On Friday, Bachmann ignited a national controversy when she appeared on a cable news talk show and said she was “very concerned” that Obama “may have anti-American views” and called for the media to examine whether members of Congress are “pro-America or anti-America.”
On Sunday, she retreated from those statements during a television appearance on WCCO-TV.
“I’m not saying his views are anti-American, I’m saying they’re concerning. That was a misreading of what I said,” she told reporter Esme Murphy. BTW, I say the interview on Hardball, there was NO misunderstanding her words…she called liberals “anti-American”. Period.
She reiterated that the national media should take a closer look at the relationships Obama had with former 1960s radical Bill Ayers and others. She also warned that if Democrats control the White House and Congress, “we could have the highest tax increases in modern times.” Pathetic attempt to deflect her outrageous statement. I love it when politicians crawfish……..it is sad, but surprisingly amusing.
Bachmann’s main opponent, DFL- and Independence Party-endorsed candidate Elwyn Tinklenberg, said his campaign had raised $450,000 in the 24 hours following Bachmann’s statements.
On Sunday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent out a mass fundraising e-mail featuring video of Bachmann’s MSNBC appearance and emphasizing Tinklenberg’s chances of winning the race.
Hate can make you say things you really do not mean to say. But in the case of Rep. Michele Bachman, she firmly believes that all us liberals are unAmerican and unpatriotic.
Former Bush administration Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday described statements U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann made Friday questioning whether Barack Obama is anti-American as “nonsense.”
Powell, a retired Army general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, rebuked the 6th Congressional District Republican during a news conference that followed his endorsement of Obama for president on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday morning.
“This business of, for example, a congressman (sic) from Minnesota who’s going around saying, ‘Let’s examine all congressmen to see who’s pro-America and who’s not pro-America.’ We have got to stop this kind of nonsense and pull ourselves together and remember that our great strength is in our unity and our diversity,” he said.