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that one of the antiabortion side arguments in this cas before case merrick is about about the can start -- there used to ban contraception, birth control information. they basically want to resurrect the laws, and sa they apply here. there is a lot more, man things besides abortion pill that they could apply to >> it's coming at th particular moment where th right is emboldened by the dobbs decision this ruling could have a profound effect on how they se the courts as tools to do what they can't do legislatively. i wonder if you've been giving the zeal the right has, to punish and marginalized member of the lgbtq community i particular, it concerns me whe i think about this landscape where drug therapies that ar used specifically in transition, or homeland therapy, or gender affirming care, that feels lik it is ripe for at least some
freedom act. so this is a big victory for religious freedom irregardless of what hillary clinton's complaining about wal-mart and fortune 500 companies, which is false. >> what is a political reaction to this, joe? >> i think partly deliberate distortion and democrats need an election theme that is not the economy or -- >> so they think this is a -- even though they deplore the decision, as a political matter, they can use it to drive turn-out in november. >> i think they are delighted. and i think that why you are seeing hillary clinton, president obama, all democrats across the board saying the supreme court is allowing your boss to ban contraception, which of course is false. any more than if fox news doesn't give you a company car, they are banning automobiles. >> and this ruling does not implicate, this does not threaten obama care in general. very specific. >> a very narrow, very direct
freedom act. this is a big victory for religious freedom, irregardless of what hillary clinton is complaining about, walmart and fortune 500 companies which is false. >> what explains the fewurious religious reaction? >> democrats need an election theme is that not the economy or the middle east in flames. they think this is, even though they dephroer the decision as a political matter, they think they can use it to drive turnout. >> i think they are delighted. that's why you are seeing hillary clinton, and president obama coming out, all democrats across the board saying the supreme court is allowing your boss to ban contraception, which is false, any more if fox news doesn't give you a car they are banning automobiles. >> this does not threaten obamacare in general?
why are we not focusing, as you were saying, on our message. why don't we have the courage to talk about things that we need to do to move forward? as chris christie said yesterday. >> let me give everyone a reminder, last cycle, republican candidates faced tough questions from moderators of all networks. here's one exchange between mitt romney and abc's george stephanopoulos. >> governor romney, do you believe that states have the right to ban contraception, or is that trumped by a constitutional right to privacy? >> george, this is an unusual topic that you raise. >> you went to harvard law school you know very well. >> has the supreme court decided that states do not have the right to the provide contraception? >> yes, they have, 1965, griswold v. connecticut. you've given two answers to the question. do you believe the supreme court should overturn it or not? >> do i believe the supreme court should -- >> sometimes the wounds were
why are we not focusing as you were saying on our message. why don't we have the courage to talk about things that we need to do to move forward? as chris christie said yesterday. >> let me give everyone a reminder, last cycle, republican candidates faced tough questions from moderators of all networks. here's one exchange between mitt romney and abc's george stephanopoulos. >> governor romney, do you believe that states have the right to ban contraception, or is that trumped by a constitutional right to privacy? >> george, this is an unusual topic that you raise. >> you went to harvard law school you know very well. >> has the supreme court decided that states do not have the right to the provide contraception? >> yes, they have, 1965, griswold v connecticut. you've given two answers to the question. do you believe the supreme court should overturn it or not. >> do i believe the supreme court should --
bill, is this part of a larger strategy here? are they looking for some type of fan for him object to blame in their autopsy reported they wanted less primary debates so now they have a reason for it? >> hillary documents are an excuse. this fit really was about that they would be threatening to boycott fox also because they have talks to produce one of these documentaries and that is not mentioned here. they believe they lost 2012 because there itoo many debates and they were asked too many questions. which is ridiculous. barack obama managed to come out of the debates very well. the kind of questions that they are upset about is that mitt romney was asked do you believe states have the right to ban contraception. the problem is not the question but the answer. they have to identify when you run for president you get asked lots of questions. winning candidates deal with it and losing candidates whine
so they can say that all they want. they do have -- they can encourage candidates, obviously, to boycott the debates, which would be effective. but i keep saying, look, if it is hillary clinton's miniseries, that is really going to put her over the edge in 2016, we really have no business being in the race to begin with. you think they have their annual summer meeting. how much time have they wasted talking about this when we have bigger fish to fry. why are we not focusing as you were saying on our message. why don't we have the courage to talk about things that we need to do to move forward? as chris christie said yesterday. >> let me give everyone a reminder, last cycle, republican candidates faced tough questions from moderators of all networks. here's one exchange between mitt romney and abc's george stephanopoulos. >> governor romney, do you believe that states have the right to ban contraception, or is that trumped by a constitutional right to privacy? >> george, this is an unusual topic that you raise. >> you went to harvard law school you know very well. >> has the supreme court decided
repeatedly -- stress repeatedly that they're not trying to eliminate these groups, they're just trying to eliminate the federal funding, but democrats, being very aggressive, the money is just going to shatter all kinds of records this election year. it's very predictable. jon: very aggressive but also potentially misleading. i've seen the clip of the attack ad against mitt romney where they show him saying planned parenthood, we're going to eliminate that, but what he was talking about is eliminate federal funding for that. >> that's right. that's right. and obviously, the democrats' message of he's trying to end it is the shorter message, but i think they're going to take this to fat checkers -- fact checkers and say wait a minute, we're not look to go ban contraception, there is no war on women. it's politics, it's rough bows and -- elbows and democrats and republicans are going to be throwing a lot of them over the coming months. jon: last i saw, the lead president obama held on women voters against governor romney was stinking
calista selling books about an elephant. what is the thing you've been most interested in? what have you learn most about the first wives? >> for me, it is about mrs. santorum's love of shooting and guns. >> these wives are wonderful ladies, as you've seen. like you just showed, there is a new gaffe every day. >> they can provide a personal side to the candidates that people don't see. and so i think they are only helpful right now. >> what you're saying is they're more intelligent and more sensible. >> that's what you're saying. crystal, rick santorum is really leaning on his wife, as you know. she's having to go on to tv and kind of defend him and say he's not really worried about contraception even though you and i know that he would leave to it states that ban contraception. and she is walking him back from some of his other gaffes. is she his greatest asset? >> i would say so. it like the, see, i don't hate
or rush limbaugh show up, if he can judge the miss america process he can be part of the presidential selection process. >> really good. >> for those who might have missed george stephanopoulos's questions, roll it now: >> do you believe the states have that right or not? >> george, i... i don't know whether the state has the right to ban contraception, no state wants to, the idea of you putting forward things that states might want to do, no state wants to do, ask me whether they can do that is a silly thing. >> do you believe... the supreme court should -- >> can you really take the time now and explain to everybody what happened there? how it was possible those kind of comments went out under your name, without you knowing about it. >> concentrating on something that was written 20 years ago, that i didn't write, is diverting the attention from most of the important issues. >> well, that is ron paul's take on those comments that go back a couple of decades, george