The Submissive Michele Bachmann

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It’s not unusual for male presidents to be plagued by suggestions that they are hen-pecked and their wives are butting in too much. Did Rosalynn Carter weigh in at Cabinet meetings? Did Nancy Reagan’s astrologer dictate hubby’s schedule? Did Hillary Clinton drag Bill to the left? But at least the men didn’t have to worry about biblical instructions that might give foreign foes the wrong idea. In fact the Bible is completely clear on who’s in charge: “The husband is the head of the wife ... Wives should submit to their husbands in everything.”

For their part, husbands are supposed to submit to God. But that’s been a manageable linguistic problem for male presidents. Usually they say they look to God and their faith for “guidance, enlightenment and clarity,” says Ruth Mandel, director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers. “I’ve never heard anything as explicit as ‘God has told me to do this and I submitted,’” she added in an interview. Even George W. Bush, who told Bob Woodward that he appealed to “a higher Father” rather than his own father while mulling whether to invade Iraq, famously called himself “The Decider” and had no trouble projecting strength.

Back in October 2006, recounting her life journey to an audience at the Living Word Christian Center, Bachmann talked about “receiving Jesus” at 16, studying hard, meeting her future husband at college, and earning a law degree. “My husband said ‘Now you need to go and get a post-doctorate degree in tax law.’ Tax law! I hate taxes—why should I go and do something like that?” she told the audience. “But the Lord says be submissive. Wives, you are to be submissive to your husbands.”

Bachmann said she never had taken a tax course, “never had a desire for it,” but “I was going to be faithful to what I felt God was calling me to do through my husband.” Later, when the opportunity to run for Congress arose, “my husband said, ‘You need to do this,’ and I wasn’t so sure.” She became sure two days later, after praying and fasting with her husband.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/07/10/michele-bachmann-s-bible-submissiveness-is-it-a-problem.html

[Danno 1,228]

SO what this really means is: It's a choice between Bachmans hubby and Obama?

The choice shouldn't be hard.

[slim 1,533]

Obama.

[Ban Hammer 13,716]

“The husband is the head of the wife ... Wives should submit to their husbands in everything.”

i told the wife about that. she told me to and get back to and

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i told the wife about that. she told me to and get back to and

Perhaps a role reversal is in order. You can be the wife and she can be the husband and then you'll be good with God again.

[Ban Hammer 13,716]

Perhaps a role reversal is in order. You can be the wife and she can be the husband and then you'll be good with God again.

just wait, grasshopper. your turn will come soon now that dirty diapers have arrived.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Obama.

But why? If it's michele's hubby, we'll have a wonderful federal program to heal gays. That's what the guy does for a living today and you know he'd help the country rid itself of this abomination. There will be Bachmann clinics all over the country feasting on Medicaid funds to cure the gays. God will be so proud.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

i told the wife about that. she told me to and get back to and

If I didn't know better, I'd say you look like you're enjoying being the new domesticated you.

[slim 1,533]

But why? If it's michele's hubby, we'll have a wonderful federal program to heal gays. That's what the guy does for a living today and you know he'd help the country rid itself of this abomination. There will be Bachmann clinics all over the country feasting on Medicaid funds to cure the gays. God will be so proud.

A government program to heal the gays?

It'll never work!

[Ban Hammer 13,716]

If I didn't know better, I'd say you look like you're enjoying being the new domesticated you.

well, the food is a lot better now than when i was single.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

A government program to heal the gays?

It'll never work!

Michele's hubby says it does and his will is to be done.

[Ban Hammer 13,716]

A government program to heal the gays?

It'll never work!

exactly why it's a great idea for a government program. it just needs more money and time!

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

well, the food is a lot better now than when i was single.

exactly why it's a great idea for a government program. it just needs more money and time!

More money is not going to be an issue either. Michele used to collect federal taxes for a living. It's all falling into place.

[slim 1,533]

Michele's hubby says it does and his will is to be done.

Just like Michelle Obama's will.

exactly why it's a great idea for a government program. it just needs more money and time!

It can work. Really, it can. But it probably won't work until a big corporate entity like Halliburton takes over.

More money is not going to be an issue either. Michele used to collect federal taxes for a living. It's all falling into place.

Buy more ammo!

[Ban Hammer 13,716]

Buy more ammo!

amen!