Revenge of the vagina

[George Thompson]

I know just how those Michigan Republicans feel.  These indecent postings
are bringing a blush to my innocent cheeks.

GAT

On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

> At 6/16/2012 03:45 AM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
>
>> And yesterday, a Michigan Rep. was prevented from saying
>> "vagina" in her speech on an abortion bill. In every case, the prudish
>> element was Republican legislators.
>>
>
> "Silenced Mich. lawmaker does 'Vagina Monologues'"
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/**silenced-mich-lawmaker-does-**
> vagina-monologues-235603374.**html<http://news.yahoo.com/silenced-mich-lawmaker-does-vagina-monologues-235603374.html>
>
> Apparently Michigan Republicans added another banned word:
>
> "Democratic Rep. Barb Byrum, of Onondaga, said she also was barred
> from speaking last Thursday because she referred to vasectomies
> during the debate."
>
> Joel
>
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--
George A. Thompson
Author of A Documentary History of "The African Theatre", Northwestern
Univ. Pr., 1998, but nothing much since then.

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