Michele Bachmann 'Horrified' and 'Appalled' by Media 'Politicizing' Shooting of Friend Gabrielle Giffords

(By Noel Sheppard, NewsBusters.org) - As media quickly accused conservatives of inciting the tragedy in Tucson two weeks ago, they ignored the fact that one of those they were pointing fingers at was a friend of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' (D-Ariz.).

On Monday, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) told Fox News's Bill O'Reilly what it was like for her that fateful Saturday morning to not only find out that someone close to her had been shot, but also that she was being accused of causing it: