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FNC’s Geraldo Rivera on the president’s failed attempt to make Catholic institutions provide birth control.
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Well highways shocked and Barack Obama stepped in the mark the way he did he's usually so clever politically but this case was really GE because the fight that he didn't need it was I don't know who's listening to a very a -- Section of his administration but to pass a law requiring.
The church run universities and hospitals to all for free birth birth control -- contraception morning after pills and all the rest of it.
Was such an infringement is such an obvious infringement on the on the religious freedoms of those institutions it was so.
Easy to -- do I don't know why you did in the first place I think the compromise though.
I'm an -- I think that you know having insurance companies pay for it is a great idea because prevention is less expensive than treatment.
So the insurance companies won't be out of pocket.
A money at least not long term and it won't be forcing people like archbishops and to be cardinal Dolan.
Into being your enemy that's the last thing Barack Obama needs an uncontested election -- did he.
-- is just.
-- -- the hierarchy of the church -- and not the rank and file man that's a good question.
That's a good but it's an excellent question because 96% of -- -- use contraception extra 90% of all women had use contraception at one time or another.
You know -- The calls like god we're not religious fanatic calls they weren't people who.
You know one thing you are united working at box these these years it he although I'm -- pro choice it's given me -- respect.
With the sincerity and the intelligence of people who -- right to life by no longer as I did in my youth.
Feel scornful toward them as if they were less educated they were hicks 00 my god how how can they be against Joyce.
But you know I IC working at fox these are people who are just as Smart as me they -- just the -- -- me they just feel that life begins at conception and IE I think I get it I get that that's what they feel.
And I I think that there was a substantial percentage.
Ironically probably more men and women.
Who were offended by what seemed to be the federal government intruding on the church's right to make its own rules and now.
Taking out of the church and putting on the shoulders of the insurance companies.
Sounds like a cop out but I think because again prevention is less expensive than treatment I think it's a very practical.
Idea he should've done from the get go.
And maybe pick this fight to energize you know maybe smarter than we all think maybe pick this fight to.
You know to say you will ladies I'm on your side and a few -- afraid that -- contraception is gonna be.
Infringed an a Republican administration and vote for -- it could be used more -- of them give him credit I mean I don't think it is about thing at all about it in my automated.
A sort of a carnal Abdullah Niagara argument to write a volatile at all I think if you just settled after effect on.
In all of -- figured out for -- I mean we're at the dollar's got to pay lip service to the -- but.
Loans to jamaat drills and -- -- -- visited him a very and I hate to bring everything back to the Latinos but.
I think that the key here is how.
Latinos are more socially conservative than the general population they tend to be more religious whether -- evangelical or Catholic as my family.
Is that Angela and my dad when he was alive you know if this.
Moved plays with the socially conservative Latino voters -- the it.
If -- Barack Obama can get them to stay with the Democrats.
And get something near the two thirds vote.
That he got over John McCain in 2000 and -- if he can keep the socially conservative Latino as he wins on this issue.
But if they guarded their churches on Sunday and they get lambasted by the by the preachers and the and the priests.
And they condemn this move some percentage of the might be swayed because they are naturally socially conservative -- they oppose gay marriage they oppose abortion.
And they go to church every Sunday.
Now if he can get them to.
To stay with the Democrats he wins if he does and I think that the election will be so close that that key voting bloc.
Is really what is at stake in this controversy right now -- in my view as I just trying to micro analyze it.
Which is probably more prevention and you can put hello better to have him but don't make a difference alright Simon Carson does over the -- -- brought against him.
Oh for sure for sure I mean I know that you what you're you know -- I know that you like Mitt Romney a lot.
And I think that Mitt Romney could could really use your kind of commitment you have when you are for something -- for something now I know you've been for whatever that issue is.
For your whole life his problem is.
That he's you know he's been kind of erratic and even on and on life or choice.
He's been up and down and all around the map I mean you've got to talk to them about you know picking a lane and I think that once people feel that they can reasonably believed.
You know -- he's trying to budget I think because he wants people to think that even though we saying conservative things he's really a moderate a wink wink or a liberal wink -- the way it was in Massachusetts.
You know that might work -- you know he's getting.
I am I'm sure he's going to be the nominee anymore Santorum is.
You know the Gallup poll I saw a 3936.
-- -- is I mean that's Santorum will really be clearly.
A distinctive and different from Barack Obama no doubt about that people have a real choice so what shall avail of -- Brothers rose ago Dickie how how how how how bad -- it's.
Net debt at a -- generated -- break it out is Freddie got to give him very close and it was John who made the speech in Florida that I read that that -- wanted to broaden the audience them talk radio.
And get some points of view they weren't necessarily conservative.
And so I called I called John said you know about me you know like get Al Franken now are about -- -- raise my hand McCauley said -- come on down I went down to Atlanta.
You know we didn't have much time because I get back to do my show and he had plenty going on through that right at the airport there.
In Atlanta and we talked about and he said -- you know and and united.
The take a chance on me because I am you know -- come with a lot of -- You know a lot of history in the you know -- have been.
Have tended to.
-- didn't have my a I'll deals -- controversies my opinions very strong in the -- but the trust me and then he had the you know the blessing of Roger Ailes is if it wasn't for Roger I would have had even the opportunity to go to John thank -- so Roger Ailes our boss at Fox News and okay.
Dickey said okay the the two -- And you know and then we started on January 3 in feeling more comfortable least not on the microphone -- all -- Karzai -- I'd like it is out of Oregon.
I learned that I missed army -- hear -- -- -- I think and so as against the board in the divorcee who's gonna come and put like a little -- I -- those around me here to him completely and -- -- thank.
