Is she bragging or complaining?

[Are_grits_groceries]

As we told you yesterday, the Texas State Board of Education is meeting in Austin today for the first public discussion of new history textbook standards, which include a controversial section that would require knowledge of Newt Gingrich, Phyllis Schlafly, et al.

Before the board turned to social studies, the hearing got to an odd start when an animated member of the public testifying about the importance of health education declared, "I'm 56 years old and I'm a virgin." The chair promptly warned her to stay on topic.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/09/tx_hearings.php

Sounds like a fun time will be had by all!

[MineralMan]

1. Uff da! Now there's news that's just TMI...

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. yep.. TMI

[MineralMan]

5. Why would she think the state of her hymen was of interest?

Trolling for a date, perhaps?

[gratuitous]

2. "The chair promptly warned her"

Well, that's better than what I would have done: "Chairman gratuitous took one look at the woman and intoned, 'No surprise there. Continue, ma'am.'"

[Myrina]

4. ... well there's apparently a case for public school sex-ed ...

.... i'm betting she was home-schooled on that that reproductive and private-parts types of stuff and just never figured out what else those personal parts are for :-)