Bachmann: Questions about gay therapy are out of bounds

[Playinghardball]

Source: RawReplay
David Edwards
Categories: Featured, Nation
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann Thursday refused to say if she thought reparative therapy could “change gay people into being straight” because it was not relevant to her campaign.

“Recent reporting has revealed the clinic you co-own with your husband engages in a kind of therapy that helps people get over their homosexuality,” National Press Club president Mark Hamrick told Bachmann. “Do you believe that reparative therapy can change gay people into being straight and has any federal funding gone for your clinic?”

“Well, I’m extremely proud of my husband and I have tremendous respect and admiration for him and we’ll celebrate our 33rd wedding anniversary this coming September,” Bachmann began. “But I am running for the presidency of the United States.”

“My husband is not running for the presidency. Neither are my children, neither is our business, neither is our foster children,” she said. “I am more than happy to stand for questions on running for the presidency of the United States.”

“To be clear, you don’t believe your personal finances are something that should be questioned by the American people?” Hamrick asked.

“I am running for the presidency of the United States and I have no doubt that every jot and tittle of my life will be looked at and inspected prior to November 2012,” Bachmann replied.

Watch this video from the National Press Club, broadcast July 28, 2011

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/07/bachmann-questions-about-gay-therapy-are-out-of-bounds/

[bullwinkle428]

1. "Jot and tittle"?

:shrug:

[FiveGoodMen]

3. Matt 5:18

"For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled."

[riderinthestorm]

11. Beat me to it. Dog whistle to the hard core fundie dominionests. nt

[FiveGoodMen]

13. Dog whistle, indeed.

Pretty much everything said by the wingers is some sort of in-group code.

(Edited because the subject line first read "God whistle, indeed". Talk about your Freudian typos!)

[lpbk2713]

6. " ... neither is our foster children"

She possesses a great command of the English language.

Sure. :rofl:




Ed: On a par with "Is our children learning" . :rofl:

[zappaman]

2. Sorry, honey.

But hubby is NOT off limits.
Just like Michelle Obabma was not off-limits to your poison words.
Karma sucks don't it?

[WinkyDink]

4. Beggars are not known to be the choosers, MEEEE-chele.

[existentialist]

5. May The media put some emphasis on the payments and benefits that

she and her family have received from the taxpayers.

May they also look at the lack of actual performance that she has had in office despite her grandstanding.

May they also look at the earmarks that she has sought for her district.

And yes, may they also look at the quackery practiced by her husband and the federal payments they he has received for providing quack therapy.

Then they can start looking at her ignorance including but not limited to her stands on the issues.

[KamaAina]

7. Did somebody say "out" of bounds?

[soleft]

12. My God, even that photo pings

[dgibby]

14. Reminds me of the Dom DeLuise character in

Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

[drpepper67]

8. Funny how Sarah Palin's knocked up teenage daughter was a touchy subject too...

[Angry Dragon]

9. I noticed she did not say she loved her husband

also if she mentions anything about gays then what her husband does becomes very important

[libodem]

10. But those thilly thaveges

Need discipline.

[onenote]

15. I wouldn't inspect her tittles if you paid me.

[Urban Prairie]

16. "I am more than happy to stand for questions on running for the presidency of the United States.”

Yeah, so my question would be that if she believes in the Bible, God and Jesus, then why hasn't she given up all of her money and all of her worldly possessions, and devoted the rest of her life to helping heal the poor and sick in impoverished nations, like Mother Theresa had?

Seems to me that would virtually cinch her a spot nearby her God in "High Heaven", as opposed to lying, cheating, worshipping false idols (money and the wealthy) defaming/insulting/accusing others, (bearing false witness against thy neighbor), and especially seeking to become elected and become one of the most powerful persons on Earth. Whatever happened to "the meek shall inherit the Earth" biblical humility, Megalomaniac Mushell??

[myrna minx]

17. So you get to take tax money no questions asked? Huh. n/t