"It was a misstatement," says Bachmann

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann says she regrets using the term "anti-American" while discussing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's views, a remark that could threaten her re-election bid.

Listen Mrs. Bachmann, there's no doubt about whether you made the comments or not. You can go to Youtube and find the interview with Hardball. You said it, period; now, just own up to what you said. Don't try to weasel out of it.

Whether or not you were led into a trap or not doesn't matter in my opinion. What matters is that you should never have said that. Not only that, but there is the lack of foresight on your part. Not to mention the incredible stupidity it took.

Personally I'm not insulted with her generalization and slander. Why? Well because it's typical politics as usual; There's been tons of comments made by both sides, Republicans and Democrats as well. I grew up as a child who was insulted quite often, and so such petty insults roll right off. It's obvious that she didn't know what the hell she was talking about, and was just the proverbial idiot box. My main concern is whether or not whoever wins is able to measure the damage, and fix it.

I do think it's incredibly poetic that her comment (perhaps) led to about one million dollars in being donated to her opponent over the course of a few days. From what I've seen Bachmann had a 9 point lead in the polls, but with this best case scenario of shoving both feet into your mouth and pulling them out your arse - there's a possibility that she lost a part of her lead; I was unable to find a poll pertaining to the race that was recent however.

You made a mistake Mrs. Bachmann, now own up to it, like a responsible adult.


~Elindelwolf