Marcus Bachmann Shoves Don Lemon at Campaign Event

[William769]

CNN anchor Don Lemon reports that members of the campaign team for Rep. Michele Bachmann including her husband Marcus Bachmann shoved him after an event for the candidate in Des Moines on Friday.

According to CNN, Lemon and another reporter from the network were among a ring of press and supporters that surrounded Bachmann after she spoke briefly at the Iowa State Fair and tried to make her way to a drive cart to exit.

“As both CNN staffers tried to question Bachmann, Lemon said he was pushed by two members of Bachmann’s staff,” reports CNN. “Lemon also said that Marcus Bachmann, the congresswoman’s husband, pushed him.”

As the clip below indicates, the openly gay anchor tried to ask Bachmann respectful questions about her debate performance on Thursday and her expectations for the Ames Straw Poll that takes place today.

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/08/13/Marcus_Bachmann_Shoves_Don_Lemon_at_Campaign_Event/

[flamingdem]

1. Kudos to Don nt

[William769]

2. Ditto.

:thumbsup:

[livetohike]

3. Bachmann is trying so hard to control herself

I see her imploding. It's hard to contain all that stupid without something really desperate occurring. Looks like it has begun.

[Contrary1]

4. Well...there's a new campaign motto for them:

"When there's no time to pray, shove away the gay".

[William769]

6. DUZY OF THE WEEK!

:thumbsup:

[Kceres]

12. +1

[roguevalley]

5. so her odd ball husband is doing some of that famous 'discipline'

to the gay is he? He's just asking for a serious outing, that one. GO, DON!

[Cronus Protagonist]

7. It appears to me that they were elbowing everyone

Defensive posture in a crushing crowd. I don't see why this should be something to cry about.

[qb]

8. Don Lemon is a great interviewer - he enforces a "no talking points" policy.

With Republicans, this requires extreme diligence.

[blogslut]

9. "Stay away from me, Don Lemon!"

- Marcus Bachmann

[high density]

10. It looks like they were pushing through a crowd and he was trying to stay in front of them

I am not surprised that he was bumped into multiple times. Can we focus on real issues like the fact that Bachmann is batshit crazy?

[lonestarlib]

11. Maybe he was just trying to touch Don.