Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 10:12:51 am
At the bottom of the Republican Party lies a profound cynicism -- the type of cynicism that allows someone like Michele Bachmann to build a political career by denouncing the very same government services she eagerly seeks to exploit for herself: Michele Bachmann Repeatedly Sought Stimulus, EPA, Other Government Funds. ...

Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 12:58:53 pm
Newsweek's cover photo of a wild-eyed Michele Bachmann has drawn criticism from both the right and the left, with some feminists accusing Newsweek of sexism for choosing that particular image. Today Newsweek has published more of the photos taken for their Bachmann feature: Michele Bachmann Newsweek Cover Shoot Outtakes. Said Newsweek ...

Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 6:46:02 pm
Again the right wing blogs are freaking out, because of this Newsweek cover photograph of Michele Bachmann: But this isn't the first time someone has noticed Bachmann's glazed fanatical stare: Related: NOW Defends Bachmann Over 'Queen Of Rage' Newsweek Cover

Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 3:24:15 pm
The Tea Party's activists in Congress aren't finished with America yet; their next target for destruction is the Environmental Protection Agency. Congresswoman and presidential candidate Michele Bachmann doesn't want to wait for extinction, she advocates abolishing the EPA as soon as God puts the Tea Party in charge. She blames ...

Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 10:18:21 am
Yesterday in Iowa, fanatic Michele Bachmann attended a church service in which the pastor spewed hatred at gay people, and promoted the "ex-gay" therapy that Bachmann and her husband Marcus have been denying they support: Bachmann attends church service denouncing homosexuality. WAUKEE, IA –- Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann yesterday ...

Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 10:05:49 am
Today's must-read article is Ryan Lizza's in-depth look at Michele Bachmann -- the most extreme religious fanatic ever to run for President of the United States: The Transformation of Michele Bachmann. Bachmann belongs to a generation of Christian conservatives whose views have been shaped by institutions, tracts, and leaders not ...

Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:34:10 am
Here's a perfect illustration of the atavistic social conservative movement's death grip on the Republican Party, as even the "moderate" Mitt Romney joins Rick Santorum and Michele Bachmann to sign a bigoted pledge from the fundamentalist group "National Organization for Marriage," swearing to continue oppressing gay Americans: Romney signs marriage ...

Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 10:22:08 am
I hope you're sitting down. Would you be surprised to learn that the head of Iowa's Family Leader (the religious fanatic group responsible for the bizarre pledge signed by Michele Bachmann) is ... a Birther? (What? You aren't surprised?) Related: Michele Bachmann (R-Mars) Pledges to Ban Pornography, Support 'Robust Reproduction,' Fight Stealth Sharia The Pledge ...

Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 1:04:00 pm
The latest survey from Public Policy Polling has Michele Bachmann and Mitt Romney running neck and neck: Bachmann continues to surge. Michele Bachmann's momentum continues to build and she's taken first place by the smallest of margins on PPP's newest national Presidential poll. 21% of Republican primary voters say she's ...

Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 10:43:47 am
You might have guessed by now that I'm not Michele Bachmann's biggest fan, but this article in The Daily Caller is just dumb: Stress-related condition ‘incapacitates’ Bachmann; heavy pill use alleged. The Minnesota Republican frequently suffers from stress-induced medical episodes that she has characterized as severe headaches. These episodes, say ...

Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 5:04:00 pm
The problem with being Michele Bachmann: she has such a long, long history of saying batshit crazy things. She didn't get her well-deserved reputation for fanatical extremism by being shy. This means it's relatively easy to dig up recordings of her crackpot emissions, and that's what Think Progress is doing.

Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 10:15:45 am
Michele Bachmann's husband Marcus is doing some desperate damage control today, insisting that his clinics are not anti-gay, and denying he ever called gay people "barbarians". An audiotape circulating on the Internet depicts Bachmann as calling gays barbarians in a 2010 interview he gave to the "Point of View" Christian ...

Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 7:45:14 pm
If you had any remaining doubt about Michele Bachmann's position on gay rights: "Any of you who have members of your family that are in the lifestyle—we have a member of our family that is. This is not funny. It's a very sad life. It's part of Satan, I think, ...

Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 11:05:30 am
ABC News has a report on Michele and Marcus Bachmann's family business -- the religious counseling clinics that practice ineffective and potentially harmful "Pray Away the Gay" therapies. Video Related: Clinics Owned by Michele Bachmann's Husband Practice 'Ex-Gay Therapy' Also see: In His Own Words: How I Went Undercover at Bachmann's Clinic

Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:59:10 am
A new poll from Iowa has Michele Bachmann ahead of Mitt Romney; looks like her signature on that incredibly insane "marriage vow" boosted her popularity in the Iowa Tea Party base. The conservative congresswoman finished first among the GOP presidential candidates in a poll released today by The Iowa Republican, ...

Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 6:21:55 pm
Iowa's radical religious right group "The Family Leader" is now backing away from their crazed slavery language, in the pledge signed by Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum. They apparently have a dim realization that they might have crossed a line that shouldn't be crossed. But this is a political calculation, not ...

Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 3:33:52 pm
Michele Bachmann is apparently going to stand by the fanatical religious right "pledge" she signed, which commits her to banning pornography and fighting "stealth sharia," states that she believes homosexuality is a choice, and states that black kids were better off under slavery: Bachmann Stands By Marriage Pledge That Links ...

Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 5:33:58 pm
Michele Bachmann and her husband Marcus have been vehemently denying that they endorse the view that homosexuality can be "cured," but now evidence has emerged that Marcus Bachmann's clinics are deeply involved in the pseudo-science of "ex-gay therapy:" ‘God Has Created You for Heterosexuality’: Clinics Owned by Michele Bachmann’s ...

Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 11:02:10 am
Here's the Iowa Family Leader "Marriage Vow" signed yesterday by Michele Bachmann, and I recommend that everyone read this -- to see just how insane these people are. The very first bullet point on the first page gives you an idea: Slavery had a disastrous impact on African-American families, yet ...

Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:28:32 pm
The first Republican candidate to sign the list of demands issued by Iowa's influential radical religious right group "The Family Leader" is, of course, Michele Bachmann: Update: Bachmann is first to sign Family Leader’s pro-marriage pledge. The pledge is entitled, “The Marriage Vow – A Declaration of Dependence upon Marriage ...

Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 5:11:31 pm
This just in: Michele Bachmann has received some more messages from God. God will come and heal the land and bring "a new day to the country," presidential candidate Michele Bachmann told an audience at an evangelical Christian church in Waukee on Sunday. ... She noted that the church members had ...

Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 7:59:29 pm
Katrina Leskanich, former lead singer of Katrina & The Waves, has issued a statement objecting to GOP presidential loon Michele Bachmann's use of their music: Katrina and the Waves Join Tom Petty's Fight Against Michele Bachmann. Katrina & The Waves – whose 1985 song "Walking On Sunshine" was played by ...

Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 9:49:21 am
Despite the much-publicized demand from Tom Petty to stop using his music as part of her campaign, Michele Bachmann played Tom Petty's 'American Girl' again last night after a speech in South Carolina. The singer was reportedly nonplussed that Michele Bachmann played his “American Girl” classic when she officially kicked ...

Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:39:24 pm
Tom Petty is sending Michele Bachmann a cease-and-desist letter, to stop her from using his songs in her campaign. Tom Petty may be taking legal action to make sure Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann stops using his songs at her campaign events. “NBC News: @TomPetty unhappy with Michele Bachmann’s use of ...

Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 3:05:41 pm
Right Wing Watch has a post about the source of Michele Bachmann's odd views of American history: religious right theocrat and pseudo-historian David Barton. For decades the religious right has been indoctrinating an entire generation with a fantasy version of US history, and Barton is one of the main proponents ...