What’s the worst Obamacare news? The real victims of Obamacare–“or, as most people call it, Barackacare”–are men, Stephen Colbert said on his show Monday. “Up until now, health insurance in America has always struck a delicate balance: Women paid higher premiums than men, and in return, men paid less. The system worked.” Letting the reels from Fox News roll, he was (fake) outraged women go to the doctor more, probably, he said, because they are fantasizing they’re in Grey’s Anatomy. Meanwhile, men, who don’t even want things like contraception or pediatric dental, are forced to pay the same as women, he added.
“And yet we still don’t get to pass a cantaloupe with toenails through our genitals.”
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This one’s worth watching just to see the Fox News urologist explain basic anatomy and chide women for going to the doctor much more than men. (Spoiler alert: He uses the female Fox host who has Lyme disease as an example to illustrate his point. What?)
The best quote?
“Tell ya what, fellas. Tell you what — as long as we’re footing the bill for all this lady maintenance, I say we demand pap smears …. Hey, hey. It’s guy-necologist, not gal-necologist.”
Be sure to watch the video above.
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