Stupid Teabaggers: 10 GOP Freshman Speak at 8th Grade Level

Even though the Constitution is written at college graduate level comprehension, a new study has found that ten Republican freshman speak at an 8th grade or lower level.

An analysis by the Sunlight Foundation has found that the speaking level of Congress as a whole has dropped by nearly a full grade level since 2005. Prior to 2005, Republicans spoke a slightly higher level than Democrats, but since the Democratic Party has had a share of power, Republicans have moved to the right and gotten less intellectual. In seven short years, Congress has gone from speaking at an eleventh grade level to a tenth grade level. If this continues, Congress will be back in junior high in less than 15 years.

It shouldn’t surprise anyone who follows politics that the stridently anti-intellectual tea party Republicans would have the top fifteen lowest speaking levels. Not every member of the intellectual low ballers was new to Congress. Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) has been in Congress for eleven years, and he speaks at a seventh grade level. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett has been in the House for fifteen years, and he also speaks at a seventh grade level.

Mostly though, the drag on the GOP’s verbosity has come from Tea Party freshman. Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) led the way by speaking at a seventh grade level. Second was Rob Woodall (R-GA) who spoke at an eighth grade level. Third was Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) who speaks at an 8.03 grade level. Fourth was former reality television star freshman Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI). Ten of the top 15 lowest speaking levels were Republican freshmen. Only three Democrats were present in the top 25, Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), and Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI).

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