Rep. Michele Bachmann | 04/28/2009 9:20 am

Rep. Bachmann Bites Back After Democrats Launch Attack Site

By The Staff at wowOwow.com

When it comes to Rep. Michele Bachmann, Democrats are sort of like a dog with a chew toy. But then again, with a politician as colorful as Bachmann, it’s sort of hard not to be fascinated.

This is the same woman who said President Obama’s policy represents a "final leap to socialism," was skewered by MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews for referring to some of Obama’s supporters as "anti-American" and said the Serve America Act will lead to "reeducation camps."

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has now officially put the outspoken Minnesota Republican in its sights with a new website, bachmannwatch.com, where it claims to give you all the "lies" Bachmann tells, and then refutes them. It tries to take her to task on issues like earmarks, cap and trade, ACORN and Democratic-led spending.

The site says:

The same woman who once said Congress should be investigated for those with anti-American leanings and once argued that she couldn’t support the economic recovery act because America was ‘running out of rich people’ has continued to make fantastic claims and lies — lies that can be quickly disproven. Just check out a few of them below.

The Democrats may be hoping to take her down in the 2010 elections, but the fact of the matter is, these types of antics seem to embolden Bachmann, who is no shrinking violet. Politico says she seems more amused than anything at the latest attack.

In a fund-raising e-mail sent out to supporters soon after the launch of the DCCC site, Bachmann said this about the site:

[It’s the ] latest attempt to discredit every word out of my mouth and to paint anyone who disagrees with the liberal agenda sweeping through Washington as an extremist … It’s incredible how fast and loose they are willing to play with the truth. We thought we saw the height of their spin machine last October, but, really, it looks like this is just the beginning … The Democrats are gunning for me because I refuse to shrink from a fight.

This is one fight at which we’d like front-row seats!

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No one has to discredit anything. She does a fine job of showing her ignorance on her own. She is a main circus performer in the republican ring. With ring master hog at the helm.If they weren’t so sadly ignorant and scary, it might be funny.

By SG3 on 04/28/2009 9:28 am

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i find this hilarious. the website is solely about HER, not liberals, not other democrats, not the media - her own words out of her mouth.

if she can prove she didn’t say those things, have at it lady.

but until then, as deburca says, ‘pace your rage’. it doesn’t feel good to have your lies posted on the web for everyone with half a brain to see, does it?

By AmandaC on 04/30/2009 3:15 pm

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This woman is a class act when it comes to talking such utter trash as she shows herself to be yet another buffoon alongside the likes of Limbaugh and the gang. She talks about the Dem spin machine, she spins so fast I’m surprised she hasn’t knocked herself out by now but let her carry on as she makes herself look more ridiculous every time she opens her mouth.

By cajp on 04/28/2009 10:08 am

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She seems to be the new female pinata of the LEFT!….How dare a woman speak her mind much less be a conservative! Woman ONLY have rights if they toe the LIB line!

It is almost humerous the fear they have for woman of the right.

By SJMorgan on 04/28/2009 10:14 am

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There’s no fear of her it’s her divisive ideas that makes her dangerous, she is just a loose cannon for those on the right and it won’t help their cause one bit.

By cajp on 04/28/2009 10:30 am

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"divisive ideas" make her "dangerous"…..??????? How dare she disagree with the LIB philosophy!!! She is absolutly right and millions of people agree which is why she was elected ! Last I heard we do have a two party system….even though the goal of the Left is to change that….

By SJMorgan on 04/28/2009 10:59 am

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If the folks who voted her in are as nuts as she is I feel sorry for them. We’ll see just how much longer she lasts!!

By cajp on 04/28/2009 2:30 pm

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Michele Bachmann is a delusional paranoid religious fanatic who constantly says things that are patently and demonstrably untrue. She is one of the most extreme right-wingers in the House. Even some other republicans wanted her out of the last election because she was such an embarrassment to the party.

Yes, we do have a two-party system - in spite of Carl Rove’s best efforts to the contrary. The Democrats are not trying to end the two-party system, the republicans are self-destructing under the weight of their own failures and prejudices.

By ZeraLee on 04/30/2009 2:41 pm

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She is absolutly right and millions of people agree which is why she was elected !

she isn’t right if she can be proven that what she said were lies.. which many of them are.

thus, she manipulated and victimized the millions who "agreed" with her lies.

i can’t wait to see the pedestal fall…

By AmandaC on 04/30/2009 3:16 pm

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Clearly you have failed to note that there are at least as many right-wing "third parties" as there are left-wing, so it would seem that the Right wishes to change our two-party system as well.

The Right is supposed to be about personal responsibility and intelligence and stuff, which would seem to me to indicate that you do your homework about the American political scene. Lead the way…

By DanaSeilhan on 05/04/2009 1:41 am

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Apparently, S.J., you have never lsitened to her speak. Check out C-span once in a while, and watch her show. I am a woman—and even I get embarrassed for her…she is a nut-job.

By PattyE on 04/28/2009 12:19 pm

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This isn’t true at all. I have immense respect Condileeza Rice. I have never thought of Kay Bailey Hutchison as anything but an intelligent, professional woman deserving of a sincere consideration of her thoughts and ideas. And no one has ever accused either of them of being bat crap crazy (at least, no more than any other politician you can think of—there’s always a critic somewhere.) The difference between Rice/Hutchison and Bachmann is that Rice and Hutchison are intelligent women who comport themselves as professionals, while Bachmann is an attention-seeking demagogue who more often than not shows her backside when she speaks out. Rice and Hutchison don’t go around accusing their colleagues of anti-Americanism, calling for revolution, displaying her blatant lack of knowledge about the U.S Constitution, currency, etc., etc. Every time she opens her mouth, something foolish comes out. The only thing I’m afraid of regarding Bachmann is that this type of ignorance and belligerence is taken for the gospel among so many conservatives, and rather than having the good sense to say, "She is not representative of the quality of leadership and intellect we have to provide," conservatives raise their pitchforks and shout for more.

If she had something smart to say, we wouldn’t criticize her. And if you had a modicum of independent thought, you would see that our incredulousness over her outrageously uninformed and biased rantings have less to do with her gender or her political party than with the fact that her views are completely out of keeping with reality. There are plenty of smart, well-informed and professional Republican women. Michele Bachmann, however, is not among those you should defend.

By KatieF on 04/28/2009 5:52 pm

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I don’t think anyone fears this woman. People think that she is a loon. I must say that some of things that come out of her mouth are quite alarming.

By KristyB on 04/28/2009 11:10 am

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You are so correct but many on the right just don’t get it.

By cajp on 04/28/2009 2:31 pm

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[It’s the ] latest attempt to discredit every word out of my mouth and to paint anyone who disagrees with the liberal agenda sweeping through Washington as an extremist … It’s incredible how fast and loose they are willing to play with the truth. We thought we saw the height of their spin machine last October, but, really, it looks like this is just the beginning … The Democrats are gunning for me because I refuse to shrink from a fight. "

I agree with every single word she said! Oh, oh, oh, 2010 is right around the corner! Bachmann could sure use some good company.

By deberB on 04/28/2009 11:21 am