Bill Maher And Panel Clash Over Todd Akin’s ‘Mystical Spermicide Theory’
VIDEO here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-maher-and-panel-clash-over-todd-akins-mystical-spermicide-theory/
On his show tonight, Bill Maher took on the controversial comments on rape made earlier this week by Republican congressman Todd Akin. Guest panelist Jack Kingston, one of Akins Republican colleagues in Congress, roundly criticized Akin for his medically ignorant remarks, but Maher argued that Akins comments are not just an isolated incident, but part of a larger trend on the social values of the Republican party.
Maher mocked Akins mystical spermicide theory, and argued that his comments are just the latest example of a Republican party that does not like single women having sex. He pointed to the Sandra Fluke controversy and Rick Santorum strongly speaking out against contraception during the Republican primary campaign.
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