Ethics

Bachmann Adopts the Palin Whine

By Ed Brayton

After it was reported the other day that Michele Bachmann's son had joined Teach for America, part of the AmeriCorps that Bachmann railed against as a secret plot to indoctrinate young people, the wingnut prom queen tried to turn that into a fundraising opportunity. My colleague Chris Stellar at the Minnesota Independent has the details:

Don't let them Palinize me!' cries the subject line of U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann's email to supporters today. Laying claim to the Sean Hannity-bestowed title of "second most hated Republican woman," Bachmann makes a pitch for cash: "With Governor Palin taking a well-deserved step out of the spotlight, it appears that I may be absorbing even more of the liberals' scorn. And, I'd really appreciate your support so that I can defend myself against their attacks."

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on August 17, 2009 (boomark / email).