Ted Cruz Defends Conservatives’ Views on Contraception

[riversedge]

Source: nytimes





9:51 pm ET



Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, dismayed at liberal criticisms of the restrictive reproductive policies favored by some Republicans, mused on Monday that there was not a “rubber shortage in America.”

It seems he would know.

“When I was in college we had a machine in the bathroom, you put 50 cents in and voilà!” he told a crowd in Bettendorf, Iowa, during an extended riff on the politics of reproductive health.
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Arguing that Democrats had concocted a fictitious “war on women” — and assailing Hillary Clinton’s positions on reproductive issues — Mr. Cruz said that conservatives had no interest in banning contraceptives.

“This is a made-up, nonsense example,” he said.........

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umm. so Cruz says conservatives have interest in banning contraceptives. What a LIAR.



Senator Ted Cruz of Texas on a campaign stop in Newton, Iowa, on Sunday.Credit Scott Morgan for The New York Times

[wolfie001]

1. His views resonate with the "head up their ass" crowd......

......that would be Republicans of course! The lady behind him is having a jeebus moment. Bunch of stupid freaks.

[trusty elf]

2. So, is he saying that he had sex out of wedlock in college?

Burn in hell, sinner! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !





Used car salesman Ted makes me ill.

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[Roy Rolling]

9. Way over the top!!!!

To be compared to Beaver Cruz is an insult to used car salesmen everywhere.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. He is the prime example for the need of contraception. nt

[lordsummerisle]

5. lol

[Vinca]

4. I guess Cruz didn't have to carry quarters while in college.

[Democat]

6. A conservative leader is making fun of people who are against birth control

It's a sign of how liberal American culture has become.

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. Just a few examples of conservatives trying to ban contraception:

Rush Fucking Limbaugh

In an interview after the debate, Beauprez said he doesn't oppose contraception, calling the use of IUDs a "personal choice." But he reiterated that he opposes taxpayer funding of the devices and called himself strongly "pro-life."

http://www.denverpost.com/election/ci_26644448/beauprezs-iud-remark-debate-generates-controversy

Colorado Republicans Refuse To Fund Award-Winning IUD Program That Reduced Teen Births

House GOP Tries to Eliminate Public Funding for Family Planning

[safeinOhio]

8. Hey kids, don't forget

[Maeve]

10. No,they only go after the contraception WOMEN control

I would have thought his personality was all the birth control Cruz needed....

[fasttense]

11. Wow what a picture.

Look at that woman on her knees. It's as if she is praying to Teddy Cruz.

[NastyRiffraff]

12. Yeah, the good old days

when men were men and women were property. Let the men be responsible for birth control...that solves everything!

[Jack Rabbit]

13. OK, I might agree that conservatives have no interest in banning contrceptives

But right wing morons are a different matter.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. Cruz logic: condom = woman's contraceptive. nt