Foster Freiss, Santorum backer, jokes about using aspirin as birth control

[maddezmom]

Foster Freiss, the wealthy investor bankrolling a super PAC for GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum, appeared on MSNBC Thursday to argue that social issues are largely irrelevant.

If he wanted to take focus away from Santorum's recent remarks about birth control and premarital sex, however, he didn’t succeed.

“This contraception thing, my gosh, it's so inexpensive,” Freiss told host Andrea Mitchell. “You know, back in my days, they'd use Bayer aspirin for contraceptives. The gals put it between their knees and it wasn't that costly.”

Mitchell was visibly taken aback. “Excuse me, I’m just trying to catch my breath from that, Mr. Freiss, frankly” she said after a few seconds. “Let’s change the subject.” (She said via Twitter that she is “still trying to get my head around” the comment and asked her followers how she should have responded.

video at the link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/foster-freiss-santorum-backer-jokes-about-using-aspirin-as-birth-control/2012/02/16/gIQA5yoAIR_blog.html

[niyad]

1. dear mrs. greenspan--you, who are a long-time professional, should not be needing our help in

figuring out how to respond to such a clueless cretin--you say, 'you are truly an idiot" and insist that he leave the stage at once.

better yet, since we already KNOW what this cretin is like, and others like him, WE DON'T GIVE THEM A STAGE on which to air their woman-hating stupidity, pretending that they are somehow legitimate and sane.

[HockeyMom]

2. He married and has 6 kids

As married woman, I didn't want SIX "gifts" from his god. This was the major reason I LEFT the Catholic Church. So why should I, or ANY woman, be forced to live under his theocracy?

[Gormy Cuss]

3. Funny, I've never heard it suggested that men could use aspirin in a similar manner.

It's a shame that Mitchell didn't challenge him.

[The empressof all]

4. I couldn't believe that when I saw it this afternoon

OMG....What the fuck is the world coming to that someone even thought that could be something to say on tv or that it was "funny". I got the distinct impression that he thought he was being ever so clever......

Santorum needs to denounce this and we all need to prepare for August 18th

http://www.facebook.com/pages/August-18-2012-Womens-Day-to-Say-Enough/273809789355682

I can't believe this 50 something needs to take to the streets
Again....in 2012 WTF