Michele Bachmann's controversial comments on anti-Americanism

What Rep. Michele Bachmann said Friday on MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews":

Matthews: "You believe Barack Obama may have anti-American views? You're suspicious he has anti-American views?"

Bachmann: "Absolutely. Absolutely. I'm very concerned that he may have anti-American views. That's what the American people are concerned about. That's why they want to know what his answers are."

Later in the interview:

Matthews: How many congresspeople are in the anti-American crowd you describe?

Bachmann: You'd have to ask them, Chris. I'm focusing on Barack Obama and the people that he's been associating with.

Matthews: [Repeats question]

Bachmann: What I would say is that the news media should do a penetrating expose and take a look. I wish they would. I wish the American media would take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out: Are they pro-America or anti-America? I think people would love to see an expose like that."

ADDENDUM

In a speech Tuesday to the St. Cloud, Minn., Rotary Club, Bachmann said she would like to "take back" her words.

"I did not say that Barack Obama was anti-American, nor do I believe Barack Obama is anti-American. He loves his country, just as everyone in this room does," she said. "Nor did I call for an investigation of members of Congress for their pro-American or anti-American views. That is not what I said."

Bachmann told the St. Cloud Times on Tuesday that she "made a big mistake" by going on "Hardball." She said she did not bring up the term "anti-American." Still, she said, "I should not have used that phrase."

Source: "Hardball with Chris Matthews"

and the Associated Press