Michele Bachmann's late 2011 tour to promote her autobiography, "Core of Conviction," has apparently landed her in fresh trouble with federal investigators.HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND: Michele Bachmann and Bradlee Dean both set to speak at right-wing event After six weeks of promotional touring and nearl ... More >>
City Council Member Gary Schiff wants the city to sever ties with Minneapolis Public Housing Authority board member Steve Minn.SEE ALSO: Gary Schiff challenges Bradlee Dean to debate over "Third World" south Mpls comments Minn, owner of Lupe Development -- a firm that in February was awarded a $2 mi ... More >>
Ex-senator wants to use campaign funds for legal defense, while a current representative parades his ex-gay friend on the House floor
This legislative session, Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen, R-Glencoe, has emerged as Minnesota's leading caveman critic of the "gay lifestyle" and everything that follows from it, including the desire to get married.At a news conference last months, Gruenhagen characterized homosexuality as "an unhealthy, sex ... More >>
Yesterday, the Twin Cities Gun Owners & Carry Forum launched an ingenious plan to crash Friday's Breakfast with Gary Schiff event.Scheduled to be in attendance along with Schiff is Rep. Jim Davnie, D-Minneapolis. This legislative session, Davnie is sponsoring legislation that would "equalize pen ... More >>
Yesterday, Karl Bremer, author of Ripple in Stillwater -- winner of City Pages' Best Local Blog 2012 -- died at the age of 60 from complications related to pancreatic cancer.SEE ALSO: Karl Bremer on Bradlee Dean, Michele Bachmann's pastor problem [INTERVIEW] As the Pioneer Press put it in the headli ... More >>
WND, a conservative news site that takes Bradlee Dean's ramblings seriously, named Michele Bachmann its 2012 "Woman of the Year."WND's Taylor Rose cites Bachmann's "extraordinary dedication to America's founding principles and steadfast defense of the Constitution" as reasons she won the award, whic ... More >>
Two weeks before election day, Michele Bachmann is pressing her advantage over her Democratic challenger Jim Graves.SEE ALSO:-- Jim Graves to Bradlee Dean: "Michele Bachmann is a wonderful person"-- Star Tribune stands by Bachmann coverage, reporter's "butthurt" response to criticismToday, Bachmann' ... More >>
A Jim Graves poll released last month portrayed his race against Michele Bachmann as a within-the-margin-of-error tossup. But new independent polling suggests the race isn't as close as it seemed in September. SEE ALSO:-- Jim Graves to Bradlee Dean: "Michele Bachmann is a wonderful person"-- Unfactc ... More >>
Rep. Ernie Leidiger, R-Mayer, has three tax liens filed against him and reportedly owes $144,000 in overdue state and federal taxes.SEE ALSO: Rep. Ernie Leidiger outed for inviting Bradlee Dean to lead House prayerIs the failing small business owner from the party of personal accountability being ac ... More >>
SEE ALSO:-- Rory Koch was busted for child porn possession while running for Ramsey County commissioner-- House Speaker Kurt Zellers wants Vikings stadium bill to pass... but won't vote for it?-- Kurt Zellers apologizes for Bradlee Dean's opening "prayer" [VIDEO]In the wake of Rep. Kerry Gauthier, D ... More >>
SEE ALSO:-- Meg Tuthill responds to voicemail criticism-- Meg Tuthill leaves snotty voicemail for prospective Mpls business owner [AUDIO]-- Gary Schiff challenges Bradlee Dean to debate over "Third World" south Mpls commentsMeg Tuthill may not be interested in changing ordinances for specific busine ... More >>
Rep. Mary Franson -- she of 'food stamp recipients are like wild animals' and Earth Day is a "Pagan holiday" fame -- may have outdone herself today with her reaction to House chaplain Rev. Grady St. Dennis' prayer.In commemoration of the second anniversary of the Gulf oil spill, Dennis prayed "for t ... More >>
Jenny Belsito was outraged when she first heard the story of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed 17-year-old who was gunned down by a neighborhood watchman in Florida. The Metro State student threw up a Facebook page announcing a local One Million Hoodies march, the campaign named after Geraldo Rivera i ... More >>
Stillwater blogger and notorious Michele Bachmann foe Karl Bremer has a new enemy: The New Republic. Bremer recently filed a lawsuit against the Washington, D.C.-based magazine for using a photo he took of Frank Vennes Jr., the embattled Tom Petters fundraiser accused of helping bilk investors o ... More >>
Perez Hilton stands with Minnesotans United for All Families.Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton came out against Minnesota's gay marriage amendment this afternoon and took shots at Michele Bachmann on his blog. Hilton made a direct appeal to Minnesotans not to discriminate against gay people in our c ... More >>
Andy Birkey is being sued by Bradley SmithHeavy metal pastor Bradley Dean Smith is at war with Minnesota Independent reporter Andy Birkey. Last week, Smith (a.k.a Bradlee Dean) filed a lawsuit against Birkey and MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, accusing them of taking an excerpt from his radio sho ... More >>
Justin Aaberg is one of four gay teen suicides in two years.The Department of Justice is investigating allegations of a hostile environment toward gay and lesbian students against the Anoka-Hennepin County school district.The DOJ, along with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, a ... More >>
City Pages sits down with Smith to talk about how his ministry came to be.Since starting his evangelical, punk-rock ministry more than 10 years ago, Bradley Dean Smith has been the subject of much public scrutiny. For years, he's been accused of blurring the lines between church and state by tou ... More >>
How a tracksuit-wearing homophobe became the MN GOP's favorite preacher
Chrishaun McDonald, who is transgender, stands accused of murderJust after midnight on June 5, two groups of strangers began shouting at each other outside Schooner Tavern in south Minneapolis.A brawl broke out, and when it was over, Dean Schmitz, 47, lay in the street bleeding to death.Chrishaun ... More >>
The title of Michele Bachmann's new autobiography took many observers by surprise.This may be the craziest thing Michele Bachmann has said yet.At the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans over the weekend, Bachmann tried to make in-roads into Barack Obama's most reliable voter base by c ... More >>
More of a glitter sprinkling ...Michele Bachmann was glittered by a gay rights protester at today's RightOnline appearance, making her the latest politician to be hit by this bizarre new form of street theater.In the video below, the protestor appears to sprinkle the glitter on Bachmann -- hardly ... More >>
Who is this "Michelle Bachmann" you speak of?With the flurry of new press attention for Michele Bachmann, there will also be a lot of ink-stained wretches with egg on their face as they make the common mistake of adding an extra "l" to the congresswoman's first name.But we didn't think that it wo ... More >>
Bachmann took the opportunity to announce her candidacy to the nation.Michele Bachmann appeared to be glowing at the beginning of last night's Republican debate in New Hampshire, and it didn't take long for us to find out why. Bachmann skipped the first question posed to her by stealing the thund ... More >>
Bachmann's YouTube announcementMichele Bachmann is out of Minnesota's hair . . . for now.In last night's Republican debate, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann announced that she has filed paperwork and is now officially running for president in 2012. While none of this is a surprise, it means that w ... More >>
Bachmann is running for president.Rep. Michele Bachmann used the Republican debate on CNN tonight to announce that she's filed official paperwork to run for White House in 2012. That's not the same thing as officially declaring herself a candidate, but it's the last official step any candida ... More >>
Minnesota lawmakers have until July 1 to get it together.As of today, the Minnesota Legislature is two-and-a-half weeks tardy in solving the state's $5 billion budget deficit. Unfortunately for everyone, there doesn't appear to be a budget deal in sight. If no agreement is made by July 1st, ... More >>
Ed Rollins apologizes. But a retraction? Forget it.When veteran GOP operative Ed Rollins joined Michele Bachmann's as-yet-unofficial White House campaign, he wasted no time in trashing the other conservative Republican woman who may run in 2012. Sarah Palin is a lightweight, he told one TV i ... More >>
The articulate one's on the left.Ed Rollins ran Ronald Reagan's 1984 presidential campaign, and now he's going to run Michele Bachmann's. She's a serious person of substance, he insisted on Fox News this morning, and "I think to a certain extent she's articulate" too. [We're with you, Ed: sh ... More >>
The Wall Street Journal knows Ronald Reagan, and says Bachmann is no Ronald Reagan.America's Craziest Congresswoman passes herself off as a constitutional conservative, but the Wall Street Journal's editorial page, a bullwark of real conservative thinking, has lumped her in with a bunch of ot ... More >>
Not so happy together.On the record, Tim Pawlenty's people say everything's hunky dory with fellow Minnesotan Michele Bachmann, even though she leads him in most GOP presidential polls despite his carefully planned assault on the White House. "Any suggestion that this isn't a good relations ... More >>
Bachmann's chief of staff has a new gig.Andy Parrish is one Michele Bachmann staffer who isn't jumping ship because his captain is crazy: ABC is reporting that he's leaving his position as her congressional chief of staff in order to take a position with Bachmann for President. That would be ... More >>
Minnesotans aren't buying what these two are selling.Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann are spending a lot of time these days introducing a version of themselves to voters across the country blessed with not having had to endure them lo these many years. But in Minnesota, where we know these ... More >>
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