What’s Next?

As mentioned before McCain believes in the much debunked connection between autism and vaccines,  now it turns out both Obama and Clinton do as well. I can just feel the hope filling me.

McCain on AIDS:

Q: What about grants for sex education in the United States? Should they include instructions about using contraceptives? Or should it be Bush’s policy, which is just abstinence?

Mr. McCain: (Long pause) Ahhh. I think I support the president’s policy.

Q: So no contraception, no counseling on contraception. Just abstinence. Do you think contraceptives help stop the spread of HIV?

Mr. McCain: (Long pause) You’ve stumped me.

Q: I mean, I think you’d probably agree it probably does help stop it?

Mr. McCain: (Laughs) Are we on the Straight Talk express? I’m not informed enough on it. Let me find out. You know, I’m sure I’ve taken a position on it on the past. I have to find out what my position was. Brian, would you find out what my position is on contraception. I’m sure I’m opposed to government spending on it, I’m sure I support the president’s policies on it.

So the Republican nominee not only doesn’t support contraception education, but claims not to be informed enough about it. This isn’t an obscure or technical issue but a whooping huge one a potential next president claims not to be informed about, does that blow anyone else’s mind? I’d be happier if he’d just take the plunge and admit that yes, contraceptives are effective at preventing HIV but he chooses not to support them because he, you know, condoms are evil. Plus if people don’t have condoms, they won’t have sex because they might get HIV! That is totally how it works.

In another Crime-Against-Reason moment he tells us he believes in the long debunked link between autism and vaccines. When we’re having the first measles outbreaks since the introduction of the vaccine, the prospect of a President who isn’t fully up-to-date is a concerning one.