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Bachmann&#39;s Beach Reading: Economic Theory
Bachmann's Beach Reading:
Economic Theory
interview
Jun 11, 2011 11:16 AM CDT

Bachmann's Beach Reading: Economic Theory

Vacation means it's time for Ludwig von Mises

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann gets the "weekend interview" treatment today in the Wall Street Journal , and editorial board member Stephen Moore writes that he has "no doubt" she will be announcing her candidacy soon and that it would be a "mistake to count her out." Some highlights from...

Top GOP Hopefuls Prep for First Big Debate

First 2012 debate for Romney, Bachmann, Gingrich

(Newser) - Seven top Republican presidential hopefuls will gather this month for the first New Hampshire 2012 debate. Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, Ron Paul, and Rick Santorum will meet at Saint Anselm College for the face-off, hosted by CNN ’s John King. It's the...

Michele Bachmann in New Hampshire: 'Obama Has to Go'
 Bachmann: 'Obama Has to Go' 
May 31, 2011 8:28 AM CDT

Bachmann: 'Obama Has to Go'

And Minnesota rep hints she's just the person to send him packing

(Newser) - Rep. Michele Bachmann gave the strongest hint yet that she intends on running for president in 2012, in an appearance last night in New Hampshire, reports the Washington Post . “Obama has to go and has to be replaced, but not just by anyone,” Bachmann told dozens of GOP...

GOP Dream Team? Jon Huntsman and Michele Bachmann
 Huntsman/Bachmann: 
 GOP Dream Team? 
OPINION
May 27, 2011 1:43 PM CDT

Huntsman/Bachmann: GOP Dream Team?

He's a great candidate, but can't reach the party base like her

(Newser) - Jon Huntsman is quite the candidate; he’s a moderate, cerebral, urbane internationalist with tons of experience. “In other words, he is ‘toast’ in today’s Republican Party, and he has very little chance to be the 2012 nominee,” writes ex-Reagan and Bush staffer Ed Rogers in...

Michele Bachmann Might as Well Run
 Michele 
 Bachmann 
 Might as 
 Well Run 
Joan Walsh
May 19, 2011 1:45 PM CDT

Michele Bachmann Might as Well Run

She's no worse than the rest of the GOP field: Joan Walsh

(Newser) - Joan Walsh writes that she used to dismiss the idea of a Michele Bachmann presidential run as laughable. But after watching the GOP's 2012 follies of late— especially you, Newt —she's changing her tune a little. "As the likely GOP contenders engage in a race to...

2012 Not Looking Good for Women
 2012 Not Looking 
 Good for Women 
dee dee myers
May 17, 2011 2:47 PM CDT

2012 Not Looking Good for Women

Candidates 'provocative but unelectable': Dee Dee Myers

(Newser) - The 2008 election brought us the first victory by a woman in a presidential primary, not to mention the first female GOP candidate for national office. But 2012 isn’t shaping up so nicely for women: Those making headlines are either “provocative but unelectable” or “provocative but who...

Mike Huckabee: Reactions Pour in Following Decision Not to Run in 2012
 Why Did We Waste 
 So Much Time on Huck? 
reactions
May 15, 2011 3:48 PM CDT

Why Did We Waste So Much Time on Huck?

Reactions pour in after he airs decision not to run

(Newser) - “Now that we know that Mike Huckabee isn't going to run for president, it's worth pointing out that all the time spent reporting, writing, and reading about his intentions over the last several months has been totally wasted,” writes Conor Friedersdorf in the Atlantic . He proposes...

High Schooler to Michele Bachmann: Let's Debate Constitution and US History
High Schooler to Bachmann:
Let's Debate History
in case you missed it
May 15, 2011 7:49 AM CDT

High Schooler to Bachmann: Let's Debate History

Teen calls her grasp of civics 'grossly distorted'

(Newser) - Concerned that Michele Bachmann’s take on US civics is “factually incorrect, inaccurately applied or grossly distorted,” a New Jersey teen has challenged the Minnesota representative to a debate on US history and the Constitution, the Minnesota Independent reports. “The frequent inability you have shown to accurately...

Bachmann: Want Me to Run? Send $50

Email to supporters seeks opinions, plus cash

(Newser) - More modern politics: Michele Bachmann sent an email to supporters today with a novel approach to asking for money as she considers a presidential run, notes Politico : "If you want me to continue fighting the Big-Government Obama agenda in the U.S. House of Representatives, please make a generous...

Bachmann: ‘Please Pray for Me’

She also asks for 'special anointing' as she considers 2012 run

(Newser) - In deciding whether to embark on a quest for greater political power, Michele Bachmann is leaning on the power of prayer. "I am asking your listeners to now please pray for me and my husband and my team," Bachmann said in an interview with Financial Issues Stewardship Ministries,...

Michele Bachmann's Latest Gaffe: She Claims NATO Killed up to 30K Civilians in Libya
Bachmann: NATO Killed
30K Libyan Civilians
whoops
May 1, 2011 1:36 PM CDT

Bachmann: NATO Killed 30K Libyan Civilians

Not exactly, Chris Wallace later corrects her

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann got a little mixed up today, claiming on Fox News Sunday that NATO airstrikes have killed as many as 30,000 civilians in Libya. She was railing against the “foolishness” of President Obama’s decision to get involved in Libya at the time, The Raw Story reports....

Time's Most Influential List: Julian Assange, Justin Bieber, Michele Bachmann, Oprah
 Time Unveils Influential List 
Apr 21, 2011 10:29 AM CDT

Time Unveils Influential List

A look at some of the more interesting entries from this year's list

(Newser) - Time has just released its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and there are some perennial favorites (Barack Obama, Oprah), some recent newsmakers (Julian Assange, Mark Zuckerberg), some villains (Anwar al-Awlaki, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, Kim Jong Un, all of whom get very brief write-ups), some...

Bachmann Latest Republican to Downplay Birthers

'That should settle it,' she says of current Obama certification

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann today distanced herself from the birther camp, reports CNN , which sees it as a clear trend among GOP politicians and strategists. When ABC's George Stephanopoulos showed Bachmann the president's Certification of Live Birth from Hawaii, she responded: "Well, then that should settle it," and...

Bachmann Tax Day Rally Flops

Tea Party favorite says she 'can't wait to go up against President Obama'

(Newser) - South Carolina didn't exactly roll out the red carpet for devout Tea Partier and possible GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann on Monday. Only around 300 people—including political operatives and members of the media—turned up at a Tax Day rally in Columbia, about a tenth of the number...

Stewart: Is Anyone Else as Crazy as Trump?

Sadly, yes.

(Newser) - Donald Trump is pretty heavily into this whole birther thing at this point, so Jon Stewart wonders: Could anyone else in the GOP match his level of crazy? Not surprisingly, "Alaska Palin is with Trump," Stewart noted last night . But "Minnesota Palin" (aka Michele Bachmann) takes...

If Trump Is on Top, GOP Needs Fresh Blood
 If Trump Is on Top, 
 GOP Needs Fresh Blood 
nate silver
Apr 13, 2011 2:09 PM CDT

If Trump Is on Top, GOP Needs Fresh Blood

Maybe it's time for Chris Christie or Paul Ryan to take another look: Nate Silver

(Newser) - Attention Chris Christie, or maybe Paul Ryan? Donald Trump's strong showing in recent polls illustrates just how shaky the GOP's 2012 field is, writes Nate Silver at the New York Times . He breaks the candidates into three groups: The Fairfax Five (think establishment candidates) of Romney, Pawlenty, Huntsman, Barbour, and...

How 'Crazy' Can Help the GOP

 GOP Is Crazy... 
 Like a Fox 

opinion
Apr 13, 2011 4:43 AM CDT

GOP Is Crazy... Like a Fox

Bachmann can clear the field for traditionalist Republicans: Kornacki

(Newser) - There may be method to the Republican Party's apparent madness, writes Steve Kornacki in Salon . Mouthy scene-stealer Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann seems to be elbowing Sarah Palin out of the limelight, plopping the former Alaska governor at an all-time popularity low, much to the relief of the GOP establishment, says...

Planned Parenthood Is 'LensCrafters' of Abortion: Bachmann

She also rips gay marriage, Department of Education

(Newser) - Republicans trying to woo conservative Iowans are likely to find Michele Bachmann a hard act to follow. The Minnesotan, speaking to a conservative group last night, slammed "liberal policies" on abortion, same-sex marriage, and health care reform, the Des Moines Register reports. She labeled Planned Parenthood the "LensCrafters...

Tea Party on Budget Deal: 'We Won' to 'Disappointed'

Not everybody's happy, but Boehner doesn't have a mutiny on his hands

(Newser) - John Boehner put a happy face on the grinding budget deal reached last night, but reactions varied among the GOP rank-and-file—specifically those with their eye on the Oval Office. Some reactions from around the Beltway, courtesy of Politico:
  • Michele Bachman: “The deal is a disappointment for me and
...

Do Not Underestimate Michele Bachmann

Steve Kornacki: Think of her as today's Pat Buchanan

(Newser) - A lot of people are eager to write off Michele Bachmann’s potential presidential run , but they’re making a mistake, argues Steve Kornacki at Salon , because Bachmann has a real chance to rock the apple cart here. Bachmann is “plainly more viable” than a host of “no-shot...

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