AFA Poll Of The Day

D) Because she's an evil, vacant, lying Christofacist.

Perkins On Bachmann Expose'

"Apparently, ABC thinks it's news that as part of a Christian-based counseling service, individuals are pointed to Christ. The Bachmanns are unapologetic for their views on homosexuality, views that are rooted in the faith that a majority of Americans share. Apart from Washington, D.C. and homosexual interest groups, the majority of the country will view Marcus's work for what it is, a ministry of hope. Pointing men and women who struggle with same-sex attractions to God isn't 'a discredited form of therapy,' it's the path to sexual healing. And it's capable of bringing thousands of people out of bondage and into healthy behavior and a fuller relationship with Christ." - Hate group leader Tony Perkins, via press release.

CNN On Bachmann Clinic

A really good report from Anderson Cooper.

Matt Barber On The Bachmanns

"Marcus Bachmann is providing a therapeutic service to those who struggle with same-sex attractions and who seek to get their minds around those same-sex attractions. So this is nothing short of yellow journalism, and we have come to expect this kind of stuff from the left. Mind you, she is the target here -- not Marcus Bachmann. They're using him to get to her. They're trying to remove any funding that he has for this very legitimate therapy. They are going after her through him. It is a scorched earth policy." - Liberty Counsel spokesbigot Matt Barber.

Romney Rejects Iowa Marriage Vow

Mitt Romney has refused to sign the virulently anti-gay pledge that the hate group Iowa Leader is demanding of all GOP presidential candidates.

Andrea Saul, a spokeswoman for Romney, told The Associated Press in a written statement Tuesday that Romney "strongly supports traditional marriage," but that the oath "contained references and provisions that were undignified and inappropriate for a presidential campaign." Bachmann and Santorum have been campaigning hard to court the influential social conservatives in Iowa, which holds the nation's first caucuses. Romney's rejection of the pledge reflects his diminished focus on winning Iowa, where he spent $10 million during his 2008 presidential campaign only to finish second. None of the other GOP presidential hopefuls, including former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, have said whether they will sign the pledge.

More Evasion From Crazy Eyes

Including Bachmann & Santorum?

Apparently GOProud believes that it would be better to have a president who would happily imprison you rather than see Obama get another term.

Crazy Eyes Dodges Questions About Her Husband's "Ex-Gay" Therapy

Rep. Ron Paul To Retire From House

Rep. Ron Paul says he's not going to run for reelection to his U.S. House seat as he pursues the 2012 GOP presidential nomination.

"Paul's decision marks somewhat an end of an era for the congressman, who's been elected to a combined 12 terms in Congress. During that time, he's been an obstinate voice for the more libertarian wing of the GOP, showing a willingness to break with his party on certain issues, especially foreign policy."

The Real Costs Of "Ex-Gay" Therapy

Think Progress comments on the real cost of "ex-gay" therapy like that performed by Marcus Bachmann:

Beliefs that gay people need to be “cured” of their sexual orientation also contribute to harassment and violence against gay people and anyone else who doesn’t conform to rigid stereotypes of gender and sexuality. In 2008, more than 2,400 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people were victims of crimes perpetrated against them on the basis of their real or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Significant underreporting means that the actual number of hate crimes against gay and transgender people is probably much higher than the statistics show. Ex-gay therapy tears at the mental health of gay people while contributing to the poisonous attitudes that mark them as targets for violence and discrimination. And for this “therapy,” it’s society as a whole that foots the bill: every blow at the ability of gay people to take care of themselves and their families has its costs, whether in the loss of a job because of harassment, days missed at school because of bullying, or medical bills for dealing with depression or the aftermath of violence.

Florida Poll: Romney Leads Obama

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The View On Michelle Bachmann's Vow To Ban Gay Marriage And Porn

IOWA: Bachmann Leads New Poll

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Pawlenty: Gayness Is A Choice, Unless It Isn't (Anyway, No Gay Marriage!)

Quote Of The Day - Gary Johnson

“This ‘pledge’ is nothing short of a promise to discriminate against everyone who makes a personal choice that doesn’t fit into a particular definition of ‘virtue’. While the Family Leader pledge covers just about every other so-called virtue they can think of, the one that is conspicuously missing is tolerance. In one concise document, they manage to condemn gays, single parents, single individuals, divorcees, Muslims, gays in the military, unmarried couples, women who choose to have abortions, and everyone else who doesn’t fit in a Norman Rockwell painting." - Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, the first 2012 GOP candidate to officially denounce the "offensive" moral pledge already signed by Crazy Eyes and Frothy Mix.

MSNBC: Crazy Eyes & Frothy Mix Sign Iowa Hate Group's Anti-Gay Marriage Vow

Gay Marriage Is Like Pearl Harbor

Over at Good As You, Jeremy Hooper has uncovered a 2004 message from then state Sen. Michele Bachmann in which she warns her constituents that failing to prevent gay marriage will result in a social Pearl Harbor. Or something.

Crazy Eyes Signs Anti-Gay Iowa Pledge: I Believe Homosexuality Is A Choice

Iowa's anti-gay hate group, Family Leader, has convinced Rep. Michele Bachmann to sign their lengthy "contract" with political candidates who must vow, among other things, that they believe that homosexuality is a choice. More on the pledge:

Presidential candidates who sign the pledge must agree to personal fidelity to his or her spouse, the appointment of “faithful constitutionalists” as judges, opposition to any redefinition of marriage, and prompt reform of uneconomic and anti-marriage aspects of welfare policy, tax policy and divorce law. The Marriage Vow also outlines support for the legal advocacy for the federal Defense of Marriage Act, humane efforts to protect women and children, rejection of Sharia Islam, safeguards for all married and unmarried U.S. military service members, and commitment to downsizing government and the burden upon American families.

Bachmann agrees: "No peer-reviewed empirical science or rational demonstration has ever definitively proven, nor even has shown an overwhelming probability, that homosexual preference or behavior is irresistible as a function of genetic determinism or other forms of fatalism." Box Turtle Bulletin notes that a footnote to the pledge also declares that LGBT people have a life expectancy of 40 years.

Gaydar Inducts Marcus Bachmann

A clever PR move by Gaydar:

In light of Marcus Bachmann’s spike in popularity on gay and gay-friendly blogs across the U.S., internet dating megasite Gaydar.net is offering the the husband of Tea Party presidential candidate Michele Bachmann (R-MN) a complimentary lifetime membership. As a rep at Gaydar HQ explains, “Marcus Bachmann is popping up on everyone else’s gaydar, we figure he might want to be on the real Gaydar! With over six million members, we like to think Gaydar is the picture of inclusivity–from swarthy barbarians to piggy politicos–all are welcome!”

(Tipped by Andy Reynolds)

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