Another observer says U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann spoke publicly in 2008 in support of a tax increase that she has since criticized her election opponent, Tarryl Clark, for backing.
Journalist Ron Schara interviewed Bachmann, R-Stillwater, before a crowd at the 2008 Game Fair, an annual late-summer gathering in Anoka for outdoor and hunting enthusiasts.
That interview became an issue last week after a Bachmann spokesman said she never supported Minnesota’s Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment. The amendment to Minnesota’s constitution raised sales taxes to finance outdoor and arts projects.
Schara is a Star Tribune contributor and retired columnist who hosts the “Minnesota Bound” TV show. He said Bachmann told the Game Fair crowd in 2008 that she supported the Legacy amendment. Newspaper columnist Dennis Anderson reported the same in October 2008.
“I did ask Michele if she supported the constitutional amendment,” Schara said Tuesday. “She very clearly said yes.”
During that interview, Schara also said Bachmann was wearing a “Vote Yes” button distributed by Sportsmen for Change-Minnesota, a group that lobbied for passing the amendment.
Schara and Game Fair organizer Chuck Delaney said they aren’t aware of audio or video recordings of the interview.
Incidentally, Scharra spoke at the McCain/Palin rally in Blaine 2008. Look True North:
Ron Schara just gave a well received speech.
The St Cloud Times continues:
Bachmann spokesman Sergio Gor reiterated what he told the Times last week. Bachmann “has made it clear she did not support the Legacy Amendment,” Gor said.
Then why did she tell the Game Fair people she supported the amendment?
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