Murtha tells P-G western Pa. a 'racist area', page 1

How this guy keeps getting elected is beyond me. He is currently being sued for calling our troops "murderers". Now he calls his own constituents racist because they might be hesitant to vote for Obama.

Way to swing the vote, John!

www.politickerpa.com...

U.S. Rep. John Murtha (D-Johnstown) told The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial writers Wednesday that western Pennsylvania is a "racist area."

"There's no question Western Pennsylvania is a racist area," Murtha told the paper. "The older population is more hesitant."

His remarks are similar to ones made by Gov. Ed Rendell (D) in February, when the governor said some conservative whites in Pennsylvania are probably "not ready to vote for an African-American candidate."

reply to post by Marcus Calpurnius

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Quite right.

Statements like this by Murtha further the sad attempt at political overcorrectness in this country.

What this does is allow for the argument that if you don't support Obama it MUST be because he is black. Not because you don't agree with his opinions or policies, but because he is black.

It's quite disgraceful and is an insult to intelligent voters everywhere, not just in Western PA. Although the voters who put him into office should respond in kind, as that is their responsibility, the problem should be recognized by voters around the country.

This is no different from those running around calling Obama a terrorist etc etc etc. In both cases there are evil fearmongers and or guilt trippers and or criminals trying to push you to vote for reasons other than the right one.

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