Michele Bachmann feels people should be tolerant of other people's intolerance

Michele Bachmann appeared on CNN's The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer Wednesday and used part of her time to urge "tolerance for the community of people who hold sincerely held religious beliefs."

While the congresswoman said she respects both sides of the debate, she said she did not think Governor Jan Brewer should veto the bill as other conservatives have been urging her to do.

Asked by Blitzer if the bill will "open the door for less tolerance for gays," Bachmann answered, "In fact, it's just the opposite. This is a decided level of intolerance. It's effectively eviscerating the rights of freedom of speech, expression and religious expression for the people of Arizona and it sets a terrible precedent."

Blitzer pushed back, calling the bill "discriminatory" and not "respectful" to the gay community. Blitzer also corrected predicted that Gov. Brewer was going to veto the bill.