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‘Unsinkable’ Bachmann deep in donations from Walser, whose rescue she mocked

By Chris Steller | 06.11.09 | 10:31 am

bachmannAs first reported by the Minnesota Independent yesterday, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann mocked the removal of an auto dealership from the long list of closures demanded by General Motors during a speech on the House floor Tuesday, accusing…

Bachmann likens U.S. to Titanic, decries ‘gangster government’

By Chris Steller | 06.10.09 | 10:45 am

Rep. Michele Bachmann took to the floor of the House of Representatives twice Tuesday, likening the United States to the Titanic and lambasting “gangster government” for meddling in carmakers’ affairs — though she boasts on her Web site of doing the same auto dealership-advocacy she decries Democrats for.