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Hi, and welcome to the Double X Gab Fest for Thursday, August 11th.

It is the Hobo Sexual Edition.

I'm Jessica Gross, and joining me in New York is my fellow double X editor, Nina Shen Rostogi.

Hi, Nina. Hello, Jess. Calling in from Vermont is my fellow double-X editor, Nina Shen Rostogi. Hi, Nina.

Hello, Jess.

Calling in from Vermont is double-X founding editor Hannah Rosen.

Hi, Hannah.

Hi.

Today we're talking about two big Michelle Bachman stories, one in The New Yorker, and one is the Newsweek cover story.

A fantastic piece in Slate by E.J. Graff about the perils of international adoption, and E.J. is going to call in to discuss that with us.

And we are also talking about the hobo-themed wedding that is infuriating the blogosphere.

So let's start with Bachman, who is the Lady of the Hour.

We're going to focus on two main topics in these profiles.

And let's start with Ryan Liz's New Yorker profile, which explains the roots of Bachman's belief system.

This is territory we've sort of covered before, but the Lizzo profile shed new light on the specifics of Bachman's evangelism.

Hannah, you're a former religion reporter.

Why don't you frame this for us?

How mainstream, how freaky are Michelle Bachman's beliefs when you look at evangelical America?

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