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Brain -> Hmm, Why Has Bachmann Stopped Bashing The Census? (1/5/2010 6:36:25 PM)
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I guess she figured out if she doesn’t fill it out she’s not going to get reelected especially if she tells her people not to fill it out. Japanese internment or teabag whack job?
Hmm, Why Has Bachmann Stopped Bashing The Census? | TPMDC
Last year, Bachmann repeatedly said she would defy the Census by not completely filling out the information on the forms, but would instead only give the number of people in her household. She said that Census data was used to conduct the 1940's Japanese-American internment, and warned that the government was seeking to gather information about people's mental health. But as far as we can tell, her last anti-Census public statement was in August.
The largest newspaper in Minnesota, the Star-Tribune, is calling on the state's citizens to vigorously participate in the Census. The key issue here is that according to current population estimates, Minnesota is right on the cusp of losing one of its eight seats in Congress, and will be in a close competition with Missouri, Texas and California for that district. The Strib points out that "Minnesota traditionally has had one big advantage -- the cooperation of its civic-minded citizens."
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/01/hmm-why-has-bachmann-stopped-bashing-the-census.php?ref=mp
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