Stam quick on his feet

Rep. Paul Stam saw the giant inflated bounce sitting on the grassy lawn behind the legislature and wondered aloud what he had gotten himself into.

He was going to be interviewed. While jumping. In the bounce. While a video camera rolled.

The interview was with Mark Roberts, a former WRAL traffic reporter, who is working on a show for the station's Web site.

The segment that landed Stam in the Moonbounce? "Bouncing Around Ideas with the North Carolina Legislature."

Wocka Wocka Wocka.

Stam did his best to ham it up. "This is right where this needs to be because this place is a joke," he tried to a few groans from the few bystanders gawking at the sight of two grown men in suits climbing into a kids' bounce.

More after the jump.

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Then the bouncing started. Roberts asked a state budget related question. He mentioned that Rep. Mickey Michaux, a Durham Democrat, refused to get into the bounce.

He's old, Stam explained.

The brief interview over, Roberts invited Stam to show off his bouncing moves. Almost immediately Stam lost his balance and hit the bouncy deck.

Safely out of the inflatable bounce, Stam sought out a staffer and asked about a conference call. Back to work.