Comments on: Marcus Bachmann’s Ex-Gay Problem

By: kelly

kelly — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:07:08 +0000

This is terrible reporting. Bachmann has never denied counseling unwanted SSA. We don’t know the exact statement he called “false”. He also clearly explains that he works with people who have unwanted homosexual feelings.

The “barbarians” comment is also wrong interpreted. He was simply referring to kids in general. Barbarian merely means “unrefined” in this situation.

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 04:22:28 +0000

@Tom Tallis – regarding Marcus Bachman using the collective “we” pronoun for ex-gays, this article states he has more than once used “we” rather than “they”. :

https://talkaboutequality.wordpress.com/tag/ex-gay/

By: Arcturus

Arcturus — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:44:30 +0000

So if by some catastrophe Michele was elected president, wouldn’t Marcus be the “real” president if she has to be subservient to him? “Michele honey, I really think we ought to nuke North Korea today..”

This reminds me of the Kennedy election where the country was assuming the Pope would be running the country because Kennedy was Catholic.

By: Désirée

Désirée — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:07:23 +0000

the ex-gay stuff of her husband probably won’t be too much of a distraction to her base and even to the middle of the road voters. It’s her husband and he’s denying any direct involvement, so anyone trying to taint her has to make a real stretch.

However, the “woman is subservient to her husband” crap went out in the 50s. That statement from her will do far more to damage her chances than anything her husband says about gays. The majority of women, liberal or conservative, just don’t buy that anymore. Plus, any opponent just has to raise the specter of “a vote for Michelle is really a vote for her husband” to ruin her credibility.

By: TomTallis

TomTallis — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:59:53 +0000

According to my husband, either on Maddow or on CNN Bachmann, when referring to “ex-”gays used the collective pronoun, “we.” FWIW.

By: MattNYC

MattNYC — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:14:43 +0000

Sunlight is the greatest disinfectant…

Of course, this type of information only make Bachmann MORE attractive to the loons who vote in the GOP primaries (and make of a majority of all GOP primary voters). But this should help scare away anyone with half a brain if she’s on the ticket.