“Lord help the mister who comes between me and my sister”
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It was a moment at the Capitol somewhat reminiscent of the 2004 campaign when Dick Cheney talked about his lesbian daughter, after Alan Keyes called her a sinner. That pretty much enabled Cheney to get the marriage amendment off the presidential stage when he said it is a subject best left to the states.
It was one of those moments when you got a little glimpse of family dynamic.
Same today when Sen. Michele Bachmann, a candidate in the 6th District congressional race, led the debate at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the amendment.
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The "family" part of it came with Helen Lafave sitting in the audience listening to Bachmann detail the threat to the state and children that people like Lafave present. Lafave is gay. She's also Bachmann's stepsister.
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She talked to MPR's Tom Scheck and other reporters and said, "I simply wanted to remind Michele that she does have family members that this affects in a very real way," she said. "I have not had any contact with her for a couple of years and she's never discussed this me and I wanted to remind her that she does have family members that this affects."
By the way, here's the entire committee hearing (RealPlayer required)
