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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...

    Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 09:53 in michele bachmann, 6th district election, election 2010

    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

    Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 14:12 in michele bachmann, 6th district election, election 2010

    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...

    Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 20:13 in michele bachmann, 6th district election, election 2010

    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...

    Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 17:34 in michele bachmann

    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

    Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 06:03 in michele bachmann

    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

    Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 16:50 in michele bachmann, tarryl clark, 6th district election, election 2010

    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

    Posted on Wednesday September 30th, 2009 at 19:03 in michele bachmann, tarryl 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

    Posted on Monday September 21st, 2009 at 17:37 in 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?

    Posted on Thursday September 17th, 2009 at 08:00 in tim pawlenty, michele bachmann

    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...

    Posted on Friday August 28th, 2009 at 01:00 in health care, michele bachmann

    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

    Posted on Saturday August 15th, 2009 at 16:43 in michele bachmann, tarryl clark, 6th district election

    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

    Posted on Thursday August 13th, 2009 at 13:08 in michele bachmann

    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

    Posted on Monday August 10th, 2009 at 09:30 in michele bachmann, tarryl clark, 6th district election

    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

    Posted on Wednesday August 5th, 2009 at 20:37 in michele bachmann, 6th district election

    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

    Posted on Sunday July 26th, 2009 at 10:55 in lte, michele bachmann, 6th district election

    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

    Posted on Sunday July 12th, 2009 at 21:45 in michele bachmann, tarryl clark, elwyn tinklenberg, maureen reed

    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...

    Posted on Saturday July 11th, 2009 at 16:39 in humor, michele bachmann

    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

    Posted on Thursday July 9th, 2009 at 10:49 in michele bachmann, 6th district election, election 2010, maureen reed

    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

    Posted on Monday July 6th, 2009 at 23:22 in Barack Obama, michele bachmann, birthers

    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"

    Posted on Friday June 26th, 2009 at 10:10 in michele bachmann

    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

    Posted on Thursday June 25th, 2009 at 14:43 in michele bachmann

    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

    Posted on Wednesday June 17th, 2009 at 17:03 in humor, michele bachmann

    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...

    Posted on Thursday June 11th, 2009 at 10:58 in legislation, americorps, michele bachmann

    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

    Posted on Monday June 1st, 2009 at 19:31 in conservative, shame, michele bachmann

    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...

    Posted on Thursday May 28th, 2009 at 17:11 in health care, michele bachmann, election 2010, maureen reed

    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...

    Posted on Wednesday May 6th, 2009 at 16:19 in michele bachmann, elwyn tinklenberg, election 2010, maureen reed

    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...

    Posted on Thursday April 30th, 2009 at 18:20 in michele bachmann, elwyn tinklenberg, 6th district election, election 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)

    Posted on Thursday April 30th, 2009 at 16:45 in michele bachmann, jim oberstar, mnmusetube

    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...

    Posted on Wednesday April 29th, 2009 at 22:04 in michele bachmann

    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...

    Posted on Wednesday April 29th, 2009 at 00:49 in michele bachmann

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