Shorter Senator David Vitter:
What has abortion got to do with women?
After reporters asked why Vitter assigned a women's issues portfolio to an aide who had been charged with domestic violence after threatening his girlfriend with a knife. Vitter told the reporters: "he handled issues including abortion issues, including several other issues, but not women's affairs."
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