As Twitchy reported, Pennsylvania State Rep. Brian Sims posted something well short of an apology Tuesday after a video he shot himself of him harassing an elderly pro-life woman praying outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Philadelphia. He said he can and will do better, but would he even have done that without the social media backlash?

The national news didn’t seem too interested in that incident, nor in a politician on camera offering $100 for the identities of three teenage “pseudo-Christians” praying outside the same clinic a few weeks earlier. To its credit, the Philadelphia Inquirer ran an opinion piece headlined, “Not OK: Rep. Brian Sims harasses rosary-praying Planned Parenthood protesters.” Philadelphia Magazine also wrote up a piece on Sims berating an “old white lady.”

But what about Democrats on the national front? We know they’re fiercely protective of abortion rights, up to and sometimes even after delivery, but are they OK with a man bullying women on the street exercising their First Amendment rights? We might never know.

I have yet to see a single Democrat condemn @BrianSimsPA for his bullying of an elderly woman praying peacefully outside Planned Parenthood. Where are the defenders of “women’s rights” and free expression who assure us they oppose the misogyny of white male politicians? — Alexandra DeSanctis (@xan_desanctis) May 7, 2019

They won’t condemn because they think he did the right thing. — Colt Single Action (@ColtSgleAction) May 7, 2019

.@PADems Believe they are poised to take back the majority in the state legislative branches next cycle— it would be lovely to see someone from my state within their party condemn this behavior. https://t.co/lQa3ZOqcux — SalenaZito (@SalenaZito) May 7, 2019

Did you watch the video? You could hear the inner-rage crackling in his voice. Then the way he kind of charges at the young girls before stopping himself. That's that type of unstable person that shoots up a building full of innocent people. — Primo Avi (@least4awhile) May 7, 2019

Turns out they're only against *casual* misogyny. — Victor Lams (@victorlams) May 7, 2019

You know who should condemn @RepSims? PA’s @SenBobCasey, that’s who. Thankfully, the senator was a key vote for Senate Bill 311, the spirit of which (value of baby’s life) Rep Sims appears to despise. @FoxNews – Following all this in PA? — Deb Lantz (@DebLantz) May 7, 2019

I saw a couple of citizen democrats condemn it but not anyone in office. — Kat (@kat12080) May 7, 2019

I did publicly. He's a jerk. The woman was sitting there quietly praying the rosary. I'm a proud Democrat. I hope someone primaries him. — Christopher J. Hale (@chrisjollyhale) May 7, 2019

There's nothing woke nor progressive about haranguing a woman praying, calling her old, and filming it to brag about it. — Christopher J. Hale (@chrisjollyhale) May 7, 2019

I actually saw a few pro-abort people condemn him on his video atrocity tweet. There had to be some Democrats among them. But of course they should be condemning him en masse and aren't. — The_Kat™ (@The_Kat_Roars) May 7, 2019

He definitely has folks from both sides mad at him. In this day and age that's a pretty impressive feat. — Cecil Wink (@CecilWink65) May 7, 2019

After reading his weirdly entertaining bio, it seems obvious that he’s an attention whore who did it for the 15min’s of click fame. Sad that the very folks who’ve screamed about bullying are now the bullies. Sad when instead of advancing his beliefs, he trashed another’s. Sad! — Sandy (@tnacgal) May 7, 2019

There is a hierarchy of progressive values and abortion is the tip top. They will sacrifice any woman, anytime, no matter the circumstances if she is pro life. Even some progressive Catholics are insisting she was wrong for not doing her praying at home. Smh. — Lady Bee (@ChurnDashSlash) May 7, 2019

Everyone is hoping the story will go away. And if it doesn't, the Hill will report that conservatives pounced. — Cranky Gordon (@StillCrankyAF) May 7, 2019

The story’s not going away, especially now that conservatives have organized a rally in front of the clinic this Friday. Will the national news then report on an anti-choice mob impeding women’s access to health services? Probably not; then they’d have to explain where it started.

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