John Wayne Gacy is trending after Minnesota Rep. MicheleBachmann claimed to be a kindred spirit with the serial killer from her hometownin a Fox News interview on Day 1 of her official candidacy for president.
“…butwhat I want them to know is, just like John Wayne is from Waterloo Iowa, that’sthe kind of spirit I have too.”
It was a flub of course: A quick skimming of aWaterloo Google search could easily get the two confused, with the famous actorand patriot, John Wayne, born less than 150 miles away. Since the slip,Bachmann has admitted to not being perfect.
