Michele Bachman’s Dose of Reality “From the Mouths of Babes”: 8 Year Old Boy Sticks Up for Gay Mom
Anyone who has dealt with kids as a teacher or performer will tell you this: they can be brutally honest. And she recently got a dose of the reality of the impact of her polemics and a bit of truth.
The Daily Beast best explains the set up for this video:
Michele Bachmann’s had plenty of uncomfortable moments on the campaign trail, but wait until you see this: At a South Carolina book signing, an 8-year-old boy named Elijah whispered to Bachmann, “My mom is gay and she doesn’t need fixing.” Bachmann responded with a blank expression, then waved to him as he ran away.
You can watch the video below. At first Bachmann doesn’t hear and asks him to speak louder. He tells her and you can hear him tell her very softly — and see her shock.
After all, this was a kid. It should have been a great photo op! Here’s the video:
Yes, Ms. Bachmann, your words a)do have impact beyond your party base and b)the Mom in this case was reportedly too shy to go up so her son decided to (go to the Daily Beast link to read more). I know of a case a bit like this that goes back some years:
Many years ago I knew a family with a boy whose mother had lifelong cerebral palsy. Some of her benefits were reduced when Ronald Reagan did his budget cuts. This kid liked Reagan until then and he picked up how the cuts impacted his mother. So when Ronald Reagan came to San Diego the boy was in the front row at a big event and when Reagan put his hand out to shake it, the boy angrily glared at him, and turned away without taking his hand. His mother could never have the nerve to be that honest about the impact on her if she had met Reagan. Policies of all Presidents do have real impacts.
As do politicians’ red meat. This was a case of an 8 year old saying the red meat was rancid.
16 Responses to “Michele Bachman’s Dose of Reality “From the Mouths of Babes”: 8 Year Old Boy Sticks Up for Gay Mom”
The child is obviously a partisan liberal puppet. A shame what the left will sink to
Isn’t that more her husbands thing? Regardless I hate when people use kids to make political points.
EEllis — why would you think that the kid was “used” to make a political point? Bachmann’s statements and views are materially harmful to this kid. Don’t you think an 8 year old is capable of having an opinion on whether or not some bloviated politician is telling him that his mom needs to go to some camp to stop being who she is, and that furthermore, his own family does not count as a family because his mom is gay? Maybe you were still in diapers at age 8, but most kids actually know the difference between right and wrong at that age. Most know that they love their family, and get really pissed off when people tell them their family has something wrong with it.
Our elected officials represent all people in their district, not just those of voting age. She certainly wanted to hear what the little boy had to say. All politicians hear views that they agree with or disagree with. The fact that a little kid said this about this particular topic and such a big deal is made about it- on BOTH sides- shows how many people have very strong opinions about it. I think the real story is that Bachman did not know how to respond. If the kid had said he disagreed with Bachman (as an example) not funding some local project there would have been a different reaction. Bachman would have defended her position. However I think Bachman knows her position on gays is reprehensible and understands the harm she does, so when she is called out she doesn’t know how to react.
Personally I don’t even know why people even bother to give Bachman the time of day.
Is this her biological kid? How did that happen if she is “gay”. Or was this an “I was born gay but didn’t know it till it was too late” kind of hard luck story?
Allen — In no way do the answers to your questions matter, nor are they any of your business.
Cus I don’t think an 8yo who is so shy he can’t be heard 2 foot away demanded that his moms take him to a book signing so he he could make that comment then run away. Honestly I can’t believe you think so either but you just disagree with Bachmann so much you couldn’t care less. While I agree that her viewpoint is counter to his family and indeed would likely make his situation worse if widespread. By the way your statement about Bachmanns views are incorrect. “that his mom needs to go to some camp to stop being who she is” has never been in any statements she has made and isn’t even the position of her husbands counseling centers which of course where you draw your conclusion on her position from.
By the way can you ever make any point without trying to slide an insult in there?
Yes because she should of chased down the kid to explain to him why he was wrong in his understanding of her position.
Come on!
I don’t want to come out as a supporter because I’m not but if the kid said something about anything and ran off I can’t believe she would case him down and it was a book signing not a speaking engagement.
Oops I meant chase not case, because no matter what the topic was the child was not someone to confront and debate.
Ronald Reagan had some negotiations with them, i’ve read it online.
EEllis, You go do some research on what Bachmann thinks about gay people. I am in no way misrepresenting what she has advocated for for many, many years now, and 3 minutes on the net would tell you that. Again, I don’t have a responsibility to do your homework for you.
Roro you are misleading again. You are stating what people claim as her opinion as her position not what she says her position is. Even her husband, which is the real source of this talk, his “Christian counseling” centers, don’t seem to advocate what you claim. They do offer “reparative therapy” which is controversial but a gay rights group called “Truth Wins Out” released to CNN a hidden camera video recorded by one of its activists who posed as a patient at Bachmann and Associates. While a councilor is recorded mentioning the possibility of that treatment the activist wasn’t pressured into asking for the treatment but had to specifically ask for it and was told it might not work at all.
The treatment center seems to be one that concentrates on coming from a specific religious viewpoint. Since I don’t have that viewpoint it’s a bit hard to judge but it almost seems to be like blaming a church for being religious.
Regardless your “Facts” just ain’t there. You are misrepresenting the evidence but at least this time the insults were left to a minimum (the homework comment was at least a little bit snarky)
I stated nothing of the sort. I told you to do your own homework. You go look up her quotes (ones that came out of HER mouth) on her positions on LGBT people.
I’m done.
I did check and found your info to be misleading Roro
This was what you “stated” and it is just plain incorrect. Right now if anyone is telling this kid anything it would be people like you distorting facts and pouring bile into his ear. Heck if someone is that bad the truth should be enough. I mean I’m 180 from your point of view and I don’t like Bachmann so why lie and distort?
Pop quiz for all who wish to take it!
Does Bachmann or does Bachmann not own a clinic that tries to council gay people into not being gay?
Circle one YES NO
Actually, roro, you need a third circle, one that says “You’re damn right” as in Bachmann owning a clinic that wants to “repair” (or in the words of the 8-year-old) “fix” gays (and lesbians)