CREDIT: Screenshot Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert (TX) accused the federal government of waging a war on women in its effort to contain the Ebola virus, claiming that the Obama administration and the Centers for Disease Control is throwing female nurses “under the bus.” The comment first originated as a half-serious joke on Beck’s radio show on Thursday, but bubbled up into a substantial charge on Fox News the following day. The network invited Gohmert to discuss his claim under the chyron “War on Women?” and during that segment he complained about CDC director Dr. Thomas Frieden blaming the two...
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