As long time readers of this blog know, in my view, no one lies more than the self-congratulatory and falsely pious Christianists. Frankly, one would think that the Commandment against lying doesn't exist in their disingenuously proof-texted Bibles given their proclivity to lie almost incessantly. Marcus Bachmann, the husband of GOP presidential candidate nutcase Michele Bachmann, is certainly proving my cynicism to be well justified. First, Bachmann claimed that his "Christian counseling" clinics did not engage in reparative therapy. Next, he disavowed his statements that gays were "barbarians" in need of "discipline." The first claim concerning raparative therapy was shown to be outright lies thanks to the under cover investigation by Truth Wins Out. As for the gays are barbarians statement, the lisping, mincing Marcus Bachmann tried to cover his very ample ass by alleging that the video clip of his statement had been tampered with. Except, of course, it had not been tampered with as a viewing of the full video via Hardball makes perfectly clear. Bachmann was merely lying in typical Christianist fashion. Alvin McEwen looks at Bachmann's dishonesty over at Holly Bullies and Headless Monsters. First, here's the full video clip, then Alvin's analysis:*
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In response to the controversy regarding his clinic's use of "ex-gay" therapy, presidential candidate Michele Bachmann's husband, Marcus, gave an interview with the Star-Tribune in which he tried to shoot down the allegations.
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However, if Bachmann was using the interview in order to quell the controversy, he was very unsuccessful. The interview raises more questions, specifically about a claim he made regarding gays. The claim, that gays are like barbarians, has gotten the most play in the media. In the Star-Tribune interview, Bachmann claimed that the tape of him making the claim was doctored . . .
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In response to Bachmann's claim, the news program Hardball played the entire clip. And what does it show? The simple fact that Bachmann was being deceptive. He was talking about children who come out to their parents. Therefore, he was in fact talking about gays.
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For those keeping score, that's two lies which can be attributed to Bachmann. The first lie was when he initially denied that his clinic engages in "ex-gay therapy."
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Given that almost everything Marcus Bachmann has said on the record so far - including his claimed doctorate in Psychology - has been untrue, one has to wonder why anyone is believing his claim that he's straight. There are thousands and thousands of gays who have fathered children after all. I have three children myself.
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In response to the controversy regarding his clinic's use of "ex-gay" therapy, presidential candidate Michele Bachmann's husband, Marcus, gave an interview with the Star-Tribune in which he tried to shoot down the allegations.
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However, if Bachmann was using the interview in order to quell the controversy, he was very unsuccessful. The interview raises more questions, specifically about a claim he made regarding gays. The claim, that gays are like barbarians, has gotten the most play in the media. In the Star-Tribune interview, Bachmann claimed that the tape of him making the claim was doctored . . .
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In response to Bachmann's claim, the news program Hardball played the entire clip. And what does it show? The simple fact that Bachmann was being deceptive. He was talking about children who come out to their parents. Therefore, he was in fact talking about gays.
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For those keeping score, that's two lies which can be attributed to Bachmann. The first lie was when he initially denied that his clinic engages in "ex-gay therapy."
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Given that almost everything Marcus Bachmann has said on the record so far - including his claimed doctorate in Psychology - has been untrue, one has to wonder why anyone is believing his claim that he's straight. There are thousands and thousands of gays who have fathered children after all. I have three children myself.
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