Rep. Michele Bachmann lashed out at First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday over her promotion of breastfeeding, particularly among black women, to curb obesity. On Laura Ingraham’s radio show, Bachmann said that Obama’s campaign — and an IRS change that makes breast pumps tax deductible — constituted a “nanny state” and that it was part of her “hard left agenda.”
It’s a big day for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul. His bill to audit the Federal Reserve gets its first hearing this morning before the House Financial Services Committee. Then tonight, he and committee colleague Michele Bachmann host…
There are a thousand stories in Minnesota’s 850 cities — and in most of them, it seems, City Hall is laying someone off. Winona is cutting its library director along with the school liaison officer and 10 others.…
Yesterday the Washtington Post’s Chris Cillizza wrote a post highlighting the apparent dearth of female politicians eyeing presidential runs. In response, readers threw out numerous names of potential presidential contestants:…
Both Michelle Obama and Michele Bachmann like to go sleeveless. But the first lady’s name has appeared in news articles that also used the word “sleeveless” on 551 occasions, according to the Lexis database, while the Republican congresswoman’s name has shared…
When I was traveling around the state last week in pursuit of Todd Palin, a frequent topic of conservative talk radio was Michelle Obama’s lavish, mid-afternoon room-service purchase of champagne, lobster and caviar at the Waldorf-Astoria in New…
Michelle Obama made a stop in Rochester Monday to campaign for her husband, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama before making her way north to address a crowd of 4,500 at Macalester College in St. Paul. MnIndy copyeditor Nancy Olsen was there and captured these scenes. Look for a report by MnIndy’s Paul Demko soon.
I spoke with Minneapolis City Council member Ralph Remington this morning about his initial experience as a first-time delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Remington is a longtime Barack Obama supporter and was the first city council member to…
And he loves America. And so does Michelle Obama. That seemed to be the theme of the night. In an often stirring speech Michelle paid loving tribute to her parents and credited the civil rights and feminist movements for guiding her…
First Obama Girl had a crush on Barack. Then the McCain Girls totally faked it for McCain. Then, in true viral-style, came this Slayer McCain Girls spoof. (I would award it two devil-horns up,…
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