On the December 4 edition of MSNBC's Countdown, host Keith Olbermann awarded nationally syndicated radio host Michael Savage runner-up in his nightly “Worst Person in the World” segment for asking -- as Media Matters for America documented -- in response Rep.-elect Keith Ellison's (D-MN) reported intention to use a copy of the Quran during the ceremonial photo op on the day he is sworn in: “What's next, a witch gets elected, and she says she's only going to be sworn in with her hand over a pentagram?” Olbermann then observed that “members of Congress are not officially sworn in on a Bible, a Quran, or even a copy of the Worst Person in the World book." Savage is a frequent honoree during Olbermann's “Worst Person” segment and recently received “worst person” honors for claiming that his anti-gay comments would appear “in several of the blogs run by gays -- and they think only of that 'cause they're like drug addicts,” as Media Matters also noted.

From the December 4 edition of MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann:

OLBERMANN: Runner up: Michael Weiner Savage, accepting the award on behalf of all the freaks who freaked out because Congressman-elect Keith Ellison of Minnesota wants to take his oath of office using the Quran instead of the Bible. Weiner Savage asked, “What's next, a witch gets elected, and she says she's only going to be sworn in with her hand over a pentagram?”

Actually, Mike, as you would have realized if you'd ever read the Constitution or any of the helpful guides to Congress, members of Congress are not officially sworn in on a Bible, a Quran, or even a copy of the Worst Person in the World book. When you see a picture of one of them holding a Bible or whatever, it's just a photo op.