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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Haley's Birth Control Comments Puzzle Women's Advocates

Hosts of 'The View' challenged Haley after she said women don't care about contraception.

The tense exchange between Gov. Nikki Haley and hosts of "The View" has bristled some Palmetto state voters.  "Women don't care about contraception," Haley said Tuesday after one of the hosts asked about her stance on women's rights. "They care about jobs and the economy and raising their families."  Host Joy Behar quickly interrupted Haley.  "We should care about contraception too," Behar said.  “But that’s not the only thing we care about,” Haley said. “The media wants to talk about contraception.” Behar responded again — this time to audience applause: “But when someone like Rick Santorum says he’s gonna take it away, we care.” Drucilla Barker, director of the women's and gender studies program at the University of South Carolina, said …

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Sara Caldwell

8:54 pm on Friday, April 6, 2012

Hello, TruthBeTold, I'm NOT surprised; I'm in SHOCK!!!!! I voted for this dumbie, (NOT knowing she was a dumbie at the time); BUT, now that we ALL know, we have a wonderful opportunity to take care of this in the next year or so! (DON'T WE)???? BeeBobJack2   more ›

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