democracy now!

is bachmann the gop's waterloo?
(or america's?)

AMY GOODMAN: Congress Member Bachmann flubbed her hometown history when saying in an interview, quote, "John Wayne was from Waterloo, Iowa. That’s the kind of spirit that I have, too," in an interview she did on Fox talking about running for president. Well, John Wayne was born nearly 150 miles away. It was the serial killer John Wayne Gacy who lived for a time in Waterloo.

REP. MICHELE BACHMANN: Well, what I want them to know is, just like John Wayne was from Waterloo, Iowa, that’s the kind of spirit that I have, too.

AMY GOODMAN: Bachmann’s flubs are reminiscent of when she traveled to New Hampshire in March to speak to supporters. She suggested the Revolutionary War began in Concord, New Hampshire, rather than Lexington and Concord, [Massachusetts].

REP. MICHELE BACHMANN: What I love about New Hampshire and what we have in common is our extreme love for liberty. You’re the state where the shot was heard around the world, at Lexington and Concord.

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