Michelle Bachmann

Events (40)

• October 17-22, 2008: Republican Representative Attacks Obama’s Patriotism, Then Claims She Was ‘Trapped’ 2008-10-17
• November 20, 2008: US Representative Denies Allegation of Election Fraud in Senate Race, Then Reiterates Claim 2008-11-20
• March 5, 2009: Republicans Call Obama’s Health Care Plans ‘Socialism’ 2009-03-05
• March 27, 2009: US Representative, Conservative Radio Host Accuse Obama Administration of Planning to Supplant US Currency with ‘Other’ Monetary System 2009-03-27
• March 31, 2009: Congress Passes Serve America Act; Conservatives Claim Act Will Mandate ‘Re-education,’ Prohibit Church Attendance 2009-03-31
• July 27, 2009: ’Birther’ Sympathizer in US House Objects to Resolution Commemorating Hawaiian Statehood; Resolution States Obama Is a Hawaiian Native 2009-07-27
• August 18, 2009: Republican Representative Says Federal Government Lacks Power to Reform Health Care; Progressive News Site Debunks Claim 2009-08-18
• August 18, 2009: Democrat Answers Accusations of ‘Nazi’ Health Care Reform: ‘On What Planet Do You Spend Most of Your Time?’ 2009-08-18
• September 30, 2009: Conservative Representative Claims Health Care Reform Will Lead to School-Based ‘Sex Clinics’ That Could Offer Abortions; Claim Debunked 2009-09-30
• November 5, 2009: Rally Uses Racial, ‘Communist’ Slurs against Obama, Democrats; Fox Pundit Quadruples Crowd Size to Claim ‘Massive’ Turnout 2009-11-05
• February 4-6, 2010: First Tea Party Convention Held; Critics Accuse Organizers, Palin of Profiteering, Attempting to ‘Co-Opt’ Movement 2010-02-04
• March 2, 2010: Militia Groups ‘Explode’ in Number Since Obama’s Election, Report Finds 2010-03-02
• March 20, 2010: Tea Party, Other Protesters Hurl Racial, Homophobic Slurs at Lawmakers, Spit on Congressman 2010-03-20
• April 7, 2010: Fact Checking Organization Debunks Claims that Obama Has Power to Create ‘Private Army’ 2010-04-07
• August 24, 2010: Human Rights Organization Finds Tea Parties Heavily Influenced by Racist and Anti-Immigrant Groups and Ideals 2010-08-24
• September 24, 2010: Tea Party Film Labels Obama a ‘Gangsta’ 2010-09-24
• October 19, 2010: Nationalism, Anti-Immigration Stance Typical of Most Tea Party Organizations, Human Rights Organization Reports 2010-10-19
• March 23, 2011: Republican Representative Says States Can Ignore Constitution, ‘Nullify’ Federal Laws 2011-03-23
• March 27-28, 2011: Liberal Comedian Uses Crude Sexual Epithet against Former Alaska Governor 2011-03-27
• April 5, 2011: Conservative Organization Official: Anti-Poverty Spending Fails Because African-Americans ‘Rut Like Rabbits’ 2011-04-05
• April 20, 2011: Congressional ‘Birther’ Supporter Apparently Accepts Obama Birth Certificate as Valid, Says, ‘Move On’ 2011-04-20
• April 28, 2011: British Columnist: Trump Represents Core Values of Modern American Republicans 2011-04-28
• April 30, 2011: GOP Presidential Contender Says US Should Not Raise Debt Ceiling Regardless of Potential Economic Consequences 2011-04-30
• April 30, 2011: Obama ‘Zings’ Trump over Birth Certificate at Annual Correspondents Dinner 2011-04-30
• June 26, 2011: GOP Presidential Candidate: Obama Lying about Need to Raise Debt Ceiling 2011-06-26
• July 1-2, 2011: Ohio Tea Party Convention Features Racist, Conspiratorial Presentations by John Birch Society, Other Organizations 2011-07-01
• July 13, 2011: ’Tea Party’ Congressional Members Introduce Alternative to Raising Debt Ceiling, Accuse Obama of Lying about Calamitous Effects of National Default 2011-07-13
• August 6-9, 2011: Republicans Blame Obama Administration for Credit Downgrade Triggered by Debt Ceiling Legislation 2011-08-06
• August 11, 2011: GOP Presidential Candidate: Credit Downgrade Proves Her Resistance to Raising Debt Ceiling Was Right 2011-08-11
• August 11, 2011: Credit Firm Says Willingness of Some US Lawmakers to Send US into Default Triggered Credit Downgrade 2011-08-11
• August 12, 2011: Financial Leaders, Economists Lambast Republicans’ Economic Policies 2011-08-12
• August 12, 2011: New Republic Editor Insists on Citing House Republicans as Cause of Credit Downgrade 2011-08-12
• August 12, 2011: Business Publication Blames Republican ‘Tea Party’ Legislators for US Credit Downgrade 2011-08-12
• August 16, 2011: Researchers: Republicans Moving Away from Mainstream American Ideology by Embracing Tea Party 2011-08-16
• January 3, 2012: Republican Primary Spending in Iowa Breaks Records; Spending Driven by ‘Independent’ Super PACs Airing Onslaught of Negative Ads 2012-01-03
• February 9-11, 2012: White Supremacists Speak at Prominent Conservative Political Conference, Joined by Republican Lawmaker 2012-02-09
• March 6, 2012: Liberal Talk Show Host Says Liberals Should Accept Limbaugh’s Apology, Stop Pushing for Sponsors to Leave 2012-03-06
• May 3, 2012: Republican Presidential Nominee Advised by Neoconservatives who Advocate Huge Military Spending Increases, War with Iran 2012-05-03
• March 2010: Military-Style ‘Oath Keepers’ Profiled by Progressive Magazine
• 1928 and After: Objectivist Philosopher Touts Child Murderer as ‘Ideal Man’