Howard Stern vs. Michelle Bachman! Radio hosts says anti-gay congresswoman “should be shunned”

I posted last week about Howard Stern’s passionate defense of LGBT equality.

Part of his tirade was focused on Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum, the two most anti-gay Republicans in the field of presidential candidates (Bachmann dropped out). Stern called the pair “the worst people in the world” and compared them to Adolf Hitler.

Over the weekend, Bachmann struck back in an email to supporters:

‘To conservatives, this message from Howard Stern, a man whose only contribution to our culture was years of corrupting America’s youth on public airwaves, was clear: ‘either abandon your beliefs and agree with me, or be dragged through the mud and demonized on national radio.’ I don’t accept this false choice, and I know you don’t either.’

Bachmann added: ‘While Stern can say anything he wants on satellite radio, his words have an impact on his millions of listeners as well as the people his listeners talk to, which is why I need your help to counteract with our positive message. We must fight back and maintain our focus on what is important. These are serious times, and our nation faces serious issues. The direction that America is headed requires serious discussion by serious people, and Howard Stern is not a serious person.’

Of course, Stern had plenty to say about Bachmann’s email on Monday (13 February) morning.

He said via Twitter: ‘If thinking that gay people have a right to happiness is corrupting America then I will continue corrupting them.”

Stern added: ‘Time to shun this woman.’