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There may not be a more painful oxymoron than “feminist comedian.” MTV flash-in-the-pan Sarah Silverman and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart co-creator Lizz Winstead teamed up in New York City on Nov. 18 for a telethon to fund abortions in Texas via NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Think Jerry’s Kids – children assisted by the Muscular Dystrophy Association – except instead of saving them, the unborn are eliminated. They call that “reproductive justice.”…

This was not a Mensa meeting. Silverman cracked, “I also, much like much of the pro-lifers, I believe in protecting the child – you know, when she is being forced to have a baby at 14.” Hayes replied, “I think abortion is so taboo, and it seems like that taboo is part of what enforces the very repressive politics on the issue.” Silverman shot back, “Yes. I think vaginas really, really scare people, honestly.” Honestly?

At the telethon, Silverman dragged out her typical shock-jock shtick, offering her own “vaginal napkin” as an auction item. Periodically, a woman dressed in a giant plush vulva costume – “courtesy of the sex-toy store Babeland” – came onstage to announce the money total raised. “We’re actually going to do a live abortion in this show,” Silverman joked. “With a union provider,” Winstead added. Well, slap my knee.

~ L. Brent Bozell, The Patriot Post, November 22

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