The Vatican is taking some hard lines against American nuns it views as too progressive in their thinking. In the Rewrite, Lawrence O'Donnell explains why the nuns — and even Stephen Colbert — are right and the Vatican is wrong.

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Ron Paul at the Republican debate in Mesa, Arizona on Wednesday.

Lawrence O'Donnell's latest Rewrite segment on Ron Paul resulted in a commenting frenzy. Last week, he exposed Ron Paul as a "fake" libertarian because of his position on sex and birth control. You gave your two cents, and then some; we got about 1,000 passionate comments on Facebook alone. Here's a sampling of your reactions.

"The use of the pill or not really isn't the issue. The issue is that even if Paul believes immorality leads to use of the pill he would never use government force to enforce his views. That position of not using the force of government is a libertarian view."
— Liberty Joe, Last Word blog

"You raise an interesting point, Lawrence. If it is true that the truth hurts, judging by the hornets nest you have churned up it looks like you are right."
— Maoriora, Last Word blog

"So, how is it he is unelectable — its easy enough to spew rhetoric, but take some time one evening, and tell us in detail why Ron Paul is no better and/or worse than his fellow three GOP candidates. After all, no GOP candidate is worthy in your eyes, and seriously anyone other than Ron Paul is so right wing, they themselves garner no goodwill when lined up against your liberal principles. Ron Paul may be conservative, but he's a whole lot better than the other three in just about every respect."
— Marginalized, Last Word blog

"Paul appeals to moderate independent thinking voters-his viewpoint doesn't fit the GOP."
— @msgoddessrises, Twitter

"Obama, Newt, Santorum, and Romney are all establishment candidates. The only one for true liberty and a restoration of the Constitution is Ron Paul."
— Kaan Bahadir, Facebook

"Very well put! If only there was such an understanding of Libertarianism among the populace at large... Every time I hear Paul referred to as an Isolationist I want to scream."
— Ryan Sellers, Last Word blog

"Lawrence O'Donnell, society is immoral!! If you're not seeing that, your eyes are closed. Sex out of marriage, sleeping around and preaching that it's moral is in itself immoral. And, you never did show where Dr. Paul actually said that the government should ban all abortions!!! Where and when did he say this? He did not... Ron Paul believes that the people have the right to vote in their own state to decided on abortion, and to get the government out of their business. Whether or not he believes in abortion, he would nver put his views on any subject in the hands of the government because he believes in our freedoms.“
— Bonnie Davis Ross, Facebook

"Unbelievable! Ron Paul was just trying to, exactly as Lawrence said, school the people around him, basically saying the pill is not bad by itself. Finally Paul said that Santorum's abstinence federal fund use is stupid and it isn't the government's role to be in people's private business... *Paul shook his head in disagreement with Santorum on the issue btw*"
— Jhansi2, Last Word blog

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Ron Paul's supporters love him. He's the guy voters turn to get the government out of their lives and pocketbooks. And he’s consistently not afraid to stand up to rowdy Republican debate audiences with his defiant anti-war stance. He wants to legalize drugs. He seems like the ultimate libertarian — until you hear his position on sex and reproductive rights.

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell exposed Ron Paul as a "fake" libertarian because of his position on sex and birth control.

In this week's GOP debate, Ron Paul talked about his unyielding opposition to a woman's right to choose, saying the government should prevent all abortions — the standard Republican Party line.

A real libertarian wouldn't want the government to make any sort of law on sex among consenting adults.

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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain at the National Press Club in D.C. on Monday.

As we near day three of the Herman Cain sex scandal, one of the alleged victims reportedly wants to come forward. The lawyer for one of the woman who accused the GOP frontrunner of sexual harassment confirmed her desire to speak out, but noted the client is currently bound by a confidentiality agreement. Unless that get lifted, she's allowed to say zilch.

Cain denied any wrong-doing. But, he's got another scandal to worry about.

Questions over alleged campaign finance violations haven't received as much attention, but it carries the potential to tarnish the campaign.

Cain told a conservative radio host today he authorized a "full investigation" into whether his campaign illegally took nearly $40,000 from a non-profit co-founded by Cain's chief of staff Mark Block (the same guy smoking in his ad).

"If there were any improprieties, we will go back and amend the FEC report," Cain said. "I will make sure that we let you know exactly what we found out and, if there are any improprieties, we will correct them."

It's not all shabby for the Cain camp — turns out scandals have been good for business. The campaign said it had its best online fundraising day yet, pulling in more than $400,000 in a 24-hour period.

If you thought you knew what men and women are really like in the bedroom, you're in for a wake-up call. According to a brand new Kinsey Institute survey, "surprisingly, frequent kissing or cuddling predicted happiness in the relationship for men, but not for women." The study looked at 1,009 heterosexual middle and older-aged couples from the U.S., Germany, Japan and Brazil, and also found more than 80% of couples surveyed were happy with their relationship.

Other interesting findings: For men, having more sexual partners throughout their life was actually a predictor of less sexual satisfaction. With women, the survey found women who had been with their partner for less than 15 years were not as sexually satisfied. But once they made it past the 15-year marker, the percentage went up dramatically.

Here at The Last Word, we always keep our eyes out for statistical outliers. So, when word of this survey came our way, we immediately noticed one glaring piece of data. Although on average couples had sex approximately six times over the four week study, one male respondent allegedly had sex 81 times over the same time period: an average of just under three times per day.

— By Harry Grabow