Republican Congressman Struggles With Word: ‘Um…Um…’
At a political debate on Thursday night, a GOP candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives left the room laughing after he struggled to answer a question on his position on reproductive rights. Rep. Mike Coffman (R), who’s running for re-election in Colorado’s 6th congressional district, needed help from the crowd to remember what “birth control” is called.
Coffman was asked how his views different than those of his opponent, Andrew Romanoff.
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R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 2:31 pm
Seems every time the teleprompter goes out, the “uhms” start to creep in.
Oh wait, wrong guy. Carry on.
MIAtheistGal August 15th, 2014 at 3:24 pm
Ikr? Teleprompers were, like, never ever used by politicians before 2008. Ever. Politicians prior to the used to memorize the whole damn speech, huh? /s
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 3:26 pm
Exactly! And they never said “Uhm” to fill the space between real words! Seriously, who does that?
Denise August 15th, 2014 at 5:22 pm
he shouldn’t need a teleprompter to answer that question. it’s rather straightforward. if he can’t answer such a simple question, how is going to answer a question on , say, foreign policy?