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Minnesota Public Radio previewed U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s trip to Iowa on Friday with a piece looking at her frequent and bold statements that more often than not turn out to be untrue. The article points to Bachmann’s past whoppers and includes her track record at the Pulitzer Prize–winning website Politifact, which has documented 13 false statements by the Sixth Congressional District Republican since 2009. There seem to be few, if any, consequences for politicians who repeat known falsehoods, MPR notes.
Reporter Tom Scheck writes that even in interviews with MPR, Bachmann has made misleading statements and, when confronted, shifted the blame to President Obama:
In a nine-minute interview with Bachmann on Minnesota Public Radio News’ Morning Edition program earlier this month, Bachmann made at least four misleading or false statements. For example, she suggested the new federal health care law is the main reason health insurance premiums have increased across the country.
When MPR News asked Bachmann this week to discuss the many challenges to her credibility, the congresswoman dodged the question. Instead, she questioned the truthfulness of President Obama — saying he has misled the public about the federal stimulus and the health care law.
“President Obama gave us the opposite information,” Bachmann said. “That’s where the fact-checking needs to be held, because President Obama needs to be held accountable for not telling the American people about all of the failures that have come along.”
Bachmann, who has not ruled out a run for the 2012 GOP nomination for president, will be speaking at Iowans for Tax Relief on Friday night and has agreed to take part in The Family Leader’s presidential lecture series later this year.
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