Michelle Bachman

 I am not interested in politics in general but just like any good citizen I follow the news in the world. And in the news right now there is the preparation for choosing presidential candidates in America. I watched the election in 2008 closely and was thrilled that Obama was elected. I am a supporter of Obama, and personally, I think he´s one of the better presidents to have ruled the USA. But others beg to differ and that´s fine. 

So I´m watching the choosing of a presidential candidate with great interest. Sarah Palin provided hours of entertainment in 2008 with her comments and opinions and speeches. I am NOT a fan of Palin, but I like to believe that despite not agreeing with most her her opinions,  if she´d have made it into office she would have done wonders for the special needs community, because of her son Tryg having DS. But in the end, Obama was a far better choice. 

And now, we have an exaggerated version of Palin in Michelle Bachman. The woman´s opinions in homosexuality, "de-homosexualising" people, stating that wife should be submissive to their husbands, that abortion should be made illegal and what not are enough to make my head spin. If she becomes president, America is in for a downfall. Homosexuality is accepted in most progressive societies today and over here in Scandinavia, homosexuality is pretty much respected as an alternative lifestyle, just as normal as heterosexuality. Having a president that hates homosexuality will lead to strained relationships with other countries and less respect for America and set back the fight of the LGBT community back decades and endanger LGBT people themselves. Making abortions illegal will lead to a whole lot of new social problems which include more cases of abuse, FAS and FASD and substance abuse and how it affects people, lives of young pregnant girls in danger, added strain on the oh so fabulous foster system and what not. And teaching women that they should be "submissive" to their husbands sends the fight for the rights of women back decades.

So I am praying that Bachmann will NOT become president.

And the strange thing is - Bachmann states that wifes should be submissive to their husbands, but if she becomes president, she´ll be one of the most powerful women on the planet and a hell lot more powerful than her husband. If you ask me, that´s not the definition of submissive.