SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate
Michelle Bachmann got her Elvis Presley dates all shook up during a
campaign stop in South Carolina.
     The Minnesota congresswoman played the Elvis tune "Promised
Land" on Tuesday at a restaurant in Spartanburg, and told the
crowd of 300 that she wanted to say happy birthday to the King of
Rock and Roll.
     But Aug. 16 is the anniversary of Elvis' death in 1977 and
someone in the crowd shouted back, "He died today!"
     Bachmann didn't respond and launched into her speech.
     Bachmann has stumbled over cultural references before. In June,
she kicked off her presidential campaign in Waterloo, Iowa, calling
it the home of American actor John Wayne. The town was actually
home for a time to serial killer John Wayne Gacy.