Note that the Bachmann article you link to is from the "Daily Currant," which bills itself as the "Global Satirical Paper of Record."

Yeah, she didn't really say that.

But it's funny (scary, actually) that it didn't strike me as obvious fiction right off the bat -- that woman is plenty loony enough to utter such nonsense.

Ah, bloggers, when will we stop linking to the Daily Currant as fact?

How dare you all beat me to the fact that the Bachmann news was fake? Although, I think she once said her husband wasn't available because he was buying a skirt for a poodle or something. In that case, they might fit in nicely in the Pearl.

Thanks for the heads up, commenters (and Eric D.)! That was a dumbass move on our part, and I apologize for that! FIXED!

LITERALLY UNBELIEVABLE, STEVE.