The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Just when I thought the Michele Bachmann team, and the right-wing in general, couldn't get any crazier, I read this article (and saw the video clip). Michele Bachmann's Iowa Campaign Chair, Tamara Scott, stated that the legalization of gay marriage would lead people to marry objects, such as women marrying the Eiffel Tower. I'll let you watch the clip for yourself. Watch it a few times, as I know when I first watched it, I couldn't believe what I had just heard, so I had to watch it again. Here it is - http://www.towleroad.com/2011/11/tamarascott.html So, how was it for you? Can't determine whether it's real or a joke? I thought the same thing at first, but given Bachmann, Scott and Bob Vander Plaats' record of anti-gay statements, I think it's safe to say this video is legit and the speakers are wanting to be taken seriously. There is such a thing as "object sexuality," where a person is sexually attracted to an object, but this has noth...

When interviewed by ThinkProgress earlier this year, social conservative leader (Iowa Family Leader), Bob Vander Plaats, stated, “If we’re teaching the kids, ‘don’t smoke, because that’s a risky health style,’ the same can be true of the homosexual lifestyle. That’s why I think we need to speak the truth once in a while.” [1] Indeed we do. This wasn’t the first time Vander Plaats resorted to such rhetoric regarding homosexuality. Earlier this year, he stated the following, “Why not open it up! Bisexual, polygamy, multiple women? Why not?” Okay, so I’ve heard this slippery slope before. “Legalize gay marriage? Then what? Polygamy? Incest? Marrying your dog? Marrying a poster of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Really? What’s next?” Alright, so I’ve heard the slippery slope before when people have attempted to make a case against gay marriage. However, this was the first time I had heard a person compare homosexuality to smoking. That’s right, smoking = being gay. This mathematic...

When interviewed by ThinkProgress earlier this year, social conservative leader (Iowa Family Leader), Bob Vander Plaats, stated, “If we’re teaching the kids, ‘don’t smoke, because that’s a risky health style,’ the same can be true of the homosexual lifestyle. That’s why I think we need to speak the truth once in a while.” Indeed we do. This wasn’t the first time Vander Plaats resorted to such rhetoric regarding homosexuality. Earlier this year, he stated the following, “Why not open it up! Bisexual, polygamy, multiple women? Why not?” Okay, so I’ve heard this slippery slope before. “Legalize gay marriage? Then what? Polygamy? Incest? Marrying your dog? Marrying a poster of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Really? What’s next?” Alright, so I’ve heard the slippery slope before when people have attempted to make a case against gay marriage. However, this was the first time I had heard a person compare homosexuality to smoking. That’s right, smoking = being gay. This mathematically-...