[PAA-Discuss] The Michele Bachmann/Bill Clinton Smackdown

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September 29, 2010


 
WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING THIS WEEK
The Michele Bachmann/Bill Clinton Smackdown
Michele Bachman seems particularly happy—now that she's running for reelection against Bill Clinton.
The Minnesota Republican, who heads the House Tea Party Caucus, has been sending out fundraising emails to conservatives, asking them to help her "defend herself against Bill Clinton." What's Clinton got to do with it? In mid-September, he spoke at a Minneapolis fundraiser for state Sen. Tarryl Clark, who is challenging Bachmann. According to Bachmann, Clinton attacked her and the tea party movement by calling her "stupid." Hitting up the right-wingers for campaign cash, Bachmann decries "the despicable Clinton attacks on my character" and declares, "Clinton, Pelosi, Obama, and the rest of the liberal establishment are in panic mode as Tea Party candidates across the country rise up against their socialist government. We must continue to fight!"
Clinton sure did take a swipe at Bachmann at that fundraiser, but how tough was it? Here's what the ex-president actually said. —David Corn [READ MORE]
 
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