Blunt The Comedian: "You Have To Play The Ball Where The Monkey Throws It"

Speaking to the right-wing audience at the Values Voter Summit just minutes ago, Roy Blunt started his speech with a joke about golfers and monkeys to illustrate the current climate in Washington. TPMDC's Eric Kleefield:

A long time ago in India, Blunt said, a group of British occupiers set about building a golf course from what was formerly a stretch of wilderness. Much to their surprise, as soon as the first balls were played, monkeys would run out and play with them. The monkeys might throw a ball from fairway to sand, from sand to fairway -- or even back at the golfer.

Eventually, the golfers had to agree to a new rule, never before used in the game. "You have to play the ball where the monkey throws it. And that is the rule in Washington all the time," Blunt said, to the applause and laughter of the crowd.

Here's a thought: If you're an Republican Congressman outraged with the idea that there might be racist undertones to some of the reactionary opposition to Barack Obama's presidency, then don't make jokes about how you're like a golfer at the mercy of a monkey.