We clapped and cheered when we heard this on Countdown. Keith Olbermann called our red-headed congressman..Adam Putnam…the Worst Person in the World. It is an award he deserves.
Olbermann clearly laid out the reason for this prestigious award. Here is the statement. First, please note that he beat out Neal Boortz and Sam Johnson of TX for the award.
Countdown awards for the worlds’ top three worst people
The bronze to Neal Boortz, one of the Right Wing Water Carriers on radio. Explaining now that American teachers unions are quote “much more dangerous than Al-Qaeda.”
The silver medal, regrettably, to Representative Sam Johnson of Texas, the Vietnam POW now badgering for a vote on a quote “binding measure to prevent cutting or restricting money for the war,” and accusing Congressman Murtha of planning such cuts and restrictions. Unfortunately a quick search of the Congressional Record brands Mr. Johnson as a high-octane hypocrite.
And finally to Adam Putnam’s award.
But our gold-medalist Congressman Adam Putnam of Florida — chairman of the House Republican Conference Committee, one of the guys who ran with, and pushed, the phony Nancy Pelosi plane request story.
He’s now admitted to the Tampa Tribune newspaper that he not only doesn’t know if the story was true… he doesn’t care.
He read it in the Moonie Paper in Washington.
Don’t know if it’s true…don’t care if it’s true.
Watch this man. He could be nominated for President some day.
Congressman Adam Putnam of Florida… today’s Worst Person In The World!
Here’s the video. Enjoy.
Video of Worst Person in the World Awards
Adam Putnam is also very very famous for something else. I wrote about it here several months ago.
Putnam says they lost because white rednecks did not vote for them
“White rednecks” who “didn’t show up to vote for us” partly cost GOPers their cong. majorities, Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL) told fellow Republicans today. And Putnam, seeking the post of GOP conference chair, chided ex-Chair J.C. Watts (R-OK) for ruining the conference’s ability to serve its members.
Three Republicans in the room independently confirmed to the Hotline the substance and context of Putnam’s remarks. But Putnam’s chief of staff insists that the remarks were taken out of context.
Examining the 2006 midterms, Putnam blamed the GOP defeat on “the independent vote, the women vote, the suburban vote.” He said that “heck, even the white rednecks who go to church on Sunday didn’t come out to vote for us.”
Congratulations to Adam Putnam for a well-deserved accolade.