University of Iowa apologizes for Bachmann tweet


The University of Iowa is apologizing for a joke on a school Twitter feed that appeared to refer to Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann as a cougar, the Huffington Post reports. Trying to make light of reports of a mountain lion or cougar sighting in Iowa City, the school tweeted Thursday: “I didn’t know Bachmann was in town. Bah-dum-bum.” A cougar is a term for older women who seek out younger men…

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