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I write from a liberal perspective about an area of Minnesota that is surprisingly conservative when compared to the rest of the state which is far more liberal. From the state legislature to my own crazy congresswoman, Michele Bachmann, there is muc
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That\'s My Representative...
Aren't we proud here in the 6th District of Minnesota? While Democrats came to the floor yesterday prior to the debate on Health Care legislation for simple procedural statements, our very own Michele Bachmann tripped over herself to object to each a...
Mob Rule
By Taxpayingliberal Michelle Bachmann held a press conference on the steps of the Capital last Thursday. It was called a press conference because she failed to get a permit for a rally. Freedom loving Americans won’t allow legal technicalities to ...
Demanding Apology From Bachmann...
Representative Steve Israel is calling on Representative Bachmann to apologize for the use of Holocaust imagery during the rally she organized against health care reform on Thursday, November 5th. ...
The Bachmann Top Ten...
The Week Magazine, which if you have never heard of it is worth a look, has compiled a Top Ten List of Michele Bachmann moments in response to the recent glowing review by George Will: 1. On ethnic riots in Paris (November 2005): On the face of it, ...
The Photo Op Representative
This coming Monday in St. Cloud we will see the re-opening of the De-Soto Bridge and as such there will be elected officials on site to get their photo taken and take some level of credit for its creation: The event starts at 8 a.m. Attendees are en...
Send A Message To Bachmann
I noticed today that Representative Bachmann sent out a fundraising blast (obviously because she was scared into it by the fundraising numbers of Tarryl Clark):Send them a message they simply cannot ignore. Make a contribution today to the woman that...
Bachmann Out Big City Liberals Clark
Are you kidding me? Is the new Brodkorb drone over at Minnesota Democrats Exposed REALLY trying to tell us that the location of a fundraiser gives us a clue as to the ideology of the person for whom the fundraiser is held?Tonight, Tax and Spend Liber...
An Open Letter To Michele Bachmann
Let me begin by saying that there are few people out there who enjoy a good obsessive crusade more than I. Being able to demonize and tear down another person, organization, or entity is truly one of the most enjoyable and noble pursuits one can enga...
Pawlenty Pardons For Cash?
What’s Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s relationship with convicted money launderer and Tom Petters associate Frank Vennes Jr.—and why did he want him pardoned? By Karl Bremer If Tim Pawlenty decides to run for President of the United States, at s...
Bachmann Abandons 10th Amendment...
One of the cruxes of the entire conservative movement, aside perhaps from an unhealthy obsession with the 2nd Amendment, is their purported adherence to the 10th Amendment:The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibi...
Clark At Netroots Nation
A source of mine at Netroots Nation sent a picture of Tarryl Clark visiting PNC Park in Pittsburgh:Clark has been at Netroots Nation building national support for her potential run against Representative Michele Bachmann. ...
Bachmann: I'm A Victim, Please Donate
Just received a fund raising email from Michele Bachmann. It looks like the victim card will be put to extensive use during this election season:Dear Friend: Last month, I appeared on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News Channel. I was talking about th...
Politico: Bachmann v. Clark
An article appeared in Politico on Friday describing Michele Bachmann as public enemy number one for Democrats now that Sarah Palin has left office. Further, it analyzes the upcoming race between either Maureen Reed or Tarryl Clark. Yet, there are a ...
Bachmann - A Look Back
The number one story on Countdown with Keith Olbermann was the departure of Elwyn Tinklenberg from the DFL endorsement race in the sixth district. While it would have been nice for him to mention the two remaining contenders, he did provide an intere...
Creating Useful LTEs
Expressing an opinion in the local newspaper letter to the editor section is a time honored tradition that I enjoy partaking in from time to time. While I would not consider myself an expert on writing and developing these letters, I do know what mak...
An Open Letter To 6th District DFLers
With yet another election cycle upon us, it is time once again to choose a candidate for the 6th District that can compete and win against one of the more infamous conservative representatives anywhere in the entire country today.If the rumors I am c...
Bachmann Gets Auto-Tuned...
If you have never heard of Auto-Tune The News, check them out HERE. In the meantime, here is their latest installment which includes our very own Michele Bachmann: ...
Maureen Reed: $230,000 In 8 Weeks
From the inbox this morning, it appears as though potential 6th District candidate, Maureen Reed, has raised over $230,000 in roughly 8 weeks:Congressional Candidate Maureen Reed announced today that she raised over $230,000 in the first eight weeks ...
Birther Movement & Michele Bachmann
The Birthers, a small collection of conspiracy theorists desperate to delegitimize the Presidency of Barack Obama have been busy creating their own citizen grand jury with the hope of bringing charges against the President and presumably removing him...
Fact Check: Bachmann "FLAT WRONG"
Michele Bachmann has been on a tear lately about ACORN and the census and the potential role ACORN might play in that census. Apparently, according to Bachmann, the census will be used to round people up and throw them into internment camps much like...
The "I'm Not Saying, Just Saying..." Strategy
Oh, Michele, at it again with the "I'm not saying, just saying..." strategy? Didn't you try that just recently and didn't it sort of not work out the way you had hoped it would?What exactly are you trying to say here Michele? Do you honestly believe ...
Minnesota CD6 GOP FAIL
Republicans in the 6th District of Minnesota have a handy dandy new website with super awesome propaganda to keep even the most ardent Ron Paul supporter swimming in conspiracy theories. There appears to be a problem, though.WHAT! A Problem? For a pe...
Bachmann: NO To AmeriCorps...
Representative Bachmann, who has previously railed against community service as the potential "re-education" of the children of this country, took the opportunity yesterday in the House of Representatives to vote against a resolution supporting the g...
"Dancing In The Streets" Over Assassination
Recently, conservatives across the country took to the airwaves, led by the likes of Michele Bachmann and others, to express their indignation at the Department of Homeland Security report describing the potential rise of right wing extremism.HOW DAR...
Bachmann, Health Care, And Fact Finding...
A curious little piece in the Forest Lake Times caught my eye today. Michele Bachmann was at Birchwood Health Care Center in Forest Lake for what was labeled a "fact finding mission".It was a fact-finding mission for Sixth District Congresswoman Mich...
Election 2010 Begins...
After breaking the news two days ago that Maureen Reed will enter the race to take on Michele Bachmann in the 6th District, the news has trickled across the internet. Reed made the news officially official with a press release today.“We are living ...
On Tink And 2010...
Recently my good friend Hal over at Blue Man in a Red District was reading the tea leaves and came to the conclusion that we will once again see Elwyn Tinklenberg run against Michele Bachmann in 2010.Reading the tea leaves, it's pretty obvious that E...
James Oberstar (Pre-Disaster Mitigation)
On Monday of this week the House of Representatives took up H.R. 1746 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Act of 2009. The Pre-Disaster Mitigation program run through FEMA grants money for projects whose purpose is to reduce the effects of a potential disaster. ...
Bachmann Face Palm...
There comes a point at which there are no more words to describe the ever increasing number of crazy or misinformed statements coming out of the mouth of Representative Bachmann. While we have established that her grasp of history is, well, not so we...
WORSE Person In The World...
