thecourthansen: mlebee: thedailywhat: This Is Important, You Should Know About It of the Day: Republican presidential nomination hopeful Michele Bachmann is the first candidate to sign the “pro-marriage” pledge of conservative Christian group The Family Leader. According to the Des Moines Register, those who sign “The Marriage Vow” [pdf] agree “to personal fidelity to his or her spouse, the appointment of ‘faithful constitutionalists’ as judges, opposition to any redefinition of marriage, and prompt reform of uneconomic and anti-marriage aspects of welfare policy, tax policy and divorce law.” The vow also affirms the signee’s belief that homosexuality is a public health risk and a choice, and on par with polygamy and polyandry. Worse still is the vow’s shocking suggestion that children born into African-American families under slavery were better off than they are today because they were “more likely to be raised by [their] mother and father in a two-parent household.” And, finally, for good measure, candidates who sign the pledge must also make a point of rejecting Sharia law. A spokesman for Rep. Ron Paul has expressed reservations on behalf of the congressman, while Tim Pawlenty’s spokesman said the former Minnesota governor was reviewing the document. Most of the other candidates refused to comment on their plans; only Jon Huntsman has stated (through an aide) that he will not sign the pledge as he “never signs any pledges.” Family Leader CEO Bob Vander Plaats — who was state chair of Mike Huckabee’s Republican presidential campaign in 2008 — said his organization will only support candidates who sign the pledge. (NB: It should be noted that the controversial passage in the pledge that refers to the “protection” of women and children from “all forms of pornography” may not be a call for the outright banning of porn as some assert, but is certainly worth questioning.) [dmr / tp / wonkette / mediaite / photo: politico.] Related: Bachmann compared same-sex marriage to Pearl Harbor in 2004. This is just…. republicans… go away forever… please This is disgusting. holy shit.
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This Is Important, You Should Know About It of the Day: Republican presidential nomination hopeful Michele Bachmann is the first candidate to sign the “pro-marriage” pledge of conservative Christian group The Family Leader.

According to the Des Moines Register, those who sign “The Marriage Vow” [pdf] agree “to personal fidelity to his or her spouse, the appointment of ‘faithful constitutionalists’ as judges, opposition to any redefinition of marriage, and prompt reform of uneconomic and anti-marriage aspects of welfare policy, tax policy and divorce law.”

The vow also affirms the signee’s belief that homosexuality is a public health risk and a choice, and on par with polygamy and polyandry.

Worse still is the vow’s shocking suggestion that children born into African-American families under slavery were better off than they are today because they were “more likely to be raised by [their] mother and father in a two-parent household.”

And, finally, for good measure, candidates who sign the pledge must also make a point of rejecting Sharia law.

A spokesman for Rep. Ron Paul has expressed reservations on behalf of the congressman, while Tim Pawlenty’s spokesman said the former Minnesota governor was reviewing the document. Most of the other candidates refused to comment on their plans; only Jon Huntsman has stated (through an aide) that he will not sign the pledge as he “never signs any pledges.” Family Leader CEO Bob Vander Plaats — who was state chair of Mike Huckabee’s Republican presidential campaign in 2008 — said his organization will only support candidates who sign the pledge.

(NB: It should be noted that the controversial passage in the pledge that refers to the “protection” of women and children from “all forms of pornography” may not be a call for the outright banning of porn as some assert, but is certainly worth questioning.)

[dmr / tp / wonkette / mediaite / photo: politico.]

Related: Bachmann compared same-sex marriage to Pearl Harbor in 2004.

This is just…. republicans… go away forever… please

This is disgusting.

holy shit.

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    Oh, fuck no you didn’t.
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    Bachmann sure is a great example of Christian love. /sarcasm
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    I’m out of fucks, switching to guns! So this pledge is a crystallization of social agenda of the Grand Old Paternalists:...
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    I AM ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED BY THIS WOMAN! I don’t dare to imagine a country led by someone like her. thedailywhat:
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    I’m not sure who scares me more: Sarah Palin or Michele Bachmann.
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    So, I mean. Michelle Bachman is nucking futs.
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    I will always reblog things to get the word out about her total insanity.
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    I love being reminded...people like this exist
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    I’ve officially decided this chick
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    I’ve hated her for quite a while now.
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    This idiot cannot become president. I am so glad I’ll be able to vote, and I encourage everyone that is young to vote so...
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    I’m sorry but are people still not getting it…not understanding…that being a bigot and a damn shameful person
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    And they are positive that they will be able to vote Obama out of office in 2012.
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    I don’t even know what to say in response to this kind of stuff sometimes.
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