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Michele Bachmann’s Iowa Co-Chair compares marriage equality to people marrying inanimate objects – like the Eiffel Tower.

In a recent fundraising e-mail, Michele Bachmann – who is struggling to remain relevant in the GOP presidential contest following the entry of Texas Governor Rick Perry – says “I do not waver on my conservative values and beliefs – I always say what I mean and mean what I say.”

GOP presidential candidates Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, signed a so-called marriage pledge from the National Organization for Marriage, a secretive organization fighting against marriage equality.

When asked during a question and answer session at the National Press Club if she supported her husband’s dangerous practice of reparative therapy, Rep. Bachmann dismissed questions about Marcus as irrelevant to her presidential campaign. An interesting take, considering Marcus Bachmann is not just her husband but also her main political advisor.

Last Friday, President Obama certified the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, setting into motion the 60-day process to end the discriminatory law banning lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals from serving opening in the military once and for all. The significance of the President’s signature cannot be overlooked, particularly considering some of the GOP presidential candidates support of DADT.