Thursday, June 16, 2011

Possibly Everything You Need to Know About Michelle Bachmann

Posted By on Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 9:07 AM

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  • Photo by Gage Skidmore, Flickr

To her credit, Michelle Bachmann seems to really believe what she has to say. However, what she has to say might be rooted in another era no one should want to go back to.

In the statehouse, Bachmann made opposition to gay marriage her signature issue. Both she and her husband, by all accounts her most trusted political adviser, believe that homosexuality can be cured. Speaking to a Christian radio station about gay teenagers last year, Marcus, who treats gay people in his counseling practice, said, "Barbarians need to be educated. They need to be disciplined, and just because someone feels this or thinks this, doesn't mean that we're supposed to go down that road."

In 2004, Bachmann gave a speech warning that gay marriage would lead to schoolchildren being indoctrinated into homosexuality. She wanted everyone to know, though, that she doesn't hate gay people. "Any of you who have members of your family in the lifestyle, we have a member of our family that is," she said. "This is not funny. It's a very sad life. It's part of Satan, I think, to say that this is gay."

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