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Palin-Bachmann Syndrome™

Matt Osborne | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media


Matt Osborne

I have decided to coin a phrase: Palin-Bachmann Syndrome™, defined as the psychological imbalance produced by a toxic mix of right-wing identity politics and diva training.

You Can't Say "Sorry" When Millions Die from Your Mistake

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Jeff Schweitzer

Cheney castigates President Obama for "dithering" because the president does not rush into sending young men and women to their deaths for no reason. Yet to dither on climate change is divine.

Michele Bachmann Tells Supporters To "Scare" Congress At Protest

Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


UPDATE: Twelve protesters were arrested outside Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office. Also, see some of the shocking and offensive signs at the protest HE...

Bachmann: Pelosi Will "Bludgeon" Blue Dogs "To Death"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics


Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), who has a weakness for violent rhetoric, suggested on Monday that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) would ...

Bachmann Refuses To Answer Question About Dead Census Worker

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) refused to answer a question this weekend on the death of a census worker in Kentucky. Bill Sparkman was found earlie...

Hey, I Got Your Civility Right Here, Champ!

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 11.15.2009 | Media


Joe The Nerd Ferraro

I hope that President Obama calling people out on the incivilities will lessen the rewards for acting like a dope. Whether the Kanye comment was leaked or not, we all need to just start calling this behavior for what it is.

Bachmann: We Should "Slit Our Wrists, Be Blood Brothers" To Defeat Health Care Reform

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), who recently said that health care opponents needed to defeat health care reform with "prayer and fasting," is now as...

Bachmann Put On GOP's "Most Vulnerable" List

Minnesota Independent | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics


The National Republican Congressional Committee has added another Minnesota representative to its list of most vulnerable incumbents for 2010: Rep. Mi...

DraftBachmann.com: Mock Website Plugs Michele Bachmann For Governor

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics


With the 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial race approaching, and Representative Michelle Bachmann still mum on whether or not she will run, the Democratic ...

Bachmann Pledges To Break Law By Ignoring 2010 Census

Think Progress | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics


Next year, the 2010 Census will be sent to every American household, as required by the U.S. Constitution. The far right has issued dire warnings of t...

Bachmann: "Gangster Government" Turning U.S. Into "Sinking Titanic"

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics


Congresswoman Michelle Bachman took to the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday to call out the "gangster government." She also likened Am...

Democrats Block Bachmann's Attempt To Switch Parties

Steve Young | Posted 05.30.2009 | Comedy


Steve Young

"Arlen Specter was one thing," said Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid (D-Nev). "Having Bachmann on our side has me thinking of going Libertarian."

A Modest Proposal

Dan Agin | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics


Dan Agin

On opening our newspaper this morning (our "newspaper of record"), we find an Op-Ed essay arguing that human morality has been provided to us by Darwi...

Sam Stein

Bachmann: Obama Wants "Re-Education Camps For Young People" (AUDIO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics


Rep. Michele Bachmann, who has levied the most bizarre and outlandish critiques against President Obama since before he came into office, did not disa...

Michele Bachmann Calls For "Orderly Revolution"

Talking Points Memo | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics


Wow. Just plain wow. This past Wednesday, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) appeared on Sean Hannity's radio show, and sharply reiterated her calls for rev...

Rachel Weiner

Michele Bachmann: I Want People "Armed And Dangerous" Over Obama Tax Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics


Controversial Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said this weekend that she wants residents of her state "armed and dangerous" over President Barack Obam...

Michele Bachmann: Obama Making "The Final Leap To Socialism"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics


In an interview with conservative host Bill Bennett Thursday, Minnesota Republican Rep. Michelle Bachmann warned that President Obama is taking the co...

Michele Bachmann: "We're Running Out Of Rich People In This Country"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics


In an interview with a conservative talk show host, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has once again embarrassed herself. Posted by the blog Dump Bachmann ...

Bachmann Trashes Obama Cabinet Picks (VIDEO)

Fox News | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics


Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is up to her old tricks, it would seem. On Hardball in October, the then-freshman representative told Chris M...

Friday Talking Points [53] -- Why McCain Is Losing, And Why Democrats Shouldn't Say So

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

John McCain is losing the race for the White House. Now, this doesn't mean he has already lost it -- we've still got to go vote, after all. I'll cov...

Sam Stein

GOP Pulling Its Ads From Bachmann's Race, Media Buyers Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics


Five days after Rep. Michele Bachmann went on a McCarthy-esque rant suggesting Barack Obama was unpatriotic and urging the major newspapers of the cou...