Bachmann refuses to answer questions about ‘ex-gay’ therapy

[w8liftinglady]

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/07/28/bachmann-refuses-to-answer-questions-about-ex-gay-therapy/

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann continues to evade questions about whether she thinks reparative therapy can change gay people into being straight and whether federal money is subsidizing this debunked practice at the Minnesota-based clinic she co-owns with her husband.

During an appearance Thursday at a National Press Club luncheon, Bachmann declined to directly address a question submitted by the Washington Blade regarding her views on “ex-gay” therapy — as well as whether Bachmann & Associates, which has been shown to provide it, receives federal funds to do so. Instead, she talked about her marriage and said her husband Marcus Bachmann is not running for the White House.

“I’m extremely proud of my husband,” Michele Bachmann said. “I have tremendous respect and admiration for him, and we’ll celebrate our 33rd wedding anniversary this coming September. 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. And I am more than happy to stand for questions on running for presidency of the United States.”

Pressed by National Press Club President Mark Hamrick, who moderated the question-and-answer session, about whether she believes her personal finances are something that should be examined as she runs for the presidency, Bachmann acknowledged that her life will be scrutinized during the campaign.

“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 fully looked at and inspected prior to November 2012,” Bachmann said.

[katanalori]

1. more about Marcus Bachmann......................

"But considering that the IRS’s standard mileage rate was 44.5 cents per mile, and that the farthest opposing corners of Minnesota’s sixth district stretch about 120 miles, Marcus Bachmann would have had to have driven 14,000 miles (58 round trips) in the span of 1 month to warrant the money. <...>But considering that the IRS’s standard mileage rate was 44.5 cents per mile, and that the farthest opposing corners of Minnesota’s sixth district stretch about 120 miles, Marcus Bachmann would have had to have driven 14,000 miles (58 round trips) in the span of 1 month to warrant the money."

"Spouses are limited to the same contribution levels as any other citizen — and $6,230 would have certainly exceeded the legal maximum limit."

Much more detail, including links to report of receipts and reimbursements:

http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2011/07/28/marcus-bachmann-at-center-of-campaign-reimbursement-controversy/

[rurallib]

2. Refresh my memory - was marcus getting some kind of tax dollars

for his services. If so, looks to me like it comes under "waste" and must be stopped.

[AndyTiedye]

3. Waste AND Fraud

and that is before we even get into what they are actually DOING to the unfortunate gays who fall into their clutches. :grr: