I keep thinking he actually has no idea how birth control is used.

No, you're probably right.

I just keep reading how he's been married four times and has zero children.

ate Hamentaschen at the Haagen Dazs where the KGB plotted the assassination of Trotsky.

The what now? Please elaborate.

Also, your vacation sounds wonderful.

Yeah, I dunno. After that dude who made the joke about holding an aspirin between the knees and a lot of people my age and younger didn't understand what that meant...I think they don't understand a lot of things about human anatomy.

Because a lot of people were like, "but you can totally do it from behind I don't even know wtf aspirin?"

That's reason #835 why I think the world is moving on without them. It's "The Internet Is a Series of Tubes" crowd. They also think women are a series of tubes. Seriously. No joke.

did you think it was a deliberate misunderstanding, or that he really just doesn't know?

I keep thinking he actually has no idea how birth control is used.

I suspect he actually does handwave away a lot of details because they're ladybusiness and why should he be bothered; but I also strongly feel that the whole "OMG SO MUCH BC" rant is calculated to play along with a lot of other rants about how profligate and spendy and therefore deeply irresponsible the enemy is, whether the enemy is welfare queens or the government not living within its monthly paycheck, or idunno, Greece. The trope is way more powerful than the details because its hits one of the core points that his ilk uses to frame things, only this time he managed to land on something that made people say "BZUH WHAT?" instead of nodding along with the emotional content while only half-listening to the details of what he said.

lulz, and then there were the whole bunches of asshats supporting him with the "BC only costs 4 bucks at Walmart!"

If your Walmart pharmacist isn't objecting due to being a wingnut, and you have health insurance, and you got with a prescription which can only be written after you've had a gyno exam.

So since you have insurance, and you're both paying into your insurance and receiving insurance coverage as PART OF YOUR COMPENSATION FROM YOUR EMPLOYER, what the fuck is the dif if you can now get it without a copay?

It's not "free."

You've paid for it. OMGWTFBBQ

I come here to preach to the choir FYI.

And the generic brand Walmart has happens to be one that works for you. (And, and, and...)

ION, I am horrible person. I just realized that the cat's been locked in the bathroom all day, and my first reaction was "damn, I should do that more often."

ETA: It's just so peaceful!

Social media makes it easier than ever before to let your representatives know how you feel. Facebook and Twitter also make it possible for those outside the representative's office to know how many messages are posted to him, as opposed to his office reporting how many emails or letters he got. I imagine that being shown a FB or Twitter page flooded with angry posts has a more visceral impact on a rep than just being told how many emails and letters his interns had to deal with. I also imagine that more people speak up because it's easier. I know I'm more involved and vocal now that I can post a message than when I had to compose an email or letter every time I had something to say.

Oh, no, smonster! So sorry.