This morning on CNN, they showed a clip of McCain answering a question regarding health insurance companies covering Viagra, but not birth control. His facial expressions are priceless; but, I can’t find the video! Check out the exchange:
(Update from Mel: Thanks to Sander and Amber for posting the video link.)
Q: Earlier this week, Carly Fiorina was meeting with a bunch of reporters and talked about it being unfair that insurance companies cover Viagra but not birth control. And –
McCain: I certainly do not want to discuss that issue. (uneasy laughter)
Q: But apparently you’ve voted against (McCain laughter continues)
McCain: I don’t know what I voted –
Q: Voted against coverage of birth control, forcing health insurance companies to cover birth control in the past. Is that still your position?
McCain: I‚Äôll look at my voting record on it, but I have, uh, (5 second pause) I don‚Äôt recall the vote right now. But I‚Äôll be glad to look at it and get back to you as to why, I don‚Äôt –
Q: I guess her statement was that it was unfair that health-insurance companies cover Viagra but not birth control. Do you have an opinion on that?
McCain: (after 8 second pause) I don’t know enough about it to give you an informed answer because I don’t recall the vote, I’ve cast thousands of votes in the Senate. I will respond to – it’s a, it’s a (nervous)
Q: Delicate issue (McCain laughs).
McCain: It’s something that I had not thought much about and I did hear about her response but I hadn’t thought much. But I will get, I will get back to you today on it.
Q: OK.
McCain: I don’t usually duck an issue, but I’m, I’ll try to get back to you.
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