
During a high-profile debate on collective bargaining rules and education funding, Republican State Representative Ross Paustian decided to crack open a book entitled “Sex After Sixty.” Des Moines Register reported Brianne Pfannenstiel snapped a photo of the Scott County legislator, which quickly went viral in the Iowa polito-sphere. Starting Line compiled a number of the best/funniest reactions to the moment:
The Tweet that started it all:
Rep. Paustian clearly engaged in this debate. #ialegis pic.twitter.com/qdMyFEasop
— Brianne Pfannenstiel (@brianneDMR) March 17, 2015
Iowa Gif-t Shop had a field day:
http://www.iagiftshop.com/post/113951628996/when-an-iowa-state-rep-was-reading-a-sex-book
Twitter Had Some Fun:
@IAStartingLine figuring out how those transvaginal ultrasounds work that he voted in favor of last week.
— Megan Day (@MeganDaySuhr) March 18, 2015
Hey, he was conducting research #IALegis pic.twitter.com/X3x47mAThT
— Iowa Starting Line (@IAStartingLine) March 18, 2015
@desmoinesdem @IAStartingLine yet another example hope trumping experience…
— rockm (@rockm) March 18, 2015
Thanks @desmoinesdem @IAStartingLine my original: "Uh…sir….this is where reading on a tablet is advisable." #ialegis
— Tanya Keith (@TanyaKeith) March 18, 2015
@brianneDMR @ProgressIowa – Ok, come on, that's photoshopped right?
— Mary Wolfe (@MaryWolfeIowa) March 17, 2015
#IALegis pic.twitter.com/FKazFRoaEw
— Iowa Starting Line (@IAStartingLine) March 18, 2015
@mwfreel @brianneDMR Oh, geez. Somebody let him know about e-books…> [email protected]
— Larkin Warren (@LarkinWarren) March 18, 2015
Quick read? At 9, I looked in dad's verboten top drawer, saw this & opened with trembling hands. All the pages blank! pic.twitter.com/9ItYYXeCVY
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) March 18, 2015
Wild St. Patrick’s Day in Des Moines. RT @brianneDMR: Rep. Paustian clearly engaged in this debate. #ialegis pic.twitter.com/jxiNw7DAtN
— Sam Roecker (@SamRoecker) March 17, 2015
Anonymous captions:
This is some sexy non-germane stuff
Sorry, I thought this book was called “Sex After 60 Amendments”
OK, see you all next marathon-debate session
by Pat Rynard
Posted 3/18/15

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