FREAK OF THE WEEK: Florida state Sen. Larcenia Bullard

This week, the FredBlog shines its freaklight on Larcenia Bullard, the Florida state senator who really needs to look up the word “husbandry” in the dictionary.

It all started last week when a legislative committee in the Sunshine State decided that the most pressing issue facing Floridians in the middle of the economic crisis is – bestiality! You see, Florida is one of 16 states that does not prohibit what Rick Santorum once famously referred to as “man on dog” sex.

The bill – sponsored by state Sen. Nan Rich, a Democrat from a town called Sunrise – would outlaw bestiality, but it would still allow such things as dog shows and animal husbandry.

At that point, Bullard, a Miami Democrat, was REALLY confused.

According to the Miami Herald, here is what she said: “People are taking these animals as their husbands?” (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/943463.html)

No, Ms. Bullard, no one is marrying their goats? Animal husbandry is defined as, “the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_husbandry)

Her fellow legislators couldn’t help but chuckle at her stupidity. After all, she’s vice chair of the state Agriculture Committee! Well qualified for her position, eh?

It was then left up to a colleague on the committee to explain animal husbandry to her. But sill, as the Herald put it, “Bullard didn’t get it.”

Referring to the rumors surrounding the recent case of a Connecticut woman’s chimpanzee who went mad and had to be shot, Bullard responded: “So that maybe was the reason the lady was so upset about that monkey?”

No, that was not the reason the Connecticut lady was upset. In fact, the only people who should be upset are the voters of her district who thought they were electing someone intelligent.