Sonofoski;841999257 said:
The Sandra Fluke controversy happened after George Stepanlopous asked the question, not before. Are we talking about what could actually happen if a Republican got in the White House or some stupid comment made by a candidate? I'm talking about legislation, real things not some women asking for free contraception.
the sandra fluke thing happened because the House had hearings about the whole contraception mandate and the GOP didn't want her to speak (I forget why). she eventually did and limbaugh called her a slut for three days. all of this happened because of the GOP fought hard against the contraception mandate. nothing to do with a debate question.
Sonofoski;841999257 said:
The Republican Party never talked about taking away any woman's rights with new laws.
right, they seized on the fact that that a core constituency was upset that the government was making them pay for contraceptives, even if it was several steps removed. any way they could demonize Obamacare, they have. they were never going to try to get rid of contraception, but any time you make it more difficult to get -- like, by removing insurance coverage -- you end up having an impact.