Fires Back at Pawlenty

Compares fellow Minnesotan to Obama

(Newser) - Tim Pawlenty hasn’t been shy about attacking Michele Bachmann: He has called her Congressional record “nonexistent” and expressed concern over her ability to lead while suffering migraines. Now, ahead of the Ames, Iowa, straw poll, Bachmann is finally hitting back at the former governor of her state, ABC...

Meghan Daum on Marcus Bachmann Gay Rumors: He's No Hypocrite
 Lay Off Marcus Bachmann 
MEGHAN DAUM
Jul 21, 2011 1:53 PM CDT

Lay Off Marcus Bachmann

'Deeply closeted' or not, there's 'no evidence' he's a hypocrite: Meghan Daum

(Newser) - An “angry mob” of gay-rights supporters are slamming the anti-gay Marcus Bachmann, suggesting he’s a hypocrite who’s not as “straight an arrow as he purports to be.” Though Bachmann’s views on homosexuality are indefensible, the activists themselves may be the real hypocrites, writes Meghan...

Bachmann Offers Doctor's Note to Downplay Migraines

He says they occur 'infrequently,' are under control

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann is trying to put the migraine issue to rest quickly: She released a letter from her doctor today in which he says her migraines "occur infrequently" and that she's got them under control with two common prescription drugs that she takes as needed, reports the Huffington...

Bachmann Surges to Second in National Poll

Followed by Rick Perry

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann's ascent continues: The Minnesota congresswoman surged into second place behind longtime GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney in a new national poll. Romney is the first choice for 30% of Republican primary voters, while Bachmann snagged 16%. Behind her is Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who still hasn't decided...

Bachmann: My Migraines Are Not a Problem

Her aides are accused of roughing up a reporter

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann is dismissing the notion that severe migraines frequently incapacitate her, reports Politico . She does get the headaches, but "they are easily controlled" with prescribed medication, she said. "Let me be abundantly clear—my ability to function effectively has never been impeded by migraines and will not...

Could Debilitating Migraines Bring Bachmann Down?

Stress-induced headaches leave her unable to 'function at all': sources

(Newser) - An odd issue regarding Michele Bachmann has come to the surface, causing some to question her ability to serve as president of the US: severe headaches. Bachmann suffers from migraines, three sources tell the Daily Caller , and the stress-induced episodes are fairly frequent and quite debilitating. One former adviser says...

Bachmann Slams Funds to Black Farmers

Money should go to flood victims instead, candidate says

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann says money being used to compensate black farmers who charged the federal government with grant and loan discrimination would be better spent helping US flood victims. The candidate, after touring flooded areas along the Missouri River with Republican Rep. Steve King yesterday, pointed to the multi-billion-dollar Pigford settlement...

Gay Activists: Bachmann a 'Target-Rich Environment'

Organizations say she and her husband are 'harmful to children'

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann has her haters, but now gay rights groups are setting their sights on the Minnesota Republican, with one activist calling her a "target-rich environment." Human rights organizations say they plan to home in this summer on Bachmann's past anti-gay efforts in Minnesota, reports Politico . Bachmann...

Election 2012: First Spending Reports Offer a Glimpse Into Each Campaign
Candidates' Cash Going
to Mailings, Security, Pizza...
spending to date: $32M
Jul 18, 2011 7:27 AM CDT

Candidates' Cash Going to Mailings, Security, Pizza...

First expense reports offer a glimpse into each campaign

(Newser) - Want to get to know your 2012 candidates better? Take a look at what they're spending campaign cash on, courtesy of expense reports obtained by the Washington Post . The first major spending reports of the campaign reveal that the candidates have spent about $32 million so far.
  • Tim Pawlenty:
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Bachmanns Leave Church as Anti-Catholic Fracas Flares

Lutheran synod equated pope with antichrist, said homosexuality is a sin

(Newser) - One thing is for certain: You won't catch Michele and Marcus Bachmann darkening the door of the Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, which they attended for more than a decade. The would-be first couple officially left their longtime church in June, reports the LA Times, after taking heat in recent...

Marcus Bachmann: My Clinics Aren't Anti-Gay

He hits back at critics who slammed his 'reparative therapy'

(Newser) - Despite the fact that an ex-patient says Marcus Bachmann's Christian counseling clinic urged him to "pray the gay away," Bachmann says that turning people straight is not the focus of his business. "We don't have an agenda or a philosophy of trying to change someone,...

McCain: Bachmann Reminds Me of ... Obama

Her refusal to lift the debt ceiling is misguided, he says

(Newser) - This probably hurts more than any Jon Stewart video : John McCain compares Michele Bachmann to President Obama of all people in an interview with the National Review . “There are Republicans who are committed, like Michele Bachmann, to vote against raising the debt limit under any circumstances,” he says....

Michele Bachmann&#39;s Default Plan: Duck and Cover
Michele Bachmann's Default Plan: Duck and Cover
Dana Milbank
Jul 14, 2011 1:45 PM CDT

Michele Bachmann's Default Plan: Duck and Cover

GOP candidate seems to be rooting for a collapse, Dana Milbank says

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann doesn’t think we should raise the debt ceiling. After all, she argues, even if we hit it, we can still pay Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. That plan “is the economic equivalent of the old Cold War strategy in the event of a nuclear attack,”...

GOP Hopefuls Shun Mitch McConnell's Plan

Candidates refuse to endorse budget compromise

(Newser) - Mitch McConnell's budget compromise plan has been met with either rejection or silence from the GOP's White House contenders. Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, and Ron Paul have come out against the plan, and not a single candidate has endorsed it, reports AP . Bachmann and Paul have pledged to...

Aides Reveal Romney Plan to Beat—or Join—Bachmann

Candidate expected to play nice, surrender Iowa, stress economic skills

(Newser) - Front-runner Mitt Romney has been playing nice with the other GOP contenders so far and that's unlikely to change even as Michele Bachmann solidifies her place as a major contender in polls , sources close to the Romney campaign tell the Daily Beast . Team Romney definitely sees Bachmann as a...

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