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Thursday, March 31, 2011

GOP: You Can't Say "Uterus" on Statehouse Floor

 
March 31, 2011 3:46 pm
GOP Chastises Dem Lawmaker for Saying “Uterus” on Statehouse Floor Add it to your list of non-dirty dirty words, like “moist” and “knickers.” View highresolution 
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Add it to your list of non-dirty dirty words, like “moist” and “knickers.”

— By Adam Weinstein
| Thu Mar. 31, 2011 12:12 PM PDT
Clearly having seen my roundup yesterday, and hoping to outdo it, the Florida GOP offered us another precious moment today. From the St. Petersburg Times:

At one point [Rep. Scott Randolph, D-Orlando] suggested that his wife "incorporate her uterus" to stop Republicans from pushing measures that would restrict abortions. Republicans, after all, wouldn't want to further regulate a Florida business.
Apparently the GOP leadership of the House didn't like the one-liner.
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.

Wait. Uterus? What's wrong with uterus? It's a pretty common medical/anatomical term, right? A House GOP spokeswoman explained that Randolph's comment lacked "decorum" and could pervert the kiddies:

...the Speaker believes it is important for all Members to be mindful of and respectful to visitors and guests, particularly the young pages and messengers who are seated in the chamber during debates. In the past, if the debate is going to contain language that would be considered inappropriate for children and other guests, the Speaker will make an announcement in advance, asking children and others who may be uncomfortable with the subject matter to leave the floor and gallery.

You know what I say to that? Take a long fallopian walk off a short doggoned uterus, you sigmoid colonoscopes!

Sorry, that was a little over the top...Oh dear, hope I don't get fired.



Some of the funniest comments I have read
    • They mention Rick Scott frequently and he's a body part.
    • different 20 minutes ago
      This is what I suggested. Just put incorporated behind the name of every public school and Republicans will be climbing allover each other to fund them with cash.
    • Cassandra of Troy Today 04:54 PM
      Old joke:

      In 1951, when General MacArthur went back to The U.S. there was a great parade of Japanese civilians who revered the "American Caesar" and knew He would be considered by some Americans a contender for the Presidency when Adlai Ewing Stevenson II ran for office in 1952.

      As He arrived at Hanada Kokusai Kūkō (翼空港, Wing Field or Wing Airport) the crowd of Japanese lined the streets cheering and waving signs, many in English, to say Goodbye to the Benevolent and Popular General.

      One sign, held aloft by a smiling and cheering Japanese National read, "Good Luck With Your Erection!"
    • Darwin's Advocate Today 03:45 PM
      Oh, their virgin tympanic membranes! Oops, I wrote "tympanic membranes!" Sorry if my comment lacks decorum!
    • Mister Josh Today 03:25 PM
      I would consider the uterus an internal organ. So is it faux pas to talk about LIVER or HEART disease? I would bet you could get in trouble for mentioning "organs" when not talking about music.

      Couple jokes: "To check that each 'Tickle me Elmo' dolls were in proper working order, they are given two test tickles"

      Confucius say "Smart man give wife grand piano, wise man give wife upright organ."
    • LadyBowl Today 03:20 PM
      Saying "uterus" is no worse than saying "arm" or "kidney". I could almost, maybe understand discomfort for the word "vagina" since that's a part actually used in some sexual acts, but a uterus is about as racy as a spleen. And what's wrong with "uterus" for that matter?! Would "lady bowl" or "stork basket " have been preferable? Is anyone really under the delusion that teens and college students are not comfortable with the word "uterus" and don't use terms that would turn their parents' faces red?

      And am I misremembering, or wasn't there an incident in this same statehouse several years ago where a republican rep. was doing illegal sexual things to pages? Best not to corrupt them further with anatomical words.
    • OMG - Stork Basket! I love it. I'm going to try to use it in a sentence tonight,
    • LadyBowl said "spleen"! [snicker]
    • gdale805 Today 03:13 PM
      love your comments, people. made me laugh out loud...and i needed that! :)
    • I'm a totally entertained by the fact that there is a button ad for an "intimate massager" on my page, along with this article.
    • Let me add to their juvenile embarrassment ... uterus, vulva, penis, testicles, <---- LOOK I even spelled them correctly =)
    • More proof that Republicans are overindulged five year-olds who have no clue how to run this country. Seriously, uterus?

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    • Stork Basket Today 02:36 PM
      That's par for the course for our government, don't you think? It's taboo to speak of such filthy things as uteruses, breasts or vaginas, and may taint America's youth. It seems like their philosophy towards women is to pretend they don't exist, in hopes that they go away...which may explain their idea that abstinence is a viable choice for sex education.
    • lol... taint!
    • Talk about changing the subject. Guess that statement about her uterus hit a nerve or two.
    • Justmyrinda Today 02:06 PM
      a uterus is an internal organ, an ARM is a "body part". The real issue here is WHY are POLITICIANS discussing medical procedures AT ALL?!?!?! Stop pressuring your officials to allow abortions and tell them they all need to mind their own business and stay out of my doctors office!
    • BeBopman Today 02:02 PM
      "And so, if my wife's uterus was incorporated or my friend's bedroom was incorporated, maybe they (Republicans) would be talking about deregulating. ....... said Randolph, who actually got the line from his wife."

      Rep. Randolph, I love your wife.
    • Johnny Winebox Today 01:54 PM
      Can any one Say Grow the Phuk UP!
    • Don't use slang, Johnny Winebox...you mean, "Grow the sexual intercourse up!"
    • Stsmith222 Today 01:04 PM
      Like and Share our Uterus Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/...
    • Politicians should not be allowed to control anything they are afraid to name in public.
    • otterbarks Today 12:58 PM
      I bet they could say all kinds of things if a measure regarding testicular cancer was being discussed.
    • I think "small government for the big guy and big government for the little guy"--or, in this case, little uterus--would be just about the perfect attack line. Why is something like that not heard more often?
    • Is "rectum" ok?
    • I vaguely recall an interview on television many years ago of our former Prime Minister Sir Robert Muldoon (no, not the World According to Garp character) when he talked about meeting a particular national religious authority in the rectum ... ummm ... no that wasn't quite right. Our Rob did have a slight propensity to giving interviews when drunk.
    • Rectum? Damn near killed 'em.
    • Rectum? Damn near killed him. Thats what Dick C. said.
    • My dad got so much flack from my mom when he taught me a joke with that punchline... when I was about 7 years old.
    • ...and yet my grade school teacher had absolutely no sense of humor when I asked her "How come there's no ring around Uranus?".

      Go figure.
    • Rectum? I hardly know 'em!
    • Bah-Doon-CRASH!
    • I'll allow it.


      Wait...what?!
    • Funny. I always thought dicks were partial to uteri.
    • Eh? How do you go about discussing abortion without using medical terms for body parts? Would 'tummy' be more appropriate?

      *sigh*
    • If intelligent design is scientific enough for Real Americans, tummy is good enough for everyone!
    • I believe the correct terms are either "woo woo" or "hoo ha"
    • No no no - "tummy" is still a body part. Are they ever ask to raise their hands .... oops I mean their .... what the hell do you call them if you can't say body parts?
    • Anti-abortion people don't want abortion discussed in medical terms, because that implies it's a medical procedure, instead of the murder the anti-abortion people would like to portray it as. The only way medical stuff is allowed in the abortion debate is pictures of dead fetuses, which can be displayed as graphically and horrifyingly as is possible. Apparently.

      Also: "It's not like I used slang," said Randolph, who actually got the line from his wife"
      ...I wonder if his wife gave him a slang version of the line. This could be the cleaned up version.
    • I imagine she used a few more choice expletives...
    • Swanoftex Today 12:29 PM
      Uterus, uterus, uterus, breast, breast, breast...take that you Rethugs!!!!!
    • "A perverted kiddy explained that Randolph's comment lacked "decorum"..."
      There you go.
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