Romney To Women Voters: ‘Vote For The Other Guy’ If You Want Greater Access To Birth Control

[kpete]

Yes, he actually said this.

During a town hall in Illinois Monday evening, the former Massachusetts governor told a voter to “vote for the other guy” if she wanted access to “free birth control” and said that the federal government should not subsidize women’s health care through Planned Parenthood:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/20/1075916/-Romney-to-Women-You-Want-Birth-Control-Vote-for-the-Other-Guy-

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Romney To Women Voters: ‘Vote For The Other Guy’ If You Want Greater Access To Birth Control
By Igor Volsky on Mar 20, 2012 at 8:30 am

Mitt Romney found himself in hot water over his opposition to expanding women’s access to contraception, less than a week after suggesting that he would “get rid of” Planned Parenthood, among other programs, to reduce the deficit. During a town hall in Illinois Monday evening, the former Massachusetts governor told a voter to “vote for the other guy” if she wanted access to “free birth control” and said that the federal government should not subsidize women’s health care through Planned Parenthood:

Q: I’m just wondering where you would suggest that the millions of women who receive their health services, such as mammograms, and HPV vaccines go?

ROMNEY: Well, they could go wherever they’d like to go — this is a free society. But here is what I say, which is the federal government should not tax these people to pay for Planned Parenthood. There are a lot of things that we have in our society that we may like, that we might not like, but that government should not be paying for.

VIDEO & MORE:

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Thanks, Mitt. We will.

[DLevine]

2. Oh, ok, I will. Well, that was easy.

[Johonny]

3. What should the government pay for if not infrastructure that help life, liberty and the pursuit

of happiness huh Mitt?

[hifiguy]

4. Keep digging, Willard.

Keep digging.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Which "other guy"? Ron Paul? Barak Obama?

Certainly not Santorum or Gingrich.

[ProSense]

9. Not

"Which 'other guy'? Ron Paul? Barak Obama? Certainly not Santorum or Gingrich."

...Ron Paul either: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002377092

He also supports forced vaginal probes: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002161152

[HughBeaumont]

12. Wrong Pall is also one of the WORST Republicans as far as economics are concerned.

I never understood why his followers are trying to portray him as some "fringe, progressive" Republican when that bigoted demagogue Darwinist is actually much worse on economic AND social issues than any mainstream Repub running.

[MrDiaz]

16. well

to his credit he did predict the economic collapse 10 years before it happened

[tallahasseedem]

22. I met a Ron Paul supporter last night...

it was my first time ever talking to one, I swear I walked away with a massive migraine! Someone needs to publish a manual on how to deal with them...UGH!

[HughBeaumont]

24. I vote "pat on the head and say 'Oh, you silly dickens!'"

I'm especially dumbfounded on the whole "anti-corporatist" tag. How does "Economic Darwinism" (which has always benefitted the wealthy above all) = "anti-corporatist"?? How does straight-up eliminating the social safety net help the worker in any way?

Up really IS "down".

[gkhouston]

6. LOL, that clip is going to dog him forever. n/t

[longship]

7. Self inflicted bar-b-que

He's cooked his own goose.
He's well done.

They write themselves.

[tdb63]

8. Keep talkin' Mittens.

[nykym]

10. Would make a very nice

election ad for the democrats!

[Mariana]

18. They're giving us so many wonderful quotes, all of them are.

I honestly didn't think the repukes were quite this stupid. I was wrong.

[nykym]

30. Can't you just see the debate between Romney and President Obama

Moderator: On the subject of contraception......

Romney: If you want contraception vote for the other guy

President Obama: Thanks Mitt, a vote for me gets you....

[HughBeaumont]

11. He seems to say that a lot. Trying to tell us something, Mr. Quarter-Billion?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002356339

[get the red out]

13. Planned on it

Thanks for the advice though!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. Romney's live suicide.

[sinkingfeeling]

15. Think that's the first thing Romney's ever said that I agree with. We will.

[izquierdista]

17. What a good loser!

He's going to go down in history as the 21st century version of Wendell Willkie -- there had to be an election, and everyone knew he had to lose, so he says stuff just to make it go according to script.

[yodermon]

19. ok I thought this was the Onion

the man is a full self-parody at this point.

[Kalidurga]

20. So the anti-Rmoney ads are just going to be...

a montage of all the whackadoodle things Rmoney says. Assuming he gets the nomination.

[Odin2005]

21. Fine, they will, you dipshit.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

23. Hey Willard, you arrogant asshole, there are many reasons to vote for President Obama and

you've just given me more enthusiasm for doing so.

Arrogant prick!!!

[Pachamama]

26. Keep Your Mitt(s) Off Our Birthcontrol....

Yes, Mitt and GOP freaks....we will vote for the "other guy" who will protect our reproductive rights and access to it and provide there is equity and protection.

Just remember....Women outvote men and you will be voted out.....way, way out....

This war on women is going to be the nail in your political coffin.....

[Chorophyll]

27. I have suspected for some time now that the Repugs don't want to win.

Let's give 'em what they want.

[Aerows]

28. I was going to anyway

But this really sealed it for me, Mitt.

[stevenleser]

29. K&R - As I said on my FB page, its straight from the horses mouth. NT

[eppur_se_muova]

31. FUMR ! nt

[DefenseLawyer]

32. Lucky for him women are only 7% of the voting population in this country

otherwise his anti-women campaign platform would appear to be INSANE! Oh wait.....