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Something I hinted at in my previous post, \u201cVaginas to the Left, Vaginas to the Right,\u201d<\/a> was that I am borderline compulsive about seeking out opposing viewpoints from which I can learn, and from which a real discussion can be cultivated. \u00a0In my satirical exploration of why Michigan Rep. Lisa Brown\u2019s comment sent her colleagues into orbit, I also joked that perhaps Republicans were hurt by the implication that they were being compared to date rapists.<\/p>\n

Well, heidi-ho, it appears I\u2019ve hit on something. \u00a0I searched the interwebs for a Republican response to Rep. Brown\u2019s comments, and had a very hard time finding anything in my favorite news outlets, MSNBC, Huffington Post, and CNN. \u00a0The only thing I could find were discussions of whether or not the word \u201cVagina\u201d was uttered improperly in the State House\u2019s debate. \u00a0Truly, that irritated me, but that\u2019s a rant for another time.<\/p>\n

In desperation, I turned to Fox News. \u00a0Not surprisingly, they focused a little more seriously on Republican response. \u00a0I still found a heavy emphasis on the decorum aspect of Rep. Brown\u2019s parting shot. \u00a0 \u201c\u2018I ask all members to maintain a decorum of the House, and I felt it went too far,\u2019 Republican Floor Leader Jim Stamas told The Detroit News. He scratched Brown and Byrum from the list of speakers.\u201d \u00a0I also, though, found this: \u201cRep. Lisa Lyons, R-Alto, said Brown\u2019s comments were \u201cdisgraceful\u201d and her \u201cno means no\u201d remark seemed to inappropriately compare the anti-abortion bill to rape. The House approved the bill on a 70-39 vote.\u201d (Both of these quotes came from an article I link to here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

What do you know about that? \u00a0Here, my friends, is where this embarrassing episode can cease being fodder for late-night comics and turn into a real discussion about a very simple question I have. \u00a0This was, obviously, a bill about limiting access to abortion, among other things. \u00a0From this point forward, I will frame the debate, not in Democratic\/Republican terms, but in Pro-Choice\/Pro-Life terms. \u00a0I know Pro-Life Democrats and Pro-Choice Republicans, so leaving political party affiliation out of this seems fair to me.<\/p>\n

If we take the highest road, giving the leadership who censured Rep. Brown the greatest amount of credit, I can almost buy that the implying support for the bill was comparable to date rape was, indeed, disrespectful and an affront to decorous behavior. \u00a0Here is my question, though.<\/p>\n

Would that same leadership have penalized a Pro-Life member of the House for implying opposition to the bill was comparable to murdering babies?<\/p>\n

If the answer to that is \u201cNo,\u201d I\u2019d like to ask a follow-up question.<\/p>\n

When did being compared to murderers become more decorous than being compared to date rapists?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"