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Playwright eve ensler won awards for "the vagina monologues." michigan state representative lisa brown got banned from the michigan state floor for using the word "vagina." so tonight with eve ensler watching, representative brown performed "the vagina monologues" on the steps of the michigan state capital. in a last word exclusive, eve ensler and her new star, representative lisa brown, will join me. if you don't like vaginas, this is not your tv show.

Giving her daughters a sense of normalcy and talked about her new book on gardening. and the author of "the vagina monologues" will join michigan lawmakers tonight for a reading of her award winning play on the steps of the michigan state capitol as part of the response to state democratic representative lisa brown being banned from speaking on the floor of the state house after a remark she made last wednesday. it came during a heated debate on a bill putting new restrictions on abortion providers. >> finally, mr. speaker, i'm flattered that you're all so interested in my vagina but no means ...

>> joining me now is democratic state representative barb byrum. one of the two female lawmakers banned from debate last week and terry o'neill, president of the national organization of women. thanks to both of you for being with me tonight. >> it is my honor. thank you so much. >> let me start be you representative byrum, why were michigan republicans so afraid to let you speak about the bill? >> i don't understand why they would be afraid. if we're going to legislate it, we need to be able to say it. so the thought of representative brown talk about a vagina and he talking about a vasectomy...

Population. you can't continue to run the political party based on alienating a majority of the population. >> you know, that said, demographics are never a destiny. i like to point out, there is that story, the lesson from south africa. when you see the -- the political encroachment of the majority, all you have to do is so cripple government, just basically what we saw in south africa, selling off nationalized industries, they get privatized. as long as they maintain the powers and in the hands what is now the new demographic minority, it almost doesn't matter who controls the arm of governm...

Congressman he made references to the mtv show "jersey shore" and spoke about one of the characters, snooki. luke russert joins us from the hill. luke, what's this about? >> reporter: well, david, there are press releases and then there are press releases, and we got one heck of one yesterday from representative paul brown, a medical doctor from georgia, a republican who said that snooki from "the jersey shore" he spelled it wrong in his press release with the i-e. us fans know it's just an "i" said snooki had more substance than president obama when it came to health care. he also referenced ...