Family Leader Under Fire Over Slavery Comment in Marriage Defense Pledge

Now why would Goldberg want to mislead everyone? Or are her words being twisted? Maybe she did not know that the congresswoman only signed onto the “candidate vow” portion of the pledge, which has no mention of slavery. Sounds like both women were mislead. However, a Congresswoman can not afford to make such mistakes.

This is precisely why I support Michele Bachmann. I strongly support traditional marriage and I hope that with her support, Congress will pass an Amendment to the U.S. Constitution defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman and that that states will approve it. I think this is necessary because, even in states where gay “marriage” has been voted down by the voters, its supporters are trying to use the courts to overturn the voters’ decision. We need to get this resolved once and for all. The voters have ALWAYS said NO to gay “marriage” and its time someone stood up for them. Thank you Michele!

The fact that both Michelle Bachmann and Rick Santorum signed this pledge says that they don’t care about substance, but will use any flash means to advance their radical conservative agenda. It also says they don’t read what they sign! Neither of them are fit for public office…!!

“The pledge’s sponsor retracted a part of the vow that suggested African-American children were better off under slavery.” These kind of people are still around? Stunning really.

My5200…and if Republicans are all about “hate” as you claim, what’s the mantra of Democrats? Can you at least be honest?

I think this is a perfect example of stupid is as stupid does! Really?? OMG these people scare me!

That statement doesn’t even say that children born in slavery were “better off”. It merely says that both parents might have been around, which is a developmental boon to a child no matter what people say otherwise. Of course, no one is saying slavery is or was a good thing. People twist things way out of context and Whoopi is no more of an expert on these matters than anyone else.

Not many vote for extremists.

S…if you agree with the Family leader’s statement about Black children being better off under slavery but that it wasn’t necessary for them to publicly make that distinction, why are you bringing up how you feel what they said is the truth? You are guilty of supporting their statements and you actually have read them so there is no excuse.

they were better off because they were raised by two parents;UNTIL THEY,OR THEIR PARENTS WERE SOLD!and these people want to be President?

Bachmann signed the pledge and slavery was listed on the pledge. When the negative reaction came in, Bachmann ppl claimed that she didn’t sign for the first bullet point about slavery – even tho it was on the same page as all the other vows she sign off on.
Bachmann most likely didn’t read the pledge and just sign it. Or she did read it and believes it.
I don’t know what is more awful. A candidate who doesn’t bother to read a 4 page pledge or a person who believes in all this slavery stuff.

This ignorants are “fit” for any public office. They should hid their heads in a “garbage bin”.
We will remember and NOT this time!

Was this article from the Onion? I can’t believe this is really the news

I’m not for or against this pledge thing. I just think this issue is getting blown all out of shape. The first sentence states that slavery was a disaster. All the second sentence basically says is that there was one good thing that came out of this disaster. It wasn’t saying that slavery was a good thing (ex: look at previous sentence). I could live without Republicans but let’s not go around inventing things to criticize.

On what planet did slaves have 2 parents?
Also, wouldn’t having two dudes as parents still be two parents? Supervision and all that? If men and women are equal, two men or two women as parents shouldn’t be a problem. Logic foul?
Sorry I fed the trolls.
P.S. Bachmann fans, please disregard:
Please, for the love of God, vote.

Bachmann obviously is not alone with her ignorant comments.
It is now necessary to discuss Conyers HR40 Bill more than ever. Apparently Whites in government positions know little or nothing about the heinous Slave Trade, whereby, the founding fathers sold husbands from wives and children from spouses to other Slavers for profit.

Politicians don’t read anything they sign. Her state (MN) just declared bankrupcy, she hasn’t passed any bill while in office. Its only reasonable we should vote her into the White House and allow her the opportunity to run this country. What magazines does she read??
Can she see Russia from her house?

Of course, no one is saying slavery is or was a good thing. People twist things way out of context and Whoopi is no more

As a African American it find simply offensive that Bachmann is considered a serious candidate for the presidency. Get the slave ships ready.

If this Woman gets anywhere near the WhiteHouse this country is messed up! I mean more than it already is. The Republicans dont know what left from right and black from white. All their policies against Obama are simply race related! the stimulus plan was started by Bush but yet nobody says nothing to that? and birth cirtificates, and withholding budget bills…crazy is what crazy does! if Michelle Bachmann becomes even vice Pres. welcome to McCarthey-ism era all over again, i.e. who’s American, who’s not. no gays, no Jews, no catholics…very scary..any one with diversity and differences~!

Did they read this garbage before they signed it? I am so tired of hearing these people twist and be so ignorantto the history of the country they swear they love so much. Who the h#@! are they to say that Black babies were better of as slaves? On what plantation? During that time, Black slaves were forbidden to even marry, so technically the Black “family did not exist. Many of these babies were the product of the greedy slaveowners (and their cronies), ripped from their mothers so that the owners “legitimate” children could be tended to, and/or to be sold away for profit, and brutally whipped once old enough to “work” the master’s fields or home. Better off how? What does Bachman know? She may not be as ditzy as Palin, but she is just as ignorant about some things. After all, if founding fathers worked so hard to end slavery, why did it take them over a hundred years to abolish it?
Leave it alone people.

Slavery was once and abomination to this country. The Europeans once described it as a “curious institution”. Families were torn apart and the “Masters” often fathered children with the slave women and kept their progeny around only to free them at death. Is this the great thing that was described in relations to African-American children?
This country will never be post racial and as evidenced the true feelings of ALL American that lives ever so close to the surface seeps out. When it does everyone becomes so surprised at what they are hearing. Well I’m not. As long as the Devil continue to roam this Earth racism will continue to flourish. And that is the sad state of our world. The Devil has his grip so tight and hard around this planet that genuine kindness, love for all, and respect has evaporated.
Often people ask “How can that happen?” Well if these evangelical Christians, Catholics, Jews, and Muslims really read and believe than they would see that the Devil of their religious orientation has such a grip on everything alive.
Granted, I admit to not being the most religious person in the world but I really try to understand others and show genuine kindess to my fellow man. It is soooo easy being kind. It doesn’t take energy and thought. Imagine the energy saved being kind to all.

Exactly how does this pledge promote the Republican view of a smaller and less controlling government that is concerned about helping the economy and creating more jobs?

I wish this woman one million migraines in a mili-second. How dare she sign a pledge stating part of our citizens were better off during “SLAVERY” one of the worse blemishes on our country. How did she learn American History? Either she is a perfect IDIOT or a perfect DEVIL.

This woman is so far beyond the fence post when it comes to imposing her religious views and practices it’s almost scarey. She is plainly hypocritical and radical. When you are talking about government, you have to separate church and state, uphold and respect civil rights, and come up with solutions that are viable. She does not possess any of these qualities. All I have ever heard from her mouth is this and that about Obama, no solutions, no structured criticism. She just just another political player just like the rest of the good ole boys. I’m not saying Obama has been the best of Presidents, but people keep forgetting it’s Congress with the power to spend and they are the ones stalled out. Our our economical problems didn’t just start 2 years ago. It’s fall out from bad decisions and practices from the past 2 Bush terms.