Saturday, May 01, 2004
Scrappleface drills McDermott
We got a huge chuckle when Rep. Jim McDermott, who had omitted "under God" from his recitation of the Pledge on the House floor, claimed that the omission was because he had learned the Pledge before 1954, when Congress inserted the words "under God" to distinguish "us" from godless Communism. While there may be a principled basis to omit the words "under God," to do so on the House floor and then abandon principle with the excuse of forgetfulness is beyond hilarious. Take a stand, or don't.
Scrappleface doesn't let McDermott get away with it:
Later, a spokesman confirmed that Mr. McDermott also often forgets about the 1964 Civil Rights Act, because when he was in grade school it was still legal to discriminate on the basis of race.
"The Congressman also needs repeated reminders that Alaska and Hawaii are states, since they weren't when he was a child," the unnamed source said. "Which also explains why he visited Iraq and praised its leadership before the war. Rep. McDermott learned about Iraq before it fell under Ba'athist control, and he just forgot that it was ruled by a ruthless, bloodthirsty dictator for decades."
Now that's funny.
Scrappleface doesn't let McDermott get away with it:
Later, a spokesman confirmed that Mr. McDermott also often forgets about the 1964 Civil Rights Act, because when he was in grade school it was still legal to discriminate on the basis of race.
"The Congressman also needs repeated reminders that Alaska and Hawaii are states, since they weren't when he was a child," the unnamed source said. "Which also explains why he visited Iraq and praised its leadership before the war. Rep. McDermott learned about Iraq before it fell under Ba'athist control, and he just forgot that it was ruled by a ruthless, bloodthirsty dictator for decades."
Now that's funny.
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