When I didn't hear her correctly my mother would say "Get the potatoes out of your ears." So did the nuns. Well those within earshot of Idaho Republican Rep. Vito Barbieri must have thought they had potatoes in their ears when they heard him ask a doctor if a patient could swallow a small camera to give more information to her doctor about her pregnancy the way doctors can investigate colon cancer with these little gadgets. Not since Dan Quale (also a Republican) spelled the spud wrong for all the world to see has the right looked so silly. Stay away from the spuds gentleman. That goes double for you Christie. Sub the broccoli.
Dr. Julie Madsen calmly replied with her "fancy doctor talk" explaining to him that would be impossible because swallowed pills do not end up in the vagina! "Fascinating", said Vito.
Now of course as a comedian. I find this very funny. And thank baby Jesus for giving me this little nugget as material. If only this mouth breather wasn't MAKING REPRODUCTIVE LAW IN IDAHO! AND he also sits on a pregnancy crisis center board! Now look. I don't ask vegans to cook my burgers. I don't have my mechanic clean my teeth. I don't ask my dog to be my designated driver. So I sure as hell would not let an abortion bill be voted on by a Republican who doesn't know where a vagina is! I don't even know who to pray harder for tonight between unwed Idahoan mothers or Vito Barbieri's wife. I wonder when she had his children if he thought the placenta was some undigested pizza or something. Yeah that's how vaginas work back woods Republicans. The vagina bone's connected to the tandoori oven bone, the tandoori oven bone is connected to the 60 cents on the dollar bone...
Idiots. The bill was approved 13-4. The billed, if passed through the senate will ban doctors from prescribing abortion-inducing drugs through telemedicine. Between the lines the bill would result in fewer abortions due to women in rural areas not being able to get to a clinic. Which clearly is how Vito got here in the first place.
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Michelle Tomko's comedy is a fervent blend of tomboy sensibilities courtesy of the older brothers she grew up with in the Midwest and the barrage of perimenopausal chaos the East Coast world has heaped upon her. She pulls her humor from everyday observations and classic stories of family, travel, pets, and adversity. With razor-sharp crowd work and improvisational skills to the rock-solid timing of a veteran performer, Michelle’s act is not to be missed!