Michele Bachmann verbally bullies teenagers asking about LGBT equality

[ruggerson]

Using the old religious rightwing canard which states that of course gay people can get married - they just have to marry people of the opposite sex.

"Every American citizen has the right to avail themselves of marriage, but they have to follow what the laws are," she explained to a high-schooler in Waverly, Iowa, yesterday. "And the laws are you marry a person of the opposite sex." Onlookers actually applauded this, as if it made any sense. "There are no special rights for people based upon your sex practices," she added.

Actually, there are: Straight people have the right to marry people they love, and gay people don't. If you're going to be a bigot, own it. Don't try to disguise your prejudice as principled egalitarianism. It is embarrassing.

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/12/bachmann-gays-marriage-iowa.html

Another religious rightwing lie is to reduce being gay to nothing more than "sexual practices." This is how they roll. By denying the fact that gay people are romantically attracted and fall in love with someone of their own gender. By denying the fact that if a gay man or woman was celibate, they would still be gay. By denying the fact that gay teenagers, by their very existence, refute every lie the right propogates about LGBT Americans.

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[chelsea0011]

2. I was somewhat surprised to hear Megan McCain this AM on MSNBC

say that after her interview with Bachmann that she is polling so low. Megan truly found her very likable.

[alp227]

3. Bachmann=the high school bully who never really grew up

but was given a seat in Congress.

[Rick Myers]

5. But she was given the seat by Jeebus!

As a Minnesota resident, I apologize for this twit. But, MY REP is Keith Ellison!!! Sworn in on a Koran, or so they say!!! Bachmann does NOT represent the majority of Minnesotans!!!

[JoePhilly]

4. That's probably why Marcus married her.

[alp227]

6. but what if Marcus is outed?

Maybe he was doing something MORE than just "praying away" homosexuality.

[TBF]

7. And I thought they were scraping the bottom of the barrel with Palin -

turns out the repub barrel is bottomless.

[CoffeeCat]

8. UHHHHH, HELLO! TIME OUT!

Am I missing something?

Michelle Bachman said this, ""Every American citizen has the right to avail themselves of marriage, but they have to follow what
the laws are...And the laws are you marry a person of the opposite sex."

Ok. She was speaking to students in Waverly, Iowa. IOWA. Hello?

GAY MARRIAGE IS LEGAL IN IOWA.

We're looking at low-hanging fruit here, people. Bachman, in Iowa, told a bunch of Iowa students that everyone has the
right to marriage, but they need to follow the law.

Yeah, chucklehead...the law is that gay marriage is legal in Iowa. No one called her out on this?

Did she say that no gay marriages should happen at the American embassy in Iran? :rofl:

[customerserviceguy]

10. Excellent point! n/t

[Skittles]

9. she is absolutely disgusting

:puke: