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What is the federal government doing making the mandates? >> in the 2010 election, the big issue was obama care, which was a symbol of the obtrusiveness. this is the perfect example, one example now that has emerged, something everybody understands. not abstraction. the big government intruding itself. taking over healthcare. theoretical way. this is an example of exactly how it does. it hits -- hints at something dear to everyone, religious liberty and protection from intrusion of the state. th...

Calling her the big moose in the room. if you look hat the polling, republicans really want somebody who can beat barack obama, shes really running badly head on head against barack obama so that you would think if they really do exercise their pragmatism, its romney and huckabee have the inside track at the moment based on name recognition. >> but huckabee is conservative and ran last time as quite to the right, right? >> but hes been a durable figure given all his media appearances and everyth...

Populists even want to win? they want to be right. >> how many funny -- how many funny politics do we have, pat? kennedy was witty, stevenson was witty. most like clinton, they are not funny, they tell joke bus they are not funny. >> right. >> you are not supposed to really be funny and be a politician that gives it away or something. >> but kennedy had a wonderful sense of humor. >> a real sense of humor. >> i see this i think obama has a good sense of humor. i thought his first -- that white h...

But the hospital and the university policies would be required to pay for birth control pills for workers which may now only cover for medical reasons other than contraception. they might have to pay for tubal ligation for women of child bearing age. they believe its smoke screen and the issue is womens rights. >> the power to decide whether or not to use contraception lies with a woman. not her boss. >> liberal commentator mark shields, a catholic, says the administration has gone too far. >> [...

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