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Michele Bachmann

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    New Stillwater bridge: As deadline and redistricting loom, pressure is on Bachmann

    ​After the upcoming election, Michele Bachmann will no longer represent Stillwater. Nonetheless, she remains "absolutely committed" to building a new Minnesota-to-Wisconsin bridge in the Stillwater area.Time is running short for the bridge design currently under consideration. In response to a let ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Marcus Bachmann wanted to rumble with reporters during the campaign

    You have insulted the crazy lady's honor, sir. Prepare to die.​Nothing conjures an image of brute physical force like the name Marcus Bachmann. So it should come as no surprise that, during a recent podcast interview, the wannabe First Gentleman revealed that he was itching to open a can of whoop- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Redistricting puts Bachmann and McCollum in same district, but Michele will run elsewhere

    ​The panel charged with drawing the state's new political boundaries released their long-awaiting redistricting maps this afternoon. Unless you're a hardcore political wonk, there aren't too many newsworthy changes to discuss, with one exception -- the redrawn maps lumped together U.S. Rep. Betty ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Michele Bachmann will run again come hell or high water

    Michele Bachmann plans to run for another term in Congress, no matter what this week's redistricting brings. Bachmann held a press conference at the Minnesota Capitol this morning to demand more transparency into state and federal medicaid programs, declaring plans to work with Republicans and Dem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Michele Bachmann, polka dance champion, turns down Dancing with the Stars

    ​As if people needed more reason to view her as a joke, Michele Bachmann was invited to participate in the next season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. We were really, really excited about the prospect of regularly embedding video of Our Favorite Congresswoman's performances so that everyone could ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Howard Stern attacks Michele Bachmann over Anoka-Hennepin suicides [AUDIO]

    ​Howard Stern lit into Michele Bachmann on his Sirius satellite radio show in the wake of the Rolling Stone article on the spate of teen suicides in the Anoka-Hennepin school district."The amazing thing to me--I'm watching these debates, the Republican debates--this Michele Bachmann and Rick Sant ... More >>

  • 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

    January 25, 2012

    Michele Bachmann running for reelection this November

    ​Just a day after new polling indicated she's less popular in Minnesota than ever, Michele Bachmann announced she will seek a fourth term in the U.S. House this November.The Public Policy Polling poll showed that she has a 34/57 favorable/unfavorable split with Minnesota voters, and only 37 percen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Michele Bachmann delivers anti-abortion message to thousands in St. Paul

    ​She's baaaack!Nearly three weeks after dropping out of the presidential race, Michele Bachmann made her first public appearance since her campaign went the way of the Costa Concordia, delivering a message aimed at all women who believe they have a right to control what happens inside their bodies ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Bachmann may face tough reelection battle

    Bachmann: From presidential front-runner to out of Congress in 14 months? It could happen.​Though it won't be for the office she was hoping for, Michele Bachmann may still face a tough election fight this November. Sometime between now and early June, Bachmann must decide whether to seek reelectio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Tim Tebow Michele Bachmann = Justin Bieber!?

    www.nfl.comIf Michele Bachmann and Tim Tebow mated​Have you ever wondered what the lovechild of Tim Tebow and Michele Bachmann would look like?We haven't either! But somebody at NFL.com has been kept awake at night by that thought, and created a slideshow! And it turns out their kid would look jus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Michele Bachmann Dance: Coming to a hip-hop club near you [VIDEO]

    ​Just because Michele Bachmann has dropped out of the GOP presidential race doesn't mean we're done making fun of her. Oh no, not by a long shot, especially now that video has surfaced of her dancing.The rhythmless dancing is bad enough, but stay tuned till the end to watch Bachmann ironically add ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Was Michele Bachmann treated differently because she's batshit crazy? [VIDEO]

    ​Was Michele Bachmann treated differently from other candidates because she's batshit crazy? That's the provocative question asked in a video by The Onion today.Michele Bachmann was the only woman in the race for the GOP presidential nomination, as well as the only lunatic, which has led some to q ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Easter Egg Hunt: Find the journalists hidden on this week's City Pages cover

    This week's cover story, "The Fall of Michele Bachmann," features illustrations by local artist and author Ken Avidor, who also chronicled the Tom Petters trial for City Pages through comic strips a couple years ago. As usual with Avidor, there's more than first meets the eye to his Bachmann art. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Michele Bachmann bombs in Iowa caucus, finishes in sixth place [UPDATED]

    Michele Bachmann did not get the miracle she was praying for in Iowa Tuesday night. With 99 percent of votes tallied in the Iowa caucus, Bachmann has officially finished in a distant sixth place, losing to every candidate but John Huntsman, who didn't even campaign for the event. Former Pennsylv ... More >>

  • News

    January 4, 2012

    Michele Bachmann falls from grace

    From top GOP contender to bottom of the barrel

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Michele Bachmann quits presidential race

    Michele Bachmann has officially quit the 2012 presidential race. After a dismal sixth place finish in the Iowa caucus last night, Bachmann has finally read the enormous writing on the wall and effectively ended her ill-fated campaign. "Last night, the people of Iowa spoke with a very clear voice ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Bachmann: God will facilitate victory in Iowa

    Polls indicate you are as likely to win tonight's Iowa caucuses as Michele Bachmann​Michele Bachmann believes God will intervene in tonight's Iowa caucuses and propel her to what would be an astonishing victory in her home state.Seriously -- she does.

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Michele Bachmann channels Sarah Palin, accuses CNN of "Gotcha!" journalism [VIDEO]

    In an interview on CNN's Starting Point this morning, Michele Bachmann quickly turned defensive after host Soledad O'Brien recited some of the candidate's comments about homosexuality. Bachmann accused Soledad of "Gotcha!" journalism, dismissing the question as simply "bizarre." The interview con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Bachmann campaign, embroiled in controversy, loses another staffer

    ​Hours after Michele Bachmann's Iowa campaign co-chairman surprisingly defected to Ron Paul's camp, her campaign was rocked by a second high-profile departure.Political Director Wes Enos "no longer works for the campaign," said Alice Stewart, Bachmann's press secretary. 

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Bachmann not pulling punches as Iowa Caucus nears

    ​With the Iowa Caucuses less than a week away, the 2012 Presidential campaign's preseason is not for long, and Michele Bachmann is far behind Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry and Ron Paul in the polls. Republican candidates will begin to drop like punch-drunk boxers as the primary process moves from Iowa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Kent Sorenson betrayed Bachmann for 30 silver shekels, she claims

    ​Michele Bachmann's hopes for an improbable late rally in Iowa received the unkindest cut of all.  Yesterday, apparently just hours removed from campaigning with Bachmann, her Iowa campaign co-chairman pulled a Brutus and publicly threw his support behind Ron Paul.Et tu, Kent Sorenson? 

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Top 10 Blotter stories of 2011

    ​As 2011 comes to a close, we took time out to check on the stories that had readers talking most this year. The Top 10 Blotter Stories of 2011 include a good chunk of Bachmann gaffes (of course), a couple dodgy civic outbursts and an apocalyptic farm incident involving cattle.  Never a dull ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Michele Bachmann's daughters await gentleman callers

    The Bachmann Bachelor, coming this Fall to ABC​It may be your nightmare to imagine Michele Bachmann as President of the United States, but there may be an even worse title to call her: Mom.During a recent appearance on Sean Hannity, Bachmann revealed that her daughters are not allowed to call boys ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    No one is buying Michele Bachmann's book

    Bore of pure fiction.​Michele Bachmann's new book has been on shelves for two weeks now, and that's apparently where it's staying. "Core of Conviction" is a 224-page memoir and political manifesto, filled with half-truths and 109 exclamation points. Bachmann's been on a book tour since its releas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Michele Bachmann dumbstruck by 8-year-old's comment: 'My mommy's gay, but she doesn't need any fixing'

    Screen shot from Youtube.Elijah delivering the message to Michele Bachmann.​Michele Bachmann must be getting sick of kids trying to challenge her political ideology. Last May it was Amy Myers, the high school girl from New Jersey who wanted to debate Bachmann. Now we have Elijah, an 8-year-old ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Bachmann demands apology from NBC for Fallon diss, calls them the 'entertainment elite'

    ​What started as an LOL for music fans in Questlove's social network has turned into a roaring political migraine for NBC, as Michele Bachmann has gotten word of the "diss" the Roots delivered in the form of her walk-on music on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Monday night.Never one to let a contr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    The Roots diss Michele Bachmann with 'Lyin' Ass Bitch' as she walks on Jimmy Fallon

    ​Anyone who follows Roots drummer and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon staple Questlove on Twitter knows that he puts a lot of thought into the walk-on music the band plays for each of the guests on their show. One of the Roots' finest zingers to date was playing the Milli Vanilli song "Girl You Know ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    Michele Bachmann assails conservative opponents in new ad

    Michele Bachmann: Consistently crazy. ​Michele Bachmann's campaign ads have continued to be a mind-boggling facet of this presidential race. A couple months ago, she released four minutes of what looked like a bad Power Point presentation that made us think her campaign was running on fumes. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Michele Bachmann comes out in favor of torture

    David Gregory and Michele Bachmann on Meet the Press this weekend. ​Michele Bachmann longs for the good ol' days. You know, back when George W. Bush ran this country, and terms like "health care reform" and "stimulus package" were distant from our everyday vocabularies. Back when a man could ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Michele Bachmann named 50th hottest woman in politics by sexist men's mag

    Michele Bachmann: Hot?​Michele Bachmann was named the 50th hottest woman in politics by Complex magazine yesterday, joining a distinguished class of objectified politicians from around the globe. Sexist though the magazine's list is, Complex tries its best to offer salient political commentar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Michele Bachmann's New Hampshire staffer exodus gets the Funny or Die treatment [VIDEO]

    Michele and Marcus Bachmann have a few things to say about those quitters.​Michele Bachmann is not the slightest bit worried that her entire New Hampshire campaign staff quit, and then wrote a letter lambasting her senior campaign managers. Instead, Michele and her husband Marcus are vengeful, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Bradlee Dean: Michele Bachmann smells like rancid cheese

    Michele Bachmann and Bradlee Dean: Friends no more?​Things are not looking good for Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign these days. Earlier this month, her entire New Hampshire staff jumped ship. Recent polls show she's slipped into a distant fourth place in the race for the nomination. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Michele Bachmann, other Republican candidates won't say the word "Minnesota"

    Michele Bachmann won't talk about us. Is it something we said?​Michele Bachmann will never forget where she came from. Wait, she's from Iowa, right?A new analysis of the last handful of Republican debates shows that certain states keep coming up as a topic of conversation. Among the nine major Rep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Michele Bachmann cancels Minneapolis town hall, holds top-secret fundraiser

    Michele Bachmann zipped in and out of town last night.​Michele Bachmann was in Minn--Oh, she's gone. Did you see her? She was just here a minute ago!Well, anyway, reports are that Bachmann passed through town last night, though you needed a little whip-out money to find her behind closed doors. Or ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Michele Bachmann's campaign is literally mailing it in these days

    Michele Bachmann is running for U.S. Postmaster General.​Michele Bachmann, despite any scurrilous reports to the contrary, is very much interested in winning the New Hampshire primary.Though she'd prefer to go the easy way. If there's any way she could win in New Hampshire without leaving the stat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Michele Bachmann as the Wicked Witch of the Midwest [IMAGE]

    Michele Bachmann is a witchy woman​This week's new issue of City Pages features a presidential portrait of Michele Bachmann that is stunning in its realism and ability to capture her inner soul.The official portrait, commissioned by CP for the issue on stands tomorrow and online now, shows Bachman ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Michele Bachmann's former staff says her campaign team is "rude, dishonest and cruel"

    Michele Bachmann is not aware that everyone is running away from her campaign.​Michele Bachmann's New Hampshire campaign staffers all quit, despite Bachmann's curious attempt to deny this fact. Now, those same staffers -- the "Concord Five," perhaps? -- have released a bridge-torching letter confi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    Michele Bachmann's New Hampshire staffers all quit [UPDATE]

    Michele Bachmann: Wait, come back! I'm going to win!​Michele Bachmann's paid campaign staffers in New Hampshire just quit. And boom, as they say, goes the dynamite.The bad, bad news of exodus was broken first by New Hampshire political reporter James Pindell, and has since exploded on Politico. Ge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Michele Bachmann vs. Ed Rollins: The $99,000 "I should have Googled" fight

    Michele Bachmann, Ed Rollins: They should have Googled each other, themselves.​Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign has been reduced to a bug on the windshield of America's consciousness. Now, with the SPLAT! still echoing, Bachmann is trying her hand at the blame game, throwing some serious m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Michele Bachmann, on phone call with Donald Trump, accidentally endorses Occupy Wall Street

    Michele Bachmann, Donald Trump: Press star-three and reach for the stars.​Michele Bachmann held her surprise-party tele-townhall with Donald Trump last night, allowing the two of them to show off their finest skills. Trump, as is well known, is probably the hardest blowing blowhard in American pol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Michele Bachmann and Donald Trump need your phone number [UPDATE]

    Michele Bachmann, Donald Trump: Maybe you guys should just text each other.​Michele Bachmann and Donald Trump are finally ready to make your nightmares come true. If you have some free time tonight, and are trying to get rid of those last shards of dignity, you can listen to Michele and the Donald ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Michele Bachmann, congresswoman, spotted at U.S. Capitol

    Michele Bachmann: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can someone help me find my office?"​Michele Bachmann used to be a United States Congresslady, at least that's what her official presidential biography claims. In fact, if you invoke the ancient rules of the House of Representatives, Bachmann is technical ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Michele Bachmann, to man with no teeth: The free market will save you [VIDEO]

    Michele Bachmann doesn't care if you have no teeth and no money... but do you have some cash for her?​Michele Bachmann's campaign, once a roaring fire that threatened to consume us all, has been reduced in the last few weeks to a small pile of burning embers. But that doesn't mean you won't still ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

    Michele Bachmann bill would make women listen to fetal heartbeat before an abortion

    ​With her presidential campaign foundering, it appears that Michele Bachmann is getting back to her super crazy roots. She's just introduced the "Heartbeat Informed Consent Act" to congress, a truly epic work of legislative lunacy.

  • 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

    October 4, 2011

    Michele Bachmann responds to Anoka-Hennepin suicides without addressing gay-bullying

    ​It took a while, but Michele Bachmann has finally addressed the anti-gay bullying and suicides in her district. Uh, sort of. In response to a petition delivered to her St. Cloud office three weeks ago, the congresswoman sent an email to 6th district constituents who signed it. In it, she ackno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Michele Bachmann in Bad Lip Reading video

    Michele Bachmann is funny... okay, well, she makes a good punchline.​Michele Bachmann is the subject of a good deal of ridicule. Most of it, of course, is based on her actual stated policy positions, the sharp edges and dull policies she's been grinding on for years. So sometimes it's nice to just ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    Michele Bachmann's campaign is broke

    ​Michele Bachmann has a new e-mail blast out, and a new campaign "ad" on Youtube, both of which make it pretty clear that her campaign is totally, absolutely, utterly out of money. Over the last few weeks, Bachmann's fundraising e-mails have grown more desperate, and her videos are about the cheap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Mac Hammond joins Michele Bachmann campaign

    Michele Bachmann, Mac Hammond: The sheep and the sheperd.​Mac Hammond, the Brooklyn Park pastor who's had some trouble with the "separation of church and state" thing in the past, is now ready to officially push those his church right up alongside the White House as he campaigns for Michele Bachma ... More >>

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