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14. He's right--if by "God" he means "James Madison".

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Tom DeLay: People keep forgetting that God �wrote the Constitution� [View all] kpete Feb 2014 OP

God told me he didn't write it. CJCRANE Feb 2014 #1

Yep, me too! CTyankee Feb 2014 #18

Wait just a minute. What channel did you get God on? nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #35

I dunno...she just "tunes in" to me... CTyankee Feb 2014 #47

Tell me you didnt give her your credit card info. nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #58

She already has it. She has yours, too... CTyankee Feb 2014 #66

Goddess made credit cards They_Live Feb 2014 #103

Naw, she just knows everything...I guess that makes god a "busybody"! CTyankee Feb 2014 #104

Second story I read today that should be from The Onion. Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #2

Says the exterminator who gave it to his termites in Congress jsr Feb 2014 #3

Hey Tom, your fantasy does not make it fact!!!! nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #4

What a nitwit. n/t A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #5

Yeah, God was really big on "freedom of religion" jberryhill Feb 2014 #6

James Madison is God? exboyfil Feb 2014 #7

You beat me to it. First though that entered my mind. Nanjing to Seoul Feb 2014 #41

Same Here ProfessorGAC Feb 2014 #53

No, but James Mason is! kentauros Feb 2014 #72

No, God was a committee with Gouverneur Morris as chair. yellowcanine Feb 2014 #75

Gouverneur Caretha Feb 2014 #92

Tom Delay keeps forgetting to go to prison FiveGoodMen Feb 2014 #8

Wait! Didn't She also write the Qur'an? IggleDoer Feb 2014 #9

Looks like he forgot to sign off on it Zambero Feb 2014 #10

There'd be a few differences if God would have written it jmowreader Feb 2014 #11

The people insisted on the Bill of Rights. merrily Feb 2014 #98

in what language tommy boy? spanone Feb 2014 #12

This Fiction Has Gotten Out Of Hand colsohlibgal Feb 2014 #13

He's right--if by "God" he means "James Madison". Arkana Feb 2014 #14

Actually --- JDPriestly Feb 2014 #39

Madison was by far not the only drafter. merrily Feb 2014 #100

I'm well aware. Arkana Feb 2014 #110

Both statements are wrong. merrily Feb 2014 #111

That would explain why slavery is allowed in the original Constitution. earthside Feb 2014 #15

It is extremely difficult SamKnause Feb 2014 #16

This is what happens when you huff bug spray Blue Owl Feb 2014 #17

........... trusty elf Feb 2014 #57

DUzy! Coyotl Feb 2014 #65

Sorry Tommy. sheshe2 Feb 2014 #19

he's confusing it with the 15 commandments eShirl Feb 2014 #20

And that whole "3/5ths of a person" thing? Not God's best moment, IMHO hatrack Feb 2014 #21

Time To Disabuse Mr. DeLay ---> napkinz Feb 2014 #22

+ a whole bunch! Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2014 #29

It's unbelievable how ridiculous these religious right wingers are! YOHABLO Feb 2014 #38

Well done, napkinz! Enthusiast Feb 2014 #44

I was several years too young to vote when Goldwater ran. My liberal parents thought he was maddiemom Feb 2014 #90

Furthermore ... napkinz Feb 2014 #23

+1 a whole bunch! Enthusiast Feb 2014 #45

You have got to be effing kidding me. stevenleser Feb 2014 #24

he might be thinking of Canada Enrique Feb 2014 #25

Imagine Madison's surprise. nt Deep13 Feb 2014 #26

And God sent me an email saying that Tom DeLay was a clueless asshole. edbermac Feb 2014 #27

I believe that. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #46

Those Enlightenment Deists would be amused by this claim. WinkyDink Feb 2014 #28

DeLay Criminal and Schizophrenic.............. PumpkinAle Feb 2014 #30

I was wondering who said that Nanjing to Seoul Feb 2014 #43

Why isn't this mfker in jail? butterfly77 Feb 2014 #31

bobblehead of God JI7 Feb 2014 #32

Somebody needs to tape this criminal's mouth shut. Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #33

Oh... 3catwoman3 Feb 2014 #34

God spoke. "Tom, thou shall not bear false witness! I did not write the US Constitution!" The Wielding Truth Feb 2014 #36

I knew God wasn't as infallible as some claim. Coyotl Feb 2014 #64

He's right. I DO keep forgetting that! OilemFirchen Feb 2014 #37

God said Tom Delay is full of shit. Cha Feb 2014 #40

And people don't keep forgetting that Tom Delay is a criminal. ananda Feb 2014 #42

She forgot to even mention herself in it. idendoit Feb 2014 #48

I'm old enough to remember a time when this would have been laughed off the national stage deutsey Feb 2014 #49

I remember too Caretha Feb 2014 #93

Yep, with a #2 pencil. Amiright, Tom? tanyev Feb 2014 #50

So God was in support of slavery and women not voting? Botany Feb 2014 #51

That was certainly what male clergy had long been saying. merrily Feb 2014 #99

It begs the question why He didn't write it correctly first time. Gore1FL Feb 2014 #52

Tom must have missed. deathrind Feb 2014 #54

Gotta e-mail from Zeus, and he holds the copyright Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #55

Explains a lot about what is wrong with this nation. nt kelliekat44 Feb 2014 #56

"become a secular government" Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #59

Ted Cruz' dad told him that...nt freebrew Feb 2014 #60

"It ain't getting any smarter out there, people." ~Frank Zappa --nt CrispyQ Feb 2014 #61

So does that mean James Madison is god? Initech Feb 2014 #62

No, Gouverneur Morris. Madison was just a helper elf. yellowcanine Feb 2014 #74

And the Devil wrote the Republican Party rule book! Coyotl Feb 2014 #63

Funny, I never thought god was the shy retiring type NastyRiffraff Feb 2014 #67

If he had, he would have written it on stone tablets. Rozlee Feb 2014 #68

Wut? sakabatou Feb 2014 #69

Men wrote both the constitution and the bible malaise Feb 2014 #70

Just like people who think that the King James Bible... mwooldri Feb 2014 #105

Did God also write Roe v Wade, which has been found constitutional? Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2014 #71

Gouverneur Morris was GAWD? yellowcanine Feb 2014 #73

God also created Twister... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #76

According to Juanita Jean, Tom DeLay is planning on returning to Congress Gothmog Feb 2014 #77

Did he ever have to report to prison? Or was that conveniently avoided? I never heard. nt silvershadow Feb 2014 #78

No, he did no time. Jim Lane Feb 2014 #94

Stupid claims like this Token Republican Feb 2014 #79

it's true 2pooped2pop Feb 2014 #80

So should one of us tell DeLay that God is black? Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #81

couple of things ... napkinz Feb 2014 #82

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams are rolling over in their graves. nt valerief Feb 2014 #83

Why Didn't God Sign the Document? stuartsdesk1 Feb 2014 #84

Tom DeLay forgot RoccoR5955 Feb 2014 #85

Step away from the Johnny Walker, Tom ladym55 Feb 2014 #86

Was it in pencil or pen, perhaps iPad? JaneyVee Feb 2014 #87

I was recently wondering "whatever happened to the charming Tom Delay?" maddiemom Feb 2014 #88

people keep forgetting it because you just Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #89

wow Agony Feb 2014 #91

Did god write the constitution on the 5th or 6th day? npk Feb 2014 #95

I think someone needs to send the paddy wagon without de-lay davidpdx Feb 2014 #96

Tom DeLay... just trying to be relevant among the... NYtoBush-Drop Dead Feb 2014 #97

It's surprising to me how dumb he is. cheapdate Feb 2014 #101

keep the cap on father founding Feb 2014 #102

a must read ... napkinz Feb 2014 #106

So DeLay Would Have Fought On The Side Of The British In The Revolutionary War DallasNE Feb 2014 #107

... napkinz Feb 2014 #108

Treaty of Tripoli jorgebob28 Feb 2014 #109