MSNBC Analyst: I‘m ’Hurt’ All Those Women Voted for Santorum
- Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:21am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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During MSNBC’s primary coverage on Tuesday night, one analyst made her feelings on Rick Santorum very clear. In fact, she admitted that exit polls showing working Republican women had voted in droves for Santorum “hurt” her.
“This woman vote really hurts me,” Karen Finney said. “I got to say. You heard me say that.”
Host Lawrence O’Donnell then noted 49 percent of working Republican women had voted for Santorum.
“That’s why I say, it’s a little painful because I’m wondering if those women really heard the full message that, yes, there’s the economy, ” Finney added, “but if you’ve got to worry about your basic healthcare, how are you then going to be able to do what you need to do in terms of having a job, paying your rent, taking care of your kids?”
Here’s the clip via Newsbusters:
Noel Sheppard has a response for Finney:
The reality is that not everyone in America thinks health insurance is the most important thing in life. Maybe this is why millions of Americans choose not to buy it, and are disgusted by political leaders telling them they have to.
Such folks also might be displeased by government forcing religious institutions to cover women’s healthcare medications even if it goes against their beliefs.
UPDATE:
While MSNBC only introduces Finney as a “political analyst,” a quick look at her bio reveals she’s a Democratic political all-star. She’s worked for the DNC, Hillary Clinton, and Elizabeth Edwards in the past. Currently, she serves on the board of NARAL pro-choice America, a large pro-abortion organization.



















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JBaer
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:43am“This woman vote really hurts” her. Well, that‘s no surprise if she’s on the board of a pro-abortion organization.
Report Post »This working conservative woman is hurt by all the babies Ms. Finney and her people have no regrets about killing. It has NOTHING to do with womens health. Their talking points are laughable!
Every baby that God created is beautifully and wonderfully made.
CLG 4
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 9:23amWell karen is hurt. Is she really hurt or is just so suprised to see that there are women in this country that don’t buy into the socialist democratic platform BS. America was founded with the bill of rights and the Constitution, the democrats have passed thier new constitution (the health bill) and are now trying to use it to replace what were the guiding principals in this country.
Report Post »watchtheotherhand
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 9:35amAh the Feminazi‘s just can’t seem to understand why women aren’t buying their snake oil argument that their healthcare is in danger — Ooooooo !!!! What a shrew!! Arrogant, moronic, disingenuous and ignorant….
Report Post »lbyrd26
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 9:40amWhat really hurts her is that all the lies hey, her ilk and MSNBC have told were seen through. I may be getting a tingle up my leg. It looks like America may be about to get back on track after all.
Report Post »1654American
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 9:43amJbaer- I totally agree. It’s disheartening to see people so easily misguided.
Report Post »JohnnyMidknight
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 9:51amWomen everywhere! You are strong! You are Independent! They, the Progressives, are hurt and scared because they can’t control your vote. You are proving that the individual is mightier than any government or central planning. While Progressives may be hurt, I personally applaud you and stand with you in defending your choice to defend the freedom of the choices of others. You are seeing through the veiled tricks that the communists are using. You know we are not talking about restricting access to birth control, but demanding religious freedom and personal responsibility.
Bless all of you that are standing for your personal beliefs and for true freedom.
Report Post »MCDAVE
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 10:09amCLG4…..You make a very good point…They call it health care…but hidden in the pages of the this new legislation is many attacks on our freedoms…Obama care is about destroying our constitution not health care..There is really no reason for the liberals to make this such a big election year issue.,An issue which they have already won..Who can’t get birth control or abortions?…Obama wants support for his heath care reform,hidden in its pages, is the end of our freedom
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 10:11amFor the first time in my life I am not proud of being Irish-American.
Why do so many Irish hyphenated women fall under the Socialist DEMOCRAT blanket??
Report Post »Dstarr55
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 10:32amJbaer, you are so right – she thinks all women should be so uneducated as to not realize that women’s health is not under assault – we should just mindlessly agree with the narrative of the MSM.
Republican women know we are not under assault – there is no war on women – birth control is not expensive and everyone knows can even be obtained for free from clinics – we also know that most insurance policies cover birth control if medically necessary. If the liberal women fell for Fluke, than that is a testament to their stupidity. Sandra Fluke is a liar that fabricated the cost of birth control, the stress it causes on women in college not having it provided for free and more than likely made up or blown out of proportion most if not all of her little stories as well.
Republican women don’t rely on the government for handouts and don’t believe the government has the right to mandate a company provide a product for free or a religious institution to go against their doctrine – which was the real point.
Republican women don’t believe in Nanny States or a Nanny Government and aren’t fooled like liberal women who believing there is no cost if it is free – ladies, someone pays and ultimately in the end it is the tax payers. Also remember, companies do not pay taxes, they pass the cost onto you
Report Post »Better Dead Than Red
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 10:55am“We will deal with that..”
more arrogance from the left.
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 10:55amLIBERALS cannot imagine any pain other than the one that they feel. For example, when an unborn baby’s skull is punctured and its brain sucked out – it silently screams in the womb as it dies. Then it is dismembered and tossed in the trash. This process makes LIBERALS extremely happy. However, I would argue that it is painful for the child.
Karen Finney, does it pain you realize that not all women love baby-killing as much as you and Obama do? Does it sting a little, understanding that not all women feel as dependent upon all-powerful government as you feel?
Report Post »4truth2all
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 11:25amIt hurts because she knows what is best for us and her godless utopia, and we just keep getting in the way.
Report Post »db321
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 11:37amGive Feminazi a Microphone and more air time – Rational Women of America are listening – Thank you Women of the South for putting God before self. The Women of the South got it right and America thanks you! Now let’s Work together to get a Conservative in the White House. Any suggestions:
Report Post »Jim in Houston
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 11:41amShe’s not hurt, she’s just stupid.
Report Post »Kankokage
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 12:52pmShe’s hurt that her “Wag the Pill” campaign is failing.
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 1:27pmFTA: “I’m wondering if those women really heard the full message..”
Why don’t you tell us all about it? What did “you” hear? demons? voices? subliminal suggestion?
Please! How many YEARS have the conservatives heard this same C R A P directed back at them? ‘eh? 20? 30? more?
If you can’t present indisputable incontrovertible proof of your point, it’s hearsay. Period.
Report Post »zorro
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 1:34pmI’d say they got the message. This whole “denying contraception” talk is all garbage. No one is denying anything to anyone. So yeah, it turns out, women ARE listening.
Report Post »Angry Southern White Woman
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 2:12pmReally? Her feelings were hurt? Well let me rub some salt in that wound… I am sick to death of the liberal pundits telling me that because my opinion doesn’t parallel their own, then I must be stupid, and angry, and a bigot. I work 40+ hours per week and have my healthcare paid by my employer as part of my benefit package, and I pay an additional amount to cover my family. This comment: “I’m wondering if those women really heard the full message that, yes, there’s the economy, but if you’ve got to worry about your basic healthcare, how are you then going to be able to do what you need to do in terms of having a job, paying your rent, taking care of your kids?” – has to be the stupidest thing I’ve heard come from the other side. If you are taking care of yourself and your family, and not sitting around allowing the govement to take care of you and your kids, you won’t be burdeoned with those issues as pointed out by KF. As far as I’m concerned, that is exactly what is wrong with the economy, something KF and her comrads are not really concerned about. So YES. I’m WHITE, and SOUTHERN, and CONSERVATIVE, and CHRISTIAN, and ANGRY, but not for the reasons that Democrats would have the rest of the country believe. I’ll be voting for Santorum in the Arkansas Republican Primary on May 22nd.
Report Post »BarackStalin
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 2:56pmWomen sure do have a lot of nerve thinking for themselves and making their own independent decisions.
Clearly they just “didn’t get the message” that they are supposed to be mindless automatons controlled by some kind of common GROUPTHINK.
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:41amPicture Lady Justice holding the scales of truth and fairness. In one scale you have Sarah Palin (or any other woman from the right) sitting proud, Conservative… arms open in acceptance. And in the other scale you have Gloria Steinem (or any other woman on the left) sitting PO’d, Liberal, and arms crossed in defiance.
Report Post »crazyoz
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:39amWake up Bimbo!
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 10:24amWE all want to see all the scars and bumps and gashes you have…after they “voted”. OOOOhh! Poor-LIBERAL-COMMIE-BABY! WWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Report Post »layla
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:17amms. finney. i’m hurt that you think republican women vote for someone without knowing their message. you‘re just one more elitist who thinks they’re smart and everyone else is stupid.
Report Post »Darla_K
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:34amWho the heck does she think we are going to vote for? Obama? lol
Report Post »Dan_o
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 11:01amYet another fine example of elitist liberal-commie mentality. “If you don’t agree with me, you must just be stupid or ignorant or mentally ill. After all, I am mentally and morally superior to you. I am enlightened”.
Enlightened = light in the head.
Report Post »mcmeador
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:15amI wonder if she realizes that not all women consider being able to abort babies to be a part of their “basic” healthcare.
Report Post »The Jewish Avenger
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:19amFinney added, “but if you’ve got to worry about your basic healthcare, how are you then going to be able to do what you need to do in terms of having a job, paying your rent, taking care of your kids?”
I got the same thing as you did.
Paraphrasing: “Sure the economy is bad, but when you are wallowing in a ditch, don’t you want to be able to get an abortion from all of the rioters raping you?”
No idea on whats important, only what destructive to any structure that’s non-communistic.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 10:20amWhat JOBS??
Report Post »BoyScout_Mom
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 11:24amThere is actually nothing more dangerous to Women‘s Health than Gov’t Care. Remember No More Mammograms??? No more ChemoTherapy???…
The Gov’t did not Give us contraception. The Gov’t did not Give us the Mammogram. The Gov’t did not Give us the MRI, or the first Heart Transplant, or Penicillin. No – but they seek to CONTROL Them… and Remove Them from us – or only Dispense Them as THEY Deem Necessary… To Whom Ever They Deem FIT or deserving enough to receive them. AND Tell your Provider just how much they deserve to be compensated for YOUR CARE… Then, after they have removed the majority of YOUR CARE by your 50s-60s-and Retirement… and suffering the Lack Of Your Care… They’ll Step In and tell you how to end it all, and spare the rest of us the drain you are to the System…
Please People… Wake Up
We need to take control of framing this argument…
Report Post »BoyScout_Mom
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 12:15pmGov’t Care = 1.7 Trillon…
30% Increase in recipients…
500 Billon cost cut… = Rationing…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HnkxIh62dQ
Report Post »Thevoice
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:15amHere to you so called ..Democrats …But since your party has bee taken over by Marxists Your now labeled “The new age progressive communists ” ..This is the perfect example to point out to you how really unplugged your brain is..Listen to Karen Finney …What she believes all women are alone dependent on the government to raise their children …In your sick twisted brain you get upset. just at the very thought of having personal responsibility . and have a nervous breakdown a the thought some government program isn’t there as a net to catch your dumb a$$ with every step you take through life. Your Marxists Queen actually plants a question for a 11 year old to ask .So she can rectify in her mind the importance of government .What printing a bunch of crap she considers ..Important information…I would love to ask any :New age progressive communist”…What do you take out the government handbook when its time to tie your shoes or wipe your a$$..Are you people really that stupid. Seriously .I highly doubt 99% of the democratic “New age progressive communists” would have the brains to get out of the rain….
Report Post »kentuckypatriot
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:30amWell said! And I am a conservative woman
Report Post »JustPeachy
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:03amKaren Finney: Noel Sheppard said it all. Why should you “feel” any particular PERSONAL hurt for how OTHER people vote?!? Good grief, woman–coming from another woman–GET A GRIP! Not EVERYONE may think exactly the same way you do. I know this is sometimes really difficult for those on the left to believe or even fathom, but it’s true. It’s called independent, free thought. You really ought to try it sometime. It’s wonderful! :)
Oh and PS – I voted for Santorum in our primary too and plan to vote for him for as long as he’s in the race! :-b And maybe I should be “hurt” that you DON’T support him! lol
Report Post »BreeZee
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:23amI still don’t get the “womens health” arguement. (Non criminal) Sex is voluntary. If your not having sex to reproduce your having it for fun and recreation. If the government is going to pay for recreation when do I get my free rounds of golf?
Republicans need to stay away from such a bullcrap issue. If the candidates would just tell the press to move on to more important issues like economy the republicans can move the conversation.
If MISnbc continues to “lean forward” , they will fall flat on their face.
Report Post »Marine25
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 10:24amHey Breezee,
Report Post »Sex is voluntary, I don’t want my premiums paying for your vasectomy, or your viagra.
Dieting is voluntary, no more paying for your heart disease, type 2 diabetes, or angioplasty.
Smokers? cancer treatments out of pocket now.
Drinkers? your 401K might just cover that liver transplant.
You really want to go down this “morality based insurance coverage” road?
flipper1073
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 12:09pmIs She saying Women should have Voted for
Report Post »Mitt Romney far as I know He’s Pro-Life Too.
Salgofnir
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 12:51pmMarine 25,
A vasectomy cost about the same as a years worth of an oral contraceptive. I do them in the office a couple times a month for men with high deductibles.
Heart disease and diabetes are often genetic and not affected by lifestyle. The majority of the people I see that have a lifestyle related condition are either Hispanic or Black. I guess this makes you a racist.
If you are a smoker or alcoholic, you pay higher premiums to cover your poor choices. Try getting health or life insurance when telling the truth on the application. I have a patient right now that is fairly young and got Hep C from a tattoo. Since he has a history of alcoholism he was turned down for a liver transplant. He has been sent home to die. Since he is Hispanic I guess that again makes you a racist.
Should Viagra be covered? No, I don’t think so. To me it is a recreational drug. I do support the removal of ED medication ads from TV.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:00amMSNBC
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oldguy49
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:19amgattica……fareinheight 451………solent green……..
Report Post »brent_elyse
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:57amI’m with The American People. Further, educated women can actually see thru the lie on which Karen Finney’s pain is based on. Rick Santorum has made mistakes over the course of his political career but he acknowledges them. He then explains how he used those mistakes as lessons learned gaining knowledge and wisdom. This man is sincere and most of all truthful when he speaks. His words are not rehearsed or memorized from speeches or lectures from his past, it comes from heart, from his core, and that says a lot about the man.To see Rick’s respect for women, if that is truly in doubt, I would suggest looking at his family. Divine Providence, do you believe…? Go Rick….!
Report Post »jujubeebee
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:20amno teleprompter needed either!
Report Post »janisrose
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:56amNo surprise that left women are surprised that all women are NO longer brainwashed by the liberal agenda. As a former farleft liberal who used to contribute to naral, I can say I am sooooooooo very thankful that I recovered from the brainwashing! (In part, due to Rush LImbaugh!)
Report Post »kentuckypatriot
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:33amWelcome to our side friend! :)
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:55am.
Report Post »“That’s why I say, it’s a little painful” Sweetie your poor head is gonna hurt for the rest of your life. And no matter how many Free Government Condoms you use, it’s not gonna get any better……
destrecht
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:54amWhy do these pro abort women not seem to understand that not all women want to abort their children and are horrified by people that do want to? It’s not just men who want abortion ended. I’d dare say there are more women than men, and that women are even more adamant about it.
Report Post »jujubeebee
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:22amWomen are mothers. Most mothers care about babies.
Report Post »LilleStarr
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:26amI also wonder if she realizes that not all women think of birth control and contraception as the same thing.
Report Post »jujubeebee
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:54amObama marketing team is going to need more than word games and counting on the ignorance of people that are not paying attention and only listening to their sound bite. We, the people, have had enough of the showbiz politics and word games and use of media! Women don‘t like being used either and the fact that Obama’s people used them in trying to take people’s eye off of relgious freedom and turn it to a right we already have (access to birth control) is condescending and insulting.
Report Post »Stelex
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:52amI love the leap she makes……..somehow if you don’t get free birth control, then you won’t be able to have a job, pay the rent, take care of the kids. I believe libs speak this way in hopes of giving conservatives or anyone with common sense a leathal stroke.
Report Post »MCLOVINIT
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:52amPolitical Prayer:
Report Post »“It is January 20th, 2013.
Rick Santorum is being sworn in as the new President of the United States.
I give thanks to you Almighty God, for your blessings! Thank you, Lord.”
I see it. I feel it. I believe it. It is so.
flyalot
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 9:26amAsk and you shall receive, and know that it has been given. Those that gather with two or more…well, think we’ve surpassed that…yeah!! And then trust with every fiber of your being that He has answered that prayer and thank Him in advance and expect it to be answered. We must get on our knees and let our Jesus in on the process and not leave Him on the sidelines and then see what happens. Maybe, just maybe He will surround us with that hedge of protection once more. Read “The Harbinger” and it will make the hair on the back on your neck stand up but it speaks truth, we have to regain Christ’s trust and protection once more.
Report Post »Katydidnt
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:49amA guy who loves his wife, praises her every chance he gets, is involved with his kids lives, suspends his campaign when a kids is sick, yeah women hate that.
Report Post »YAHSHUARULES
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:00amBravo for Santorum. I think truth be told the states who have already had their primaries would like a “do-over” – the relentless drum beat of the media and RINO machine of Romney that no way could Santorum be a contender cowed alot of people into voting for a “less evil” rather then who their heart said to support. But now even after Glenn with his monolog the other day about getting behind Romney – 2 more states speak and say WE DON’T WANT ROMNEY PERIOD!. Please those of you in coming primaries vote your heart, not what you think is expedient. And the machine could grind to a halt and we might just have a convention where the actual people’s choice becomes the nominee not the power brokers, insiders and behind the scenes manipulators.
Another topic
Here is something you don’t see every day! An actual CBS Affiliate news piece that is FAIR and BALANCED on the BC issue: What does Glenn Beck and Rush and O’Riley have to say about this?
http://youtu.be/ikaajbOEWpk
the TRUTH MUST HAVE NO AGENDA
Report Post »flyalot
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 9:36amyou are soooo right, REAL women love a man so committed to his family whether a stay at home mom or the bread winner, as was Mamma Santorum. As a former stay at home mom (kids grown and doing well I might add) I worked from home, always had a part-time job but my kids came first. I always wanted to be CEO type when younger and then one day it hit me how important my job was and how hard it was and the responsibility for raising a human being is tremendous. Maybe that‘s why some of these bimbos don’t want the job, it’s too challenging. Sorry, being PC is not one of my strong suits. But when you realize that that person in your charge could one day be a leader of a big corporation or even the president, your value system entrenched into that child will be put up possibly the whole world. Now that’s a BIG responsibility and we women and men better get it right. We reap what we sow…Obama is a product of his little red school house upbringing as are many of the radical feminists. And a “right” to an abortion pill, PLEASE, GIVE ME A BREAK!! How does that fit into “Women’s Health Care”. And if you do your research birth control pills are not safe and can harm women more than the supposed problems women have that they need the birth control pills for. Do some research women. I love what Kathryn Hepburn said, a woman ahead of her time..wife/mother or outside job, they are both jobs, you choose but you cannot do both well. She choose and it’s really tha
Report Post »LookingforJustice
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:40amFnney-DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST…look up her bio.
Finney-serves on board of NARAL-pro choice America.
Naral-(a quote taken from their website) “Naral Pro Choice America uses the political process to elect lawmakers who share our pro choice values and DEFEAT candidates who don’t.”
I took the liberty of highlighting “DEFEAT”…Of course Finney would have a problem with any woman that voted for ANY CANDIDATE THAT IS PRO LIFE!
You did catch their main intent….DEFEAT ANY CANDIDATE THAT IS NOT PRO KILLING FETUSES..Don’t you love how they integrate the word VALUES in their battle cry!
Please continue to fight the OBAMA STATE CONTROLLED MEDIA!!!
Report Post »jujubeebee
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:37amThe Obama team is trying to court the ignorant vote and must think women are stupid enough to fall for their word games. This is clearly religious FREEDOM versus giving free contraceptives to the very few women who work for an employer that’s religion is contrary to it. Every woman has access to birth control pills. They can see through the campaign to make this a women’s issue when it is a freedom issue and resent the fact that they are being treated like they are stupid. The whole way it was done is condescending to women. Setting up Ms. Fluke and the media and George Stepanopolis to later frame this as women’s rights and ignoring the real issue is not as clever as they thought it was. Then add making Rush part of it when he calls Ms. Fluke what she really is or what she was standing for if you believe her latest attempt to not make this about her. WOMEN GET IT!
Report Post »Want our country back
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:37amJUST REPORT THE NEWS!!!!!!
We do not need your opinion, we do not need your ‘hurt’……. as of this moment we are still free.
We need a big Republican victory in 2012 so that this ‘reporter’ can feel the big hurt along with all those lefty nuts that are trying to destroy our country.
Report Post »Manitu0
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:36amI think what Karen Finney is really upset about is that most working Republican women didn’t fall for the Democrat Party created non-story that started with Snuffalupicous on January 7th, 2012 when he asked Romney a conspicuous, non-issue, contraception ban question. She’s upset because Republican women understand “Access” doesn’t mean “Free”.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:34amMaybe she needs a little of that sharia law that the big O want’s to lay on women. If you want to know what a liberal is up to just look at what they are accusing others of. They read like a bad novel.
Report Post »The American People
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:30amYes the Women did hear the message. They want a guy up there with values. Who is actually suprised that America‘s SMART women would lean towards a guy that doesn’t cheat on his wife and doesn’t want to force them to kill their babies in the womb or after birth? How could anyone be suprised that Obama‘s Progressives didn’t get more women to kill children for them? WOW. MSNBC where societies cancer grows.
Report Post »Atilla
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:30amTo use journalism in connection to anyone on MSNBC is a travesty to what used to be an honorable profession. probably used car salesmen and MSNBC would be more appropriate.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:26amHey Larry, you socialist schmuck, women care about religious freedom too.
Report Post »bandi9
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:24amso much for objective journalism-its dead
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