You know what?  I'm disgusted with the woman for using her little boy that way.  If she had something to say to Bachmann, she should have marched up and said it herself.  I don't like it when people use kids to promote causes the kids really don't understand.

You have evidence "the kid" doesn't understand?
I do agree about the "using kids" part, though. Politicians use their children as props every day so why can't a citizen do the same?  

I am okay with the use of this prop.

Bachmann's POV is that 8 year olds should be damaged and ashamed of their gay parents.   Oh the horrors!!!!

Even if this kid was coached, he seemed okay with it and proud of mom.    I think it's healthy that he's proud of her and doesn't see her as the freak of nature that Bachmann is implying.   

You know what?  I'm disgusted with the woman for using her little boy that way.  If she had something to say to Bachmann, she should have marched up and said it herself.  I don't like it when people use kids to promote causes the kids really don't understand.

So you'd be just fine with some evangelical coaching a kid to say his mommy and daddy's marriage was threatened by same sex marriage or that gays were evil and going to hell? 

  

So you'd be just fine with some evangelical coaching a kid to say his mommy and daddy's marriage was threatened by same sex marriage or that gays were evil and going to hell? 

 I think that's a little "apples and oranges".   If I wrote a book saying that all right wing women were brainwashed and bad influences on their kids, and an eight year old son came up and told me at the book selling table his mother isn't brainwashed and isn't a bad influence I'd think it was okay.

No, I don't think he understands totally what my point would be, but defending mom and showing affection and a sense of pride in his mom would be a good thing.