News as surfaced linking an influential Minnesota congresswoman to crime that is a least semi-organized.
This is not exclusive to Minnesota, but I am frequently annoyed at how the average Minnesotan is aghast that anything like this ever happens here. Bottom Line: A person now linked in a federal investigation to illegal activities paid a huge amount to the Michele Bachmann campaign and soon after Bachmann signed on to supporting a pardon for a previously convicted relative of the accused felon who was already in prison. To the average person who does not live in Minnesota the details are unimportant. To those of you who are living here, yes this is connected to the Petters case. This may also end up being the link between Petters and more traditional organized crime, and I'm not going to use the M-word because I don't want to end up in some stinking well.
Meanwhile all of the characters involved, Michell Bachmann included, are busy being on boards of directors of, donating to, and hobnobbing about various local, usually christian-oriented charities. For cover, because its an easier way to meet without the appearance of impropriety when Golf Season is not on, and so on.
Michele Bachmann is Minnesota's own version of Sarah Palin. In fact, I'm sure it was a tough choice between the two since they seemed to be looking for a particular kind of candidate. Note that Bachmann was a key speaker at the RNC last September.
More information and background on this story can be found here:
Michele Bachman Linked to Ex-Con in Criminal Probe
Bachmann to Speak at "Recovery Celebration" Sponsored by Faith-based Charity Teen Challenge
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