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Investigate Congress for Anti-Americanism
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caniff



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ya-ta Boy wrote:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081022/ap_on_el_ho/minnesota_congresswoman


She's quite the bold-faced liar, huh? I wish for once these people would be more properly dragged over the coals for the BS they spew. Unfortunately, the 24 hour news cycle lets this crap get swept under the carpet too easily (although in her case hopefully it sticks).
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Ya-ta Boy



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I ran across a couple of articles about her over on RCP. They said she's been a media hound since coming to Congress and has managed to be on TV around 20 times in 2 years. Not bad for a freshman Congresswoman.

This is the woman who wanted 'Aladin' banned because it promoted witchcraft. Confused

Here's a bit from Wiki: Parents charged Bachmann with trying to set up classes on Creationism and advocating "something called '12 Christian principles' be taught, very much like the 10 Commandments." Bachmann and the board of directors also refused to allow the in-school screening of the Disney film Aladdin, feeling that it endorsed magic/witchcraft and promoted paganism. With her directors, Bachmann appeared before the Stillwater School Board to address the concerned group of parents. Feeling that the criticism was an unfounded personal attack, she stated, "Are you going to question my integrity?" As the critique continued, Bachmann and four members of her board resigned on the spot � reportedly viewing the whole controversy as stemming from anti-Christian discrimination
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