Is It The Family Name?

[Gary Sisco]

Only on The Colbert Report:

Westmoreland co-sponsors bill on the Ten Commandments and can't even name them

Colbert was priceless last night. His guest was Republican Congressman Lynn Westmoreland and I guess he never heard of The Colbert Report before. He will now.
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Colbert: You have not introduced a single piece of legislation since you entered Congress.

Westmoreland: That's correct.

Colbert: This has been called a do nothing Congress. Is it safe to say you're the do nothingest?

Westmoreland: I, I, ..Well there's one other do nothiner. I don't know who that is, but they're a Democrat.

Colbert: What can we get rid of to balance the budget?

Westmoreland: The Dept. of Education.

Colbert: What are the Ten Commandments?

Westmoreland: You mean all of them?--Um... Don't murder. Don't lie. Don't steal Um... I can't name them all.


The guy co-sponsors a bill about the Ten Commandments and doesn't even know them. Priceless.

(h/t Vincent)

emailer Ruth asks: Does this guy deserve a $3,300 pay raise?

[walto]

He should have learned the device I was taught:

I N V SHMAS WC

[steve(thelil)]

I like the one about coveting

[Gary Sisco]

This reveals the brainlessness of extreme partisanism. Cat offers no legislation at all in his time in Congress and finally co-sponsors a bill about something he clearly knows next to nothing about. Doubtless a Christian, though. Ask him.

[Doc Martin]

LOL!! Well, this is evidence that his motivation is political pandering rather than sincere belief.

[Gary Sisco]

I'm not sure which would be worse.