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Michele Bachmann

2011-08-10T21:21:57Z

JacksonS: some additions

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|name=Michele Bachmann
|image=Michele Bachmann.jpg
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Marcus Bachmann
|religion= Non-Denominational Christian
(Was formerly a member of the [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod]])<REF>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/michele-bachmann-leaves-church-gets-catholic-support-52384/ Bachmann leaves church] Anugrah Kumar, <i>The Christian Post</i>, 27 July 2011</REF>
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Minnesota
|district=6th
|terms=January 4, 2007 – Present
|preceded=Mark Kennedy
|former=
|succeeded=
}}
}}

'''Michele M. Bachmann''', born April 6, 1956 (age {{age|1956|04|06}}), is a [[conservative]] and the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] woman to be elected to the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Minnesota]]. She represents the 6th District of Minnesota.

A [[movement conservative]], Michele Bachmann defeated a massive attempt by [[liberals]] to unseat her in 2008 and 2010. Prior to her election to [[Congress]], she served in the Minnesota state [[legislature]] since first being elected there in 2000 as a check against the leftists then encroaching on Minnesota's freedoms.

Michele Bachmann, an [[attorney]], is a former tax litigator. She has five [[children]] and has also opened her home to 23 foster children.<ref>http://bachmann.house.gov/Biography/</ref>

Bachmann is [[pro-life]], [[pro-gun]],<REF>[http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2008/10/bachmann_gets_n.shtml Bachmann gets new campaign manager, NRA endorsement] MN. Public Radio, OCTOBER 3, 2008</REF> pro-religion and holds many other core conservative values. A search for her on [[Google]] turns up five positive sites for every 100 nasty liberal smear sites, like the [[Huffington Post]]. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has now officially put the outspoken Minnesota Republican in their sights with the bachmannwatch website. She has been heavily influenced by Francis Shaeffer, and is not afraid to defend her conservative Christian moral convictions against even the most desperate attacks by liberals.

== [[Liberal]] Criticisms ==

Liberals have been hysterical about some of the candid observations of Congresswoman Bachmann. She was targeted for comments made seeking an investigation into the [[Obama]]-[[William Ayers|Ayers]] connection, the "tolerant" liberal establishment even compared her to the Nazis.<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2008/10/21/hardball-gone-mad-congresswoman-compared-nazi-insisting-media-cover-obam Hardball Gone Mad: Congresswoman Compared to Nazi for Insisting Media Cover Obama-Ayers Connection], Tim Graham, ''Newsbusters'', October 21, 2008</ref> She deserves many compliments for her insight and courage. Congresswoman Rep. Bachmann "has shown an uncanny knack for infuriating critics with sometimes off-the-wall behavior and comments, all the while advancing her own political career." <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/19/pub-michele-bachmann/ Outspoken But Not Outmaneuvered, Rep. Bachmann Manages Her Candor], Judson Berger, ''Fox News.com'', March 27, 2009</ref>

Bachmann's husband has also been the target of untrue smears by liberals. Fearful of her popularity as she runs for president, liberals have taken the low road and attacked her family.

== See also ==
[[United States Presidential Election, 2012]]
[[File:Bachmann3.jpg|left|150px]]

== References ==
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[[Category:The 100 Americans The Left Hates Most]]
[[Category:2010 Midterm Elections]]
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==External links==
*[http://www.michelebachmann.com/ Official Michele Bachmann For President website]
*[http://bachmann.house.gov/ Official Website]
*[http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/412216_michele_bachmann Open Congress]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thR-lVuztIY Video of Bachmann talking about the gangster government on the House floor]

Minnesota

2011-08-10T21:12:07Z

JacksonS: grammar

{{USState
|name=Minnesota
|flag=Minnesota_State_Flag.gif
|motto=L'Etoile du nord (The star of the north)
|nick=The North Star State; the Gopher State; Land of 10,000 Lakes
|capital=Saint Paul
|language=None
|governor=Mark Dayton
|gparty=Democrat
|senator1=Amy Klobuchar
|s1party=Democrat
|s1phone=(202) 224-3244
|s1email=http://klobuchar.senate.gov/emailamy.cfm Contact
|senator2=Al Franken
|s2party=Democrat
|s2phone=202-224-5641
|s2email=http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/senators/one_item_and_teasers/franken.htm Contact
|population=5,220,393 (est.)
|date=May 11, 1858 (32nd)
}}
[[Image:Stout27.gif|right|thumb|County Map]]

[[Image:Seal mncolor.gif|right|thumb|State Seal]]
'''Minnesota''' is located in the Midwestern region of the [[United States]] and on May 11th, 1858 became the thirty-second state to enter into the union. During the [[American Civil War]] Minnesota supported the Union Army. The capital of Minnesota is [[Saint Paul (city)|Saint Paul]] and the largest city is [[Minneapolis]]. These cities are sometimes referred to as the [[Twin cities|Twin Cities]], due to their close proximity. The current governor of Minnesota is [[Mark Dayton]], a radical leftist liberal [[Democrat]].

==Climate==
Minnesota's climate ranges from hot, humid Summers to cold, snowy Winters. The state experiences all four seasons distinctly. Severe weather ranges from thunderstorms, hail and occasional tornadoes during the mid-Spring and Summer to subzero temperatures, heavy snowfalls and blizzards during the late-Fall, Winter and early-Spring.

==Geography==
Minnesota is nicknamed the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" due to its large number of natural freshwater lakes. The nickname is not an exaggeration as the actual number of lakes is about 11,842. The southern third and western edge of the state have very few lakes, but the rest of the state is dotted with small (less than 50 acres) to very large (over 100,000 acres) lakes only a few miles apart at most. The largest lake entirely within the state is Red Lake in Beltrami County, which is divided by a natural peninsula into Upper Red Lake and Lower Red Lake. The lake is 288,831 acres, or about 451.3 sq. miles, in size. The estimated total miles of shoreline of all of Minnesota's lakes is greater than the shorelines of California, Florida and Hawaii combined. As a result of this large number of lakes, Minnesota has a booming resort business, with over 1000 resorts of various kinds spread throughout the state. Year-round fishing is also a major draw for residents and visitors.

Excluding the southern border, a large portion of Minnesota's borders are defined by rivers and lakes. Big Stone Lake, Lake Traverse and the Red River compose most of the state's western border with North and South Dakota. The northern border with Canada is primarily defined by the Rainy River and Rainy Lake. Finally, the eastern border with Wisconsin includes Lake Superior and the St. Croix and Mississippi rivers.

The Mississippi River's headwaters are located at Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota.

==Politics of Minnesota==
Minnesota has been historically a [[Democratic]] state. They have not gone Republican in a Presidential election since [[Richard Nixon]] in 1972. However, in the 2010 elections, Republicans won a majority of both chambers of the Minneota Legislature for the first itme since 1970. The 2008 Republican National Convention was held in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Minnesota is the only state in the Union in which the national Democratic Party actually is represented by the state-level [[Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]] (DFL). All Democratic politicians in and from Minnesota work under the DFL header, though this now is an issue primarily of tradition than actual meaning.

==2011 Government Shutdown==
The state government of Minnesota shut down on July 1, 2011, due to DFL politicians' unwillingness to compromise on taxes and spending, despite the GOP's best efforts to avert a crisis with a compromise measure. Governor Mark Dayton, in particular, held a rigid line on taxes, and compromised only when it became clear how much the shutdown was hurting ordinary Minnesotans.

The shutdown ended July 20, 2011, with a spending bill negotiated by the GOP, DFLers, and Dayton.

==Elected Officials==

===Federal===
*Sen. [[Amy Klobuchar]] (DFL)
*Sen. [[Al Franken]] (DFL)
*Rep. [[Tim Walz]] [DFL, MN-01]
*Rep. [[John Kline]] [R, MN-02]
*Rep. [[Erik Paulsen]] [R, MN-03]
*Rep. [[Betty McCollum]] [DFL, MN-04]
*Rep. [[Keith Ellison]] [DFL, MN-05]
*Rep. [[Michele Bachmann]] [R, MN-06]
*Rep. [[Collin Peterson]] [DFL, MN-07]
*Rep. [[Chip Cravaack]] [R, MN-08]

===Statwide===
*Governor [[Mark Dayton]] (DFL)
*Lt. Governor [[Yvonne Prettner Solon]] (DFL)
*Secretary of State [[Mark Ritchie]] (DFL)
*Attorney General [[Lori Swanson]] (DFL)
*State Auditor [[Rebecca Otto]] (DFL)
{{USstates}}
[[Category:States of the United States]]

Minnesota

2011-08-10T21:11:39Z

JacksonS:

{{USState
|name=Minnesota
|flag=Minnesota_State_Flag.gif
|motto=L'Etoile du nord (The star of the north)
|nick=The North Star State; the Gopher State; Land of 10,000 Lakes
|capital=Saint Paul
|language=None
|governor=Mark Dayton
|gparty=Democrat
|senator1=Amy Klobuchar
|s1party=Democrat
|s1phone=(202) 224-3244
|s1email=http://klobuchar.senate.gov/emailamy.cfm Contact
|senator2=Al Franken
|s2party=Democrat
|s2phone=202-224-5641
|s2email=http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/senators/one_item_and_teasers/franken.htm Contact
|population=5,220,393 (est.)
|date=May 11, 1858 (32nd)
}}
[[Image:Stout27.gif|right|thumb|County Map]]

[[Image:Seal mncolor.gif|right|thumb|State Seal]]
'''Minnesota''' is located in the Midwestern region of the [[United States]] and on May 11th, 1858 became the thirty-second state to enter into the union. During the [[American Civil War]] Minnesota supported the Union Army. The capital of Minnesota is [[Saint Paul (city)|Saint Paul]] and the largest city is [[Minneapolis]]. These cities are sometimes referred to as the [[Twin cities|Twin Cities]], due to their close proximity. The current governor of Minnesota is [[Mark Dayton]], a radical leftist liberal [[Democrat]].

==Climate==
Minnesota's climate ranges from hot, humid Summers to cold, snowy Winters. The state experiences all four seasons distinctly. Severe weather ranges from thunderstorms, hail and occasional tornadoes during the mid-Spring and Summer to subzero temperatures, heavy snowfalls and blizzards during the late-Fall, Winter and early-Spring.

==Geography==
Minnesota is nicknamed the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" due to its large number of natural freshwater lakes. The nickname is not an exaggeration as the actual number of lakes is about 11,842. The southern third and western edge of the state have very few lakes, but the rest of the state is dotted with small (less than 50 acres) to very large (over 100,000 acres) lakes only a few miles apart at most. The largest lake entirely within the state is Red Lake in Beltrami County, which is divided by a natural peninsula into Upper Red Lake and Lower Red Lake. The lake is 288,831 acres, or about 451.3 sq. miles, in size. The estimated total miles of shoreline of all of Minnesota's lakes is greater than the shorelines of California, Florida and Hawaii combined. As a result of this large number of lakes, Minnesota has a booming resort business, with over 1000 resorts of various kinds spread throughout the state. Year-round fishing is also a major draw for residents and visitors.

Excluding the southern border, a large portion of Minnesota's borders are defined by rivers and lakes. Big Stone Lake, Lake Traverse and the Red River compose most of the state's western border with North and South Dakota. The northern border with Canada is primarily defined by the Rainy River and Rainy Lake. Finally, the eastern border with Wisconsin includes Lake Superior and the St. Croix and Mississippi rivers.

The Mississippi River's headwaters are located at Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota.

==Politics of Minnesota==
Minnesota has been historically a [[Democratic]] state. They have not gone Republican in a Presidential election since [[Richard Nixon]] in 1972. However, in the 2010 elections, Republicans won a majority of both chambers of the Minneota Legislature for the first itme since 1970. The 2008 Republican National Convention was held in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Minnesota is the only state in the Union in which the national Democratic Party actually is represented by the state-level [[Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]] (DFL). All Democratic politicians in and from Minnesota work under the DFL header, though this now is an issue primarily of tradition than actual meaning.

==2011 Government Shutdown==
The state government of Minnesota shut down on July 1, 2011, due to DFL politicians' unwillingness to compromise on taxes and spending, despite the GOP's best efforts to avert a crisis with a compromise measure. Governor Mark Dayton, in particularly, held a rigid line on taxes, and compromised only when it became clear how much the shutdown was hurting ordinary Minnesotans.

The shutdown ended July 20, 2011, with a spending bill negotiated by the GOP, DFLers, and Dayton.

==Elected Officials==

===Federal===
*Sen. [[Amy Klobuchar]] (DFL)
*Sen. [[Al Franken]] (DFL)
*Rep. [[Tim Walz]] [DFL, MN-01]
*Rep. [[John Kline]] [R, MN-02]
*Rep. [[Erik Paulsen]] [R, MN-03]
*Rep. [[Betty McCollum]] [DFL, MN-04]
*Rep. [[Keith Ellison]] [DFL, MN-05]
*Rep. [[Michele Bachmann]] [R, MN-06]
*Rep. [[Collin Peterson]] [DFL, MN-07]
*Rep. [[Chip Cravaack]] [R, MN-08]

===Statwide===
*Governor [[Mark Dayton]] (DFL)
*Lt. Governor [[Yvonne Prettner Solon]] (DFL)
*Secretary of State [[Mark Ritchie]] (DFL)
*Attorney General [[Lori Swanson]] (DFL)
*State Auditor [[Rebecca Otto]] (DFL)
{{USstates}}
[[Category:States of the United States]]