Politics & Government

Michele Bachmann: Abortion, IRS, Tea Party, Questlove

The congresswoman who represents St. Michael-Albertville also tweeted a shoutout to Nik Wallenda for his high-wire walk over the Grand Canyon.

Abortion Bill
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) tweeted on Tuesday:

Spoke on House Floor supporting #HR1797, which protects women and unborn babies from Gosnell-like late-term abortions http://tiny.cc/kt9vyw

Audit the IRS

On Facebook, Bachmann posted photos from the Tea Party Patriot's "Audit the IRS" Rally with the comment: 

There were thousands of liberty-loving Americans at the Capitol this afternoon for the "Audit the IRS" Rally. I'm thrilled that I could be part of it.

Grand Canyon Congratulations

Bachmann tweeted on Sunday

Congrats to the great @NikWallenda on his amazing Grand Canyon high wire feat. Our family prayed with you the whole way. #skywire

Questlove Book: Almost Fired
Questlove, the bandleader on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, goes into great detail about almost losing his TV gig over insulting walk-out music he played when Bachmann appeared on the show

“You know this is a problem,” he said.

“How much of a problem?”

“Looks like this could be a big problem.”

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“How big?”

Rich paused. I didn’t like the pause or what was in it. “I don’t know,” he said. “This could be a wrap for you. This could be a wrap for us.” My heart sank. Had I taken the band down with me?

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