outraged that democrats think that women are nothing more than helpless and hopeless careers whose only goal in life is to have the government provide for them birth control medication. women i know are smart, educated, intelligent, capable of doing anything that anyone else can do. and if the democrats want to insult the women of america by making them believe that they are helpless without uncle sugar coming in and providing for them a prescription each month for birth control because they cannot control their libido or reproductive system without the help of the government, then so be it. well, that has caused all kinds of controversy. joining us from washington penny nantz, president of the concerned women. and joining news studio alexus magill. did that offend you. how could that not offend me. he is talking about women that can t control their libido we are so promiscuous go to uncle sugar daddy though help with needs.
defenders saying his comments are taken out of context and dana bash had to correct her original tweet. because here is what the governor actually said yesterday. women i know are outrage that had the democrats think that women are nothing but helpless creatures whose only goal is to have government provide for them birth control information. women i know are smart, capable of doing anything else anybody can do. our party stands for the capacity of women, and the equality of women. that is not a war on them, it is a war for them. and if the democrats want to insult the women of america by making them believe that they are helpless without uncle sugar coming in and providing them a prescription each month for birth control because they cannot control their libido or their pre productive system without the help of the government, then so be it. let s take the discussion all
hoping it had put to bed. the so-called war on women. but comments made by mike huckabee, the former arkansas governor and gop presidential candidate, has stirred up the controversy once again. erin mcpike joins us from washington. erin, the republicans were hoping to plot a comeback at their winter meeting in washington. is this now a big setback for the gop? well, fred, democrats are seizing on this issue again. and they hope to pit factions of the republican party against each other as they do try to move past it. first, listen to what mike huckabee actually said the other day. our party stands for the recognition of the equality of women and the capacity of women. that s not a war on them. it s a war for them. and if the democrats want to insult the women of america by making them believe that they are helpless without uncle sugar coming in and providing for them a prescription each month for birth control because they cannot control their libido or their reproductive system
republicans war on women. our party stands for the recognition of the equality of women and the capacity of women. that s not a war on them. it s a war for them. if the democrats want to insult the women of america by making them believe that they are helpless without uncle sugar coming in and providing for them a prescription each month for birth control because they cannot control their libido or their reproductive system without the help of the government, then so be it. so this morning huckabee defended his statement on fox. i said the very thing on my show last weekend. it was seen by millions of people. i used the exact same language. and it didn t get a peep out of anybody. so is it an issue of just a bigger audience now? hillary rosen is cnn political commentator and democratic strategist. joining us from our d.c. newsroom. and rick tyler is a former spokesman for newt gingrich and senior vice president at the strategy group company. hello.
if the democrats want to insult the women of america by making them believe that they are helpless without uncle sugar coming in and providing for them a prescription each month for birth control because they cannot control their libido or reproductive system without the help of the government, then so be it. well, okay, so, sally, i m turning to you on this. i see your facial expression and you re shaking your head. he was not saying that he believed women have these uncontrollable libidos but what do you think about the way he phrased it? even some of my phrase who are women on the right think he put his foot in his mouth on that one. i will say, in general, and this is not specifically to governor huckabee because i don t know, but all republican men who are getting subsidized viagra through their insurance companies who none the less object to women being able to get subsidized contraception through their insurance under obamacare should, first, raise their hands and sort of