[video] Murtha at it again

Is there something wrong in using the term "redneck" to describe a racist southerner?

 

Not all rednecks are racist. There are redneck democrats even right here in Houston. I grew up in Southwest Houston but moved to New york in a predominantly jewish italian Neighborhood. I met more Italians who hated blacks and talked uglier about them than almost anyone I met in Houston. I will acknowledge some people hide it here better but there is no denying you don't have to be a redneck to be a racist. And I know for a fact you can vote for McCain and not be one.

 

Ok, that makes sense. I think the OP took exception at Murtha's use of the term "redneck," but I take it you have no problem with the term?

There are two types of "rednecks": the non-racist ones (which maybe are the vast majority as you say), and the racist ones. I can understand someone taking offense if you call the non-racist ones rednecks. But I don't see a big problem in calling the ones who're overtly racist redneck. It sounded to me like those were the ones Murtha was referring to.

 

Murtha is such a tool. You should have heard the Boo Birds today at the McCain rally whenever he touched on this subject.

 

But McCain said he couldn't agree with Murtha more:

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Watch Cindy McCain's facial expression when McCain says it....

 

Yeah, he did mess that one up. I was there. Everybody pretty much looked at each other for a second but knew what he meant. He definitely made his feelings clear shortly thereafter.