“He’s absolutely shameless,” the Minnesota Republican could be seen saying to her seatmate, Representative Jean Schmidt, an Ohio Republican, according to a video taken in the U.S. House chamber during Obama’s State of the Union address two nights ago.

Bachmann, 54, who later gave a televised response to the president on behalf of the Tea Party Express, turned back to face Obama and repeated, “Absolutely shameless!” She spoke as the president was saying the government should balance its budget more like average American families…

Bachmann spokesman Doug Sachtleben declined to comment on her remark, saying in an e-mail, “I’m not privy to her private conversations.” Bruce Pfaff, a spokesman for Schmidt, didn’t return calls seeking comment.