COMMENTARY | I guess everybody needs a job. Michele Bachmann, after folding her hand in a presidential bid, said in an Associated Press interview she'll be seeking a fourth term in the House of Representatives. Let's hope Minnesota knows better now. If it's a job she needs, let her be a spokeswoman for a marketable business, but she has no place in government.
After winning the Iowa straw poll in the summer, Bachmann went on to devalue herself as a viable presidential candidate by bashing vaccines, siding with those who claim vaccines cause mental retardation. Fortunately, established pediatricians fact-checked her statements in an NPR report.
The day Bachmann joined the ranks of those who all-too-easily confuse commonality with causation, she effectively eliminated herself as a good candidate for the office of the American president, even when she went on to try and backpedal away from previous statements about alleged dangers of vaccines, as reported on The Ticket.
It's not just her position on vaccines. She also demonstrated her personal bigotry toward the gay community on a number of times. One which she is most famous for is her encounter with a high school asking if she'd protect a segment of society's right to pursue their own happiness. Her response in this video from TheBlaze.com was pathetic and specious in claiming gay people are asking for "extra rights." Her disregard for those who do not share her personal belief systems was evident from that point on.
We can all hope Minnesota voters realize Bachmann is not qualified to have a vote in their government's decisions and functions. For someone to hold a public office, wherein much trust and power is laid at their feet, they need to be quite a bit more than an admittedly pretty face.
We would hope someone in office is able to logically process facts and data so as to make intelligent and wise decisions. Bachmann has proven she cannot.
Please, voters of Minnesota, do not let her have any say in the government serving the rest of us too. While most Christians I know are just fine -- once you get to know them -- the last thing America needs is a gaggle of Dominionists trying to decide what direction the country goes. And Bachmann has demonstrated herself time and again -- as a Dominionist.
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