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Rep. Michele Bachmann has always had a cause to champion, and in her youth that cause was securing the right for students to have liquor in their college dorm rooms, Karl Bremer reports.
It was 1977. Michele Bachmann was Michele Amble and liquor was prohibited in Winona State University dorm rooms where Amble was attending courses. Amble was the leader of a group that took the fight all the way to Gov. Rudy Perpich. Perpich took the students on a tour of a chemical dependency treatment center to try and dissuade the young activists from their charge — to no avail. Amble was adamant about bringing booze to campus.
“After the tour,” according to the Associated Press, “the students argued with the Governor that liquor is already in dorm rooms and ought to be legalized."
The article continued, "Michele Amble, a Winona State University junior and leader of the student group, told Perpich, ‘The University of Minnesota and six private colleges allow liquor on campus. And there have been no problems because of it.’”
Her efforts more than 30 years ago appear to have paid off. Bremer reports that Bachmann received $10,000 in campaign contributions in 2005-2006 and $5,000 in 2007-2008 from the National Beer Wholesalers Association. She also got $3,000 from the Anheuser-Busch Political Action Committee for 2007-2008 cycle.
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Comment posted July 5, 2008 @ 10:59 am
Bachmann is proof positive of the mendaciousness of the Extreme Right. Bachmann’s false piety, along with her voracious greed for continued power, demonstrate why so many Reactionaries of her type have such angst. They are torn by their base human instincts and their stated loftiness. In the end, Bachmann is a lonely, pitiful homo sapien, crammed full of opposing forces that tear at her soul. Perhaps if Governor Perpich had allowed booze on the Winona State campus during Bachmann’s “exploratory” phase, she would not have grown to become the Facist she has. Unfortunately, one cannot unring the bell and thus we are forced to witness Bachmann’s continued and continual hypocrisy unfold. Please, Dear Lord, grant Bachmann the peace of mind she sorely requires.
Comment posted June 13, 2008 @ 6:55 am
eric f says “It might be legitimate to point out that someone who parades herself as so religious takes money from the alcohol industry”
That is exactly the point of the original piece on DumpBachmann.com: While Bachmann’s official GOP bio has her finding God and a mission of abortion-clinic protesting at that time, she was at the same time lobbying for liquor on campus. Bachmann was honing her hypocritical skills even in 1977.
Comment posted June 12, 2008 @ 9:12 pm
Michele’s possible environment:
I think in 1976 the minimum drinking age in MN was 18 years.
1977 19 years.
Prior to MN lowering the age to 18, it was 21.
Wisconsin’s age was 18. Winona, MN is just across the Mississippi River from Wisconsin.
Comment posted June 12, 2008 @ 5:08 pm
I’m no fan of Bachmann, but connecting her booze campaign in college to donation in this decade is a bit of a stretch. It might be legitimate to point out that someone who parades herself as so religious takes money from the alcohol industry, though that might not conflict with her beliefs.
Comment posted June 12, 2008 @ 12:08 pm
I'm no fan of Bachmann, but connecting her booze campaign in college to donation in this decade is a bit of a stretch. It might be legitimate to point out that someone who parades herself as so religious takes money from the alcohol industry, though that might not conflict with her beliefs.
Comment posted June 12, 2008 @ 4:12 pm
Michele's possible environment:
I think in 1976 the minimum drinking age in MN was 18 years.
1977 19 years.
Prior to MN lowering the age to 18, it was 21.
Wisconsin's age was 18. Winona, MN is just across the Mississippi River from Wisconsin.
Comment posted June 13, 2008 @ 1:55 am
eric f says “It might be legitimate to point out that someone who parades herself as so religious takes money from the alcohol industry”
That is exactly the point of the original piece on DumpBachmann.com: While Bachmann's official GOP bio has her finding God and a mission of abortion-clinic protesting at that time, she was at the same time lobbying for liquor on campus. Bachmann was honing her hypocritical skills even in 1977.
Comment posted July 5, 2008 @ 5:59 am
Bachmann is proof positive of the mendaciousness of the Extreme Right. Bachmann's false piety, along with her voracious greed for continued power, demonstrate why so many Reactionaries of her type have such angst. They are torn by their base human instincts and their stated loftiness. In the end, Bachmann is a lonely, pitiful homo sapien, crammed full of opposing forces that tear at her soul. Perhaps if Governor Perpich had allowed booze on the Winona State campus during Bachmann's “exploratory” phase, she would not have grown to become the Facist she has. Unfortunately, one cannot unring the bell and thus we are forced to witness Bachmann's continued and continual hypocrisy unfold. Please, Dear Lord, grant Bachmann the peace of mind she sorely requires.
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