Kennedy - Mums the Words

So the MN GOPs rising star, and great hope for the MN US Senate seat doesn't even know the words to the Star Spangled Banner:

Kennedy: …the dawn’s early light, uh, the uh, uh, I’d- I’d have to continue, I’d- I don’t have- I’d have to sing it, I’d probably be better off singin’ it than otherwise.

Shipman: See if I sing it with you. What so proudly we hailed, at the-

Kennedy: …dawn’s early light?

Shipman: …twilight’s…

Kennedy: blank stare

Video here from Nightline (It's about 20 seconds in).

I bet he has all those talking points down, though!

H/T Ruth

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