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."
See the video here.
Of course, that did not sit well with his constituents, so Rep. Murtha, who has falsely accused 8 Marines of murder "in cold blood", decided he needed some cover. So, he decided to refine his comments. They aren't racist, just historically "redneck":
U.S. Rep. John Murtha is calling many of the people who put him in office "rednecks."
The news comes one week after Murtha claimed the area is racist, then apologized for that comment.
In explaining his comments about racism, Murtha told WTAE it's difficult for many in the area to change. Murtha said that just five to 10 years ago the entire area was "redneck."
Now Murtha said only certain segments of the population are holding on to those racist feelings.
Just days after classifying western Pennsylvania as racist, Murtha took a step back from those comments, albeit a small one.
Nice work John. Of course, you are just mouthing the view held by the top of your ticket, one effite arugula eating snob named Barack "Who's Sayin? Obama.
Thank goodness the good people of western PA are paying attention. In the latest polls, Republican challenger William Russell is doing well. You can donate to Russell's campaign and help end the maniacal incompetence of Murtha here.
