Mark Levin: Let Them Eat Contraception And The Constitution!

Radio host Mark Levin, whom Sean Hannity slobbers over as "The Great One," visited the Hannity show last night to hatemonger discuss, among other things, the Obama administration’s recent plan for coverage of contraception in health insurance. In his eagerness to smear the measure, Levin announced that there isn’t a problem of access to contraception. What the undoubtedly well off Levin forgot to mention – and multimillionaire Hannity didn’t bring up either – is that there is a problem of cost.

While ignoring the kinds of struggles women face trying to pay for reproductive health care, Hannity and Levin played the Constitutional martyrs. Hannity said, “Obviously, (President Obama) chose contraception, appeasing the left, over religious freedom and liberty. Explain that.”

“This is nothing more than brute force,” Levin said in his effeminate voice that perhaps drives him to overcompensate with demagoguery. “I don’t know of any woman or man, depending on the contraceptive, who has a problem getting contraception… So this isn’t about women, it’s not about contraception. This is about a president of the United States who has no respect for the Constitution, no respect for the First Amendment and also has no respect for people of faith – and I’m not trying to be controversial, there’s no balancing involved here – I didn’t know we were having a problem getting contraceptives in this country. I mean they fund Planned Parenthood who hands out this stuff like candy, so there’s really no problem in this country with access. What he’s trying to do is break down that line between church and state in reverse.”

According to the L.A. Times, birth control pills can cost $600 a year. Unintended pregnancies cost $5 billion a year. I’d love to see Hannity and Levin go visit a woman struggling to pay for contraception or an unintended pregnancy and hand her a copy of the Constitution as a replacement for guaranteed health insurance reimbursement.

As a side note, when FoxNews.com posted this video, they gave it the description, “Which Republican candidate is best suited to right the ship on social and national security matters?” Not only did the network ignore Levin's over-the-top rhetoric, it presented as a given that “the ship” needs to be righted. Fair and balanced? Give me a break.

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dredpiraterob commented 2012-02-12 17:41:58 -0500 · Flag

how would he know there is no problem getting contraception…mark levin earns millions of dollars a year…he has no idea how those dollars might be needed by the average family…

Yakki PsD commented 2012-02-11 23:00:05 -0500 · Flag

Oh and free enterprise? ROFLMAO.

Try starting a business and cutting into Wal Mart’s bottom line. See how long your enterprise stays free.

Yakki PsD commented 2012-02-11 22:58:05 -0500 · Flag

Stop being obtuse. The government is involved so taht insurance offered is equivalent for all workers. Otherwise,you’d have every restriction placed on a worker’s choices by their employer. Or are you blind and just ‘figger’ that employers will do the right thing and offer adequate coverage? I mean,they’ve really proven themselves in teh past,right?

And since we don’t have actual free health care in this God-forsaken country of greed and avarice due to those who like to make money off the suffering of others….most notably the poor,the government is doing it’s job protecting the little guy. Now how hard is that to understand? That’s why the government is involved.

The Church wants to deny contraceptives,which have been covered by their insurance plans all along,now. It wasn’t a problem before,but they need to gin up some kind of angst riddled issue to get the morons who kiss the hems of their robes riled up. And now every two-bit,dime a dozen Republican thinks this is something that just showed up and is an ‘evul lib’rul’ ploy to attack the church.

The government has been involved a long time. The church has been fine with it a long time. But now,there’s an election to win and power to grab and money to make.

Ric Nash commented 2012-02-11 12:33:31 -0500 · Flag

If the church isn’t paying for it, then who is?

Ric Nash commented 2012-02-11 12:23:52 -0500 · Flag

I guess I don’t understand. All insurance policies are for complete coverage? Then why is the government involved at all? Why should the government decide about copays? This looks like an opening salvo. It will never end. Whatever happened to free enterprise? I presume that if each individual is completely, then there will be no problems (except perhaps, costs).

Visitor 55 commented 2012-02-11 11:29:29 -0500 · Flag

No, Ric. You don’t have it straight. It’s not free. People pay a monthly premium for health insurance. Do you understand that? You pay a monthly premium for complete coverage. Therefore complete coverage should apply, even for contraceptives. If your view points toward being against contraceptives, NOBODY IS FORCING YOU TO USE OR TAKE THEM.

Ric Nash commented 2012-02-11 10:56:36 -0500 · Flag

Let me get this straight. The federal government can tell private insurers, private citizens and anyone else that they must pay for free “medications” for everyone, regardless of their views? Who gave them that power?

Yakki PsD commented 2012-02-11 04:01:28 -0500 · Flag

The far right Republicans and religious nuts hate contraception because that blocks their ultimate goal.

To breed intelligence out of the human gene pool.

Thx4 Fish commented 2012-02-10 18:40:19 -0500 · Flag

“What heâs trying to do is break down that line between church and state in reverse.â

Levin is the king of brilliantly stating the nonsensical. If Levin is “The Great One,” its only because his followers are drooling morons.

Kent Brockman commented 2012-02-10 17:18:36 -0500 · Flag

You are a soldier of the Vatican Kkklannity. You serve it well. You daddy fought for his nation, you repress for the Empire of Obedience. This isn’t about freedoms, it’s about the delusion of counting souls for Jesus so that a secular empire may infiltrate your mind and allow you to submit to stupidity.

mlp ! commented 2012-02-10 17:11:02 -0500 · Flag

Levin is just a pissant and desperate for attention. He thinks his mindless and outrageous screeching will move him into the big time.

Paul Gould commented 2012-02-10 16:01:17 -0500 · Flag

@Count Istvan - seems those that are young enough to need contraception have no idea what their insurance covers… I’ll bet they present their insurance card for the pill… and the other tea-partiers probably justify their use as hormone replacement… either way, the hypocrisy is typical, but nonetheless infuriating.

Count Istvan commented 2012-02-10 15:50:48 -0500 · Flag

71% of the tea-party is against insurance for contraception. Call me crazy but wouldn’t it ultimately be cheaper for all of us to make contraception available than not?

Visitor 55 commented 2012-02-10 15:21:10 -0500 · Flag

What kkklannity and his squealy pig guest seem to be missing is that nobody is forcing anyone to take/use contraceptives. If you don’t believe in using birth control, don’t use it. It’s just that simple.

You know what else? These are the same assholes who shit their panties because they don’t want a foreign law being imposed on America, like sharia law, but they’re a-ok with foreign laws by the Roman Vatican being imposed on America. These f*ckers must be proud of their hypocrisy. They sure like to show it off.

jumpinjezebel commented 2012-02-10 15:18:27 -0500 · Flag

Mark “the LaTrene” is the lowest scum on hate radio today.

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