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Murtha: Western Pa. 'racist' but Obama should win | |
2008-10-15 | |
Wow call the people that elect you racists. PITTSBURGH - U.S. Rep. John Murtha says his home base of western Pennsylvania is racist and that could reduce Barack Obama's victory margin in the state by 4 percentage points. The 17-term Democratic congressman tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in a story posted Wednesday on its Web site that, as he put it: "There is no question that western Pennsylvania is a racist area." He says it's taken time for many Pennsylvania voters to come around to liking Obama, but he should still win the state, though not in a runaway. In a separate interview posted Wednesday on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Web site, Murtha says Obama has a problem with the race issue in western Pennsylvania that could shave 4 points off his lead in the state.
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Posted by:Beavis |
#7 He'll die eventually and the district will zero out without anyone shedding a tear. The sooner the better. That goes for a bunch of the old commie dinosaurs. |
Posted by: Oscar Snelet5340 2008-10-15 22:19 |
#6 Think he'll be re-elected? Why not? He's got seniority that he |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-10-15 20:58 |
#5 Murtha is up for election, too. Think he'll be re-elected? |
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-10-15 20:41 |
#4 I am racist because I hate a old, white, fat dumbass? |
Posted by: DarthVader 2008-10-15 18:42 |
#3 Keep talking, Joe Biden. Whoops, I mean John Murtha. |
Posted by: Darrell 2008-10-15 18:39 |
#2 Please tell us more Rep. Murtha. The entire nation needs to hear your wisdom. Other democratic senators and representatives should follow Murtha's lead and identify "racist" areas within their states. This information should come forward immediately. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2008-10-15 18:21 |
#1 Murtha has gone from insulting his electorate's intelligence to insulting their character. Interesting strategy. |
Posted by: regular joe 2008-10-15 18:03 |