Marcus has been in the news lately because of his homophobic view that prayer and beatings will drive the gay devil out of those afflicted with this insidious disease. I don't pay much attention to crazy people like Marcus; although, I did once wonder if latex was involved in any of his cures.
Anyway, back to The Daily Show. I was hoping to see the one with the recent Medal of Honor winner as a guest. Instead, there was an author of something, but the show started with Marcus. It was implied that Marcus might himself be a little light in the loafers, which would certainly explain his fascination with homosexuality. He wouldn't be the first person to scream out against gays while keeping a little secret hidden away in the closet.
(Note: There is a 15 second commercial at the beginning that I couldn't get rid of.)
After watching that video I can only think that if he isn't gay then he needs to cowboy himself up a bit, but not in a Brokeback Mountain kind of way.
I can't agree with Stewart on the dancing, though. Marcus didn't dance gay, he danced white. I was a disco DJ a number of years back and I can assure you that white folks can't dance - no natural rhythm. They hit every damn beat and then some.
Personally, I could care less about Bachmann's sexual orientation. What pisses me off is the ignorance and the hypocrisy.
Many, many years ago I heard someone ask a "it's a choice" person - "When did you choose to be straight?" Excellent question, I thought.
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Then, a few years later, I realized that there are plenty of people (and I wouldn't be surprised if Marcus Bachmann is one of them) who have an answer to that question.
Instead of saying - "Hmmm, I never thought of it that way." I suspect he'd answer "14. I realized that God had given me a sinful nature, and I prayed and prayed. Since then I have chosen to be straight."
MB probably believes that every single person has erotic desires for the same sex and can only overcome this with enormous will-power and the help of God.
Here's one man's struggle to overcome homosinuality: http://youtu.be/GRT3zs23sLk
Yeah, enormous willpower, the help of God, and a sound spanking - that should certainly drive out those swishy homo demons.
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