Rep. McHenry does some hostile gender-bashing

Being sarcastic about so-called "political correctness" is some people's way of showing hostility with regard to sensitivity about race, gender and other important matters. Here is a video of North Carolina Rep. Patrick McHenry demonstrating his anger toward chairwoman Rep. Ellen Tauscher because she would not call on him until others became quiet.

Tauscher handled the situation beautifully, and a big shout-out to Think Progress for bringing this matter to everyone's attention. A quick perusal of comments on the blog will show you how many people are oh, so put out that anyone would think this issue is important, or that anyone would think McHenry did anything wrong. McHenry, however, knew exactly what he was doing--attempting to humiliate Tauscher and belittle gender equality at the same time.

Why is it so threatening for people to use the word "woman"? McHenry may be a Republican, but he has lots of company among so-called liberals.