Eric Rauch
Some things speak for themselves. Supporters of big government have
never been ones known for their logic and ability to think. It’s always
fun to see what can be captured with a microphone, a camera, and a
really good question. Revealing Politics
has done this very thing, by posting their correspondent outside of the
Sandra Fluke/Barack Obama group hug that took place at the University
of Colorado on Wednesday. You need to watch the video to really
appreciate the irony (which is really just code for “stupidity:).
(Watch the video above before reading the rest of this article. It is worth the 2 minutes and 20 seconds, I promise.)
Although further comments will only dull the moment, I can’t resist making a few. First, although I’m sure that some tried to do so, no one shown in this video even attempts to deal with the hypocrisy of the question. The woman with her helpless daughter takes a stab at justifying why government should pay for contraception, yet never actually deals with the major force of the question, which is, of course, “Why should government be uninvolved with bedroom activities, until birth control is involved?”. The conundrum was apparently too much to bear for these poor women, so they simply ignored the glaring inconsistency (or gave it a sideways compliment as a “good question” and then chose to disregard it).
Second, notice that it was all women. NBC News reports that the event was attended by “mostly women.” Big surprise. Ever the speech-giver, Obama rallied the female troops with meaningless rhetoric, such as this gem:
Although further comments will only dull the moment, I can’t resist making a few. First, although I’m sure that some tried to do so, no one shown in this video even attempts to deal with the hypocrisy of the question. The woman with her helpless daughter takes a stab at justifying why government should pay for contraception, yet never actually deals with the major force of the question, which is, of course, “Why should government be uninvolved with bedroom activities, until birth control is involved?”. The conundrum was apparently too much to bear for these poor women, so they simply ignored the glaring inconsistency (or gave it a sideways compliment as a “good question” and then chose to disregard it).
Second, notice that it was all women. NBC News reports that the event was attended by “mostly women.” Big surprise. Ever the speech-giver, Obama rallied the female troops with meaningless rhetoric, such as this gem:
“I don’t think your boss should get to control the health care you
get. I don’t think insurance companies should control the care that you
get. I don’t think politicians should control the care that you get. I
think there’s one person to make these decisions on health care and that
is you.”
That’s fantastic, Mr. President. Is it also OK if I choose to have the government not make decisions for me? If I get to actually make decisions regarding my own healthcare, why is government involved at all? Wasn’t I already able to make my own decisions before Obamacare? And just like the contraception question, the irony of the situation was lost on the spellbound women in the audience.
Finally, and most glaringly, these interviewees seem to be completely caught off guard by the interviewer’s questions. It’s almost as if they never even thought about the simple things he was asking. Perhaps it’s because most of them haven’t. The very ones who pride themselves on being the champion of reproductive and other women’s rights have been completely co-opted by a political lobby of loose women. They have never thought about these things because their agenda setting leaders do not allow such questions to be raised. Questions of political and ideological consistency and integrity almost always get ignored in favor of “talking points.” Thinking is not necessary when you allow someone else to tell you what you believe. Unfortunately, these women will be showing up in droves in November to mindlessly cast their “votes” for further governmental invasion. Let’s make sure that their ignorance is answered: loudly and clearly.
That’s fantastic, Mr. President. Is it also OK if I choose to have the government not make decisions for me? If I get to actually make decisions regarding my own healthcare, why is government involved at all? Wasn’t I already able to make my own decisions before Obamacare? And just like the contraception question, the irony of the situation was lost on the spellbound women in the audience.
Finally, and most glaringly, these interviewees seem to be completely caught off guard by the interviewer’s questions. It’s almost as if they never even thought about the simple things he was asking. Perhaps it’s because most of them haven’t. The very ones who pride themselves on being the champion of reproductive and other women’s rights have been completely co-opted by a political lobby of loose women. They have never thought about these things because their agenda setting leaders do not allow such questions to be raised. Questions of political and ideological consistency and integrity almost always get ignored in favor of “talking points.” Thinking is not necessary when you allow someone else to tell you what you believe. Unfortunately, these women will be showing up in droves in November to mindlessly cast their “votes” for further governmental invasion. Let’s make sure that their ignorance is answered: loudly and clearly.
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