Ohio Republican Congresswoman Delivers Graphic Lecture on Abortion to Six-Year Olds

[FourScore]

Ohio Republican Congresswoman Delivers Graphic Lecture on Abortion to Six-Year Olds
Mon Oct 25, 2010 at 01:41:05 PM PDT

Jean Schmidt, who was batshit crazy before the Tea Party made it cool, is back to reclaim her throne. OhioDaily (of which I am an editor) is reporting this afternoon that the controversial Congresswoman from Cincinnati is chin deep in hot water after a local school was forced to send letters home to parents following her speaking engagement last week.

According to sources close to the situation, Schmidt delivered her routine "career day style" speech on government and the role of a congressperson. Near the end, Schmidt, sensing a chance to connect with very, very young future voters (some of the students were in the first grade), decided to launch into a graphic discussion about abortion. Beginning her special session with "I'm going to get political for a moment," Schmidt then went on to describe what one source described as "developmentally inappropriate things about abortion."

After working the entire room into a state of shock, Schmidt called on a young student who asked a follow-up question. Schmidt, sensing maybe even she had gone too far this time, told the student to "go home and ask your parents."

Yet again, Jean Schmidt has crossed the line. First, it was her hastily thrown together outburst on the floor of the U.S. House "calling out" Congressman Jack Murtha. Then, it was her (hush, hush) moment on YouTube where she's captured telling a birther that she doesn't believe the President is an American citizen.

Now this...

SNIP

...UPDATE : WLWT in Cincinnati has a copy of the letter. Here's an excerpt...

"Unexpectedly, towards the end of her address, Congresswoman Schmidt brought up the topic of abortion, and I am writing you to make you aware of this. Your children may come home with questions, especially if this is a topic that has not been broached in your home. I do not recall the exact words she used, but she paused towards the end of her speech and stated that this would be the only time when she would be ‘political’ in her address. She defined abortion as the taking of a child’s life in the mother’s womb. She indicated that abortion involves the killing of a child before it is born. She was not graphic or any more detailed in this regard. Later, when a child asked about it, she indicated that an abortion is something that a doctor does when a mother requests this. It was not a particularly long segment of her address (1½ minutes or so), and these words may not match the exact words she used, but this description does, I believe, express what your child heard. Her point was to address the increase of governmental activity in the abortion issue and her political resolve to fight against this."

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/10/25/913489/-Ohio-Republican-Congresswoman-Delivers-Graphic-Lecture-on-Abortion-to-Six-Year-Olds

[Brickbat]

1. OMG, I can just imagine the thoughts racing through the principal's and teachers' minds at that

point, when she started down that path. Too bad no one stepped in to stop her.

[KingFlorez]

2. Crazy Jean Schmidt

One of the top odious Republican members of Congress.

[young_at_heart]

3. It doesn't say much for those people who voted for her

I was completely dumbfounded the first time I heard her speak, thinking that there was no way she could win. Now, I'm still dumbfounded, but sad.

[KT2000]

4. It's all about ME!!!

Who cares if I terrorize little children - the most important thing is ME! ME! ME!
This is the RW in a nutshell.

[felix_numinous]

5. Insane

to expose children prematurely to such trash. It is abusive, evidence of their disregard for psychological health.

[Zephie]

6. If my child were in that class, she'd be getting sued

That is completely ridiculous and wrong. She did this to shame the parents of these children by way of having the kids ask their mommies about it. I predict many of these children will have nightmares for a very long time after this.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. Y'know

it's really weird that conservatives can get away with bringing up graphic stuff like abortion when talking with young children but gay people answering children's modest questions about their romantic life get immediately shown (and thrown out of) the door.

What kind of messed up, topsy turvy world is this, anyway???? :silly: :crazy: :banghead:

The sad thing is that she'll probably get re-elected. :puke:

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

8. And sadly, she's a "safe Republican"

Maybe that district should be stripped of it's representation.

[Number23]

9. Hope EarlG sees this. He's already got contestant number one for next week's Top Ten

[awoke_in_2003]

10. Jean Schmidt...

makes me ashamed to say I am a buckeye. Ohio maybe the birthplace of flight, but they are also the birthplace of this crazy woman.

[prolesunited]

11. I thought the GOP was opposed to disccussing

such things in the schools and indoctrinating students.

[Angry Dragon]

12. She should be charged with child abuse