Rep Westmoreland (R-GA) calls Obama "uppity"

[Turn CO Blue]

The Hill link: <http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/westmoreland-calls-obama-uppity-2008-09-04.html>

Westmoreland calls Obama ‘uppity'
By Mike Soraghan
Posted: 09/04/08 03:07 PM

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.”

[NightWatcher]

1. 2 months to go, are we gonna hear the N-word?

[Bake]

7. I'm betting yes.

I hear it frequently in conversation (of course, I'm in Mississippi). Somebody will slip and say it in public.

Bake

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

19. My money's on Insannity

or SavageWeiner. They're not gonna be able to resist themselves.

[blogslut]

9. Lst's not forget, this is the goon Colbert humiliated

The man was all about getting the Ten Commandments displayed in front of courthouses. Yet When Stephen asks him to recite the big 10, the idiot could only remember three:

http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=70730

[roguevalley]

18. show him some love: http://westmoreland.house.gov/

[WeDidIt]

2. Stephen Camp is the Dem running against this racist

http://www.stephencampforcongress.com/

[grannie4peace]

3. i just donated to his opponent :):):)

[zeemike]

4. The code word for you know what

Was there any doubt they would use it?

[ProgressiveEconomist]

5. K&R. He used the adjective, but omitted the noun (it begins with "N")

[WeDidIt]

6. No code at all

The "uppity" word itself is blatantly racist.

No ifs, ands, or buts.

[undeterred]

8. uppity democrat

[WeDidIt]

11. That's not a phrase used for centuries in this country

Sorry, fail.

[undeterred]

17. maybe in the future all dems will be considered uppity

[shraby]

10. Is he any relation to that idiot Westmoreland

who lied and kept us in Vietnam???

[Eric J in MN]

16. Wikipedia doesn't mention any relation to General William C. Westmoreland. NT

NT

[grace0418]

12. Just when you think they can't get any more vile...

Go to hell Westmoreland, that's where you all are from anyway.

:puke:

[jakem]

13. *** DING *** DING *** DING ***

We have a winner!

[quakerboy]

14. Palin didn't move me.

But that moves me. I can afford to go without meat a few more nights to donate to destroy the party of this "human" shit.

[GreenPartyVoter]

15. Oooohhhhh! Anyone bet he retracts that at some point?