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Michele Bachmann: A history of crazy, homophobia, and lies

Michele Bachmann's rise to infamy from Minnesota's 6th congressional district all the way to Washington has been a long, crazy road. Bachmann's penchant for consistent lies earned her awards for being un-fact checkable while she battled against Obamacare, HPV vaccinations, and just plain common sense. Bachmann and her husband Marcus's anti-gay crusade filled with homophobia and ex-gay therapy have also earned the couple negative press, eye-rolls, and ridicule alike.

Even though Bachmann just announced she won't run for her Congressional seat again in 2014, we have a feeling this isn't the last we've heard of ol' crazy eyes. Check out our extensive coverage of the never-ending Michele Bachmann saga in the links below.

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  1. Michele Bachmann blames Dems for ethics allegations made by her own ex-staffers
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    Michele Bachmann blames Dems for ethics allegations made by her own ex-staffers
    Bachmann's logic: If there's a problem, it's undoubtedly Democrats' fault.
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  2. Michele Bachmann and Bradlee Dean both set to speak at right-wing event
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    Michele Bachmann and Bradlee Dean both set to speak at right-wing event
    Who's up for a road trip down to Florida!?
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  3. Glenn Beck blames federal investigation into Bachmann on Minnesota's Somali population [VIDEO]
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    Glenn Beck blames federal investigation into Bachmann on Minnesota's Somali population [VIDEO]
    Glenn Beck took a page out of Michele Bachmann's playbook while coming to the beleaguered congresswoman's defense this week.
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  4. Jon Stewart on Bachmann: "It's all bullshit" [VIDEO]
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    Jon Stewart on Bachmann: "It's all bullshit" [VIDEO]
    Michele might be able to run from CNN reporters, but these days she's got both liberals and conservatives on her tail.
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  5. Michele Bachmann blames news of federal ethics investigation on "political adversaries"
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    Michele Bachmann blames news of federal ethics investigation on "political adversaries"
    Michelle Bachmann's spokesman blames the disclosure of a federal investigation into allegations Bachmann violated campaign finance rules during her ill-fated presidential run on...
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  6. Feds investigating Michele Bachmann for alleged under-the-table campaign payments
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    Feds investigating Michele Bachmann for alleged under-the-table campaign payments
    The Daily Beast reported that federal investigators are looking into allegations Bachmann's campaign violated campaign finance rules during her even-more-ill-fated-than-we-initially-thought presidential run.
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  7. Michele Bachmann's Alzheimer's cure statement rated "Pants on Fire!" by PolitiFact [IMAGE]
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    Michele Bachmann's Alzheimer's cure statement rated "Pants on Fire!" by PolitiFact [IMAGE]
    Michele Bachmann claims she's infallible when it comes to truth and falsity, but in reality, the AP concluded she was so full of it during her presidential run that they simply gave up on fact-checking her.
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  8. Michele Bachmann: Obamacare "literally kills women, kills children, kills senior citizens" [VIDEO]
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    Michele Bachmann: Obamacare "literally kills women, kills children, kills senior citizens" [VIDEO]
    Instead of looking at the number of people Obamacare helps insure, we should be concerned about how many it murders, Bachmann suggested today on the House floor.
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  9. Even Bill O'Reilly criticized Michele Bachmann for outrageous CPAC remarks [VIDEO]
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    Even Bill O'Reilly criticized Michele Bachmann for outrageous CPAC remarks [VIDEO]
    Michele Bachmann's no-good-very-bad week didn't improve any last night when she became the target of friendly fire from Fox News pundit Bill O'Reilly.
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  10. Michele Bachmann again runs from CNN's Dana Bash when asked about misleading CPAC speech
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    Michele Bachmann again runs from CNN's Dana Bash when asked about misleading CPAC speech
    Instead of taking a couple seconds to answer a simple question from CNN's Dana Bash, Bachmann again hit the bricks.
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  11. Michele Bachmann's CPAC Obama blast rated "Four Pinocchios" by the Washington Post
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    Michele Bachmann's CPAC Obama blast rated "Four Pinocchios" by the Washington Post
    Last month, Michele Bachmann praised herself for being unable to say anything that's untrue.
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  12. Michele Bachmann says bloggers are a "miracle" and "where it's at!" during CPAC speech
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    Michele Bachmann says bloggers are a "miracle" and "where it's at!" during CPAC speech
    Her star may have faded a bit, but Michele still receives rock-star treatment at CPAC.
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  13. Jim Graves sounds like he wants rematch against Michele Bachmann
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    Jim Graves sounds like he wants rematch against Michele Bachmann
    After being narrowly defeated by Michele Bachmann in a campaign where she outspent him more than seven times over, Jim Graves sounds like a man who wants a rematch.
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  14. Michele Bachmann only MN congressperson to vote against Violence Against Women Act
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    Michele Bachmann only MN congressperson to vote against Violence Against Women Act
    Erik Paulsen and John Kline voted for the bill, but not Michele.
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  15. Unfactcheckable Michele Bachmann says she "didn't get anything wrong" during GOP debates
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    Unfactcheckable Michele Bachmann says she "didn't get anything wrong" during GOP debates
    Last September, when asked about the difficultly of fact-checking GOP presidential hopefuls during the 2011-12 primary season, an Associated Press editor said: "We had to have a self-imposed Michele Bachmann quota in some of those debates."
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  16. Redistricting puts Bachmann and McCollum in same district, but Michele will run elsewhere
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    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.
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  17. Ousting Michele Bachmann from Intelligence wasn't a no-brainer for Boehner
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    Ousting Michele Bachmann from Intelligence wasn't a no-brainer for Boehner
    You probably shouldn't take the "Intelligence" in the Intelligence Committee literally...
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  18. Minnesota Republicans want Michele Bachmann vs. Al Franken in 2014
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    Minnesota Republicans want Michele Bachmann vs. Al Franken in 2014
    Michele Bachmann for U.S. Senator? Believe it or not, new polling suggests Minnesota Republicans like the sound of that.
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  19. Michele Bachmann's debate coach reportedly prohibited Marcus from sleeping in her bed
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    Michele Bachmann's debate coach reportedly prohibited Marcus from sleeping in her bed
    Michele developed an "unnatural" and "Rasputin-like" relationship with her former debate coach, Brett O'Donnell....
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  20. Michele Bachmann wants you to give $50 to Allen Quist
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    Michele Bachmann wants you to give $50 to Allen Quist
    But couldn't you use the money yourself, Michele?
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  21. Michele Bachmann still hasn't paid Iowa staffers; one says her behavior is un-Christian
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    Michele Bachmann still hasn't paid Iowa staffers; one says her behavior is un-Christian
    According to Peter Waldron, his former boss still hasn't paid her Iowa staffers -- and it's not because she's broke.
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  22. Petition to oust Michele Bachmann from Intelligence is a no brainer
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    Petition to oust Michele Bachmann from Intelligence is a no brainer
    People for the American Way, a liberal advocacy group, is circulating a petition asking John Boehner to remove Michele Bachmann from the House Intelligence Committee.
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  23. President Obama offers Michele Bachmann a raise she doesn't want
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    President Obama offers Michele Bachmann a raise she doesn't want
    Bachmann did something most workers in this tough economy wouldn't imagine: Refuse and denounce a raise offer.
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  24. Michele Bachmann named "Woman of the Year" by WND
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    Michele Bachmann named "Woman of the Year" by WND
    WND, a conservative news site that takes Bradlee Dean's ramblings seriously, named Michele Bachmann its 2012 "Woman of the Year."
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  25. Man accused of threatening Bachmann: "White [Re]publican parasites are going to get a bullet"
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    Man accused of threatening Bachmann: "White [Re]publican parasites are going to get a bullet"
    Bachmann recently recevied threats from a seemingly crazed GLBT-rights supporter.
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Andy Nordenstrom
Andy Nordenstrom

I do envy her courage. She can talk about subjects that she has absolutely no clue about with such confidence, it's amazing. Fact checkers, schmack checkers

Paul Gerold
Paul Gerold

Is it "Beat a dead horse" season again?

Suzanne Lorenz Erkel
Suzanne Lorenz Erkel

She has more courage in her pinky than any senator or other member of congress

UMA
UMA

I'll bet if Michele Bachmann decided to become a Democrat, the Party would accept her with open arms; the more the merrier, right?

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