Thursday, September 04, 2008

GOP Congressman Calls Obama "Uppity"

No more racial code words for McBush supporters, folks:

GOP Congressman Calls Obama "Uppity"
Georgia Republican Rep. Lynn Westmoreland used the racially-tinged term "uppity" to describe Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Thursday.

Westmoreland was discussing vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's speech with reporters outside the House chamber and was asked to compare her with Michelle Obama.

"Just from what little I've seen of her and Mr. Obama, Sen. Obama, they're a member of an elitist-class individual that thinks that they're uppity," Westmoreland said.

Asked to clarify that he used the word "uppity," Westmoreland said, "Uppity, yeah."....

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You might remember this clown from his 2006 appearance on "The Colbert Report." If you missed it, you owe it to yourself to take a look.

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