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- Local musician Dave Scudder died after suffering cardiac arrest at a Dec. 8 gig.
There were a handful of somber faces wandering about Laura Belle's Lounge on Sunday afternoon. But mostly, there were smiles heartwarming, contagious smiles as friends and family sat around the bar's tables and booths, exchanging favorite memories of an old friend.
On stage in the back corner of the bar, a band playing classic rock covers paid tribute to the same man.
"In case you forgot what this is all about," the lead singer of the Coyotes said in between songs, "we're all here for Dave."
Nobody had forgotten in fact most everyone in the establishment began nodding in agreement. He was referring to Dave Scudder, whose smiling face adorned the photographs on the bulletin board set up in front of the stage, on the edge of the dance floor.
Scudder, an architect and a drummer in three local bands Johnny Graves and the Blue Waves, the Cellar Dwellers and Jericho's Wall died on Dec. 8 after suffering cardiac arrest and collapsing as he and the Cellar Dwellers unloaded their gear onto the Pine Gables Tavern stage in preparation for a gig.
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"There's a strong community of musicians here, and it's getting stronger all of the time," Graves says. "When something like this happens, people just band together."
Attendees took photographs of the performances. They filmed the event on camcorders. They stood solemnly around the dance floor and watched intently as the bands played their songs for Scudder.
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"I'm speechless," Scudder's wife Denise said as the Coyotes played on. "I'm just blown away. I don't know a lot of these people I didn't make it to a lot of [Dave's] gigs. I've been overwhelmed."
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Bobcats are active at dawn and dusk, when their primary prey, rabbits and hares, are active. However, they are very secretive and you are more likely to come across their signs than bobcats themselves, especially at this time of year. January and February are the peak of Bobcat mating season, and females are busy rubbing their cheeks and bodies on scent posts, as well as marking their territory with urine. They also partake in yowling quite frequently, all of which enable male bobcats to readily locate females.
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There are two species of cottontails in the Northeast – the New England Cottontail and the Eastern Cottontail. The New England Cottontail was the only rabbit east of the Hudson River until the Eastern Cottontail was introduced in the late 1800s. Today the New England Cottontail is restricted to less than a fifth of its range in the early 1900s, whereas the Eastern Cottontail can be found throughout New England.
Although they are two separate species, these two rabbits look very similar – the Eastern Cottontail is slightly larger, has longer ears, and its eyes are half again as large as the New England Cottontail's. The New England Cottontail is a forest species that depends on areas of thick shrubs and young trees that grow up following natural disturbances. A combination of dwindling habitat due to development, the ephemeral nature of young forests (they only last for 10 to 20 years before becoming older woodland, where ground-level plants are too thin to provide rabbits with enough food and cover to survive) and inferior eyesight has led to the dwindling population of New England Cottontails, and fostered the growth of the Eastern Cottontail population. Eastern Cottontails seem better able to survive in the increasingly fragmented habitats of New England, including open fields, forest edges, small thickets, and even golf courses and suburban lawns. (Photo: Eastern Cottontail)
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He created us for the purpose of worshiping Him, Alone and without any partners. Allah tells us He is Pure, Loving, and absolutely Just in every respect. He says He is the Best of Judges. He also tells us the life we are in here is a test. He has created everything existing and He created whatever happens as well. There is nothing in this existence except what He has created. He also says in the Quran He created evil (although He is not evil). He is using this as one of the many tests for us.
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Below are the top 5 most replied-to threads in the WC subforum. Interestingly, India features prominently in 3 of the 5. Of course, this doesn't necessarily reflect true interest in the matches as there are mitigating factors that we must take into effect. For example, time zones for Australian posters. Also, many active posters choose not to post when their team's match was actually going on. Regardless, just for fun:
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EU leaders strike deal on 'reform treaty'
Nicolas Sarkozy, French president, claimed to have dealt a blow to the "dogma" of competition after European Union leaders struck a deal on a new "reform treaty" in marathon talks that ended in the early hours of Saturday.
Mr Sarkozy said the new treaty opened the door for the creation of "European champions", after he secured the deletion of the words "undistorted competition" from the EU's objectives.
"The word "protection" is no longer taboo," he said. "Competition as an ideology, as a dogma, what has it done for Europe?"
Well Nico, competition made the US economy soo big that it was able to liberate the future EU states from the Nazis, then flood Europe with Marshall Aid, then stop the USSR taking Europe over, and now protect Europeans' asses.
Still, it's pleasing to see our judgment of this small French person vindicated.
A UN panel explains Global Warmening forced the National Islamic Front government of Sudan to commit genocide in Darfur. It's been burning villages and murdering their inhabitants since 1989 – way before GW became holy writ.
That makes Sudan's leaders the pioneers of CO2 reduction – 400,000 dead villagers don't exhale or drive SUVs.
Climate change – with its associated failure of rains and expansion of deserts – lies at the heart of the bloody conflict in Darfur, a panel of United Nations scientists said yesterday.
They gave warning that Sudan was unlikely to achieve peace until it tackled the accelerating environmental damage responsible for exacerbating tribal and political tensions.
"Political tensions" is UN Speak for (my ellipsis):
…conflict-affected civilians (have) grown to 4.7 million, according to the latest UN figures; and hundreds of thousands have died.
…the real explanation to genocide in Darfur lies not in the climate but in the ruthless arrogation of national power and wealth by the brutal regime that rules in Khartoum.
Since coming to power by military coup in 1989, deposing an elected government and deliberately aborting Sudan's most promising chance for a north-south peace since independence in 1956, the National Islamic Front (which has innocuously renamed itself the National Congress party) has engaged in a vast campaign of ethnically-targeted human violence and destruction throughout Africa's largest nation: in the Nuba mountains, in southern Sudan, in the southern Blue Nile, in the eastern provinces (particularly among the Beja), and most conspicuously in Darfur.
Back in 1989, we were just coming out of the Global Coldening Crisis. But the far-sighted National Islamic Party saw Global Warmening coming, and instituted its own firm-but-fair CO2 minimization.
The UN should – and doubtless will – give these guys a medal.
This week's news should not cause Europeans to congratulate themselves on the superiority of their legal systems.
Although elected prosecutor Nifong was a crook, he was exposed and removed, and his case was rare. Whereas Libby's despotic prosecutor and judge, both unelected in the European manner, are legally untouchable. And very common.
So, on balance, electing law enforcers beats giving them jobs for life.
Dorothy Rabinowitz in the WSJ:
For Mr. Fitzgerald, whose prosecutorial zeal and moral certitude are in no small way reminiscent of Mr. Nifong's, the victory was complete with.. the severe sentence for Mr. Libby, and the judge's refusal, last week, to allow its postponement pending appeal.
The prosecutor's argument for a heavy sentence emphasized Mr. Libby's alleged serious obstruction of justice–a complicated effort, considering that there was no underlying crime, or evidence thereof, and that this case, which had begun in alleged pursuit of the leak of a covert agent's identity was, as the prosecutor himself would finally contend, not about that leak at all.
The obligation to truth, the prosecutor argued, was of the highest importance, and one in which Mr. Libby had failed by perjuring himself. It would be hard to dispute the first contention. It is no less hard to avoid the memory of Mr. Fitzgerald's own dubious relation to truth and honesty–as, for example, in his failure to disclose that he had known all along the identity of the person who had leaked the Valerie Plame story. That person, he knew, was Richard Armitage, deputy to Colin Powell.
Not only had he concealed this knowledge–in what was, supposedly all that time, a quest to discover the criminals responsible for the leak of a covert agent's name–he had instructed both Mr. Armitage and his superior, Colin Powell, in whom Mr. Armitage had confided, not to reveal the truth.
Interrogating a man you know to be innocent in the hope of catching him out is entrapment.
Both cases illustrate the differences between the US and European legal systems.
The US practice of electing law enforcers makes them responsive to the people. Nifong's case shows it can go wrong, but the he was found out and easily removed.
By contrast, consider Libby's prosecutor and judge.
Fitzgerald was appointed by Congress so can do as he likes. The judge was appointed for life by the current president.
Our earlier analysis of the performance of the Supreme Court suggests that about 40% of appointees have the character weakness that makes them despotic as soon as they're ensconced in jobs-for-life.
Sadly for Libby, he was landed with two despots. That's not surprising since the chances of both prosecutor and judge being despots is 40%*40%. That's 16%, and you'd never fly an airline that crashed one time in seven.
Whereas the chances of a Nifong have to be very much lower than 40%. And you can get rid of them.
So elections beat appointments.
Incidentally, if I read the judge's bio right, he only spent 3 years studying law. Isn't that a flimsy basis for such high office?
The new French President just removed the notion of competition from the proposed EU constitution, making the EU useless for the Brits. One wonders when they'll notice.
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The European Union's 50-year-old commitment to "undistorted competition" has been scrapped from a list of the bloc's objectives in a French coup that lawyers argue could undermine Brussels' fight against protectionism and illegal state aid.
Nicolas Sarkozy, French president, secured the change, on the eve of an already tense Brussels summit to allay concerns in his country that the EU has become too "Anglo-Saxon".
The surprise move came as EU leaders gathered in Brussels to try to agree a revamped version of the bloc's moribund constitutional treaty. The new text would update the Union's rules and create a new EU president and foreign minister.
Mario Monti, the former EU competition commissioner who clashed with Mr Sarkozy over the French bail-out of the engineering giant Alstom, said the change would undermine the Commission's role as an antitrust watchdog, including taking on multinational giants, including ones based in the US…
The proposed deletion of competition – one of the Union's founding objectives – was smuggled into the draft treaty by the German EU presidency.
In the original constitution, one of the Union's main objectives was listed as "an internal market where competition is free and undistorted". France has now persuaded Berlin to put a full stop (period) after the words "internal market" in the new treaty.
Most EU nations are lowish trust – the Brits are the only big exception – and low trust nations have mostly family businesses plus a few state-funded champions, like Airbus.
The Franco-German hack makes it OK for the French, Italians, Spanish, Germans, Greeks etc to favor their local companies with subsidies and sweetheart procurement deals, and to sandbag nasty foreign competitors.
In the short term, that doesn't hurt most EU nations since they're net beneficiaries of EU funding, most of which comes from the Germans and Brits.
But the Brits are high trust and their economy is fueled by the dreaded undistorted competition.
So now Brit businesses will be shut out of the EU while Brit taxpayers provide the bulk of its funding.
That's not going to work, but it'll be interesting to see how long the Brits take to wise up.
This is an ingenious map of the US that replaces the states with nations with similar GDP and, in some cases, tendencies.
Hat tip Spectator Blog, from fellow WordPress blog, strange maps.
In my experience, these seem appropriate matches:
California <=> France.
Connecticut <=> Greece (although the Greeks didn't pioneer Kelo)
Louisiana <=> Indonesia
Massachusetts <=> Belgium
Minnesota <=> Norway
New Hampshire <=> Bangladesh (although NH is colder)
New Jersey <=> Russia (although Russia is a bit more law-abiding)
Oregon <=> Israel (Israeli is drier, but they're both Intel shops)
Some matches are less pleasing.
For example, Texans are not going to be happy at being paired with Canada. And matching DC with New Zealand is going to cause big trouble down under…
Economists readers are requested not to spoil a good story by mentioning Purchasing Power Parity.
Frau Merkel is pushing her revived EU Constitution to enable Germany (based on having the biggest population) to have the biggest clout in the EU, and for said EU to dictate the foreign policies of its member states.
So it's reasonable for other nations to argue their populations would be bigger if they hadn't been slaughtered by the Germans in WW2.
First, the London Times (my ellipsis)
(Thierry Roge/Reuters)
Protesters hold placards of the EU leaders in Brussels. Many (EU leaders) are keen to avoid a referendum on the new treaty being negotiated in the next 48 hours.
The 500 million Europeans must speak with a single voice on global issues, Frau Merkel will insist, which means resurrecting the content of the constitution, but calling it a treaty instead.
What this means will become clearer at the summit, but at a minimum it would give the EU a "legal personality," with a European foreign minister negotiating with above the heads of its member states. This would have made it harder for dissidents such as Prime Minister Blair to defy their partners by sending troops to Iraq.
But the Poles are playing hardball (my ellipsis):
Mr Kaczynski (Polish Prime Minister) said a proposed new EU voting formula based on population size hurt his country because it had not recovered from the losses suffered during the war…
Under the proposed "double majority" voting formula, a majority consists of 55 per cent of member states and 65 per cent of the Union's population.
Germany, with 82 million people, benefits most from the new system, while Poland, with 38 million people, loses relative power, compared to its more populous neighbour…
"We are only demanding that we get back what was taken from us," Mr Kaczynski said…
"If Poland had not had to live through the years of 1939-45, Poland would be today looking at the demographics of a country of 66 million."
He's right – the Germans killed about 6 million Poles in WW2, plus millions more from other nations now EU members.
Germans might argue they were victims too, so their loss of population should be factored in to current EU voting.
But since they started the war, that's bunk, and the Poles have it.
But I fear Germany and its ally France will get their treaty, regardless of the views of the taxpayers.


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Chanterelle Cheese Sauce
Category : Main Dishes, Recipes, Sauces and Dips, Vegetarian
Some sauce recipes have become "classics" known to everyone. For example, experienced cooks learn how to make an Alfredo sauce, a buttery bechamel, and an herbed tomato sauce.
One reason these sauces are classics is their versatility. They can be used in many ways with many different ingredients. For example, bechamel sauce can be used as is over potatoes, or as the basis of a mustard sauce for chicken or a creamy herb sauce for steamed vegetables. Herbed tomato sauce can be served over pasta, grilled meats, or spread on toasted bread as a crostini appetizer.
Once in awhile in my kitchen experiments I happen upon a combination of flavors in proportions that work perfectly together. This week's recipe was one of those serendipitous results. Local fresh ingredients produced an amazing sauce that could almost have been eaten by itself–beautiful chanterelle mushrooms, rich gouda cheese, rambunctious garlic, sweet and crunchy hazelnuts, thick cream and delicious butter. How to describe the taste? So. Darn. Good.
Originally I prepared it to spoon over a bunless grilled beef burger. As we ate it, I realized it could also be served over pasta, potatoes, or rice. It would work well as the filling for an omelet, or you could add some browned ground beef and Brown Beef Stock to transform it into a creamy winter soup. Its uses are as unlimited as your imagination!
This sauce is destined to become a classic–at least in our household. You heard it here first!
- Prep Time:
20 min
- Cook Time:
25 min
- Ready In:
45 min
- 1 Tbsp butter (Breckinridge Farm, Everson)
- 1 clove garlic, minced (Joe's Garden, Bellingham)
- 1/2 cup fresh chanterelle mushrooms, thinly sliced (Cascadia Mushrooms, Bellingham)
- 1/2 cup hazelnuts, chopped (Holmquist Hazelnuts Orchards, Lynden)
- 1 cup cream (Twin Brook Creamery, Lynden)
- 1 cup gouda cheese, finely grated (Pleasant Valley Dairy, Ferndale)
Melt butter in small saucepan over medium low heat. Add minced garlic and saute for a minute or two until lightly browned.
Add mushrooms and hazelnuts and continue cooking, stirring frequently, until mushrooms begin to release their liquid, about 5-7 minutes.
Reduce heat to low. Add cream and cheese. Gently continue to heat for about 10-15 minutes while cream thickens and cheese melts completely. Stir frequently.
Serving Suggestions:
I served this on a grilled bunless burger the first time I made it. May be served over nearly anything that needs a sauce–meats, pasta, potatoes, etc. Good sides with a burger are Celeriac Slaw and Cilantro Root Mashed Potatoes.
Food Sources:
Artisan Wine Gallery, 2072 Granger Way, Lummi Island
BelleWood Acres, 231 Ten Mile Rd., Lynden
Community Food Co-operative, Westerly and Cordata, Bellingham
Terra Organica, Flora and Cornwall, Bellingham


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Amtrak: The Political and Social Aspects of Federal Intercity Passenger Rail Policy
Publication Date: December 2004
Publisher(s): Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Topic: Transportation (Railroads and trains)
Throughout its history, Amtrak, originally envisioned as a for-profit corporation, has failed to achieve a profit and has continued to rely on annual federal subsidies for its survival. Despite this, there has been enough support in Congress, and, at times also in the White House, to provide just enough subsidies to keep Amtrak's trains running. There has not, however, been enough federal and state financial support for Amtrak, as a money losing (and, some would add, at least at times, mismanaged) operation, to develop its routes into the robust national network that intercity passenger rail advocates had hoped for. That Amtrak has teetered on the edge of a shutdown many times, only to be saved by federal subsidies, raises the questions of why and to whom a national intercity rail network matters.
Amtrak's critics question the economic justification for sustaining nationwide intercity passenger rail service and believe that Amtrak survives primarily for political reasons. Amtrak's supporters reject this notion and assert that the federal government should invest in this mode of travel because diversification is a central element of any wise investment policy. A political stalemate over Amtrak has continued for over 30 years, partly because of a discrepancy that exists between the economic geography that supports a competitive passenger rail service and the political geography necessary to support its high cost structure.
Population growth, affluence, and housing policies, as well as government highway and aviation system development policies, tended to favor highway and air travel over passenger rail. Despite these trends, which have been a detriment to passenger rail, there are also social needs arguments, including the need to serve people who do not own cars, have a fear of flying, or believe they cannot afford airfare (and decline to use bus service). Some also argue that communities view rail service as part of their history and sense of themselves. The defense of Amtrak as a linchpin of the local social fabric and practical politics has, at some times and some places, been surprisingly effective in forestalling service reductions or garnering state subsidies to continue service.
Both advocates and opponents of federal-aid for Amtrak have suggested a variety of options for passenger rail in the United States. The options range from accepting the status quo, changing Amtrak's organizational structure, privatization, to liquidating Amtrak entirely. Funding options include maintaining the current system, using highway and aviation trust fund revenues or creating a separate rail trust fund, shifting the subsidy burden to the states, bonding, imposing taxes on Amtrak's competitors, and relying on private sector funding. Only after a political consensus is reached among policymakers, however, on what kind of passenger rail service, if any, is needed can a choice be made as to which organizational or financing options are best suited to reaching the chosen policy goal. This report will not be updated.


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As a committed truck crash attorney, I can help if you are filing a case against a trucking company. Truck drivers are often employees of a larger entity, and that can mean dealing with big insurance companies, complex legal teams, and companies that have gone through hundreds of accident claims before.
Most truck accident victims have never before been involved in a crash with a semi or tractor trailer. Trucking companies may have thousands of drivers in their fleet and have definitely been on the receiving end of a truck crash lawsuit before. It's not your fault you probably lack the experience necessary to handle the claim on your own, which is why a truck accident lawyer can be of great help.
Five Important Differences Between a Truck Accident and a Car Accident
Any truck injury lawyer will tell you: truck crash injury claims can be very different from a typical car accident case. When comparing the two, you'll notice these five important differences:
- There are often multiple parties that may be held liable for the accident.
In a car accident it's normally you versus a negligent driver or pedestrian. In accidents with a commercial truck you may be dealing with a negligent truck driver, trucking company, vehicle manufacturer, and/or mechanic.
- Injuries from truck accidents may be more likely to be serious or fatal.
A typical passenger vehicle weighs about 3,000 pounds, where the typical truck can weigh anywhere from 10,000 to over 80,000 pounds when cargo is included. Trucks traveling at high rates of speed with heavy loads can be harder to maneuver and stop. The size discrepancy between a passenger car and a truck is one reason why injuries that result from these crashes can be so severe and may result in long-term suffering, disability or death.
- Truck accidents may be caused by operational/mechanical hazards such as blind spots or cargo shifts, rather than driver hazards.The size of a truck presents many operational hazards such as larger blind spots and more difficulty maneuvering or breaking. The hauling of cargo can also present a hazard if it is unbalanced, loose, or shifts during transport. These are hazards that normal vehicles do not face on such a serious scale.
- Trucking companies may dispatch their legal team immediately to the scene to handle the situation.
Most trucking companies are ready at a moment's notice to handle a crash. By sending out their crash investigation team at the moment an accident occurs, they can gather the evidence before you even have a chance to consider talking to a truck accident lawyer. They may have a truck crash attorney of their own out at the scene shortly after the accident.
- Truck driver records are important pieces of evidence that may be easily falsified or destroyed before a claim is filed.
Unique to truck accidents are driver records and "black box" data, which record important information at the time of the crash. Some of these records, such as the driver's time on duty, can easily be manipulated. Even worse, after a period of time, the truck company can legally destroy these records, removing them from the potential evidence in your case.
If you're concerned about how to handle these differences remember that you have the right to work with a truck injury lawyer. Just as the trucking companies will have their legal teams, you should level the playing field with a truck accident lawyer of your own.
The Costs of a Serious Truck Accident
While truck accident claims may differ, the scope of compensation you should seek is much the same and is also largely dependent on the seriousness of the accident.
According to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were 32,885 fatal vehicle crashes in the U.S. in 2010. Of these crashes, 3,484 involved large trucks. Florida accounted for 179 of these accidents. Serious or fatal injuries can initially result in medical expenses and lost wages, but the long-term damages should also be addressed by your settlement.
The insurance companies and trucking company will not be eager to pay you the full price for the damage you have suffered. If they cannot avoid a settlement completely, they often try to undercut the value of your case as much as possible. Don't be swayed by an initial settlement offer, even if it does cover all of your current expenses. One of the main mistakes truck injury lawyers see clients make is settling quickly for a low amount just to get help with their current bills.
Think about your current damages – it's fairly easy to look at your medical bills and the lost income you've suffered due to being injured. What you may not realize at this time is that recovery from serious injuries can take several more months, years, or even result in permanent medical complications. This means future medical costs and more bills that may not be covered in an initial settlement offer.
As any truck crash attorney should, I will look for these situations and evaluate your future financial needs. If you are expected to be out of work for a long period or permanently, your settlement needs to account for this loss of income. There is also the possibility of non-economic damages, which is designed to help you and your family recover from the emotional impact a devastating truck accident can have. Insurance companies typically won't account for these details in making a claim offer, but I will.
Talk to an Orlando Truck Accident Lawyer
Time is of the essence in a truck accident claim. The Florida statute of limitations gives you four years following the truck accident to bring about legal action. Aside from that, truck companies may be able to destroy important evidence if enough time has passed, sometimes within a few weeks!
You should contact a truck crash attorney as soon as possible following your truck accident to begin working on your case. I will begin gathering information, police reports, medical reports, and other necessary documentation. My firm will pursue all necessary measures to obtain compensation commensurate with the injuries you have sustained. It is the highest priority of your truck accident lawyer to work vigorously in seeking justice on your behalf, and that's a responsibility I take very seriously.
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Tea Party darling Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minnesota) is one of those Republican presidential candidates who doesn't think unlimited greenhouse gas emissions will be a problem. On the House floor she once said that CO2 is "a natural byproduct of nature" and "there isn't even one study that can be produced that shows that carbon dioxide is a harmful gas".
I've concluded that we need this kind of person in the White House. Bachmann not only has the faith to alter fundamental physics and the history of scientific publishing just by wishing, but she displays incredible poise under pressure. Just witness how her campaign handled the bemusement of the sneering liberals after she recently expressed her desire to mimic a serial killer. From the Minnesota Independent:
Presidential hopeful and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann appeared to commit a large blunder Monday when, after she announced her presidential campaign in Waterloo, Iowa, she promised to "mimic the spirit of Waterloo's own John Wayne."
However, according to The Washington Times, Bachmann misspoke because Waterloo's John Wayne was not the beloved movie star, but rather John Wayne Gacy, the serial killer.
"Well what I want them to know is just like, John Wayne was from Waterloo, Iowa. That's the kind of spirit that I have, too," Bachmann said in an interview with FoxNews after her announcement.
According to an update by the AP, she really turned this around by acknowledging her error.
The GOP congresswoman told CNN today her comments "were just misspeaking" and that her main intent was to show she identified with Wayne's patriotism.
"I wish I could be perfect," Bachmann said. "I'm a substantive, serious person" who has "good sense on how to turn the economy around" as president.