Mika Brzezinski: Obviously they’re getting money from the government. Having said that, the Catholic religion believes certain things; they believe it to be fact. And so you’re asking them not to be Catholic if you impose these regulations on them.If Mika says that then I think that Obama made big mistake. He may even be in trouble. Why? Because Mika until now supported him on just about everything.
Scarborough: You have a lot of Catholics who are pro-choice who were offended by this decision…The very idea that a centralized government, a centralized state can reach out and tell the church…Kathleen Parker put it this way “You have to forfeit your most fundamental beliefs or face prohibitive penalties or close hospitals, schools, charities, etc…” I must say it’s a staggering, staggering decision by HHS…[to Mika] You’re a Catholic. What are your thoughts?
Brzezinski: I think it’s wrong; I agree with you. And I think it was an overstep.
Monday, February 6, 2012
If Mika Brzezinski thinks it is wrong then...
This morning Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski (Zbigniew's daughter) and Al Sharpton discussed Obama Catholic ruling requiring religious institutions to include birth control and contraceptives in their health care to employees. And surprisingly Mika, who is very progressive, disapproved it. Here is a partial transcript: