>>We've been fact-checking Bachmann since 2009. We've rated 23 statements on the Truth-O-Meter. Here's how the tally breaks down:
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>>True 1
>>Mostly True 0
>>Half True 2
>>Barely True 4
>>False 9
>>Pants on Fire 7
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>>http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2011/jun/16/fact-checking-michele-bachmann/
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>>http://politifact.com/personalities/michele-bachmann/statements/
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>>Bob Schieffer calls her out on her lies and she won't answer his question:
>>http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/cbs-bob-schieffer-calls-out-bachmann
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>>Looks like we have Palin Jr. here.
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>Brandon,
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>I haven't even read the replies to your thread yet. Judging from the names in the thread tree I could probably write them myself. Please take some good advice from a fellow liberal that there is no point in going out of your way to provoke our distinguished conservative colleagues. You aren't going to convince them. It's just wasted time and bandwidth.
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>To state the obvious, I have done the same thing many times. It's only recently that I realized how pointless it is. Just trying to compress your aggravation curve.
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>Personally I enjoy your posts. They are thoughtful and impassioned, which is always to the good. Don't expect to change anyone's political thinking here, that's all. That's probably true of American society as a whole IMO. We are really polarized and dug in.
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>Mike
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>PS -- From one liberal to another, I was delighted to hear Bachmann has officially tossed her machete into the ring. The more loonies on their side, the better for our side ;-) I'm just hoping Newt Gingrich, the 300 pound Peter Pan, stays in as long as possible.

" We are really polarized and dug in."

I think thats the media telling you that Mike.

In all these discussions on here and in general you only hear those who shout the loudest. I'm sure the US like the Uk is mainly the middle ground.