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    Bachmann wishes Elvis happy birthday on death date

    SPARTANBURG, South Carolina (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann got her Elvis Presley dates all shook up during a campaign stop Tuesday in South Carolina.

    The congresswoman from Minnesota played the Elvis tune "Promised Land" at a local restaurant and told the crowd of 300 that she wanted to say happy birthday to the king of rock 'n' roll.

    "Before we get started, let's all say happy birthday to Elvis Presley today!" Bachmann said.

    But Aug. 16 is the anniversary of Elvis' death, in 1977, and someone in the crowd shouted back, "He died today!"

    Bachmann didn't respond and launched into her speech.

    She didn't miss a beat on the Elvis front either. As she signed autographs, she paused for a brief dance with one of her fans.

    Bachmann corrected herself later as she spoke with reporters, noting the date marked Presley's passing, not his birth. He was born on Jan. 8, 1935.

    "As far as we're concerned, he's still alive in our hearts," Bachmann said.

    Bachmann has stumbled over cultural references before. In June, she kicked off her presidential campaign in Waterloo, Iowa, calling it the home of American actor John Wayne. The town was actually home for a time to serial killer John Wayne Gacy.

     

    2,531 comments

    • Gary  •  9 mths ago
      Some people See Elvis... She Talks to him... weird...
    • L.C.M.C  •  9 mths ago
      STOOOOOOOPID!!!!
    • Ron Murphy  •  9 mths ago
      guess it depends on which calender you look at,the tea party calander,or the mainstream calander,
      • A Yahoo! User 9 mths ago
        I'm sure most Tea Partiers can spell calendar...
    • Mr. X  •  9 mths ago
      Is it Michelle Bachmann's Birthday Yet ???
      • chucky 9 mths ago
        Is it her deathday yet?
    • Mikifinn  •  9 mths ago
      This is what happens when you have the christian faithful researching your facts. Life and death means the same to them.
    • Killa  •  9 mths ago
      As far as we're concerned - the Bachmann campaign is ELVIS!!

      That's dead for the slow people.
    • unhappy  •  9 mths ago
      bachman is elvis
    • Bill  •  9 mths ago
      Happy Birthday Elvis!! R.I.P.

      This is so wrong its funny!
    • Huh  •  9 mths ago
      She's half right, that was the day that Elvis 2.0 was launched, wasn't it?
    • davidl  •  9 mths ago
      I'm blamin' that lyin' Paul Ryan.
    • The Greatest  •  9 mths ago
      Whatever, just another "misstep" among many. Certainly won't be the last.. The woman gets headaches when she thinks, this is bound to happen. Though it's sad she thinks she has a chance at being a leader........it's scary that so many others agree.
    • ML  •  9 mths ago
      Bachmann is more than a hair past brinwashed. Anti Science. Anti intellectual. Paranoid. Very entertaining though.
    • Bodean  •  9 mths ago
      And Palin for V.P.
    • fishfinder  •  9 mths ago
      Is she related to Sara Palin?
    • WD3007  •  9 mths ago
      First a corn dog now a burger with fries doesn't eat very healthy does she not to mention that only 300 hundred people showed up to see her is not a very big crowd.
      • ou812 9 mths ago
        It was long and round, but it wasn't a corndog
      • SgtDoc 9 mths ago
        Eat more Obama shit sandwiches
    • Scott S  •  9 mths ago
      No surprise here. The big surprise is how many people will still vote for this idiot. This wasn't a "gaffe". This was just plain ignorance.
      • jerseyj 9 mths ago
        So was Obama's trips to all 57 states.
      • Annie 9 mths ago
        Jerseyj. You are an idiot. we don't have 57 states.
    • DC123  •  9 mths ago
      Bachmann and Palin, Proof! - They were seperated at BIRTH!!
    • Juliet  •  9 mths ago
      It is Elvis's Birthday in Heaven
    • pumpkin  •  9 mths ago
      Let there be a contest to see who is more dim-witted =
      George Bush.......Sarah Palin.....or Michele Bachmann.....idiots who are supported by idiots.
    • Thumbs Up  •  9 mths ago
      She's like a one person Three Stooges comedy, crazy eyes and all.
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