Phyllis Schlafly

Some of Rep. Michele Bachmann’s comments in Denver this week — notably, that opponents of health care reform should “slit our wrists, be blood brothers” — generated plenty of attention in the media and blogosphere. But in just three weeks, she’ll have plenty of competition for those headlines. Speaking at the “How to Take Back America” conference later this month, she’ll be sharing the stage with a pastor who says conference attendees will be trained to “turn out the infidels”; a radio host who doubts President Obama is a U.S. citizen; and a columnist who opposes statehood for Puerto Rico because he says it’s a “Caribbean dogpatch.”

Norm Coleman is giving the keynote speech at the Conservative Heartland Leadership Conference, which began in St. Louis today. The two-day conference features such hard-right luminaries as Phyllis Schlafly, Rush Limbaugh’s brother and Grover Norquist. Does the endorsement of Coleman — who’s always tried to project himself as a moderate — suggest a shift in [...]

Three-hundred-year-old religious right gadfly Phyllis Schlafly organized a “Life of the Party” party on Tuesday for pro-life delegates and politicians. The event was rife with bitter disappointments for the crowd, however. First delegates were met at the door by protesters from Code Pink, who heckled pro-lifers for their support of the war. Then they learned [...]

We’re publishing this item especially for our RSS readers, to call your attention to Karl Bremer’s MnIndy piece last Monday reporting that Michele Bachmann is (was?) to be a featured guest at a convention-week reception for Palin hosted by ancient anti-feminist warrior Phyllis Schlafy and the Republican National Coalition for Life.
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Editor’s note: MnIndy published this piece on Monday, and we’re foregrounding it again now in light of Palin’s VP nod today.
Michele Bachmann will be a featured guest at the “The Life of the Party Party,” a reception honoring Alaska Governor Sarah Palin during next week’s Republican National Convention. The event is sponsored by anti-feminist and [...]