PI Original Josh Kalven Friday October 17th, 2008, 4:41pm

Rezko A "Leftist"?

As if there was any doubt, Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) proved today that she really has no idea what she's talking about.  Case in point: on MSNBC's Hardball, she listed convicted Illinois fundraiser Tony Rezko as one of the "leftists" with which Barack Obama has ...

As if there was any doubt, Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) proved today that she really has no idea what she's talking about.  Case in point: on MSNBC's Hardball, she listed convicted Illinois fundraiser Tony Rezko as one of the "leftists" with which Barack Obama has been associating himself.  Watch it:

There are a lot of things you can call Rezko, but a "leftist" really isn't one of them.  Even Chris Matthews has been paying enough attention to realize he doesn't quite belong in that category. Later in the program, the Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet later referred to the Minnesota Republican as "terribly uninformed."

To see Bachmann's full appearance in all it's McCarthyesque glory, head over to Archpundit's place.

UPDATE: TPM Election Central adds this: "[S]he also alleged that Saul Alinsky was a teacher to Obama in Chicago. Alinsky died in 1972."

UPDATE II: Here's Katrina vanden Heuvel's response:

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