Minnesota Independent

Hannity and Ellison tussle over Fox’s portrayal of Muslims

By Andy Birkey | 04.21.11 | 12:16 pm

Conservative Fox News commentator Sean Hannity went after Rep. Keith Ellison in an interview Wednesday evening, criticizing the Minnesota congressman for saying Fox News has contributed to the scapegoating of Muslims. “I don’t apologize for it,” Ellison said. “If you are telling me you are going to be more even-handed on issues of religious tolerance, that’s a good step, and I thought that by inviting me here, I thought that’s what you were trying to do.”

Pawlenty: Obama’s playing ‘law professor’ in backing religious freedom for Islamic center planners

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.17.10 | 8:19 am

President Obama’s comments on the Islamic center planned to be built a few blocks from the site of the 9/11 attacks in New York has again raised the hackles of an ever-rightward-veering Tim Pawlenty. On Fox’s Sean Hannity Show…

Bachmann: State aid for teachers, Medicaid will really fund Dem campaigns

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.11.10 | 2:19 pm

Rep. Michele Bachmann, along with the rest of the Republicans in Minnesota’s delegation, voted against the $26.1 billion state aid bill (including about

Bachmann: Net neutrality is ‘censorship’

By Andy Birkey | 04.20.10 | 2:40 pm

Rep. Michele Bachmann appeared on Sean Hannity’s show on Monday to defend herself from critiques lodged against her for her claim that President Obama and the Democrats are running a “gangster…

Bachmann to Hannity: No bipartisan dog and pony show on health care

By Andy Birkey | 02.16.10 | 8:25 am

Rep. Michele Bachmann appeared on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show on Monday to talk about why Republicans should skip President Obama’s bipartisan health care reform summit. Bachmann recently announced that Hannity would be appearing with Sarah Palin at her…

Bachmann in North Dakota: You have to grow a titanium spine

By Andy Birkey | 02.15.10 | 9:26 am

In a 60-minute appearance in Bismark on Friday, Rep. Michele Bachmann laughed and sang and wept as she told attendees they must take America back for the Republicans to protect future generations. In her speech at the NRA-, Republican-…

Bachmann called out for mis-stating Obama aide’s view of healthcare jobs impact

By Chris Steller | 12.15.09 | 9:38 am

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann claimed again Monday that Christina Romer, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, estimated health care reform would cost 5.5 million jobs. Last month PolitiFact called that claim “problematic and contrary”…

Critiques via video bring apologies from Bachmann, Hannity

By Chris Steller | 11.13.09 | 9:05 pm

How to get a conservative to say “I’m sorry”: put your gripe on video. It worked for U.S. Rep. Steve Israel with his Minnesota counterpart, Michele Bachmann, and for cable host Jon Stewart with his opposite at Fox, Sean…

Hannity’s 9/12 file video backs up Bachmann’s inflated 11/5 crowd estimate

By Chris Steller | 11.11.09 | 9:30 am

When U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann appeared on Sean Hannity’s Fox News TV show to celebrate her anti-health care reform rally, she said it had drawn as many as 45,000 — a figure almost everyone else put…

AM.MN: Pawlenty aid the poor? When puppies fly

By Chris Steller | 08.26.09 | 8:30 am

Gov. Pawlenty continued his joke-recycling program Tuesday by telling Fox News’ Sean Hannity that having the government watch your money is like having Michael Vick watch your dog for the weekend. Here’s another good…