Michele Bachmann: how powerful is she?
MPR has this note this morning about a Forbes piece identifying Bachmann as "the 22d most powerful woman in the world." The Forbes piece explains "who Bachmann is" but doesn't explain why they included...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann: electability
Media pieces today suggesting that either: 1) it's over, for Bachmann or 2) it's far from over, for Bachmann. This stuff I'm citing today is "horse race" political coverage. There are still people who...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann: Television news profile of her and her nuttiness
Here is something you should watch. It's the best broadcast news introduction to "who is Michele Bachmann, presidential candidate" that I've seen. I'm prejudiced about that, because I'm interviewed in...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann: the "is she done?" story
Today I want to go on record and officially address the issue of whether or not "Michele Bachmann is done..." That is, whether or not she's finished as a contender for the White House--doomed by...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann: the "she's done" narrative continues
Wow. It's tough being "nutty flavor of month," once it's not your month anymore. This spring Michele Bachmann was the up-and-comer. Sure, the GOP leadership secretly despised her and thought she was a...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann: suicides among gay teens
Once again, Michele finds herself on the receiving end of a bad news cycle. Michele want this news cycle to be about whether or not Rick Perry violated conservative core principles by attempting to...
View ArticleOn Fixing The World, Or, Help George Carlin Stick It To God
Once again The Fates have come our way to provide a story, and once again, we have a contender for the "Ironic Story Of The Year". It's got everything you need for serious irony: an irascible comedian...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann: Star Tribune does actual news story on Bachmann
The Minneapolis Star Tribune's Washington correspondent, Kevin Diaz, did some actual news reporting on the Bachmann story. That's noteworthy, because in the past a lot of the Strib reporting on the...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann: Glee's Jane Lynch to plans to become Michele Bachmann
Bachmann want regulations regarding food safety repealed, but she won't say which ones. LINK: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/... Rick Santorum says that Bachmann and Perry are too soft, on the issue of...
View ArticleWhen Bachmann is back running for her House Seat will she get the same scrutiny?
Now that it seems like Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is starting to fade from the 2012 Republican presidential race, it brings me to a question I've been wondering about since around May or so. Will...
View ArticleWill NPR's new President be the Appeaser-In-Chief?
Gary Knell assumes the office of President and CEO of National Public Radio today. As I listened to the piece describing NPR's situation relating to Congress, it sounded like NPR will be becoming more...
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Marching On Wells Fargo
Minnesotans For A Fair Economy is organizing a March on Wells Fargo today, it's in conjunction with OccupyMN and starts at 3:00 pm at Peavy Plaza (not the Hennepin County Gov't Center). There's a lot...
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Who Is The Whiny 9 Year Old Here? - Part 2
Last Sunday, after reading noted GOPer apologist Jason Lewis' latest rant in the Star Tribune, I posted "Who Is The Whiny 9 Year Old Here?" In it, I wrote: "I'd fact-check Jason, but what's the point?...
View ArticleRomney: "Privatize Veterans Medical Care"
There's a reason the New Hampshire Gazette has Willard Mitt Romney listed in it's "Chickenhawk Hall Of Shame." And stuff like this is going to keep Romney in it: Maybe some enterprising main-stream...
View Article"That's right folks, don't touch that dial!"
Every year when the snow gets ready to fly, I get a little sad - because on December 4th, 1993 Frank Zappa checked out. I'm tossing this one up today, because tomorrow GOPer talking heads will make...
View ArticlePot, Meet Kettle: The Marshall Independent Shows It's True Colors...
(from BuffaloRidgeBlog.com )Now the "dead tree" and other establishment press quite often accuses us bloggers of lacking in the impartiallity they so proudly claim. Damn right, we have ideals and...
View ArticleCellphones a prime example of refusing to believe inconvenient science
On Thursday, MPR's Midmorning had a program on the dangers of using cellphones while driving, and it's a perfect illustration of how science gets denied when its implications are a challenge to our...
View ArticleReports: Bachmann Suspending Campaign - Update
As of 10:05 AM, the cable news channels are reporting that Michele Bachmann will be announcing the suspension of her presidential campaign, in the wake of her pitiful, humiliating last-place finish in...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann: oh--so, so many things wrong with MinnPost coverage
David Brauer wrote a piece deploring the state of Bachmann coverage in Minnesota. He quite rightly begins by excoriating Strib columnist Lori Sturdevant. According to Brauer, Sturdevant was running...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann: Brian Lambert's criticism of Minnesota coverage
Veteran Minnesota journalist Brian Lambert broke with his fellow Minnesota reporters and editors and admitted something very important, very newsworthy. Lambert acknowledged that the Minnesota...
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