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Friday, December 23, 2011

2012 / Religion / The Ladies Bachmann Surrogate Explains to Evangelicals That It's Okay for a Lady to Be President

Posted by on Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 2:12 PM

I can't fucking believe this is a conversation that is necessary in the 2012 election cycle:

During a stop at the Doose Café in Marengo on Thursday afternoon, former state Rep. Danny Carroll raised the gender issue specifically, telling the crowd that a passage from the Book of Exodus referring to women “usurping” power from men did not apply in Bachmann’s run for the White House.

“Pastors that I talk with recognize that Michele is in a right relationship with her pastor, her church and her husband,” Carroll said in an interview afterward. “She is not looking to usurp authority over her husband or over her church or pastor. But she is simply holding herself out as a candidate for public office...She’s in a proper relationship with her husband spiritually. That’s a key point,” Sherman said. “And she’s asking people for permission to lead the country. That’s not usurping at all.”

Yes, please. Let's explain how Bachmann isn't one of those uppity women who thinks she's equal to men. That's the way to get the Christian vote.

 

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The Bible is the literal, inerrant Word of God (except when it isn't) and must be slavishly obeyed in every tiny, technical detail (except when you don't want to.)
Posted by TechBear on December 23, 2011 at 2:24 PM
Allyn 2
Remember when Lieberman was running and there was all this discussion of if he had to work on a Saturday, like, say, declare war or sign a bill, would he be able to because of his religion?

Has anyone brought up that if Marcus told President Bachman to send troops to Iran she would have to?
Posted by Allyn on December 23, 2011 at 2:32 PM
blip 3
"Asking for permission" is a rather deft way of putting it even though it completely degrades and diminishes her to the status of a child. How presidential.
Posted by blip on December 23, 2011 at 2:40 PM
treacle 4
The level of political conversation in this country gives me zero hope.

Years of building up an uneducated and ferverently religious base, the GOP now panders the level of conversation to them. it's ridiculous. And sad.

The decline of this empire may be more than the stoutest minds can take. I'm glad I got Slack many, many moons ago!
Posted by treacle on December 23, 2011 at 2:55 PM
Reverse Polarity 5
Cognitive dissonance much?

* brain explodes *
Posted by Reverse Polarity on December 23, 2011 at 3:58 PM
Karlheinz Arschbomber 6
These fuckheads all practice line-item-veto power on their beloved Bible. Take a tiptoe through Leviticus you shitheads. Fuck Flyover Country.
Posted by Karlheinz Arschbomber http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arschbombe on December 23, 2011 at 4:01 PM
blackhook 7
If God wanted a woman to be President, He would have created Himself as a 500-lb black woman!
Posted by blackhook on December 23, 2011 at 4:02 PM
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"and besides, folks, her husband is a total sissy, so really she is the man in the relationship, so Jesus is cool with it"
Posted by high and bi on December 23, 2011 at 4:55 PM
GlennFleishman 9
But she eats shellfish! Stone her!
Posted by GlennFleishman http://blog.glennf.com/ on December 23, 2011 at 6:29 PM
10
Transitively, doesn't that mean that, if she became president, her husband or pastor could dictate how she does her job?
Posted by malwae on December 24, 2011 at 11:40 AM

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