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Kjell Bjorgen

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Bachmann's boning up on Edwards' infidelity

Her presidential ambitions have led Michele Bachmann to read books​As she advances inexorably towards declaring her candidacy for president, Michele Bachmann is preparing by reading books about the havoc wrought when megalomanaical politicians run for president. At the top of her list, appare ... More >>

Michele Bachmann is running for president. Wait, no she's not

Squirrels For Bachmann​Two right wing websites are duking it out for credibility this morning over rumors that Michele Bachmann will announce a presidential bid before the end of the month in Iowa. The Daily Caller got the ball rolling by quoting one Iowa politico who heard that her staffers ... More >>

Lewis Black on Michele Bachmann: "I'm stunned. I don't get it."

lewisblack.com​Comedian Lewis Black is coming to the State Theatre this weekend to tape a cable TV show, and he took some time out to dish with City Pages on everything from Craig Ferguson to Farmville. So just for fun, we threw Michele Bachmann into the grist mill. "What stuns me is that she co ... More >>

Lewis Black

lewisblack.com​Comedian Lewis Black is coming to the State Theatre this weekend to tape a cable TV show, and he took some time out to dish with City Pages on everything from Craig Ferguson to Farmville. So just for fun, we threw Michele Bachmann into the grist mill. "What stuns me is that she co ... More >>

Kjell Bjorgen

lewisblack.com​Comedian Lewis Black is coming to the State Theatre this weekend to tape a cable TV show, and he took some time out to dish with City Pages on everything from Craig Ferguson to Farmville. So just for fun, we threw Michele Bachmann into the grist mill. "What stuns me is that she co ... More >>

Bill Burr, human Molotov cocktail

​A lot of comedians like to justify their edgier material with an arrogant disclaimer: "I'm actually up here sayin' what you only think." Veteran provocateur Bill Burr might as well offer an addendum to that: saying the stuff that gets thrown around in his material is quite possibly a sign of comp ... More >>

Michele Bachmann says financial reform is fascism

Time for another "ism"​When it comes to delivering the crazy-town incendiary rhetoric, Michele Bachmann doesn't quit. She spent much of the spring spouting the now totally debunked assertion that President Barack Obama had nationalized 51 percent of the U.S. economy.Our pick for Best Villain h ... More >>

Greg Giraldo

Time for another "ism"​When it comes to delivering the crazy-town incendiary rhetoric, Michele Bachmann doesn't quit. She spent much of the spring spouting the now totally debunked assertion that President Barack Obama had nationalized 51 percent of the U.S. economy.Our pick for Best Villain h ... More >>

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