Honestly, this is just sad.
On Thursday, during a rally on the steps of the Capital on to oppose health care reform, John Boehner (R-OH), the House Minority Leader, decided to quote from his pocket Constitution. The only problem is that the words he actually spoke ("We hold these truths to be self-evident...") are actually from the Declaration of Independence.
But wait, it gets better.
That night, Rachel Maddow (MSNBC's most female liberal commentator) decided to correct the Representative. In her "I'm-so-much-smarter-than-you" voice, she pointed out that the Constitution doesn't have a Preamble.
That, of course, is completely incorrect.
Take a look at the intellectual carnage for yourself:
I wish that our elected leaders, as well as the people that are paid to criticize them, would actually take a look at our founding documents once in while. I'm not asking you to write an essay on the importance of the Federalist Papers, or even the Articles of Confederation. Just please understand the difference between the Constitution and the Declaration, or do not speak in front of a camera.
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"This bill is the greatest threat to freedom that I have seen in the nineteen years I have been here in Washington"
ReplyDeleteJohn Boehner
November 5, 2009
Oh, dear! Where was this knucklehead on September 11, 2001? Or when the Patriot Act was passed for that matter. Where was this fool in 2000 when the Supreme Court put a stop to the vote counting in the state of Florida and installed the Bush Mob in the White House? The greatest threat to freedom in nineteen years? Have another sip, Mr. Faux Tan Man.
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Tom Degan
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