The Political Spin Machine vs. Hobby Lobby

One of the most disappointing things surrounding the Supreme Court ruling is how yet again our politicians will quickly lie and spin the facts to get a sound bite on TV.  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the ruling “jeopardizes women’s access to essential health care” and that “your boss should never be able to make your health care decisions for you”.  Neither of those statements is remotely true based on the actual Supreme Court ruling.  I have already shown how the ruling stated that companies like Hobby Lobby ought to be included in the accommodation made to other religious groups which has absolutely no impact on the women that work there.  Also, Hobby Lobby has never had any intentions of making health care decisions for employees and that is a ridiculous assertion.  Frankly I find it rather ironic that politicians like Harry Reid and President Obama are howling about bosses making our health care decisions for us when what they really want through the ACA is the government to make our health care decisions for us!  Harry Reid also said “it’s time that five men on the Supreme Court stop deciding what happens to women”.  That statement doesn’t even attempt to reasonably debate the issue- its only purpose is to be inflammatory. These politicians want women to think that Hobby Lobby and conservatives who support them don’t want them to have access to any birth control when they know that is absolutely false.   As is typical with this administration, President Obama couldn't manage to stay above the fray either.  His spokesman made the same false statements as Harry Reid and other Congressional democrats.

Another political spin statement that has been tossed about in the media is that Hobby Lobby wants to impose their religious beliefs on their employees.  That is also patently untrue.  Hobby Lobby’s position on this issue in no way seeks to force their beliefs on contraception on their employees.  No one has claimed that Hobby Lobby is attempting to ban their employees from using these methods of birth control.  Hobby Lobby is simply asking that they not be required to pay for something when they have a strong moral and religious objection. 

On this blog I continually try to point out hypocrisy by our politicians on both sides of the aisle.  On an issue as important as this one, it’s disappointing and shameful that our politicians and media continue to play their spin games and knowingly mislead the American public for their own gain.  Americans, please take responsibility and do your own research!  Do not rely on the media and certainly not the politicians for accurate information about important issues.  I think there are few things more important than the issue of religious freedom and how far the government can go in inserting itself into our daily lives to have a fair and reasonable debate.  At some point we the people have got to start demanding fair treatment and reasonable debate by our media and our politicians.  Otherwise I hope we like how our government is functioning today because it will never improve and never get back to reasonable debate and compromise.