Michele Bachmann
Kicking Off the 2012 Presidential Campaign
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
January 9, 2012 - 8:04am (Print)
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Presidential Forums, Divorce, and Plan B
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
January 1, 2012 - 9:32pm (Print)
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Mainstream Media Perpetuates HPV Vaccine Mythology
December 16, 2011 - 10:21am (Print)
The war cry of the GOP (Grand Old Puritans) is that the HPV vaccine is a license for public fornication. This is how they rally their financial base. I get that, but the press doesn’t have to take the bait. It only becomes a story if the press makes it so.
Primary Drama and Intimate Wars
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
November 28, 2011 - 11:23am (Print)
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Intimate Wars and Primary Drama
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
November 27, 2011 - 9:44pm (Print)
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Bachmann Talks Abortion While Campaigning At Iowa Church
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
October 31, 2011 - 8:38pm (Print)
The candidate is once more doing the combination testimony/campaign stomp that got her on the national radar in 2008.
Bachmann Focusing Even More On Abortion
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
October 7, 2011 - 11:14am (Print)
In the wake of a new federal abortion bill, Bachmann takes her anti-choice credentials straight to the voters.
Michele Bachmann Campaigns On Abortion in Iowa
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
October 5, 2011 - 11:25am (Print)
The presidential contender may be a longshot for the nomination, but she's still trying to shore up anti-choice support.
"Lil Poundcake" the HPV Vaccine Doll!
Meet Lil Poundcake, the star of this week's SNL commercial parody! Her hair really grows, you can put earrings in her ears, and she administers the HPV vaccine -- "the only doll qualified to administer the HPV vaccine to girls under 10!" This parody was created in response to the HPV wars of recent GOP Debates. [Via Feministing]
Stephen Colbert Praises Michele Bachmann’s Scientific Research On HPV Vaccination
While some have breathlessly opined that the media has failed the public by allowing Bachmann to spread misinformation about the HPV vaccine, Colbert takes the opposite approach to much greater effect: amplification of the absurd comments to comedic effect. (via Mediaite)

