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Bachmann: ‘I’m not judgmental’ for calling gays ‘a part of Satan’

12:38 pm - 03/06/2012
Appearing on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight,” U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) on Monday downplayed her well-documented history of anti-gay sentiment, and called Morgan “absolutely rude” for suggesting that she has been judgmental of the gay community.

“I’m not a judgmental person,” said Bachmann, to which Morgan replied, “Really?”

Morgan reminded Bachmann of her remarks at a 2004 National Education Leadership Conference when she said that homosexuality was “a very sad life,” and called it “part of Satan:”

“If you’re involved in the gay and lesbian lifestyle, it’s bondage. It is personal bondage, personal despair and personal enslavement. And that’s why this is so dangerous.”

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mdemvizi 6th-Mar-2012 06:07 pm (UTC)
Because the Bible said so. -Insert clip from The West Wing with Jed Barlet monologuing-

babysinclair 6th-Mar-2012 06:14 pm (UTC)
That was epic!
jasonbeast 6th-Mar-2012 06:18 pm (UTC)
Best clip ever.
vanillakokakola 6th-Mar-2012 06:21 pm (UTC)
i need to start watching this show like yesterday
darsynia 6th-Mar-2012 07:47 pm (UTC)
It is seriously awesomely fantastic, especially the first four seasons. Sheen's first line as Bartlett has to be, hands down, THE best character introduction in any show I've ever seen, no question.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8unqrdurxyg

That link leads to the scene, embedding is disabled.
tabaqui 6th-Mar-2012 08:29 pm (UTC)
OMG, awesome. :)
crossfire 7th-Mar-2012 01:53 am (UTC)
I saw that and was hooked. Martin Sheen has such incredible talent.
wicked_g 7th-Mar-2012 05:57 am (UTC)
Oh god I wish I had my dvds with me...
reforzado 7th-Mar-2012 04:35 am (UTC)
oh toby, my second TWW love
snapesgirl34 6th-Mar-2012 06:29 pm (UTC)
You tell her Bartlet.
astridmyrna 6th-Mar-2012 06:49 pm (UTC)
OWNED.
emofordino 6th-Mar-2012 07:17 pm (UTC)
BEST EVER.
darsynia 6th-Mar-2012 07:49 pm (UTC)
My love for West Wing never diminishes ♥

The scene where he yells at God in the cathedral... IN LATIN... *handsflail*
kittymink 6th-Mar-2012 08:13 pm (UTC)
The thing is, while its a fun take-down of "Dr. Laura" but if she knew her stuff, she would claim Dispensationalist Theology. In the real world, right-wing Christians do this.

Basically, it says that Christians are exempt from all the laws in Leviticus, Deuteronomy, etc, except for the ones dealing with "morality" - so Christian homophobes will choose to follow the part about homosexuality while ignoring the ones about eating shrimp, wearing 2 fabrics, etc. They're not exctly violating their own religion by picking and choosing. There are plenty of other ways to criticize Christian homophobes on both secular and religious (render unto Caesar for one) grounds.

Not even all Jews follow that stuff, there are gay Orthodox Jews, going in the opposite direction.
bmh4d0k3n 6th-Mar-2012 09:16 pm (UTC)
Yep, I grew up in a fundamentalist church that uses that line of reasoning. They probably follow more Old Testament laws than most.
angelofdeath275 6th-Mar-2012 10:15 pm (UTC)
this is one of many reasons why i could be apart of that religion. i never understood the picking and choosing, and i never got a good enough answer.
ladypolitik 6th-Mar-2012 11:07 pm (UTC)
Wow, just when I thought religious fundamentalists couldn't be any more a useless collection of human beings.
celtic_thistle 7th-Mar-2012 01:02 am (UTC)
Why does this not surprise me.
bmh4d0k3n 7th-Mar-2012 01:55 am (UTC)
Btw, it's a Christian church. They follow the Old-Testament food laws and keep the Old-Testament holy days because Jesus did -- and the New Testament never commands the celebration of Christmas or Easter.
tabaqui 6th-Mar-2012 08:21 pm (UTC)
OOoooh, i would love to hear *our* President say such things. Yes yes.
estella7 6th-Mar-2012 08:50 pm (UTC)
Too bad this would never happen in real life.
gretchystretchy 6th-Mar-2012 09:04 pm (UTC)
BARTLET FOR AMERICA <33333
wrestlingdog 6th-Mar-2012 09:14 pm (UTC)
NEVER GETS OLD.
callmepatsy 7th-Mar-2012 03:08 pm (UTC)
Lately the news has been making me go home in the evenings, put on those DVDs, and pretend I live in the world where he's President.
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