record of fighting very hard against barack obama and his unconstitutional measures in congress. i m very proud of that record. that is what qualifies me as a fighter and representative of the people to go to washington, d.c. and to the white house. people are looking for a champion. they want someone who s been fighting. when it came to health care, i brought tens of thousands of americans to washington to fight the unconstitutional individual mandate, i didn t praise it. when it came to cap and trade, i fought it with everything in me, including i introduced the light bulb freedom of choice act so people could purchase the light bulb of their choice. you ll notice the only piece of actual legislation bachmann cited was the light bulb freedom of choice act, a bill she introduced but did not get past. like many viewers, the particular dog whistle, it turns
her. those comments on the debt ceiling i think ended any chance she had to make that leap. i think it s a very she s put herself in a very tough spot. let s watch tim pawlenty here take on michele bachmann and her record last night in that fox news debate. it s an undisputable fact that in congress her record of results is nonexistent. when it came to health care, i brought tens of thousands of americans to washington to fight the unconstitutional individual mandate. i didn t praise it. when it came to cap and trade, i fought it with everything that was in me including i introduced the light bulb freedom of choice act. she s got a record of misstating and making false statemen statements. if that s your view of effective leadership, please stop because you re killing us. you said the era of small government was over, that sounds a lot more like barack obama, if you ask me. jeff, there you have her again arguing basically that her
that sounds a lot momo like barack obama, if you ask me. in congress, her record of accomplishment and results is nonexistent. that s not going to be good enough for our candidate for president of the united states. when it came to health care, i brought tens of thousands of americans to washington to fight the unconstitutional individual mandate. if that s your view of effective leadership with results, please stop because you re killing us. reporter: the two candidates pretty much took over the debate. much to the frustration of the other candidates. bachmann and pawlenty both hope to emerge as an alternative to romney. for his part, the former massachusetts governor set his sights on president obama. i was fortunate enough to be a governor that got an increase in the credit rating in my state. at the same time we got a president who got a decrease in the credit rating of our nation. reporter: the two-hour fox news iowa gop debate featured eight republican presidential ho
chris: you want tis pated the question i was going to ask. congresswoman bachmann that about the worse thing you can say about a fellow republican in this campaign that he reminds you of barack obama? the policies that the governor advocated for were cap and trade. he praised and wanted to require minnesotans to purchase the unconstitutional individual mandate in health care. he said the era of small government is over. i have a very consistent record of fighting very hard against barack obama and his unconstitutional measures in congress. i m very proud of that record. that is what qualifies me, as a fighter and representative of the people, to go to washington, d.c. and to the white house. people are looking for a champion. they want someone who has been fighting. when it came to health care, i brought tens of thousands of americans to washington to fight the unconstitutional individual mandates.
chris: you want tis pated the question i was going to ask. congresswoman bachmann that about the worse thing you can say about a fellow republican in this campaign that he reminds you of barack obama? the policies that the governor advocated for were cap and trade. he praised and wanted to require minnesotans to purchase the unconstitutional individual mandate in health care. he said the era of small government is over. i have a very consistent record of fighting very hard against barack obama and his unconstitutional measures in congress. i m very proud of that record. that is what qualifies me, as a fighter and representative of the people, to go to washington, d.c. and to the white house. people are looking for a champion. they want someone who has been fighting. when it came to health care, i brought tens of thousands of americans to washington to fight the unconstitutional individual mandates.