dr. marcus bachmann. >> reporter: operating out of suburban minneapolis, dr. chmann runs a christian counseling firm, co-owned with his wife michele, that at times, according to former patients, has tried to convert gay men into heterosexuals through christian prayerer >> you know, i could be straight and god would forgive me if i was straight. >> reporter: andrew ramirez of minneapolis was 17 when his family sent him to bachmann and associates where he says a counselor working for bachmann tried unsuccessfully to "save" him from his sin. >> i remember leaving that parking lot with my mom and i said, you know, mom, i'm gay, i do not think this is something that can be changed. >> reporter: in an interview with a christian radio outlet, dr. bachmann has described homosexuals as barbarians. >> it is as if we have to understand barbarians need to be educated. they need to be disciplined. and just because someone feels it or thinks it doesn't meann that we're supposed to go down that road. >> reporter: when a minneapolis paper claimed five years ago bachmann clinic

but lately, the blame-stream media has started going after michele bachmann's husband dr. achmann. they're attacking his christian psycho-therapy business in an attempt to ruin his good name. >> dr. bachmann's brand of counseling is highly controversial and could become a campaign issue. dr. bachmann runs a christian counseling firm. that at times, according to former patients, has tried to convert gay men into heterosexuals through christian prayer. >> stephen: christianity is the only way to cure gayness. just get on your knees, take a swig of wine, and accept the body of a man into your mouth. [laughter] now in the past, dr. bachmann has denied that his counseling center engages in gay therapy. but the gay rights organization "truth wins out" sent an undercover homosexual, posing as an over-cover homosexual, to record his counselors with secret homosexual cameras. jim? >> he could cure your homosexuality? >> yes. >> is that what he said? >> yes. >> the truth is god has designed our eyes to be attracted to the women's body, to be attracted to everything, to be attracted t

dr. marcus bachmann buys braying paper towels for the packaging.ave that in me. >> jon: i know. >> or he's so gay richard simmons tells him tone it down. >> jon: or that he (bleep)s pinkberry. >> oh, no! no! that was for going blue. don't work the blue. >> jon: it's better if -- >> your by the bit. [laughter] >> jon: i'll do better. i'll try harder. thank you for being here. >> good man. remember no matter how much a comedy home run someone's stereo typical behavior may be. you have to say focusing. this say nightly news par i did program not a gay dancing adjustment seminar. >> jon: i know. >> i'm needed elsewhere don nickles is about to get a food delivery by a man who 7o% [cheers and applause] >> jon: good news. what is happening? [cheers and applause] we've still got -- great news we still 45 minutes to take part in one of america's proudest traditions. >> an old favorite being celebrated today. it's national french fry day. >> jon: national french fry day! time tone joy the golden crisps that we enjoy. it's followed tomorrow by nationally loos

dr. marcus bachmann buys braying paper towels for the packaging.>> jon: i know. >> or he's so gay richard simmons tells him tone it down. >> jon: or that he (bleep)s pinkberry. >> oh, no! no! that was for going blue. don't work the blue. >> jon: it's better if -- >> your by the bit. [laughter] >> jon: i'll do better. i'll try harder. thank you for being here. >> good man. remember no matter how much a comedy home run someone's stereo typical behavior may be. you have to say focusing. this say nightly news par i did program not a gay dancing adjustment seminar. >> jon: i know. >> i'm needed elsewhere don nickles is about to get a food delivery by a man who ♪ have a better day [ male announcer ] only subway has a deal this flat-out delicious -- the new $3 flatbread breakfast combo. a toasty 6-inch flatbread breakfast sandwich and a 16-ounce cup of freshly brewed seattle's best coffee. all for just $3. build your better breakfast today. and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use fo

but lately, the blame-stream media has started going after michele bachmann's husband dr. y're attacking his christian psycho-therapy business in an attempt to ruin his good name. >> dr. bachmann's brand of counseling is highly controversial and could become a campaign issue. dr. bachmann runs a christian counseling firm. that at times, according to former patients, has tried to convert gay men into heterosexuals through christian prayer. >> stephen: christianity is the only way to cure gayness. just get on your knees, take a swig of wine, and accept the body of a man into your mouth. [laughter] now in the past, dr. bachmann has denied that his counseling center engages in gay therapy. but the gay rights organization "truth wins out" sent an undercover homosexual, posing as an over-cover homosexual, to record his counselors with secret homosexual cameras. jim? >> he could cure your homosexuality? >> yes. >> is that what he said? >> yes. >> the truth is god has designed our eyes to be attracted to the women's body, to be attracted to everything, to be attracted to her breast

dr. marcus bachmann. >> reporter: operating out of suburban minneapolis, dr. bachmann runs a christian counseling firm, co-owned with his wife, that at times, according to former patients, has tried to cononrt gay men into heterosexuals through prayer. >> his patatfor my therapy would be to read the bible, pray to god that i would no longer be gay. >> reporter: andrew ramirez of minneapolis was 17 when his family sent him to bachmann and associates where, he says, a counselor working for bachmann tried, unsuccessfully, to "save" him from his sin. >> and god would forgive me if i were straight. >> reporter: dr. bachmann, who has described homosexuals as barbarians, denied as a false statement five years ago reports his clinic tries to convert gay men to straight. but undercover video shot just last month inside the clinic by a gay advocacy group seems to show some form of the practice is indeed offered. >> but the truth is god, god has designed our eyes to be attracted to the woman's body, to be attracted to, you know, everything, you know. to be attracted to he

dr. bachmann. this one since you also pay attention to the culture wars, this has been swirling around lately because of this particular letter that came down from the american college of pediatricians cautioning schools to stop promoting homosexual identity to children. and yesterday the "wall street journal" came out with an article. what do you say when your teenager says she's gay? what do you say to christian parents who come up with this? >> well, i think you clearly say what is the understanding of god's word on homosexuality. and i think that this is no mystery that a child or preadolescent particularly adolescent will question and wonder about sexuality. that's noting in under the sun since the beginning of time. >> yeah. >> but i don't think we should take that -- because we wonder or we think or we question, does that take us down the road of homosexuality? >> could you add the word experiment to that? >> well, certainly. there's that curiosity. but again, we, we -- like you know, it is

dr. marcus bachmann. >> reporter: operating out of suburban minneapolis, dr. s, according to former patients, has tried to convert gay men into heterosexuals through prayer. >> his path for my therapy would be to read the bible and pray to god that i would no longer be gay. >> reporter: andrew ramirez of minneapolis was 17 when his family sent him to bachmann and associates where, he says, a counselor working for bachmann tried unsuccessfully to save him from his sin. >> god would forgive me if i was straight. >> reporter: dr. bachmann, who has described homosexuals as barbarians, denied as a false statement five years ago reports his clinic tries to convert gay men to straight. but undercover video shot just last month inside the clinic by a gay advocacy group seems to show some form of the practice is indeed offered. >> the truth is god, god has designed our eyes to be attracted to the woman's body. to be attracted to, you know, everything. you know. to be attracted to her breasts. >> reporter: a member of the group told the clinic of feelings towards men and

dr. marcus bachmann denies this, but has been very vocal on his views about homosexuality.terview he gave just last year. >> we have to understand, barbarians need to be educated. they need to be disciplined, and just because someone feels it or thinks it doesn't mean that we're supposeded to go down that road. that's what's called the sinful nature. >> joining me now is john nichols, washington correspondent of "the nation" magazine and the one and only professor of sociology at jork georgetown university and author of "can you hear now" michael eric dyson. good evening, gentlemen. >> good evening. >> the bachmann campaign has not responded to her husband's remarks. is this a badge of honor or will it hurt her in the long run? >> you're asking the right question. it's a complicated game that michelle bachmann is playing. on the surface, when she goes on national programs, tv interview, she tries to appear relatively moderate, but she's really appealing to some pretty base instincts on the part of particularly iowa caucusgoers. that's a state where a lot of the people who d

dr. bachmann denied as a false statement five years ago reports his clinic tries to convert gay men to straightt undercover video shot just last month inside the clinic by a gay advocacy group seems to show some form of the practice is indeed offered. >> the truth is god, god has designed, he designed our eyes to be attracted to the woman, to the woman's body. to be attracted to, you know, everything, you know. to be a aracted to her breasts. >> reporter: a member told them about feelings towards men and asked if he could be rid of his urges through therapy and prayer. >> i think it's possible to be totally to you. >> reporter: asked about our report, michele bachmann would only say she was proud of the clinic. >> we're very proud of her business and all job creator in the united states. >> reporter: in a statement to abc news, the campaign said the bachmanns' clinic offers a variety of servivis but it could not comment on any specific treatment including the so-called gay-to-straight therapy. brian ross, abc news. >>> new york, a florida mother and her boyfriend are onrial after hi pet python

if you thought the show bachmann had some far out anti-gay views you should hear what her husband has to say think progress uncovered a seminar conducted by dr marcus bachmann and maybe back through the last summer in which he compared gays to barbarians who need to be educated and disciplined and he didn't stop there we have to read the bill of experience and it will work if not encourage such thought and feeling moved into action steps yeah three do wow looks like michele bachmann really is the better half in that marriage she's a very strange guy and that's very very. you may remember a few weeks ago i weighed in on the debt ceiling debate by talking about a little known power the secretary of the treasury tim geithner has to prevent our nation from defaulting on a on our debt i referred to it as president obama's secret weapon to make republicans agree to a debt limit increase take a look. racially secretary tim geithner has the sole authority to determine how our debt obligations are met by deciding which bills to pay and when to pay them. so we for publicans really want to play hardball the president can direct tim geitner to play hard

dr. marcus bachmann. >>reporter: operating out of suburban minneapolis he runs a christian counseling firm. co-owned with his wife at times according to former patients has tried to convert gay men into heterosexual l through prayer. >> his path for if my therapy would be to read the bible. pray that the god that i would no longer be gay. >>reporter: andrew of minneapolis was 17 when his family sent him to bachmann and associates. where he says a council already working for bachmann tried unsuccessfully to save him from his sin. >> god would for give me if i was straight. >>reporter: dr. bachmann who describe homosexual as barbarian denied as false statement 5 years ago reports his clinic tries to convert gay men to straight. but undercover video shot just last month in the facility by a gay advocate group seems to show some form of the practice is indeed offered. >> truth is god god is designed our eyes to pbl attracted to everything. to be attracted. >>reporter: member of the group told the clinic of fe

dr. bachmann. seen here dancing with his wife at a tea party -- wait, i'm sorry. wait a minute. n we just come back here? that's michele bachmann's husband. that -- that's the -- that's the guy teaching people not to be gay. [ laughter ] >> seriously. is he -- is that the guy -

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. >> reporter: bachmann's hohoe, dr. marcus bachmann who once levered to homosexuals as bar barials. he despeeded reparative therapy. the undercover tape repeats the treat. >> it shows that bachmann associated -- they do reparative theory asked about her news conference, she said shfs noting in michele bachmann were interested in. i'm here to talk about my run for the presidency for the united states. we're proud of all job creator in the united states. >> reporter: in a further statement they said the clinic vows a virginia voight of services but because of patient/doern confidential it cannot come without with this. >> the patient did said he thought the therapy was a caring therapist but did want to change him. >>> to the scandal spreading across media mogul media mu muirdock. jeffrey kofman has the latest and joins us from london. good morning, jeffrey. >> reporter: that has moved to a whole new with today's alleletions that not one but three murdoch papers breaking the law, sometimes use hardened criminals to break s

. >> reporter: there's new criticism aimed at the counseling clinic owned by bachmann and her husband dr. marcus. a gay rights activist took undercover video last month and says he was told prayer and therapy could make him straight. bachmann has avoided questions on the clinic, aides say she cannot respond because of patient confidentiality. bachmann's social views help make her a front-runner in iowa. aides tell me she'll release her latest figures tomorrow and claim they're pleased with the numbers. kelly o'donnell, nbc news, washington. >>> and when we come back here tonight, another sign of our economic times, as thousands of people anxiously wait to hear if they have won a shot at a job interview. >>> and later, wit and humor and speaking the truth, it's not always easy, but betty ford always seemed to find a way. >>> we mentioned this next story briefly at the top of the broadcast tonight as well. this will be a nervous night in and around louisville, kentucky for tens of thousands of people who filled out applications for a job interview. ford motor is retooling, reopening a prod

newly-revealed battle with migraine headaches, michele bachmann tried to continue to diffuse concerns about her ability to serve as president. today, house physician drian monahan wrote a letter to bachmann stating in part "you are in overall good health, you have a well diagnose for migraines, your migraines occur infrequently and have no trigger factors of which you are aware and know how to avoid. when you do have a migraine, you are able to control it. it has not been necessary for you to take daily medications to manage this condition." the pressure on bachmann is coming from those in her own party, including carl rogge, this morning on fox news. >> it's going to be important for her to get her doctors out there quickly to provide the medical records and provide the reassurance that people are going to want to have this is not a serious issue. >> word of bachmann's migraines first surfaced monday in the daily caller which quoted three unnamed sources who claim bachmann frequently suffers medical episodes. political reporter today, bachmann missed eight votes in the house last july while being treated for a migraine. when asked about bachmann's f

dr. phil. see what he thinks about michele bachmann's husband and their christian counseling center. >>> rememberhe metrodome roof collapse caught on camera? we are going to show you what is being done now to get that roof back to normal. >>> much, much cooler day when that happened. you remember that winter? how long and cold it was? now we're in the heat of the summer. i'm rob marciano in mid-town atlanta. we will be reporting about the scorching heat after the break. (screams) when an investment lacks discipline, it's never this obvious. introducing investment discipline etfs from russell. visit russelletfs.com r a prospectus, containing the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information. read and consider it carefully before investing. >>> new developments development now in the scandal over the murdoch media empire. minutes ago, we learned that his company, news corporation, is withdrawing its bid to take over british satellite broadcaster bskyb. the latest from london we will have near the top of the hour. >>> checking stories across the country. >>> who can forget th

know that republican presidential candidate michele bachmann suffers from migraines but is it enough to torpedo her aspirations for higher office? drkim mulvihill has details. migraines. >> reporter: absolutely right. late today, the minnesota congresswoman released a letter that she had actually asked the attending physician of congress to write in hopes to put this controversy to rest. bachmann is one of an estimated 36 million americans who suffers from the intense headaches. >> i have kept the headache diary. >> reporter: karen doesn't let migraines interfere with her work anymore. >> i just take my medication and go on with my day. >> reporter: she was surprised to learn a conservative website recently suggested republican presidential candidate michelle pacman's migraines might make her unfit to be president. >> i prescribe medication that i take on occasion whenever symptoms arise and they keep my migraines under control. >> reporter: doctors say that's typical for the 36 million americans who suffer from the severe headaches. >> this is clearly a treatable condition. so these headaches can be managed and we have a lot of pa

dr. bill, thank you very much. have a happy holiday weekend too. >> thanks very much. >>> we'll talk politics now, michele bachmannspending the first week of her presidential campaign in iowa for the entire fourth of july weekend. >> reporter: i'm here at the bloomberg diner in iowa city, iowa where republican candidate michele bachmann left just a few hours ago, she came here to speak with supporters, to answer questions, she is kicking off her iowa state bus tour, she kicked it off here at this diner, she's got two other events later on this evening, including pairing up with some iowa tea party leaders this evening. earlier at the diner when she was here, i was the only reporter allowed to engage in a bit of a q & a with her. take a look at some of the questions i asked. is the iowa caucuses very important to you? >> it is very important to her. >> reporter: in that q&a that i had with her, i said congresswoman, the person who emerges as the winner of the iowa caucuses doesn't always go on to become the republican nominee. she said it's important for ana candidate to have a presence in iowa and she called it th

. >> the latest poll shows michele bachmann has a serious shot at winning the caucuses. >>> drr dr.s in on the counseling of changing a person's sexual orientation. >> the treatments are legitimate. for instance, when i talked to the guys that have been through these treatments or use them, they're talking about trauma treements and trauma therapies, and that's a legitimate thing to do if they had trauma, and if you use it as a goal of changing a sexual preference, now you have gone off the rail. it was not correct. it's not a pathology. there's nobody in established medicine that believes it is. >> you interviewed a lot of people who have gone through the treatment and i interviewed people who have gone through the treatment, and even the ones that claim that they are no longer gay, when you really push them, they will admit that every day they still have the fantasies and thoughts, but they are forcing themselves on what to act on what appears to be their natural inclination. >> and that has been my experience as well. and the fact is, it's what you are describing, it's living a l

politics and an allegation from former aides of michele bachmann suggesting that he has a condition that could keep her from serving as president. our dr. sanjay gupta after the break. there's a nurse who can access in an instant every patient's past. and because the whole hospital's working together, there's a family who can breathe easy, right now. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest healthcare questions. and the over 60,000 people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. a complete four-course seafood feast for $15. start with soup, then have salad and biscuits followed by 1 of 7 delicious entrees and finish with something sweet. all for just $15. ending soon, at red lobster. >>> one of the presidential candidates moves up the polls as far as fast as michele bachmann, you know the attacks and questions will soon follow. today bachmann responded a report in the "daily caller" quoting anonymous former staffers who says she suffers from headaches so incapacitating that they send her to the hospital. here's what the congresswoman told reporters today in south carolina. >> like nearly

bachmann because they don't like her or perhaps because she is a woman? joining us now from new york fox news medical correspondent dr. marc siegel, the author of the book "the interpuls unlocking the secret code of sickness and health." you have to give us the secret code here. because i'm hearing that stuff and i get mad for her because i think it is so ridiculous. what was done, what was said, and how it was said about her, a woman, and migraine. tell us what we need to know even though you haven't personally examined her. >> laura, the secret code here is that these are all nondoctors and they say i'm not a doctor, but -- you know, i'm congresswoman bachmann can do to treat her migraines. it's really a disgrace that the media is actually targeting. this i believe it's sexist. i think it's very problematic when you consider that president obama himself a long time smoking history. where is the dismandz he gets a cardiac workup. president bill clinton when he was in the white house eating junk food. i interviewed his heart doctor after his surgery how long did he have this. >> many years his core coronaries were cl

dr. drew pinsky, thanks. >> anderson, thank you. >>> quick keeping them honest followup, last night we told you about a marriage pledge signed by michelle bachmann rick santorum that had some false statements about slavery, the slavery section was taken out. tonight we've learneded that mitt romney has said he will not sign this pledge. he told the "washington post" "mitt romney strongly supports traditional marriage but he felt this pledge contained references and divisions that were undignified and unappropriate for a presidential campaign". let us know what you think on facebook on twitter @ anderson cooper >>> up next tonight, the budget talks and president obama's dire warning about the social security checks that millions of americans rely on. if the government defaults, don't count on the checks he's saying. is he just trying to scare seniors and others? and later syria when tensions is rising after mobs attack the the u.s. embassy. pro-government mobs. the latest what washington is doing about it. also we'll hear from casey anthony jurors about the reaction she's getting from voting not guilty. >> you come home and everyone's mad at you.

bachmann because they don't like her or perhaps because she is a woman? joining us now from new york fox news medical correspondent dr. marc siegel, the author of the book "the interpuls unlocking the secret code of sickness and health." you have to give us the secret code here. because i'm hearing that stuff and i get mad for her because i think it is so ridiculous. what was done, what was said, and how it was said about her, a woman, and migraine. tell us what we need to know even though you haven't personally examined her. >> laura, the secret code here is that these are all nondoctors and they say i'm not a doctor, but -- you know, i'm congresswoman bachmann can do to treat her migraines. it's really a disgrace that the media is actually targeting. this i believe it's sexist. i think it's very problematic when you consider that president obama himself a long time smoking history. where is the dismandz he gets a cardiac workup. president bill clinton when he was in the white house eating junk food. i interviewed his heart doctor after his surgery how long did he have this. >> many years his core coronaries were cl

bachmann's migraines a topic on the campaign trail today. her campaign sending out this letter from a doctor on capitol hill, monahan sayin saying -- >> bret: back with the panel. that's where we'll start. drauthammer, what about this story? >> if the migraines are so injurious to her performance, how come this hasn't been an issue up to now? and yes, what i have seen is several incidents in the last five years, report in which she was incapacitated. is there any one among us in the last five years hasn't been knocked out by some medical condition? carl paladinthe tim pawlenty ata cheap standard. at the job, every hour. f.d.r., kennedy and eisenhower would not have been people who should have been president of the united states. kennedy in fact had attisons disease and required heavy medication and back injuries which required even heavier. and did affect him far more than apparently has affected bachmann. i think we're going to in this day and age, however, she is going to have to disclose what medication, and see if any of them have a psychotrophic effect. this is a nur log call disease, not -- neurological disease. >> bret: juan? big deal? >> it's headache to tim pawlenty. he is at 2%.

dr. sanjay gupta told us those medications in most cases are highly successful. >> but when i talk about treatment, it can be treated very easily, you know, miss bachmann said thatlion people roughly in the country have these migraine headaches, it's right, and neurologists have gotten a handle on it if patients seek out treatments. >> has the congresswoman proven wrong the former aides that released the history and behind the cloak of anonymity suggesting that he cannot handle the stress of the presidency? jeff, i said anonymity twice because i think it's reprehensible, if you challenge somebody's fitness to serve you should stand up and do it publicly. but despite the way it was done, it's a legitimate question, if she has a condition in the past that caused her to miss votes, has she ended the discussion by releasing the letter and this new information? >> it seems to me she's ended the discussion, but the bigger question is how many more things like this are out there. she has a lot of former advisers and a lot of former aides. it's been widely reported and well discussed that she's had a lot of turnover in her congressional office, so clearly there are peop

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