New lefty meme: Michele Bachmann's husband is gay or something

I’m much more surprised that Jon Stewart, he of the Rally to Restore Sanity, is stooping to using his powerfully influential television show to suggest–with no evidence whatsoever–that Marcus Bachmann is homosexual. If this isn’t “ridicul[ing] people of faith” and “look[ing] down our noses at the heartland,” I don’t know what is. I

Like Thomas–and presumably Savage and Stewart–I find the notion of “curing” gay people beyond silly; it’s offensive and potentially quite dangerous. But the Bachmanns are deeply committed to a religious tradition that teaches that homosexuality is an abomination and that they have a duty to help people “afflicted” with it come back to the path of righteousness. Thankfully, that view is becoming less prevalent every day.

Is Marcus Bachmman’s “counseling” practice deserving of ridicule? Yes. Yes, it is. And he’s certainly a public figure, so have at it. But the line should be drawn on this side of slander.