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	<title>Comments on: GOP lawmaker defends Bachmann: &#8216;Chris Matthews tried to trick her.&#8217;</title>
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		<title>By: Since2oo6</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/22/bachmann-souder/comment-page-2/#comment-5581843</link>
		<dc:creator>Since2oo6</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: haydar</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/22/bachmann-souder/comment-page-2/#comment-5541914</link>
		<dc:creator>haydar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What exactly is her argument here? ..
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mirckolik.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mirc&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What exactly is her argument here? ..<br />
<a href="http://www.mirckolik.com/" rel="nofollow">mirc</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5541914', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: denizerdogan</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/22/bachmann-souder/comment-page-2/#comment-5523827</link>
		<dc:creator>denizerdogan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just like the cold war when everyone who didn’t agree with the U.S. was either a communist or a communist sympathizer. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.toki.info.tr&quot; title=&quot;toki&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;toki&lt;/a&gt; This poor crazy guy spent half a decade being tortured because a bunch 

of stupid politicians &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aracplakasorgulama.net&quot; title=&quot;araç sorgulama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;araç sorgulama&lt;/a&gt; were sure the NVA 

was in bed with the Russians (minimal help) and/or the Chinese (ancient enemy of the vietnamese). &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kamusal.org&quot; title=&quot;ssk sorgulama&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ssk sorgulama&lt;/a&gt; You would think he would have learned from others’ 

mistakes. Guess not. Republicans need an enemy. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.frmbu.com&quot; title=&quot;key ödemeleri&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;key ödemeleri&lt;/a&gt; This 

century it apparently will be all Muslims, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.internettenkredi.com&quot; title=&quot;kredi&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;kredi&lt;/a&gt; all of whom must 

be alQaeda operatives.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just like the cold war when everyone who didn’t agree with the U.S. was either a communist or a communist sympathizer. <a href="http://www.toki.info.tr" title="toki" rel="nofollow">toki</a> This poor crazy guy spent half a decade being tortured because a bunch </p>
<p>of stupid politicians <a href="http://www.aracplakasorgulama.net" title="araç sorgulama" rel="nofollow">araç sorgulama</a> were sure the NVA </p>
<p>was in bed with the Russians (minimal help) and/or the Chinese (ancient enemy of the vietnamese). <a href="http://www.kamusal.org" title="ssk sorgulama" rel="nofollow">ssk sorgulama</a> You would think he would have learned from others’ </p>
<p>mistakes. Guess not. Republicans need an enemy. <a href="http://www.frmbu.com" title="key ödemeleri" rel="nofollow">key ödemeleri</a> This </p>
<p>century it apparently will be all Muslims, <a href="http://www.internettenkredi.com" title="kredi" rel="nofollow">kredi</a> all of whom must </p>
<p>be alQaeda operatives.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5523827', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: cikolata</title>
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		<dc:creator>cikolata</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dumb Question: So hasn’t Palin shown that if she is negotiating with a foreign power, that she is easily tricked ?

&lt;a Href=&quot;http://www.mircse.com&quot; title=&quot;türkce mirc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;mirc&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cikolata.net&quot; title=&quot;sohbet odalari&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;sohbet&lt;/a&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dumb Question: So hasn’t Palin shown that if she is negotiating with a foreign power, that she is easily tricked ?</p>
<p><a Href="http://www.mircse.com" title="türkce mirc" rel="nofollow">mirc</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cikolata.net" title="sohbet odalari" rel="nofollow">sohbet</a><br />
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		<title>By: deerslayer</title>
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		<dc:creator>deerslayer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Fritz:  Mark Souder&#039;s tenure is being contested by Mike Montagano.  See: http://www.montaganoforcongress.com/index.asp.
Souder and Bachman are supporters of James Dobson, whose political wing is threatening to pull their financial support of the RNCC if it does not continue to put money into Bachman&#039;s campaign.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fritz:  Mark Souder&#8217;s tenure is being contested by Mike Montagano.  See: <a href="http://www.montaganoforcongress.com/index.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.montaganoforcongress.com/index.asp</a>.<br />
Souder and Bachman are supporters of James Dobson, whose political wing is threatening to pull their financial support of the RNCC if it does not continue to put money into Bachman&#8217;s campaign.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5303858', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Bozo The Neoclown</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/22/bachmann-souder/comment-page-2/#comment-5301854</link>
		<dc:creator>Bozo The Neoclown</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>instead of defending botox beyotch bachmann in a press conference, these turds would be better served planning her going away party (and possibly theirs) from the metro d.c. area.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>instead of defending botox beyotch bachmann in a press conference, these turds would be better served planning her going away party (and possibly theirs) from the metro d.c. area.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5301854', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: MrSquirrel</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/22/bachmann-souder/comment-page-1/#comment-5301828</link>
		<dc:creator>MrSquirrel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s Chris Matthews fault she said something stupid that she clearly believes in? Just because he coaxed out her inner demons, doesn&#039;t mean it&#039;s a &quot;trick&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s Chris Matthews fault she said something stupid that she clearly believes in? Just because he coaxed out her inner demons, doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s a &#8220;trick&#8221;.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5301828', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: MapleStreet</title>
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		<dc:creator>MapleStreet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dumb Question:  So hasn&#039;t Palin shown that if she is negotiating with a foreign power, that she is easily tricked ?

Wouldn&#039;t that be germane to one&#039;s ability to answer the phone at 3 AM ?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dumb Question:  So hasn&#8217;t Palin shown that if she is negotiating with a foreign power, that she is easily tricked ?</p>
<p>Wouldn&#8217;t that be germane to one&#8217;s ability to answer the phone at 3 AM ?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5301440', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: EugeneDebs</title>
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		<dc:creator>EugeneDebs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What exactly is her argument here? Is it something like WWWAAAHHHHHHh Tweety tricked me into saying something really stupid by asking a question that led me to say what I believe and I am stupid?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What exactly is her argument here? Is it something like WWWAAAHHHHHHh Tweety tricked me into saying something really stupid by asking a question that led me to say what I believe and I am stupid?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5301208', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: cargod</title>
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		<dc:creator>cargod</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Leftside Annie @ 41

I love the smell of schadenfreude in the morning

It smells like victory</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Leftside Annie @ 41</p>
<p>I love the smell of schadenfreude in the morning</p>
<p>It smells like victory<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5301138', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: tombaker</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/22/bachmann-souder/comment-page-1/#comment-5301058</link>
		<dc:creator>tombaker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ssssss...those nasssty newss hobbitsess....

when did the gop turn into the Smeagol/Deagol party?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ssssss&#8230;those nasssty newss hobbitsess&#8230;.</p>
<p>when did the gop turn into the Smeagol/Deagol party?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5301058', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Wayne</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/22/bachmann-souder/comment-page-1/#comment-5301034</link>
		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So  Tweety tricked  her  into  saying it.  

Uhhh-huh.....   Sure  he  did.....

Must  be   some awesome  magic trick  he  pulled  on  her,  since  she  is  still  saying  it,  even  today.

I  hope  she   never  gets  re-elected  to  anything  again.  Even  dogcatcher   is  above  her  cognitive abilities.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So  Tweety tricked  her  into  saying it.  </p>
<p>Uhhh-huh&#8230;..   Sure  he  did&#8230;..</p>
<p>Must  be   some awesome  magic trick  he  pulled  on  her,  since  she  is  still  saying  it,  even  today.</p>
<p>I  hope  she   never  gets  re-elected  to  anything  again.  Even  dogcatcher   is  above  her  cognitive abilities.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5301034', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: a0d7fzz</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/22/bachmann-souder/comment-page-1/#comment-5301018</link>
		<dc:creator>a0d7fzz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Have you noticed how, the closer we get to the election, and the more repubs realize they&#039;re going to lose this race, the lower their level of discourse goes? THey&#039;re now at the playground level: &quot;You tricked me!&quot; &quot;That&#039;s not fair!&quot;

C&#039;mon people, swallow your pride and admit defeat already.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you noticed how, the closer we get to the election, and the more repubs realize they&#8217;re going to lose this race, the lower their level of discourse goes? THey&#8217;re now at the playground level: &#8220;You tricked me!&#8221; &#8220;That&#8217;s not fair!&#8221;</p>
<p>C&#8217;mon people, swallow your pride and admit defeat already.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5301018', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: mk3872</title>
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		<dc:creator>mk3872</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Did they listen to this interview? Mathews did nothing if not give her every chance over &amp; over again to clarify and rethink it. He did NO leading of her WHATSOEVER.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did they listen to this interview? Mathews did nothing if not give her every chance over &amp; over again to clarify and rethink it. He did NO leading of her WHATSOEVER.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5301016', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Tired of being lied to</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tired of being lied to</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;ve read the versions of this story from Bachmann and her defenders, and the continual use of the &quot;I/she-was-tricked&quot; defense, and I&#039;ve come to this conclusion:  is this really the &lt;em&gt;best &lt;/em&gt;thing to keep saying and putting up as a justifiable defense for operating mouth before engaging brain?

I mean, really, what you are admitting to is that you are kind of slow and/or stupid in that you can&#039;t recognize a so called &quot;trap&quot; that you think has been laid out for you, and maneuver away from it. Not a real confidence builder with your constituents.

As an elected representative I think most people think you should be more alert, aware, and professional, and watch yourself so you don&#039;t get into a foolish looking position.  Or did the turnip truck just let you fall out and then kept on driving down the road?

It is one thing to say you misspoke and said something you did not mean, regret it, apologize for it, and move on.  People can understand that.  It is altogether different to keep on saying, &quot;Yup, I&#039;m kind of a stupid person and got tricked - again.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve read the versions of this story from Bachmann and her defenders, and the continual use of the &#8220;I/she-was-tricked&#8221; defense, and I&#8217;ve come to this conclusion:  is this really the <em>best </em>thing to keep saying and putting up as a justifiable defense for operating mouth before engaging brain?</p>
<p>I mean, really, what you are admitting to is that you are kind of slow and/or stupid in that you can&#8217;t recognize a so called &#8220;trap&#8221; that you think has been laid out for you, and maneuver away from it. Not a real confidence builder with your constituents.</p>
<p>As an elected representative I think most people think you should be more alert, aware, and professional, and watch yourself so you don&#8217;t get into a foolish looking position.  Or did the turnip truck just let you fall out and then kept on driving down the road?</p>
<p>It is one thing to say you misspoke and said something you did not mean, regret it, apologize for it, and move on.  People can understand that.  It is altogether different to keep on saying, &#8220;Yup, I&#8217;m kind of a stupid person and got tricked &#8211; again.&#8221;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5301002', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Leftside Annie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Leftside Annie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh, God, I have to say it - I am sooooooooooo enjoying the complete meltdown of the GOP!!!!!!!!

It feels soooo freaking good!!! 

I almost feel like I need a cigarette - and I haven&#039;t smoked since 1983.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh, God, I have to say it &#8211; I am sooooooooooo enjoying the complete meltdown of the GOP!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>It feels soooo freaking good!!! </p>
<p>I almost feel like I need a cigarette &#8211; and I haven&#8217;t smoked since 1983.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5300974', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: 49erDem</title>
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		<dc:creator>49erDem</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>missmolly: &quot;And one thing that I appreciated him for (even though I didn’t always agree with him) is that he rarely allowed pre-packaged soundbites to stand as a sufficient answer to a question.&quot;

We&#039;ll have to agree to disagree about Russert. I think if you check the tape you&#039;ll find he was far more likely to accept sound bites from republicans than dems. Think about his last debate performance with Repubs - he let McCain look him right in the eye and say, &quot;I don&#039;t know where you got that quote,&quot; knowing full well that McCain had actually said he didn&#039;t know much about economics on Russert&#039;s own show. And, Russert just let it go. He would have come right back with a tape of the remark itself if he were grilling Hillary Clinton and you know it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>missmolly: &#8220;And one thing that I appreciated him for (even though I didn’t always agree with him) is that he rarely allowed pre-packaged soundbites to stand as a sufficient answer to a question.&#8221;</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll have to agree to disagree about Russert. I think if you check the tape you&#8217;ll find he was far more likely to accept sound bites from republicans than dems. Think about his last debate performance with Repubs &#8211; he let McCain look him right in the eye and say, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know where you got that quote,&#8221; knowing full well that McCain had actually said he didn&#8217;t know much about economics on Russert&#8217;s own show. And, Russert just let it go. He would have come right back with a tape of the remark itself if he were grilling Hillary Clinton and you know it.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5300970', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: EnnuiDivine</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/22/bachmann-souder/comment-page-1/#comment-5300966</link>
		<dc:creator>EnnuiDivine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ah, Mark Souder. Where conservative meets sadistic.

&quot;Souder is an ardent supporter of War on Drugs. He authored and championed the Aid Elimination Penalty (also known as the Drug-Free Student Loan amendment), enacted in 1998 as part of the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. The provision suspends eligibility for federal financial aid to college students convicted of drug-related offenses. The law has thus far affected more than 200,000 students, including 9,000 Indiana students — one in every 200 applicants from that state. (This is the highest percentage of students affected among all 50 U.S. states.) In almost all cases, the suspensions of eligibility for aid are based on applicants checking a box saying that they have a drug conviction, or failing to check the box saying that they do not, rather than an actual check of criminal records. Following an amendment in 2006, only students who are enrolled in college and receiving financial aid at the time of their conviction may have their aid suspended (prior to 2006, the law was applied regardless of when a drug conviction occurred). Students may resume eligibility after a period of time (for example, after one year if convicted of possession of a controlled substance) or if they complete a drug rehabilitation program approved by the U.S. Department of Education. Before the 2006–2007 academic year, the provision could also apply to high school students, but this changed with the passage of the Deficit Reduction Act in 2001.[3]

In early 2006, Souder added, to a bill about the office of the drug czar, a provision calling for the fungus Fusarium oxysporum to be used as a biological control agent against drug crops in foreign countries. Several federal and state agencies have previously rejected such use of the fungus because it is highly prone to mutation&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah, Mark Souder. Where conservative meets sadistic.</p>
<p>&#8220;Souder is an ardent supporter of War on Drugs. He authored and championed the Aid Elimination Penalty (also known as the Drug-Free Student Loan amendment), enacted in 1998 as part of the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. The provision suspends eligibility for federal financial aid to college students convicted of drug-related offenses. The law has thus far affected more than 200,000 students, including 9,000 Indiana students — one in every 200 applicants from that state. (This is the highest percentage of students affected among all 50 U.S. states.) In almost all cases, the suspensions of eligibility for aid are based on applicants checking a box saying that they have a drug conviction, or failing to check the box saying that they do not, rather than an actual check of criminal records. Following an amendment in 2006, only students who are enrolled in college and receiving financial aid at the time of their conviction may have their aid suspended (prior to 2006, the law was applied regardless of when a drug conviction occurred). Students may resume eligibility after a period of time (for example, after one year if convicted of possession of a controlled substance) or if they complete a drug rehabilitation program approved by the U.S. Department of Education. Before the 2006–2007 academic year, the provision could also apply to high school students, but this changed with the passage of the Deficit Reduction Act in 2001.[3]</p>
<p>In early 2006, Souder added, to a bill about the office of the drug czar, a provision calling for the fungus Fusarium oxysporum to be used as a biological control agent against drug crops in foreign countries. Several federal and state agencies have previously rejected such use of the fungus because it is highly prone to mutation&#8221;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5300966', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: tarazan</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/22/bachmann-souder/comment-page-1/#comment-5300928</link>
		<dc:creator>tarazan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What an insult to viewers&#039; brains.!

How could Bachmann be tricked on Chris Matthews show then go later and say the same thing on Right Wing radio talk shows?

Americans saw a racist woman who was insulting other members of Congress and insulting Obama from the opposite party labeling them as un Americans or working against America, simply because they are not Republicans like her.
 
She showed her real skin,and now she is fighting to prove everybody who saw her MSNBC interview is wrong,and playing the victim&#039;s part.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What an insult to viewers&#8217; brains.!</p>
<p>How could Bachmann be tricked on Chris Matthews show then go later and say the same thing on Right Wing radio talk shows?</p>
<p>Americans saw a racist woman who was insulting other members of Congress and insulting Obama from the opposite party labeling them as un Americans or working against America, simply because they are not Republicans like her.</p>
<p>She showed her real skin,and now she is fighting to prove everybody who saw her MSNBC interview is wrong,and playing the victim&#8217;s part.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5300928', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Above the Clouds</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/22/bachmann-souder/comment-page-1/#comment-5300924</link>
		<dc:creator>Above the Clouds</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bachmann even tried to claim she doesn&#039;t watch Hardball. WTF? Her plight is front page top in the St. Paul paper today.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bachmann even tried to claim she doesn&#8217;t watch Hardball. WTF? Her plight is front page top in the St. Paul paper today.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5300924', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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