Michele Bachmann

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July 28, 2011

Bachmann declares husband off limits in campaign

Bachmann isn't happy with the attention her husband, has been getting and wants him out of the discussion. However, she…
July 20, 2011

Bachmann: Migraines will not hinder ability to lead

theGRIO VIDEO - Joy-Ann Reid discusses why the American people will want to know about a candidates medical conditions, during…
July 20, 2011

How black farmers remain a Republican punching bag

OPINION - Michele Bachmann, like the GOP in general, has conveniently forgotten the USDA's history of racism as far as…
July 19, 2011

Bachmann bashes black farmer settlement

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, which represented black farmers in the Pigford…
July 15, 2011

Bachmann's gay stepsister attended Obama's inauguration

Helen LaFave, Michele Bachmann's openly gay stepsister, was interviewed following President Barack Obama's January 2009 Inauguration...
July 14, 2011

Bachmann: No default crisis without Obama policies

Michele Bachmann is not participating in talks about raising the debt ceiling to avoid a default crisis, she continues to…
July 13, 2011

Bachmann claims she only endorsed part of radical pledge

Rep. Michele Bachmann may be surging in the 2012 polls, but the right-wing presidential contender is on the defensive over…
July 11, 2011

Slavery deleted from marriage vow signed by Bachmann

A socially conservative Iowa group apologized Saturday evening for a controversial reference to slavery in a "marriage vow" signed by…
July 11, 2011

Will the GOP ever pay a price for race-baiting politics?

OPINION - Bachmann may very well indeed say a lot of stupid things, but it's certainly not barring her success...
July 8, 2011

Bachmann signs pledge saying black kids better off in 1860

Rep. Bachmann signed a Republican social policy pledge that says African-American children born into slavery had stronger families than during…
June 29, 2011

Bachmann: Obama should go back to…Hawaii!

Michele Bachmann's multi-state campaign announcement tour took her to South Carolina on Tuesday, home of some of the most right-wing…
June 29, 2011

Let's leave slavery out of our politics for now

OPINION - If we were to increase our knowledge and understanding of the period, the practice, and the ramifications, we…
June 28, 2011

Michele Bachmann stands by slavery comments

VIDEO - The candidate for the Republican presidential nomination said she praises our founding fathers for tirelessly working to end…
June 28, 2011

Bachmann walks back anti-Obama rhetoric for 2012 run

OPINION - The main thing with Bachmann is that though she may make comments that could easily be branded 'crazy'...
June 27, 2011

Bachmann regrets saying Obama has 'anti-American views'

Bachmann informed Bob Schieffer that despite some past comments, "I don't question the President's patriotism at all...
June 24, 2011

GOP to African-Americans: If we can't get your vote, no one can

OPINION - If there is one time-honored tactic GOP politicians have mastered, it's voter suppression...
June 22, 2011

How Michele Bachmann has 'failed' black America

OPINION - She has very few black constituents to pay lip service to; however, there's plenty of criticism to go…
June 21, 2011

Bachmann: 'Obama has failed the African-American community'

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says President Barack Obama "has failed the African-American communtiy" and "failed the Hispanic community"...
June 16, 2011

Searching for Superman in our public schools

OPINION - According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, American students are less proficient in their nation's history than…
June 15, 2011

Bachmann can't run from her birther bona fides

OPINION - Bachmann has been one of the most extreme and racially insensitive voices of right wing opposition to the…