Rep. Michele Bachmann was grilled by the hosts of several Sunday morning talk shows about her views on gay and lesbian Americans. When pressed about her past statements about LGBT issues, she repeated “I am running for the presidency of the United States,” several times in lieu of answering the question. “I’m not anyone’s judge.”
Rep. Michele Bachmann will be giving a response to President Obama’s State of the Union address through the Tea Party Express. It’s not an official Republican rebuttal, but many are calling it the official tea party response. Her speech will follow Obama’s and the official Republican response given by Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. The Minnesota Independent will be live-blogging Bachmann’s speech this evening providing our readers with highlights.
The White House will be live streaming President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address. Watch here, starting at 8 pm CST; transcript of the address inside.
CNN announced Tuesday afternoon that it will broadcast both Rep. Michele Bachmann’s reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union address live and the official Republican response by Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. Bachmann’s speech will be given through the group Tea Party Express. The Minnesota Independent will be live-blogging Bachmann’s response this evening.
Rep. Michele Bachmann has been steeped in tea party politics for the last two years, but she may be overstepping her bounds as she increasingly attaches herself to a movement that insists it has no party and no leader. Bachmann is set to give a response to President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday evening in concert with the Tea Party Express — a move that has prompted local tea partiers to cry foul.
Minnesota’s best chance at a mention during the State of the Union — barring an unlikely shout-out to accused phone-repair impersonator Joe Basel — is Sen. Al Franken’s new jobs bill, inspired by a Minnesota program.…
On the eve of his first State of the Union address — a speech likely to be viewed as a response to a new Washington pessimism over his domestic agenda — President Obama is recording consistent support for his handling of foreign affairs and national security, according to an overview of recent polls. But despite support for his international agenda, dissatisfaction with his handling of foreign and security issues is growing.
Former Massachuetts Gov. Mitt Romney pushed back Sunday against Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s attacks on the Bay State’s health care system.
Think it was mere chance that got Minneapolis a mention in President Obama’s address to Congress? It turns out that the select occasions in the past when Minnesota’s biggest city turned up in presidential addresses have always been during…
6:20 I will be live blogging tonight’s State of the Union address. The event begins at 8 p.m. Central Standard Time, live blogging will begin about a half hour earlier.
7:32 CNN, which is far more impressed with…
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