Pawlenty: Migraine Controversy a 'Sideshow' for Bachmann

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: All right, your fellow Minnesotan, Representative Michele Bachmann -- a lot of talk today about -- about her migraine headaches, and I think you got cornered about that. And tell me -- tell me your thoughts on whether or not that's a disqualifier or not, whether we should be digging into this history or not?

TIM PAWLENTY: You know, I think it's mostly a sideshow, Greta. I've observed Congresswoman Bachmann. I've never seen her have a medical condition or impairment that would seem to be a concern.

What I said today generically, applying to all candidates, not her, is that anybody who's going to serve as president of the United States of course, has to be able to do all of the job all of the time, 24/7. That's just common sense. It's not a debatable proposition.

But as applied to her, obviously, we would defer to the medical professionals in that regard. But I've never observed any concerns or problems with her in that regard.

And the real issue -- and I've been traveling all over Iowa. We're going to put 700 miles in an RV in this great state, talking to people. And the only headache they're concerned about is the economic headache Barack Obama is giving them with this crushing unemployment and terrible Obama economy.