Plagued by Gaffes and Scrutiny, Bachmann Emphasizes Campaign Message

f you look at one of our Founding Fathers, John Quincy Adams, that's absolutely true," she said on ABC's "Good Morning America." "He was a very young boy when he was with his father serving essentially as his father's secretary. He tirelessly worked throughout his life to make sure that we did in fact one day eradicate slavery..."

The fact is, as host George Stephanopoulos pointed out, John Quincy Adams was not a Founding Father; rather, he was the son of one and the sixth president of the U.S.

Pressed by NBC's Matt Lauer, Bachmann said being interrogated like this by journalists is her understanding of what it means to be "Palinized," a term that entered the political vocabulary in the wake of former Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's portrayal in the media during the presidential campaign of 2008.

"Well I think that means that there--that there will be a media onslaught of attack," she said. "But that's nothing new, that's something that goes with the territory. It doesn't matter who the candidate is. Whether they're male or female, there will be attacks that come, and that's simply what we have to be prepared to deal with, and I'm prepared."

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