Michele Bachmann links Rick Perry on HPV vaccine to Solyndra

LA Slimes ^ | September 16, 2011 | Seema Mehta

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Reporting from Costa Mesa— Michele Bachmann, struggling to regain her footing in the GOP presidential contest, Friday assailed rival Rick Perry, saying he abused his power as governor of Texas and rewarded political donors in a manner similar to President Obama.

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She compared it to the federal controversy unfolding around Solyndra, a solar equipment maker that received a $535-million federal loan guarantee and which went bankrupt last month. Republicans have suggested that the guarantee was pushed by the White House to reward a major campaign donor with ties to Solyndra's biggest shareholder, a charge the Obama administration denies.

Bachmann also sought to tie Perry's effort, which was ultimately blocked by the Texas Legislature, to Obama's healthcare law in a Web video and fundraising appeal to supporters in which she dubs his efforts as "Perrycare," a riff on the "Obamacare" label that some use to describe the president's healthcare reform package.

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Bachmann received credit for calling Perry out on the matter during a debate Monday night, but she quickly stumbled by claiming that the vaccine was dangerous and could cause "mental retardation." According to the CDC and physicians, even among people who have the most severe reactions, the vaccine does not cause cognitive disability.

Bachmann repeatedly refused to walk back on her remarks, saying she had heard from a mother whose daughter experienced such a reaction.

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[Astronaut]

Bachmann has jumped the shark. Time for her to shut up and let the big boys campaign.

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[mnehring]

Sorry Michele, you have run out of sharks to jump. There are a couple of dolphins and a manatee you can try jumping but it doesn’t seem to be the same.

[cripplecreek]

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[9YearLurker]

Just because she’s been dinged up as a messenger, doesn’t mean that her messenge isn’t legitimate and important.

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[napscoordinator]

Thank God for this woman. She is forcing the truth out. I think she is brave. Perry needs to have all skeletons out and Michele is not afraid to do it.

[RockinRight]

And to think, I was *this* close to supporting her in the primary.

[AAABEST]

Just a heads-up, you spelled “permanent” wrong in your tagline.

[rwilson99]

LOLOLOL

[RockinRight]

Well, she had won the argument at the debate, until she kept going and made the accusations of corruption and then the “retarded” comment.

She should have quit while she was ahead (not the campaign, but this Destroy Perry crusade she’s on).

[ClearCase_guy]

I really like Michelle. I've never really criticized her, and I've defended her on many threads.

Personally, I think that she is right on the HPV issue, but it is clearly not working for her. I think good judgment would tell her to drop this issue. I'm disappointed that she is keeping it in the news.

[cripplecreek]

Just a heads up, you didn’t have the courage to mention St Rick’s little Solyndra style scam.

[RobertClark]

Bachmann - please do us all a service and drop out NOW. How do you define campaign desperation? This statement seems to do it well.

We still respect you and will support your continued efforts in Congress, but the role of Romney's pitbull doesn't suit you well and it is beginning to cost you credibility. You are serving no purpose other than to cause division within the party at this point - I thought you were better than that. Bow out gracefully and don't delay.

[org.whodat]

There you go peeing on the perrywinkles hate campaign again.

[xzins]

Michelle Bachman received $30,000 from American Crystal Sugar.

American Crystal Sugar is in the middle of a strike by its workers.

Michelle Bachmann is a co-sponsor of: H.R.2040 - National Right-to-Work ActTo preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities

If Gardasil/Merck is a quid-pro-quo, then why isn’t Right-to-Work/American Crystal Sugar a quid pro quo?

[lonestar]

Just because she’s been dinged up as a messenger, doesn’t mean that her messenge isn’t legitimate and important.

At least to you and Michelle.

[Grunthor]

Wow. The liar has now “tripled down.”

[MizSterious]

I’m liking Bachman less and less these days. I wish she’d just go away.