Four white wealthy men talk about contraception
Four white wealthy men talk about contraception
By Steve Benen
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Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:00 AM EST
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The ensuing discussion was one of the longest of the entire two-hour debate. Rick Santorum wanted to talk about "the increasing number of children being born out of wedlock in America" and "children being raised by children." Ron Paul spent some time explaining his belief that "immorality creates the problem" of Americans wanting access to birth control. The discussion just wouldn't end, moving from Title X to Arlen Specter to morning-after pills.
You could almost hear the smiles coming from Obama campaign headquarters in Chicago. In the 21st century, four far-right white wealthy guys, all of whom think they should be president, spent 15 minutes in a nationally-televised debate talking about access to birth control.
The GOP candidates might as well have put a banner over their heads reading, "Independents, please don't consider voting for us."
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