Bachmann: Blaming minority lending for economic crisis ‘does not mean I’m a racist’

Rep. Michele Bachmann is facing increasing heat for repeated statements tying the banking crisis to a 30-year-old law that addressed the racist practice of redlining by lenders. Her statements led to sharp criticism from fellow Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison and her political opponents, and resulted in Bachmann’s being forced to defend her statements as non-racist.