“Today, we lost the election, and the country.”
No we didn’t. No one with a reasonable point of view is going to think that contraceptives should be free to those who can afford to pay for them. It’s just a matter of how you put the argument. Rush made a strategic error by name calling. He didn’t need to.
The left plays divide and conquer. It’s one of the most effective plays in their playbook. We need to do the same. Make the point that if insurance companies have to pay for contraceptives for sexually active university ‘students’ they may have to cut back on coverage for grandma’s cancer therapy. Talk about what’s been cut already. Show all the recent quotes that have been made about ‘end of life care’, and make the case that the left cares more about paying for the sexual activities of college students than it does about giving the elderly a chance to survive longer and see their grandchildren grow. Show the math regarding how much money it will cost insurance companies to provide ‘free’ contraceptives to students who found the money somehow to pay for tuition etc.
Yes, Rush made a strategic error by name-calling. That's now the story-line, instead of the substance of the issue. Rush, Georgetown, and the right in general have a simple script they should follow:
"No one is denying Ms. Fluke access to birth-control. No one is suggesting her access be limited. Ms. Fluke chose to attend a Catholic institution, knowing full-well and in advance that any health plans offered through the university had exclusions for birth-control. She chose to attend anyway. Ms. Fluke still, and always, has the option of obtaining insurance independent of Georgetown, and that would provide the coverages she seeks. You would have to ask Ms. Fluke why she didn't choose this route, but let's be clear: not having the option available from Georgetown University does not mean she does not have other options.
As to the larger issue of leftists, under the guise of US Government policy, mandating health insurance inclusions, we maintain that such mandates are violations of the Constitution, on both religious freedom and commerce grounds, and we will not bow to such pressure. Consider us conscientious objectors. If the Government would like to sue Georgetown, or the Catholic Church, that is their option. But be assured, it will be pursued to the Supreme Court if necessary, and the leftists clearly will lose."
Other lines of discussion regarding who pays, what's free vs. not, whether evil Republicans are setting women's rights back decades, etc. are ALL side-shows - DESIGNED to distract us from the key goal and mission of unseating Obama this fall. The democrat polices have failed, and are failing still. REAL unemployment is over 15%; the national debt is an immense burden on us and future generations; the deficit is unsustainable, as are the continual and increase future obligations for ObamaCare. Energy policies are incoherent, and dangerous to our national security and national interests. $4.00 gasoline is costing the average driver nearly $2,000/year more than when Obama took office. Etc., etc., etc.
We need to stay focused people!
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“Today, we lost the election, and the country.”
No we didn’t. No one with a reasonable point of view is going to think that contraceptives should be free to those who can afford to pay for them. It’s just a matter of how you put the argument. Rush made a strategic error by name calling. He didn’t need to.
The left plays divide and conquer. It’s one of the most effective plays in their playbook. We need to do the same. Make the point that if insurance companies have to pay for contraceptives for sexually active university ‘students’ they may have to cut back on coverage for grandma’s cancer therapy. Talk about what’s been cut already. Show all the recent quotes that have been made about ‘end of life care’, and make the case that the left cares more about paying for the sexual activities of college students than it does about giving the elderly a chance to survive longer and see their grandchildren grow. Show the math regarding how much money it will cost insurance companies to provide ‘free’ contraceptives to students who found the money somehow to pay for tuition etc.
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EXCELLENT points! This is so how the left would frame the arguments if they were trying to defend OUR views on contraception.