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cynatnite

(31,011 posts)
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 04:38 PM Mar 2012

Bat-crazy Bachmann says the "health care dictator" could decide how many babies you can have...

While the rest of us were all watching the results for Super Tuesday, Bachmann appeared last night on Glenn Beck online TV show, “Real News From The Blaze.”

“Women have a lot to lose under Obamacare, and I’ll give you an example. If you want to go into specifics, what the government can give, the government can take away. It certainly isn’t beyond the pale to think, in light of Kathleen Sebelius, the Health and Human Services Secretary — she said that it’s important that we have contraceptives because that prevents pregnancy, and pregnancy is more expensive to the federal government.

“Going with that logic, according to our own Health and Human Services Secretary, it isn’t far-fetched to think that the President of the United States could say, we need to save health care expenses — the federal government will only pay for one baby to be born in the hospital per family, or two babies to be born per family. That could happen. We think it couldn’t?

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/03/bachmann-health-care-dictator-could-decide-how-many-babies-you-can-have.php?ref=fpnewsfeed

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Bat-crazy Bachmann says the "health care dictator" could decide how many babies you can have... (Original Post) cynatnite Mar 2012 OP
It still astounds me that woman was born in asjr Mar 2012 #1
That doesn't astonish me at all. Wall does surprise me is the fact that Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2012 #2
OMG now I will have nightmares tonight! asjr Mar 2012 #9
She's just protecting Republican turf. n/t EFerrari Mar 2012 #3
I hope they are keeping her away from the sharp objects. n/t SomethingFishy Mar 2012 #4
Lets pretend it is true... Kalidurga Mar 2012 #5
no babies for you! n/t Enrique Mar 2012 #6
Michele should take advantage of the mental health part of the medical plan Angry Dragon Mar 2012 #7
I wonder if she has ever received an HPV vaccination JaneQPublic Mar 2012 #8
I'll go you one better Michele, if the Blunt amendment had passed the Senate, sinkingfeeling Mar 2012 #10
Don't confuse the situation with an actual real example nobodyspecial Mar 2012 #18
This is more consistent with Rush's position FarCenter Mar 2012 #11
Isn't there already a family cap in some states for TANF? FLyellowdog Mar 2012 #12
Still in effect as part of the Welfare Reform law AFAIK Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2012 #15
Thanks for helping sort this out. My head spins! FLyellowdog Mar 2012 #16
I'm confused Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2012 #13
She is to completely ignorant bat-shittery what the hifiguy Mar 2012 #14
Michelle's preaching to the choir sadbear Mar 2012 #17
You're kidding The Genealogist Mar 2012 #20
And Santorum and the Catholics would like to Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #19
Lady, you've got that bass-ackwards. CBHagman Mar 2012 #21
How DARE the government decide how many babies you can have! ;-) Bradical79 Mar 2012 #22
"That could happen. We think it couldn’t? " Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #23

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,505 posts)
2. That doesn't astonish me at all. Wall does surprise me is the fact that
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 04:45 PM
Mar 2012

she hasn't been caught running down the street, ripping her clothes off yelling about "the spiders" while wearing a tinfoil hat (with TV antennas stapled to it).

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
5. Lets pretend it is true...
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 04:51 PM
Mar 2012

Most people limit their families to one or two kids anyway. The trend is quickly becoming only children. I don't know anyone that has more than three children and the only reason my sister has three is because her second pregnancy resulted in twins.

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)
7. Michele should take advantage of the mental health part of the medical plan
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 04:57 PM
Mar 2012

that the taxpayers pay for
Michele needs help

JaneQPublic

(7,113 posts)
8. I wonder if she has ever received an HPV vaccination
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 04:58 PM
Mar 2012

If so, this recent theory of hers about the government limiting the number of babies would certainly prove her earlier theory that the HPV vaccine causes mental retardation.

sinkingfeeling

(51,482 posts)
10. I'll go you one better Michele, if the Blunt amendment had passed the Senate,
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 05:08 PM
Mar 2012

any employer could have said 'no' to paying for any baby to be born!

 

FarCenter

(19,429 posts)
11. This is more consistent with Rush's position
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 05:08 PM
Mar 2012

Why should we pay for married, fertile women having sex with their husbands?

Are they going to post the video on the web?

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,446 posts)
15. Still in effect as part of the Welfare Reform law AFAIK
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 05:25 PM
Mar 2012

See, there's a limit as to how many babies THOSE PEOPLE can have.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,446 posts)
13. I'm confused
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 05:23 PM
Mar 2012

Since when does government pay for people to have babies? Did I miss something? Are my wife and I owed some restitution for having our daughter? If so, we could really use the money..............

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
14. She is to completely ignorant bat-shittery what the
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 05:24 PM
Mar 2012

Grand Canyon is to holes in the ground - the standard by which all others are measured.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
19. And Santorum and the Catholics would like to
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 10:10 PM
Mar 2012

decide how many babies you have too. Or more specifically, how many babies you keep on having.

CBHagman

(16,992 posts)
21. Lady, you've got that bass-ackwards.
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 10:17 PM
Mar 2012

It's insurance companies that lose control of their collective bladders when the people who pay premiums have the termity to (Pick one or more) become pregnant, give birth to a premature baby, become injured in an accident, are diagnosed with cancer, etc., etc., etc.

 

Bradical79

(4,490 posts)
22. How DARE the government decide how many babies you can have! ;-)
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 10:20 PM
Mar 2012

If only there were some way to gauruntee that a woman has a right to choose what to do with her own body. Maybe then Bachmann's fear of government interference in her reproductive rights would be put to rest

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
23. "That could happen. We think it couldn’t? "
Wed Mar 7, 2012, 10:41 PM
Mar 2012

Yes, Michelle, that could happen.

But do you know what?

You could be magically transported into battle against those who serve The Dark Lord of Secularhumanistan, ultimately defeating them with The Army of Goodness and Light who were long awaiting your prophesied coming to lead them to a great victory over Evil.

With you in your rightful place as their God-Fearing Leader and wielding in your right hand the very Sword of Righteousness with which you slay the Barbarians of Iniquity, thereby making the world safe for God-Fearing White Suburban Republican Women from Minnesota to have as many drooling brats as they wish.


BUT ALL THAT IS A FAIRY TALE AND COMPLETE BULLSHIT, JUST LIKE THE CRAP YOU ARE SPEWING.

But, it could happen.

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