Live from the 'net: Michele Bachmann (or not)

Comedian, fresh off her Sarah Palin impersonation, takes a whack at the Sixth District congresswoman.

April 27, 2010 at 4:08PM

Comedian Sara Benincasa, late of MTV and a self-produced web presence, has just posted a three-minute YouTube video, offering her impersonation of Rep. Michele Bachmann -- a kind of followup to her impersonation of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. While she looks nothing like Bachmann, Benincasa gamely tries out a MinneSOTA accent, complaining that the media "has portrayed me as some kind of quote-unquote wingnut -- whatever that is."

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