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Not Letting Up

Michele Bachmann is still going after Rick Perry over the HPV vaccine, in a campaign email a short time ago:

As a mother of three daughters, I believe that parents, in consultation with their doctor and family, should decide whether or not our young women should receive injections for sexually transmitted diseases. These personal decisions are best left between parents and doctors, taking into consideration a child’s personal health and family’s values.

It almost reads like Perry was proposing to inject young girls with sexually transmitted diseases — personally.

She’s also lumping Perry’s HPV plan with Obamacare. A two-fer.

David Kurtz

David Kurtz is Managing Editor and Washington Bureau Chief of Talking Points Memo where he oversees the news operations of TPM and its sister sites.

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