Democrat chastised for saying 'uterus' on House floor

From the St. Petersburg Times courtesy of Crooks and Liars:

They told Democrats that Randolph is not to discuss body parts on the House floor.

"The point was that Republicans are always talking about deregulation and big government," Randolph said Thursday. "And I always say their philosophy is small government for the big guy and big government for the little guy. And so, if my wife's uterus was incorporated or my friend's bedroom was incorporated, maybe they (Republicans) would be talking about deregulating.

"It's not like I used slang," said Randolph, who actually got the line from his wife. He said Republicans voiced concern about young pages hearing the word uterus.

More here.

This is hilarious.

I mean, this guy Randolph's quip is pretty fucking funny from the get-go, but the Florida Republicans' response just goes into Monty Python territory: dignified legislators ought not to use the word "uterus" on the legislature floor...because it might upset the tender sensibilities of young twentysomething pages. Fucking hysterical!

Of course, this is total bullshit. It's just fine to say the word "uterus" anywhere, and kids in their twenties will be affected by the word in pretty much the same way everybody else is affected by the word, which is to say not affected at all. Indeed, five year old children can and should hear the word "uterus" without suffering any ill effects whatsoever.

This is so obvious, it's pretty stupid to even be explaining it. But then, Republicans are pretty good at making people have to explain the obvious, over and over until the cows come home. Clearly, what's really going on here is that Florida Republicans got zinged pretty hard by this, and, without any worthwhile comeback, are reduced to stuttering weirdo 1870s grandma style lectures on social decorum.

Irrational philosophy can't help but produce absurd argumentation. Consequently, the Republican contradictory stance on government overreach is defensible only with dumbshit word games, which isn't even really a defense. Just kind of sour grapes. I love it!

Monty Python territory:



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