thinkprogress.org — One problem for Bachmann’s argument is that the U.S. government doesn’t own any banks. Anything that might come close to making this claim true would be the existence of the Federal Reserve, which has been around since the early 20th Century. She could perhaps be referring to the bank bailouts (which happened under President Bush). Another problem for Bachmann is that the government doesn’t own any percentage of the “private economy.” As TPM once noted of Bachmann’s claim: The private and public portions of an economy fluctuate over time, depending on the needs and policy decisions of the era. But at the end of the day, this year’s private economy is 100% private, too. The private economy of 1928 was also 100% private. And even in 1945, in the midst of heavy defense spending and regulations from World War II and the New Deal, the private economy was 100% private!

thinkprogress.org — Bachmann is free to disagree with Obama’s policies, and it’s not surprising that she thinks they are the wrong policies to pursue. But considering that the goal of something like the stimulus is to create jobs and help the economy recover, it’s odd that Bachmann would actively want Obama’s policies to fail. She might think it will fail, but why would she want it to fail in creating jobs?

thetruthpursuit.com — The woman that brought you the Obama 'Death Panels' and the woman that worried about the Obama Census 'Internment Camps', unite in Minnesota: FEAR QUOTIENT The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down Syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama's "death panel" so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their "level of productivity in society," whether they are worthy of health care. Such a system is downright evil. - Sarah Palin "Take this into consideration. If we look at American history, between 1942 and 1947, the data that was collected by the Census Bureau was handed over to the FBI and other organizations at the request of President Roosevelt, and that's how the Japanese were rounded up and put into the internment camps ... I'm not saying that that's what the Administration is planning to do, but I am saying that private personal information that was given to the Census Bureau in the 1940s was used against Americans to round them up, in a violation of their constitutional rights, and put the Japanese in internment camps." - Michelle Bachmann

twincities.com — As a liberal and a Democrat, all I can say is OMG, both of these mindless nuts in the same place at the same time? Will the sky fall ? Can this great state of Minnesota really survive this? I think we should all go on a far away vacation when this happens, just to be on the safe side, just in case the earth opens up and swallows up the hate mongers!

startribune.com — BLAINE, Minn. - Democrats in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District put their chips on state Sen. Tarryl Clark on Saturday, betting that a rising state lawmaker will have what it takes to beat conservative icon Michelle Bachmann

thinkprogress.org — Towards the end of the 2008 campaign, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews, where she said that she was “very concerned that” then-candidate Barack Obama “may have anti-American views.” Bachmann then called for an investigation into whether members of Congress held “anti-American” views. Following a withering storm of criticism, Bachmann tried to claim that Matthews tricked her into saying what she said and that she wasn’t saying Obama’s views were anti-American:

thinkprogress.org — Tea Party activists have gathered on Capitol Hill today for a “Code Red” rally against health care reform. Speakers at the event included Republican Reps. Steve King (IA), Michele Bachmann (MN), and Mike Pence (IN). The gathering was organized by Tea Party Profiteer organizations like FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity.

huffingtonpost.com — If Bachmann herself has trouble spelling \"America\" and \"Congresswoman\" or employing basic punctuation, that might explain, in part, her antipathy for the U.S. Census Bureau.

thinkprogress.org — While yesterday’s tea party rally outside the Capitol drew an anemic crowd of about only 300, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) urged supporters to keep up the fight against health care reform for the rest of the week. Bachmann warned that Democrats will bring in “MoveOn.org people” “to really beat the living tar out them” — presumably referring to lawmakers who are not sure how they’ll vote — and called on “real people” to “keep flooding here”

huffingtonpost.com — Al Franken's wife Franni Franken has thrown herself into the Minnesota Senate race in support of Michele Bachmann's likely opponent, Tarryl Clark, blasting Bachmann's radical ideas about Social Security and Medicare. "Bachmann suggested that Minnesota seniors be "weaned off" Social Security and Medicare. If you followed Al and me on the campaign trail, you know why that was so hard for me to hear," Franken wrote in a press release this morning. Franni Franken continues, on a personal note: When I was a baby my father, a World War II veteran, died in a car accident. In one tragic day, my mother found herself raising me and my four brothers and sisters on her own. We made it because of Social Security survivor benefits. The idea that a member of Congress would advocate pulling the safety net out from under seniors and families who depend on it every month is absolutely terrifying to me.