good evening, everyone. we begin tonight keeping them honest with the husband of presidential candidate michele bachmann speaking out about the counselling business they co-own. breaking his silence after months, mounting attention and allegations that clinic engages in so-called reparative therapy. the bachmanns own two clinics offering christian-based marriage counselling and including reparative therapy based on the theory that gay people can be turned into heterosexual through a combination of prayer and willpower. nearly all mainstream medical and psychological associations say there s no evidence that it works and there s plenty of evidence in fact that it can be hurtful and harmful. for days now, both congresswoman bachmann and her husband have refused to answer questions about it. in today s issue of the bachmann s hometown paper, the minneapolis star tribune, mr. bachmann defends the clinics. the paper reporting he did not deny he and other counselors have attempted
and psychological associations say there s no evidence that it works and there s plenty of evidence in fact it can be hurtful and harmful. for days now congresswoman bachmann and her husband refused to answer questions about it. but today in minneapolis star tribune he defends the clinicses saying he and others do not deny they have tried to help homosexuals become heteroswals but it s not a specialty service and only at the client as request. will i address it? certainly. we ll talk about it. adding is it a remedy form that i typically would use? it is at the client s distropical depression. five years ago he flat out denied his counselling service engaged in reparative statement. the most he would say about it back then, if someone is interested in talking to us about their homosexuality we re open to talking about that. if someone comes in a homosexual and they want to stay homosexual i don t have a problem with that . he says reparative therapy is not a focus at bachman
engaged. i make a distinction between myself. in the case of jaycee dugard. did you know that parole officers went to the house where she was being held 60 times and did not look in the backyard or look enough even to find her? and they sent him a letter of commendation about his good behavior when was holding her in the backyard. so many levels outrage and also learning about ourselves and what we might do through her. bill: but you can t deny and you have been on both sides of the equation. new in the hard news business but you did good morning america for a number of years which doesn t tainmen entertaid social sorries this of ilk. i assume you will get good ratings on sunday night with
engaged. i make a distinction between myself. in the case of jaycee dugard. did you know that parole officers went to the house where she was being held 60 times and did not look in the backyard or look enough even to find her? and they sent him a letter of commendation about his good behavior when was holding her in the backyard. so many levels outrage and also learning about ourselves and what we might do through her. bill: but you can t deny and you have been on both sides of the equation. new in the hard news business but you did good morning america for a number of years which doesn t tainmen entertaid social sorries this of ilk. i assume you will get good
engaged. i make a distinction between myself. in the case of jaycee dugard. did you know that parole officers went to the house where she was being held 60 times and did not look in the backyard or look enough even to find her? and they sent him a letter of commendation about his good behavior when was holding her in the backyard. so many levels outrage and also learning about ourselves and what we might do through her. bill: but you can t deny and you have been on both sides of the equation. new in the hard news business but you did good morning america for a number of years which doesn t tainmen entertaid social sorries this of ilk. i assume you will get good ratings on sunday night with