Fallout grows after Bachmann calls Obama 'anti-American'

KSTP ^ | 10/20/08 | staff

[pissant]

National Democrats are planning to spend $1 million trying to defeat Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota's 6th District after she questioned Barack Obama's patriotism.

A spokeswoman says the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will start airing TV ads on Tuesday.

Bachmann is running against Democrat Elwyn Tinklenberg, a former state transportation commissioner.

Tinkleberg's campaign said nearly 13,000 people from around the country donated $640,000 to his campaign after Bachmann said Friday on MSNBC's "Hardball" that Obama "may have anti-American views." She later said her statement about the Democratic presidential nominee was misread.

"We've gotten a lot of people who said, 'I voted Republican all of my life. I can't stand this. Here's my donation. Make sure you beat her'," Tinklenberg said.

Campaign finance filings show Tinklenberg averaged about $63,000 in weekly donations since Aug. 21.

Bachmann campaign spokeswoman Michelle Marston said Obama's relationships with people like Vietnam-era radical Bill Ayers do deserve scrutiny.

In a written statement, Martson told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that "Michele Bachmann never called all liberals anti-American. She simply wants to know what does Barack Obama mean when he talks about change? It's perfectly legitimate to ask questions about his relationships."

[beethoven]

The students obviously don’t realize Obama is only PARTIALLY black. . .