Michele Bachmann worried the IRS might function as Obamacare death panels [VIDEO]

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Bachmann said Minnesotans she speaks with are clamoring for Obama's impeachment.
In the wake of revelations the IRS improperly targeted tea party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax exempt status during the last election cycle, Michele Bachmann is worried the Obama administration's apparent desire to make life difficult for conservatives might extend into other walks of life.

SEE ALSO: Barack Obama zings Michele Bachmann during White House correspondents' dinner [VIDEO]

Specifically, she's concerned the president and his cronies might deny health care coverage to conservatives once Obamacare is fully implemented.

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Michele Bachmann wears Google Glass: Top 10 tweets

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The photo that launched 1,000 140-character jokes.
Yesterday, photos of Michele Bachmann wearing Google Glass at a House GOP meeting circulated, and the resulting cascade of jokes pushed the internet to the brink of full-scale meltdown.

SEE ALSO: Jim Graves will run again next year, setting up rematch with Bachmann

For your LOLing pleasure, we've ranked the 10 funniest zingers we saw in response to Bachmann's new high-tech look. Check them out below the jump.

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Michele Bachmann on marriage: "It is one man, one woman -- because God said it is" [VIDEO]

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She's now even less gay friendly than Chick-fil-A.
For better or worse, Michele Bachmann isn't leaving Minnesota now that we're the land of the free and the home of the gays. But that doesn't mean she doesn't have an opinion about about marriage equality.

SEE ALSO: Michele Bachmann waves bag of gay-unfriendly Chick-fil-A [VIDEO]

During a Liberty Counsel event earlier this spring, Bachmann made comments about gay marriage that echo what Minnesota for Marriage has been saying for the last year or so -- marriage is between one man and one woman because, dammit, God said so.

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Michele Bachmann isn't really leaving Minnesota over the gay marriage vote

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Did you really think she would make it that easy?
Sorry, Minnesota, but Michele Bachmann is not fleeing to Oregon over Monday's vote to legalize same-sex marriage. Not because she was bluffing, but because the Daily Currant -- the news site that published the report -- is satirical.

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Michele Bachmann falls from grace
Minnesota Senate approves marriage equality

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Bachmann looks extra creepy while attributing Benghazi, 9/11 to God's "hand of judgment" [VIDEO]

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Bachmann believes God played a role in the death of innocent Americans. Sounds like grounds for a drone attack on heaven to us.
America may have reached Peak Bachmann during her speech last week at a religious event in the Capitol's National Statuary Hall.

SEE ALSO: Michele Bachmann embarrasses herself during House Intelligence Committee hearing [VIDEO]

First, she attributed both 9/11 and Benghazi to God's "hand of judgment." Then, with her hands dramatically gesticulating, she urged everyone in attendance to "humble ourselves and pray to an almighty God."

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Michele Bachmann is pissed Obama didn't declare Dzhokhar Tsarnaev an enemy combatant

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Bachmann believes the government should be able to classify American citizens arrested on American soil as enemy combatants. Slippery slope much?
Michele Bachmann and John Kriesel have something in common -- they're both upset federal agents didn't altogether disregard whatever constitutional rights Boston bombing suspect and American citizen Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has.

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During a recent appearance on Greta Van Susteren's Fox News show, Bachmann said the Obama administration's decision not to classify Tsarnaev as an enemy combatant is a "miscarriage of justice." That classification would've allowed officials to question Tsarnaev indefinitely before any charges were pressed.

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Michele Bachmann says she cares about the poor, gets another "Four Pinocchios" rating [VIDEO]

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Bachmann: Caring about the poor if and only if doing so scores her political points.
During a floor speech last Friday, Michele Bachmann mangled an attempt at a Shakespeare quote (She said "Thou protesteth too much" -- the actual quote is "The lady doth protest too much"). But that's not significant here.

SEE ALSO: Michele Bachmann's 'I do not do political speech' line draws loud laughter during debate [VIDEO]

What is significant is that during the same speech, Bachmann claimed she was among a group of Republicans who "voted against the sequestration because we knew all of these calamities [for poorer Americans] were in the future." There's no evidence, however, that Bachmann has ever given a rip about cuts to Head Start, Meals on Wheels, and other programs serving low-income Americans. As a result, she's earned another "Four Pinocchios" rating from the Washington Post's Fact Checker -- her second in just over a month.

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Barack Obama zings Michele Bachmann during White House correspondents' dinner [VIDEO]

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We'd imagine these two would have a hard time agreeing on books to burn. Maybe Fifty Shades of Grey?
Barack Obama got a laugh or two at Michele Bachmann's expense Saturday night during his White House correspondents' dinner speech.

SEE ALSO: Dana Wessel's fake Obama quote reprinted without attribution in San Jose Mercury News

The president began by noting he's not "the strapping young Muslim socialist" he used to be. Later, he discussed his plans to forge closer relationships with Republicans by joining them for activities near and dear to their hearts.

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Surprise! Michele Bachmann's attorney blames media for Iowa ethics scandal

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You'll have a hard time finding a less accountable elected official than Michele Bachmann.
As scandal after scandal after scandal comes to light in connection with Michele Bachmann's ill-fated presidential run, we wondered how Michele would find a way to blame the series of self-created messes on Democrats.

SEE ALSO: Michele Bachmann blames Dems for ethics allegations made by her own ex-staffers

Apparently she's opting for a slightly different but related tactic this time around -- blaming the media.

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Michele Bachmann reportedly knew about unethical payments to Iowa senator [UPDATE]

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... and the drumbeat of bad news for Bachmann continues... 
-- Update at bottom; original post from morning of April 19 --

Yesterday, we told you about how Andy Parrish is prepared to throw his old boss under the bus and corroborate allegations that Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign made unethical payments to Iowa Sen. Ken Sorenson.

SEE ALSO: Michele Bachmann admits she has "no idea" if HPV vaccine causes retardation

At the time, we told you it was unclear to what extent Bachmann herself knew about the payments. After all, it's possible they could've been arranged by a campaign staffer without her knowledge. But a new report indicates that's not the case.

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