Former Reagan official Bruce Bartlett, as quoted in the photo above, is absolutely correct.
If the following quotes re: the women's health care provisions kicking in today fail to prove once and for all that the far right conservatives in this country are just plain and simple batshit fucking insane, and should not ever [ E V E R! ] be allowed anywhere near the levers of government power, I don't know what will:
House Republicans called the Obama administration's birth-control mandate "religious bigotry" and compared it to the events of Pearl Harbor and Sept. 11, 2001.
The heated remarks came at a press conference marking the mandate's first day.
"I know in your mind you can think of the times America was attacked," said Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), a freshman.
"One is December 7 — that is Pearl Harbor Day. Another was September 11 — that was the day of the terrorist attack.
"I want you to remember August 1, 2012 — the attack on our religious freedom. That is a date that will live in infamy, along with those other dates."
http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/241595-gop-lawmakers-birth-control-mandate-is-bigotry-akin-to-pearl-harbor-911
So basically what the batshit fucking insane wing nuts are saying is that providing contraception and the following medical services to women is no different than the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the 9/11 terrorist attacks:
Breastfeeding comprehensive support and counseling from trained providers, as well as access to breastfeeding supplies, for pregnant and nursing women.
Contraception: Food and Drug Administration-approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling, not including abortifacient drugs.
Domestic and interpersonal violence screening and counseling for all women.
Gestational diabetes screening for women 24 to 28 weeks pregnant and those at high risk of developing gestational diabetes.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) screening and counseling for sexually active women.
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) counseling for sexually active women.
Well-woman visits to obtain recommended preventive services for women under 65.
It has reached the no-return point that I just simply now despise these people with every fiber of my living being. I wish we could just give them all a couple of landlocked states like Idaho and Montana, build a 200 foot high wall around the whole fucking place, put them all in it and let them rat fuck each other into extinction. I wish for it and dream of it.
----TFG
**UPDATE**
Here's a video explaining the benefits that basic access to contraception contributes to the overall health and well being of American society as a whole, and why it is vitally important to shout down the brain dead ass hats like the Republican rep above who equate it with war and mass murder:
It's a fucking crying shame, not to mention a national embarrassment, that here we are in the year 2012 and shit like this even needs to be explained to the dumb-as-a-doorknob, moron conservatives in this country.
----TFG
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