Republican Congressman Compares Expanded Birth Control Access To September 11th, Pearl Harbor

[SunsetDreams]

Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) today compared a new regulation requiring insurers to provide women birth control without a copay to September 11th or Pearl Harbor.

“I know in your mind you can think of the times America was attacked,” said Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), a freshman.

“One is December 7 — that is Pearl Harbor Day. Another was September 11 — that was the day of the terrorist attack.

“I want you to remember August 1, 2012 — the attack on our religious freedom. That is a date that will live in infamy, along with those other dates.”

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/08/01/623401/mike-kelly-birth-control-pearl-harbor/

Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) called Kelly’s comments “misguided” and “insulting.”

“It is complete nonsense to suggest that a matter discussed, debated, and approved by the Congress and the President is akin to a surprise attack that killed nearly 2,500 people…or a terrorist attack that left nearly 3,000 dead,” said Inouye, who witnessed the Pearl Harbor attack.

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/08/02/628241/inouye-contraception-not-pearl-harbor/



I love some of the comments under the article about Sen Daniel Inouye's reponse

My favorite is this one:

My uterus is not a nuclear war head. No WMD's here I have a pap smear every year I'm clean! I swear to God even during PMS it will not sneak attack anyone, it will never bomb us or our foreign allys and I feel safe in guaranteeing my uterus will never declare a jihad on anyone. My uterus really just wants to stop being treated like a criminal because you are such a dick!

[Turbineguy]

1. DU Compares Republican Congressman to

cow's asshole.