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But, look, the idea of presidential candidates getting into questions about contraception within a relationship between a man and a woman, a husband and wife, im not going there. >> "im not for the bill." "im not going there." that was mitt romney in an interview with the ohio news network, proclaiming that he is against something called the blunt amendment, or the blunt/rubio amendment. the amendment would let employers pick and choose what their employees get from health insurance. now, this, ...

State in a letter to speaker boehner signed by more than 75 members of the congress called on the house leadership to repudiate those comments. as leaders of the house that initially denied this, miss fluke the right to speak, the republicans have a special obligation to condemn the atrocious and hurtful words spoken by mr. limbaugh. leader pelosi also called on republican leaders to condemn limbaughs comments. are you hearing from any republican senators on this? are you hearing any of them say...

Questions about contraception within a relationship between a man and a woman, a husband and wife, im not going there. >> so theres a principled statement. a presidential candidate should not get involved in a relationship between a man and woman. whether they use birth control or not. okay. a short time later in another radio interview with another good guy, howie carr, a good buddy on the right, romney said he misunderstood that question. lets listen to him with howie carr, a friendly intervie...

For president, if somebody says blunt, rubio amendment, first of all you should know what it is. and secondly, your political instinct should be, lets see, blunt and rubio. im for that. they are republicans. they are guys i want to have support me im for that bill. this is something thats been on the front pages of every major newspaper for the past three or four weeks. >> give a chance to respond. did he not know who blunt and rubio were? >> im not disagreeing with you here. i said the man answ...

Exempting churches and synagogues. he went further later and said insurance companies would have to pay for this coverage and not require the churches or synagogues to sign on to something they cant within their own religious beliefs do so. i think he really went the extra yard here. youre great to come on the show tonight. i didnt know youd be coming on in the face of rush limbaugh, but i think you did a good job on that character of the republican party. thank you so much. senator kirsten gill...

>> michael, i think you would agree -- >> were beating a dead horse here. >> yeah, we are. >> let me go to michael on this. you called rush limbaugh entertainment. heres what i do for entertainment. i try to keep up with mitt romney. i try to keep up with this guy. hes my entertainment. here he was yesterday. on ohio news network yesterday. he was asked a direct question. where do you stand on this blunt amendment? the amendment was voted down today on a party line vote basically that said you s...

You know, this has been a bad week for would-be republican vice presidents. we just talked about the blunt amendment, the republicans anti-contraception amendment that failed today in the senate. and democrats are really excited for republicans to keep talking about. technically, it is not just called the blunt amendment, it is called the blunt/rubio amendment. so if somebodys going to wake up in the republican party and realize that being the anti-birth control party maybe isnt the best way to ...

He went further later and said insurance companies would have to pay for this coverage and not require the churches or synagogues to sign on to something they cant within their own religious beliefs do so. i think he really went the extra yard here. youre great to come on the show tonight. i didnt know youd be coming on in the face of rush limbaugh, but i think you did a good job on that character of the republican party. thank you so much. senator kirsten gillibrand of new york. coming up, mi...

Into questions about contraception within a relationship between a man and a woman, a husband and wife, im not going there. >> "im not for the bill." "im not going there." that was mitt romney in an interview with the ohio news network, proclaiming that he is against something called the blunt amendment, or the blunt/rubio amendment. the amendment would let employers pick and choose what their employees get from health insurance. now, this, of course, sprung from a republican desire that your bo...

You know, this has been a bad week for would-be republican vice presidents. we just talked about the blunt amendment, the republicans anti-contraception amendment that failed today in the senate. and democrats are really excited for republicans to keep talking about. technically, it is not just called the blunt amendment, it is called the blunt/rubio amendment. so if somebodys going to wake up in the republican party and realize that being the ant anti-birth control party maybe isnt the best way...