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Posted Friday, October 24, 2008 2:55 AM

Keystone Politics: Murtha Backpedals from "Really Redneck" Comments

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When John P. Murtha, a Democratic silverback from a nearby stretch of Appalachia, called western Pennsylvania a racist area, everybody seemed outraged, but no one was surprised. The truth or falsity of his remark factored into almost no one's assessment —there was just horror that somebody said it at all. Trying to mend fences, Murtha later told a TV station that the area is vastly better than in years past. A scant five or 10 years ago, he said, it was really redneck...
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Posted By: lturet (October 24, 2008 at 4:40 PM)

This post is a great example of dog whistle racism in today's politics.  And there are so many more!

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