Oct 26, 2008 10:50am
Michelle Bachmann Responds to Controversy in TV Ad
EmailThe Minnesota congresswoman who suggested the Obamas have "anti-Amerca views" and who called for a media investigation into which members of congress are "pro-America" and which are "anti-America" responds to the controversy her comments created with a new TV ad.
"I may not always get my words right, but I know that my heart is right," Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn., says in the ad.. "Because my heart is for you, for your children, and for the blessings of liberty to remain for our great country."
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So… did I miss something.. I didn’t hear an apology .. ?? She just doesn’t get it!
Posted by: Steve | October 26, 2008, 10:57 am 10:57 am
She’s out of here…Nov 4
Mn voter, 6th district
Posted by: jeni | October 26, 2008, 11:02 am 11:02 am
What did she say???? “You can embrace government or choose freedom and liberty…” Wait a minute, isn’t she an ELECTED OFFICIAL of government??? And isn’t our government there to help protect our freedom and liberty??? What’s with this woman! She still doesn’t get her words right!
Posted by: jiminy | October 26, 2008, 11:04 am 11:04 am
Nixon lied so much until his lies became truth to him. That’s the problem with politicians they lie so much that enventually their become truth to them. It is a sickness in politicians. Theys start out with wonderful ideas, but once they sell their souls to the darkside it is over. It is very difficult to walk the straight and narrow. Very few politicians have ever follow that path. The system so corrupted and in the end we are plain human beings that have a very difficult time in not comprising our souls. Politicians should follow the path of Mother Teresa then their journeys will have true meaning to themselves and the peolpe that they touch.
Posted by: cony007 | October 26, 2008, 11:07 am 11:07 am
Oh, I forgot! How does one choose freedom AND liberty when they are one and the same??????????? She’s beginning to confuse ME!
Posted by: jiminy | October 26, 2008, 11:08 am 11:08 am
Like “DUH” we all think like you “Honey” tell us “What separates you from everyone else”?
Posted by: notsosmart | October 26, 2008, 11:09 am 11:09 am
I honestly thought I was a Republican until this election. If these surrogates are characterizations of what they stand for- count me out.
They each have their own unique, craziness.
Posted by: valene | October 26, 2008, 11:12 am 11:12 am
Wait for it……
I just dropped some more money for the Michele Bachmann campaign. She is great.
Posted by: Captain America | October 26, 2008, 11:14 am 11:14 am
Down with this lady!! How dare she make such statement about people, senate, congress being anti-American and claim they should be investigated. This is how scary McCarthism is!!
Vote NO Bachman!! Her true colors came out!! Vote for the other candidate!!
Posted by: Sharonklim | October 26, 2008, 11:45 am 11:45 am
I think she just lost her re-election. Good riddens.
Posted by: annie | October 26, 2008, 11:53 am 11:53 am
She has been a regular on the cable shows. She has always been disgusting. I think any member of Congress that calls another member of Congress anti-American should be thrown out. If she had issues, Congress has a method for reporting thing.
She has repeated the McCain talking point lies. I think any member of Congress is responsible for ensuring what they say is truthful and should be charged with ethics violations for stating things are known lies.
The same for the President candidates. The wide acceptance of lies is disgusting. I say it is a fraud on voters.
Posted by: Julie | October 26, 2008, 12:15 pm 12:15 pm
I honestly thought I was a Republican until this election. If these surrogates are characterizations of what they stand for- count me out.
They each have their own unique, craziness.
Posted by: valene | Oct 26, 2008 11:12:13 AM
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“They each have their own unique, craziness.”
A Republican crazy doesn’t compare to a Democrat crazy in this election.
Stupid is not a handicap. Park somewhere else.
Posted by: Molly | October 26, 2008, 12:30 pm 12:30 pm
Sounds like the lady has guts enough to stand up and say what she thinks. And, she is absolutely right, we do need investigations of these guys. Unlike the “messiah”, he can’t even tell the truth.
Posted by: Molly | October 26, 2008, 12:34 pm 12:34 pm
Instead of giving us more
Republican phony-baloney
she should change parties,
become a Democrat and
work for the middle and
the working class.
Posted by: anon | October 26, 2008, 12:46 pm 12:46 pm
Bachmann’s “heart may be right,” but it’s obvious that her head isn’t. Exactly what was she trying to do in that travesty of a TV spot? Apologize for her stupid remarks? Attempt to show that she has the best interests of the country in mind? Or was she simply trying to take advantage of her ill-considered remarks by going on about how wonderful she is? She appears to be nothing more than yet another out-of-touch Republican!
Posted by: chuck | October 26, 2008, 2:39 pm 2:39 pm
anon,
we don’t want her,
she should join sarah palin and start their new party palin as president
and she as vp.
Posted by: cheer up,smile,nertz | October 26, 2008, 2:48 pm 2:48 pm
I think she’s clearly lost her mind and was startled that for once anyone was paying any attention to what she was saying. The woman is disgraceful and should not be representing Americans – pro or Anti or otherwise. How sad and divisive we have allowed these people to get. McCain should have distanced himself from this surrogate, but has not.
Posted by: Florida Republican | October 26, 2008, 3:36 pm 3:36 pm
Maybe she’ll lose. Hopefully another deranged Bushie will bite the dust.
Posted by: buzziea | October 26, 2008, 3:36 pm 3:36 pm
Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn,
is part of what’s wrong with America……
Posted by: Blue | October 26, 2008, 5:11 pm 5:11 pm
She’ll have us back to the McCarthy era…rooting out communists..scratch that…rooting out “anti Americans”. Wonder what her definition of American is….or anti American?
Patriotism should not be a weapon. We all love our country. Just because we do not all agree on who runs it or how it is run does not make us less patriotic.
Posted by: yybbbaa | October 26, 2008, 10:48 pm 10:48 pm
Heart and words aren’t mutually exclusive.
Posted by: louise | October 27, 2008, 12:07 am 12:07 am
Say What? “…you can choose government or choose freedom?” Huh? How does this crazy woman think her new stupid words will help? I think she should try fishing for her new career.
Posted by: SarahM | October 27, 2008, 12:14 am 12:14 am
She’s right. Obama has given her opponent’s campaign $1,000,000 to shut her up. He’s probably already sent people to go through her trash.
Posted by: RL in Illinois | October 27, 2008, 12:46 am 12:46 am
Obama does have anti-American views. He wants to turn us into a Banana Republic. Hasn’t he gone oversea and tell everyone how rotten we are? That’s anti-American to me. If 90% of the people in the United Nations, you know, the people Obama wants to give 800 billion dollars to so they can fight poverty around the world, wants him to win, that’s all I need to say she was right on.
Posted by: Billie | October 27, 2008, 1:07 am 1:07 am
This last minute smear is off!
Im a Jew and I support Obama.
Obama 08
Posted by: Mike NC | October 29, 2008, 7:03 pm 7:03 pm
With Obama as president America will never be the same. Forget about progress and freedoom. This will be the Land of Welfare. The extreme left will finally to put down this country on its knees… Does anybody care from where all those millions that flow into the Obama campaign come from? Nothing, Americans are walking blind to the gallows … It’s sad.
Posted by: Burt | October 29, 2008, 7:24 pm 7:24 pm
The idiot brigade chimes in…it’s great to see the cronies, dittoheads and rednecks drinking the fox cool-aid on Obama. Any additional nonsensicle points you zombies want to bring up? btw…her commercial is reads like a mad lib with no substance or actual statement whatsoever.
Posted by: C | October 30, 2008, 11:11 am 11:11 am