Michele Bachmann: Howard Stern 'Is Not A Serious Person'

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) hit back at radio host Howard Stern after he called her "the worst person in the world."

Stern actually called Bachmann one of the "worst two people on the planet" while criticizing the former Republican presidential hopeful and current GOP candidate Rick Santorum for their views on gay rights. Bachmann and Santorum have both been outspoken on their opposition to same-sex marriage, rallying against it in Republican debates and signing anti-gay marriage pledges.

Bachmann sent an email to supporters Saturday blasting Stern for his "years of corrupting America's youth" and negative message:

Earlier this week, notorious shock jock Howard Stern called me "the worst person in the world" during his daily radio show.

To conservatives, this message from Howard Stern, a man whose only contribution to our culture was years of corrupting America's youth on public airwaves, was clear: "either abandon your beliefs and agree with me, or be dragged through the mud and demonized on national radio." I don't accept this false choice, and I know you don't either.

While Stern can say anything he wants on satellite radio, his words have an impact on his millions of listeners as well as the people his listeners talk to, which is why I need your help to counteract with our positive message. We must fight back and maintain our focus on what is important.

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These are serious times, and our nation faces serious issues. The direction that America is headed requires serious discussion by serious people, and Howard Stern is not a serious person. We cannot allow attacks from him or anybody else to distract us from a laser focus on what is truly important: holding President Obama and his Democratic allies accountable for their mortgaging of our future. I know you share my determination and, with your help, our message of prosperity for our nation's future will drown out the noise of their attacks.

Comments

[Man Of Manners]

09:50 PM on 02/22/2012

Hey Now, if he wasn't a serious person then she wouldn't be talking about him. She is truly one of the worse people one the planet, what she needs is Eric The Midget to help her out.

[samdogdamndog2]

03:59 PM on 02/22/2012

MMM-nah-h-h...Howard is wrong, she is not one of the two worst people in the world. I'd say she is maybe number 7 or 8 though. The one and two spots probably belong to Rupert Murdoch and Karl Rove...or else some child molesters, I am not sure, but Michelle is up there.

Baba Booey!

[googoobh]

08:20 PM on 02/22/2012

I agree with you completely , But in Howard's defense .... He is pretty A.D.D. , and either in a few days or a few weeks their will be two different worst people ........

[schlinky]

10:00 PM on 02/15/2012

Howard youre not one of my most favorite persons either, but in this case i am with you, a person who is trying to heal Gay orientation with prayer. Thats voodoo. She deserves the title worst Person in the World.And then the lies concerning her Farm. Do these people really think we are Stupid. The whole affair is an insult to the american Public.

[mgmgmg]

02:03 PM on 02/15/2012

HP: Update this story please, with Stern's "tweet" (or I'll just do it here:

He's on vacation right now, he comes back next week, here's his response:

Today on Twitter @HowardStern :

“If thinking that gay people have a right to happiness is corrupting America then I will continue corrupting them. Time to shun this woman”.

“Just read Michelle bachman’s comments. Can’t wait to get back on the air. Spoke with the lord a few minutes ago and he is on my side.”

[daphne24]

08:14 AM on 02/14/2012

Howard Stern is not a serious person?? You don't say. What's next? Will she announce Whitney Houston's death?

And yet, I couldn't agree with Stern more right now.

[anelder]

04:56 AM on 02/14/2012

I'm not a Stern listener but I bet he would have gone farther in the primaries than Michelle Bachman.

Still waiting for she and Palin to sputter out and disappear.

[samdogdamndog2]

04:01 PM on 02/22/2012

Considering he almost walked away with the governorship of New York once, I agree with you.

[Alonzo]

11:22 PM on 02/13/2012

Is Ringling Bros. still around? There's a place for Backhmann with the freak show.

[bigviolin]

10:10 PM on 02/13/2012

She's just tired. Poor thing. She just needs a nap.

[norcalcool]

07:52 PM on 02/13/2012

Can someone please take the microphone away from the plastic brained Barbie doll with the gay Ken husband?

[AirForceWx1701]

07:31 PM on 02/13/2012

Ooh, I'm not sure she realizes the extent to which she may be stepping in it. I enjoy Howard but I'm not a superfan; however, those who ARE superfans will go to INSANE lengths to cause trouble for public persons perceived as enemies to their hero. Should be entertaining to say the least, after all I can think of very few politicians who deserve the 'Baba Booey' treatment more than this empty pantsuit.

[Mama62]

07:23 PM on 02/13/2012

Does it actually matter what either one of these nit wits has to say about each other or anything else for that matter. One is as bad as the other--in different directions of course. The worst of both ends of the political spectrum.

[Camwi]

09:56 PM on 02/24/2012

You obviously have never listened to Stern and know nothing about him, if you believe that he's on either end of the political spectrum.

[Camwi]

10:31 PM on 02/24/2012

You obviously have never listened to Stern and know nothing about him, if you think that he's at either end of any political spectrum. Unlike the majority of people in this country, Stern has supported both Democrats AND Republicans, depending on the PERSON.

[Mama62]

11:48 PM on 02/24/2012

I stopped listening to Stern long ago. I believe lots of people have supported candidates from both parties including myself. It is getting harder and harder however as the right gets more and more right...I just don't care for Howard Stern and I stopped listening to him when in my own opinion he became more offensive than I found amusing. I don't care for Michelle Bachman either and find her just as offensive but never amusing. I don't find either one of them relevant enough to care what they think.

[davesf]

05:52 PM on 02/13/2012

The very idea that Michele Bachmann is a "serious person" is laughable.

[rusterile]

05:51 PM on 02/13/2012

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[12Purple]

05:36 PM on 02/13/2012

I'm not a Howard Stern fan - but his show is covered by Freedom of Speech.

In the same vein so are Bachmann's opinions.

The difference is that with Howard Stern, you just turn the dial, Bachmann tries to make her opinions into law thus forcing them on everyone.

And this time, I personally agree with Howard Stern - amazingly enough.

[Huff Fan 64]

11:01 PM on 02/13/2012

Agreed! When people like Michelle want to talk about free speech it is only their option counts and are protected, but when someone has a different option they them then free speech does not apply...

[wtf2009]

04:17 PM on 02/13/2012

Wait...don't you have a super pac.....