Last night in Iowa, Rep. Steve King (R-Batshit Crazy) held an event to " help conservatives shape the debate as Republicans begin looking for a candidate to run against Obama." Among his guests were the usual crew of GOP flunkies - Gingrich, Barbour, Cain and, of course, Michele Bachmann.
Rep. Michele Bachmann, a tea party favorite, got the noisiest reception when she told about 500 people gathered in Des Moines that voters are ready to overturn the federal health care law and oust President Barack Obama during next year's election.
"The ultimate arrogance, in my opinion, is Obama-care," the Minnesota congresswoman said. "That's why I am so absolutely confident in 2012. Americans have made the decision that we're going to take our country back."
The lie that I referred to in the title comes later in the above-cited article:
Bachmann, meanwhile, said the effort to repeal the health care reform law has created a strong tide of support for Republicans positioning themselves for next year's election.
"It's never gone below a majority of Americans who want to see Obama-care repealed," Bachmann said. "This is, I believe, the greatest power grab that I have ever seen."
Um... No.
I'm sorry, Michele, but it's actually never gone above a majority of Americans who want to see HCR repealed. At no point has a majority of those polled by any reputable polling organization (and I use that term loosely) ever supported repeal. In fact, it has only been a single poll (A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll from early January) that has shown even 50% supporting repeal.
Sorry Michele, but once again the facts (and the "majority" of Americans) disagree with you.