Monthly Archives: June 2011
Flake Eerie
From Slate (6-27-2011): During his interview of Michele Bachmann last night, Chris Wallace pointedly asked the presidential hopeful, “Are you a flake?” Bachmann was visibly offended. “I think that would be insulting to say something like that,” she shot back … Continue reading
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Waterloony
From The Slatest: UPDATE: Michele Bachmann defended her presidential campaign on Tuesday after making a gaffe in which she incorrectly claimed she shared a hometown with the actor John Wayne, a verbal slip up that left many wondering whether she … Continue reading
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St. Michele
From CBS News: Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., says that she prayed to God about whether or not to run for political office and that those prayers provided her with a “sense from God” of “assurance about the direction” she was … Continue reading
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The Mother of All Candidates
From The New York Times: STILLWATER, Minn. — Nearly two decades ago, a stay-at-home mother and onetime federal tax lawyer named Michele Bachmann felt a spiritual calling to open her clapboard home here to troubled teenage girls. “We had our … Continue reading
Thing Are Not So Peachy In Georgia
From Jay Bookman at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: After enacting House Bill 87, a law designed to drive illegal immigrants out of Georgia, state officials appear shocked to discover that HB 87 is, well, driving a lot of illegal immigrants out … Continue reading
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The Wheels on the Bus Go Flat, Flat, Flat!
From The CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: Sarah Palin’s bus tour has not been cancelled, if you haven’t heard. It’s on hiatus. Ex-Gov. Palin took to social media yesterday to complain that news reports [from her employer, Fox News!! ]about the … Continue reading
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