Bachmann

“The DCCC is after me again!” read a fund-raising e-mail Rep. Michele Bachmann sent to supporters Monday afternoon. It’s the first time Bachmann has acknowledged — at least implicitly — the uproar her comments on KTLK two weeks ago caused among progressive, and even a few conservative, blogs and media outlets.
Her statements on the rich, [...]

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will not seek congressional help in building a replacement for the DeSoto bridge in St. Cloud according to a report by Lawrence Schumacher in The St. Cloud Times. The information was revealed on Wednesday in a letter from Rep. Michele Bachmann (pictured), R-Minn., to Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Bachmann, who is [...]

For the third time in 15 months, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., has a new chief of staff. Michelle Presson replaces Rich Dunn, who resigned in February. Presson comes from the office of Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., where she was chief of staff for nine months.

Bachmann’s office has had high turnover throughout her short time [...]

According to Politico, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., will be “squatting” again this year in anticipation of face time with President Bush at the State of the Union address tonight.

She’s among a handful of bipartisan Congress members who arrive hours early to ensure an aisle seat and, therefore a chance to embrace Bush and video cameras.

At [...]

The office of Rep. Michele Bachmann responded to criticisms over her statements on Minnesota’s work ethic, statements that earned her a spot as a finalist on “Worst Person in the World” list of MSNBC’s Keith Olberman.

Were her words taken out of context? The St. Cloud Times has a transcript of what Bachmann said via Congressional [...]

The staff of U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann is in the midst of a significant shakeup, with major departures from both the Washington and Minnesota offices, and a controversial social conservative taking over Bachmann’s Minnesota operations.
Rich Dunn, the chief of staff from the Washington office, told the Minnesota staff Friday that former state Sen. Sean Nienow, [...]

Former Minnesota Transportation Commissioner Elwyn Tinklenberg (at right, on the phone) was endorsed Thursday by the Minnesota AFL-CIO in his race for the U.S. House from the 6th District. If he wins the nomination, Tinklenberg will challenge first-term Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann of Stillwater.

Tinklenberg, who is also a former mayor of Blaine, and banker Bob [...]

“If it looks like a government handout, [Rep. Michele] Bachmann has opposed it,” writes Karl Bremer in a guest post at Eric Black Ink. “But when it comes to collecting her own government assistance checks, that’s another story.”
Poring over Bachmann’s financial disclosures, he discovered that while Bachmann voted on July 27 against the farm bill, [...]

And does a politician who aired and condoned slimy ads on her own behalf forfeit any of her right to complain when she doesn’t like the ads run against her?

As you may have heard, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann is asking local TV stations to yank an Americans United for Change 30-second spot, currently running on [...]

“Brave souls” protest NFL rules: Local editors are resisting new National Football League rules that require on-field photographers to wear red vests bearing sponsor logos. On Friday, Strib managing editor Scott Gillespie and PiPress editor Thom Fladung sent a  letter to the league stating they “have no intention of having our journalists wear sponsor logos [...]