Look, I know Luis Gutierrez (the congressman from Illinois) has a similar name to Luis Pérez Gutiérrez (the mayor of Medellín, Colombia), but if the National Republican Campaign Committee
wants to be serious about taking on congressional Democrats, is it too much to ask that they learn to tell them apart?
An attempt by the National Republican Congressional Committee to embarrass Democrats went awry on Thursday, when the group published a blog post riddled with errors.
Among the errors: Misspelling the name of George W. Bush-appointed IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman, claiming that Gary Ackerman and Bob Filner are both Democratic members of Congress when both have actually left the House, and this:
The list of Democrats also included Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.). While he remains in office, the man pictured was not the congressman; it's the former mayor of Medellín, Colombia -- Luis Pérez Gutiérrez.
The NRCC's defense?
NRCC spokesman Daniel Scarpinato told The Huffington Post, "This was an early draft that was not meant to be posted publicly because it had not yet been edited."
Good one, guys. Maybe Darrell Issa should investigate, hmm?