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It\’s been awhile since we checked in with Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle. In the video above, taken at a tea party rally last year, she openly mocks a Nevada law that mandates health insurance coverage for \”autism\” (air quotes hers). She says: “Take off the mandates for coverage in the state of Nevada and all over the United States. But here you know what I’m talking about. You’re paying for things you don’t even need. They just passed the latest one, is everything that they want to throw at us now is covered under \’autism.\’\”
As the video has circulated, Angle\’s been asked about it, and it hasn\’t been pretty. In an exchange captured by the Las Vegas Sun:
As the forum ended and Angle turned to leave the stage, a woman approached her to ask why she wants to limit help for people with autism. The Reid campaign this week released video of Angle in which she appears to criticize a Nevada mandate that requires insurance companies to cover treatment for autism.
Angle ignored the question. Her handlers had warned that she would not be speaking with anyone after the event. They had to whisk her away to catch a flight to Reno for a morning fundraiser.
Angle looked past the woman, waved to the crowd one last time and walked away.
Yikes.
Also, related to autism, there\’s an incredible piece in the Atlantic this month about the first man diagnosed with autism.
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