Condoms don't work, smoking doesn't kill, GOP is saving Medicaid -the world class lies of Mike Pence
By Jen Hayden at Daily Kos
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/7/17/1681393/-Condoms-don-t-work-smoking-doesn-t-kill-GOP-is-saving-Medicaid-the-world-class-lies-of-Mike-Pence
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But Mike Pence, a self-proclaimed "prayer warrior" who touts his firm Christian beliefs at every turn cannot seem to stop publicly lying. Below are examples of some of his most egregious public lies.
In 2002, Colin Powell participated in an MTV international youth forum and "strongly advocated" the use of condoms as a means of preventing HIV transmission and other sexually transmitted diseases. In response, then Congressman Mike Pence went on CNN:
WOLF BLITZER: What's wrong with what Secretary Powell have to say about endorsing condom use for those who are sexually active?
REP. MIKE PENCE (R), INDIANA: Well, Wolf, I think it was -- given the enormous stature that Colin Powell rightly has, not only in America but in the world community, it was a sad day. I don't think any administration has had a worst day since boxers and briefs on MTV. And the truth is that Colin Powell had an opportunity here to reaffirm this president's commitment to abstinence as the best choice for our young people, and he chose not to do that in the first instance, but -- and so I think it's very sad. The other part is that, frankly, condoms are a very, very poor protection against sexually transmitted diseases, and in that sense, Wolf, this was -- the secretary of state maybe inadvertently misleading millions of young people and endangering lives.
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