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John Wayne Gacy

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Michele Bachmann: "I was the perfect candidate"

    ​Michele Bachmann's once-promising bid for the GOP presidential nomination may have gone up in a ball of flames, but Our Favorite Congresswoman apparently doesn't believe she's at all responsible for the meltdown. In fact, she's perfect.Over the weekend, Bachmann appeared on Bloomberg Television's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Michele Bachmann's five most regrettable expenses

    ​Michele Bachmann's campaign is fading fast. If you squint, it disappears completely.That's partly because Bachmann's poll numbers have moved from the basement to the underground bunker. And it doesn't help that her staffers are beginning to pack up and move away for greener, saner pastures. But, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Hombre-ette Michele Bachmann is the right president to fight the Soviet Union [VIDEO]

    Michele Bachmann, scholar of linguistics and political science.​Reviving the old days when she was more laughable than threatening, Michele Bachmann is inventing words and resurrecting countries.Bachmann went to South Carolina today and told voters there that she is "one little fighter." "We nee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    City Pages' Jessica Lussenhop named among "Best Young Writers on the Internet"

    Jessica Lussenhop was one of a dozen writers chosen.​City Pages staff writer Jessica Lussenhop has been chosen as one of the "Best Young Writers on the Internet" by the Business Insider. Lussenhop was one of a dozen young journalists selected for the list, joining staffers at The New York Times, T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Bachmann leads Romney 25-21 in Iowa

    Bachmann and Pawlenty are running first and distant-third in Iowa.​Michelle Bachmann has a narrow lead over Mitt Romney in Iowa.Bachmann got 25 percent support from likely Iowa caucus goers in a late-June poll by the Iowa Republican. Mitt Romney finished second, with 21 percent support, and Tim Pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Michele Bachmann to speak at National Press Club on July 28

    ​Michele Bachmann will speak at the National Press Club on July 28, according to an announcement today.This isn't the first time Bachmann has regaled national scribes--we've got the highlights of her previous appearances below--but it is the first time since her sudden vault to national prominence ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Bachmann releases first campaign commercial [VIDEO]

    Michele Bachmann, unofficial mayor of Waterloo.​Michele Bachmann is running for president... of Iowa.In her first official campaign commercial, Bachmann played down her well known "sex appeal," and played up her Iowa roots."As a descendant of generations of Iowans, I was born and raised in Waterlo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    David Letterman jokes about Michele Bachmann's ass in Top 10 List [VIDEO]

    Letterman turns Bachmann into a punchline.​David Letterman is hot on Michele Bachmann's tail, making fun of her ass and her makeup in Tuesday night's Top 10 list: "Signs There's Already Trouble at Michele Bachmann's Campaign Headquarters." It surely won't be long before Republicans complain t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Sarah and Bristol Palin receive a lukewarm welcome at Mall of America

    No throngs to pal with the Palins.​The rules set up by Mall of America officials for Sarah and Bristol Palin's book signing yesterday seemed to have been written in anticipation of an army of fans. "'Camping out' is not allowed," the rules read. "Beginning at 5 a.m., guests will be allowed to lin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Michele Bachmann, Witness To History: Photo Of The Day

    Bachmann gets the good word from Paul Revere.​Her epic gaffe about mass murderer John Wayne Gacy reminded us yet again that Michele Bachmann has a legendary grasp of U.S. history. Here's the presidential candidate who says the Revolutionary War started in New Hampshire, for example. And that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Michele Bachmann's miscarriage: 23 foster children explained

    ​Michele Bachmann has long bolstered her family values bona fides in political campaigns with the story of how she and her husband Marcus raised 23 foster children along with their five biological kids. Now she's explaining why they took on the challenge -- but again in the context of helping ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Bachmann's Christian clinic supported by Medicaid

    ​It's time for Michele Bachmann to fess up: She doesn't really hate government handouts, she loves them -- any time they benefit her personally or politically. The latest case in point: NBC is reporting that the Christian counseling business she runs with her husband, Marcus, has been the benefic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Bachmann's John Wayne Gacy gaffe gets the Stephen Colbert treatment [VIDEO]

    Bachmann mixes up her Waynes.​When Michele Bachmann confused John Wayne, legendary Western actor, with John Wayne Gacy, legendary Midwestern murderer, the internet was flooded with "psychopathic clown" jokes. Last night, Stephen Colbert took his own big bite out of the low-hanging fruit.

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Bachmann admits "misspeaking" about John Wayne

    John Wayne and John Wayne Gacy. It's easy to mix them up.​Michele Bachmann put her foot back in a familiar place on Monday -- her mouth -- and is now admitting that she misspoke in Iowa when she confused Hollywood icon John Wayne with mass murderer John Wayne Gacy. "John Wayne was from Waterl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    5 songs Michele Bachmann could use for her presidential campaign

    ​Michele Bachmann is only 24 hours into her candidacy for the U.S. presidency, and already she's gotten herself into a bit of hot water: In addition to confusing John Wayne with serial killer John Wayne Gacy in her speech about her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa, Bachmann riled up Tom Petty by using h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Michele Bachmann & John Wayne Gacy: Crazy clowns from Iowa [VIDEO]

    You can see the resemblance to John Wayne Gacy right around the eyes.​This morning, while in Iowa to announce her candidacy for president, Michele Bachmann made a play for local brownie points by comparing herself to one of the town's native sons, John Wayne. But John Wayne was from Winterset, Io ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2007

    Word on the Street (Google Street View)

    You can see the resemblance to John Wayne Gacy right around the eyes.​This morning, while in Iowa to announce her candidacy for president, Michele Bachmann made a play for local brownie points by comparing herself to one of the town's native sons, John Wayne. But John Wayne was from Winterset, Io ... More >>

  • Arts

    June 13, 2007

    For the Relief of Unbearable Urges

    Live Action Set goes to the extreme with Desiderare: Desire the Undesirable

  • News

    April 4, 2007

    Sympathy for the Devil

    A blueberry soda entrepreneur gets his comeuppance when locals learn of his Satanic past

  • Music

    November 15, 2006

    I'd Stay Away from That There Shotgun Shack

    Artist Chris Larson and his deeply weird cabin

  • News

    December 14, 2005
  • Music

    September 14, 2005

    Chicago Seemed Alive Last Night

    Sufjan Stevens's beautiful tribute to the Land of Lincoln

  • Music

    June 22, 2005

    Why On Earth (Or Elsewhere) Am I Enjoying Christian Rock?

    Starflyer 59, Ester Drang, Sufjan Stevens, and the new Alt-CCM

  • News

    August 4, 1999

    The Ink Tank

    Starflyer 59, Ester Drang, Sufjan Stevens, and the new Alt-CCM

  • Arts

    April 7, 1999

    Send in the Clowns

    You hate them. You fear them. Now, get to know your local clowns.

  • Books

    December 17, 1997

    Little Hell on the Prairie

    In Garrison Keillor's new tome, Lake Wobegon looks more like Fargo--a place where the women are feeble, the men are addled, and all the kids are suffocating.

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