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Bachmann: She's Number 80!
Posted by: under 6th District, Minnesota congressional Updated: January 12, 2010 - 8:24 AM
Rep. Michele Bachmann may have become a media magnet as a conservative face of the Republican party, but a new ranking puts her deeply in the ranks of the also-rans of the right.
The Telegraph, an influential British newspaper, is in the midst of listing the 100 most influential conservatives and liberals in the United States to mark the one-year anniversary of the Obama administration's debut.
The Sixth District congresswoman clocked in at the 80th spot on the conservative list. According to the Telegraph:
A poor man’s Sarah Palin, the Representative from Minnesota shot from obscurity to notoriety just before the 2008 election when she said on cable television that Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were “anti-American” and challenged the media to investigate members of Congress to find out whether they were in favour or against their country. “Most Americans are wild about America and they are very concerned to have a president who doesn't share those values," she argued.
That triggered a wave of cash to fund her opponent the following month but she survived and became a conservative star in the process. A Right-wing crowd pleaser, she has declared herself a “fool for Christ”, is a global warming sceptic and recently said that she wanted Minnesotans "armed and dangerous on this issue of the energy tax because we need to fight back". Senior party officials view her as a loose cannon.
For the record, the Telegraph says Bachmann's counterpart on the liberal side at No. 80 is Bo Obama, the Portugese water dog that has become "a potent symbol of the uncritical, adoring coverage that the new President has received from the mainstream media."
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