Rep. Bachmann: No Slave To Facts

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is trying to convince the world that Barack Obama's "gangster government" is taking over the entire American economy. (It isn't.) During a speech last Friday, she expanded her conspiracy theory:President Obama and Congressional Democrats, Bachmann said, are "turning our country into a nation of slaves."

From the Colorado Independent:

In a room of 600 conservative voters brought together by former Colorado Senate president John Andrews' Centennial Institute, along with Liberty on the Rocks and Colorado Christian University, Bachmann brought the crowd to its feet more than once as she called for an end to the progressive agenda she said has taken over Washington.

"'We are determined to live free or not at all. And we are resolved that posterity shall never reproach us with having brought slaves into the world,'" Bachmann read from founding father John Jay, ending her reading with the statement, "We will talk a little bit about what has transpired in the last 18 months and would we count what has transpired into turning our country into a nation of slaves."

That is an outrageous suggestion to be sure, but the best part of Bachmann's speech came when she lied about Obama's contribution to the debt. According to Bachmann, our national debt was $5.8 trillion when Obama took office, and has more than doubled to $13 trillion.

The reality, of course, is that the last time we had a debt of only $5.8 trillion was when George W. Bush took office in 2001. When Obama was sworn in our national debt was $10.6 trillion. See for yourself with this helpful tool.

Outrageous claims call for outrageous evidence, and Michele Bachmann is not afraid to provide it - even if she has to completely make it up.