Squatters Ridicule Bachmann With Fake Campaign Sites

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Michele Bachmann, meet Michelle Bachman.

Roll Call reports that website squatters have been spoofing Bachmann, taking advantage of her unusually spelled name (one l in “Michele,” two n’s in “Bachmann”) to create fake campaign sites.

Take Bachman2012.com, whose text reads: “I’m called to bring the Good News of our one true American Idol, the Lord God, to Washington and to legislate His will among all the fornicators, scientists, public schoolteachers and other so-called ‘citizens’ of this blessed country.”

Michelebachman.com, on the other hand, directs users to a page reading, “Please learn to share, love and be more accepting of others.” The page then sends users to the activist website gayrights.change.org.

And before the owner took it down, Michele2012.com reportedly redirected to skin website Penthouse.com.

Bachmann declined Roll Call’s request for comment. Also no word from Bachman.

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