Bachmann Wants McCarthy-Like Witch Hunt For Anti-Americans

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/17/gop-rep-channels-mccarthy_n_135735.html

A campaign to censure Rep. Michelle Bachmann over her remarks has been launched.
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In a television appearance that outraged Democrats are already describing as Joseph McCarthy politics, Minnesota Rep. Michelle Bachmann claimed on Friday that Barack Obama and his wife Michelle held anti-American views and couldn't be trusted in the White House. She even called for the major newspapers of the country to investigate other members of Congress to "find out if they are pro-America or anti-America."

Appearing on MSNBC's Hardball, Bachmann went well off the reservation when it comes to leveling political charges against the Democratic nominee.

"If we look at the collection of friends that Barack Obama has had in his life," she said, "it calls into question what Barack Obama's true beliefs and values and thoughts are. His attitudes, values, and beliefs with Jeremiah Wright on his view of the United States...is negative; Bill Ayers, his negative view of the United States. We have seen one friend after another call into question his judgment -- but also, what it is that Barack Obama really believes?"

Goaded by a Chris Matthews to explain exactly what she was talking about (at one point Bachmann seemed to imply that liberalism was anti-Americanism), the congresswoman waded deeper into the mud.

"Remember it was Michele Obama who said she is only recently proud of her country and so these are very anti-American views," she said. "That's not the way that most Americans feel about our country. Most Americans are wild about America and they are very concerned to have a president who doesn't share those values."

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[jokeclanproductions]

Why has no one killed her yet?

[instereovideos]

speaking of witch hunts, does anyone else think she looks like something out of an exorcism film?

[em34ev3r]

@adamrandom14 simply put.

[luv4knowledge]

She finally dropped out of the race wonder why her brain was so slow to arrive at that conclusion?

[adamrandom14]

why doesn't anybody kill her?

[islespatrick]

my favorite thing on youtube

[C0mm0nS3ns3]

Michelle just do us all a favor buy a gun and point it at your head and the truth will become clear when you pull down on the trigger

[NewtsNews]

Michele Bachmann drops out of GOP race.

[stchaltin]

AMERICANS ARE NOT ANTI-AMERICAN! Get that through your fucking head, Michele. I have no idea what the fuck you mean by anti-American. Holy shit.