Idaho State Rep. Vito Barbieri is getting widely mocked today for a question he directed at a witness during a hearing on bill that would ban “doctors from prescribing abortion-inducing medication through telemedicine.”
The Star Tribune reports (emphasis ours):
Dr. Julie Madsen, a physician who said she has provided various telemedicine services in Idaho, was testifying in opposition to the bill. She said some colonoscopy patients may swallow a small device to give doctors a closer look at parts of their colon.
“Can this same procedure then be done in a pregnancy? Swallowing a camera and helping the doctor determine what the situation is?” Barbieri asked.
Madsen replied that would be impossible because swallowed pills do not end up in the vagina.
“Fascinating. That makes sense,” Barbieri said, amid the crowd’s laughter.
Audio of the question here:
Share everywhere MT @PPVotesNW: AUDIO of Rep. Vito Barbieri's ridiculous question about GYN exams found here: http://t.co/9T80Fy3buw #idleg
— Linda Artis (@artiscanaday) February 24, 2015
Admittedly, that does sound bad, but Barbieri did defend the question as “rhetorical” and “sarcastic,” and we can certainly see the point he was trying to make:
Rep Vito Barbieri says it was a "rhetorical question" & he was being sarcastic, says he understands female anatomy: http://t.co/FjqwhilRtz
— Maggie O'Mara (@maggieKTVB7) February 24, 2015
From the link above:
“She was drawing a parallel between a colonoscopy and how much more dangerous it was than a chemical abortion,” Barbieri told Russell. “So, I was trying to draw out the distinctions.”
But sarcastic or not, libs are out in full force in an effort to paint Barbieri in the worst light possible over his question:
Christ, what an asshole. Idaho Republican Rep. Vito Barbieri. Courtesy Idaho State Legislature website.
— TechKnowledgeIt.com (@TechKnowledgeIt) February 24, 2015
Male politician thinks that your vagina and stomach are connected http://t.co/bPD8i7Xbux pic.twitter.com/h7uDoRwzIW
— Jezebel (@Jezebel) February 23, 2015
@Jezebel so happy people like this make decisions about women's bodies
— Sanah (@sananananah) February 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/bitch_hoggle/status/569984965955334144
RELEASE: Planned Parenthood Statement on HB 154 and Vito Barbieri’s Ridiculous Comments http://t.co/9Petj2i4VF #StopHB154 #idleg
— PP Votes NW & Hawaii (@PPVNH) February 24, 2015
How does someone as ignorant as Idaho Rep. Vito Barbieri get voted into office? What the hell kind question was that? http://t.co/WcXlmlTdLw
— Francisco Castro (@FKAFernando) February 24, 2015
@Jezebel @mindfulzoo Though apparently for some a brain scan can be done via a colonoscopy.
— Erin Ramirez (@emadram) February 24, 2015
#StillStupid Idaho GOP State Rep. Vito Barbieri Doesn’t Understand Basic Anatomy http://t.co/AAzmpaYS3C
— @AdamsFlaFan (@AdamsFlaFan) February 24, 2015
How is babby formed? Is babby made in stomach? Vito Barbieri (R) Idaho State Rep edition
— John P (@drhypercube) February 24, 2015
What’s a “babby”?
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