Congresswoman Michele Bachmann big Garrison Keillor fan

by T.W. Budig
ECM Capitol Reporter

Sixth Congressional District Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, R-Stillwater, among the fans of humorist Garrison Keillor.

“I adore Garrison Keillor,” said Bachmann, speaking in a recent interview.

“He and I are on the opposite side of our political beliefs. But I adore him,” she said.

“I think he’s brilliant. I think he’s a genius,” said Bachmann.

“Our family listens (to A Prairie Home Companion), and we just laugh every Saturday,” she said.

Bachmann sees the goodness of the people in the 6th District revealed in Keillor’s works.

Both Keillor and Bachmann attended school in Anoka.