That’s not the point! While I agree that Michelle, the GOP, liberals, and all others are certainly entitled to their opionion, some of us are tired of insensitive (or illogical) references to slavery for the purpose of scoring cheap political points.

It’s not as if marriage under SLAVERY yielded the type of conditions that allowed slave children to grow up, pursue a good education, land a nice job, and buy a house. Slavery was a horrible, tortuous, unspeakably violent, evil, oppressive, soul-crushing institution that robbed people of happiness, hope, security, joy, faith, and self-worth. Therefore, if it is invoked to make some absurd point of superiority relative to the current marriage rate, then it is an inappropriate reference. They are entitled to their opinion, and we are entitled to view their opinion as absurdly foolish.

I tend to agree with Nick & John. I’m not sure of your motives to write your article however, regardless of Ms. Bachmanns’ contributions, program support initiatives, and political status; her rant about Blacks & Slavery will bite her sverely during the 2012 campaign why? (She will not get 1 single Black vote; maybe republicans but few if any, Democrats. There have been continous rants and negative views expressed by dem & Rep officials regarding President Obamas’ strategies and policies however, the main points are that “Jobs; Economy, and Health Care” will detrermine the next Presidential Election.

Bachmann’s clinic getting federal money for christian counseling is no different from Rev. Goodfoot getting Federal tax breaks and offerings and tithes and whatever else they can steal. And for the record, this is not an attack on the black church but facts are facts. There are good black churches and then there are outright scam artists who have been conning poor, innocent people for decades. When Preachers parade white democratic candidates in church to seem “in touch” with the simple folk, I dont hear a drop about the seperation of Church and State. Just ask the board of the slimy Bishop Eddie Long. Or Jesse Jr. who got caught trying to buy Obama’s Senate seat or Jesse Sr. whose now got babby mamma drama. If we made Charlie Rangel or Cory Booker sign a pledge and stick to it, maybe Bachmann wouldnt have to address all the black issues on her own… Wake up Brothers Follow me http://twitter.com/hiphoppatriots

As far as her husband’s Christian practice…you are correct in that he should have the right to treat people for what they request…but thats not what the fuss is about either….no one is attempting to take away his rights, no one is claiming he doesn’t have the right. What the claim is, at least as I see it, is that he is using unorthodox methods to “treat” what the scientific community has deemed is not a disease, defect, or disorder. Outside of that debate, I am more interested if he is actually receiving government subsidies for religious treatment, or if anyone else is for that matter. Before you label me, I am a Christian, and I believe that homosexuality is against God’s Law, period. But I am also a firm believer in the separation of church and state… and short of tax liability, no religiously based business should benefit from government cash.