Republican Congressman calls Michelle Obama “uppity”

[panamania79 2]

Nothing wrong with being proud.

But Pride is one of the 7 deadly sins.

Wasn't that movie freaky ?

[akdiver 3]

Nothing wrong with being proud.

But Pride is one of the 7 deadly sins.

Wasn't that movie freaky ?

One of a small handful of movies that was not complete and utter trash and a waste of film.

But politicians should, ideally, be held to a high standard.

Why? By definition, isn't that saying that politicians are, or should be, better than everyone else? If so, then surely they are deserving of special rights that the rest of us are not worthy of. Edited September 10, 2008 by akdiver

[kaydee457 13]

The word "uppity" in itself has been applied to many people and frankly only has racial meaning when applied to blacks.

Having said that, I personally don't belive that this guy knew of the racial context as frankly, the term's not in popular use anymore and a couple of generations removed from him given his age.

1. uppity nijjer

An out of place black person who is out of line and thinks they are as good as or better than the white person they are standing next to.

Rosa Parks was an uppity *** ###### who thought that she didn't have to move for the white people on the bus.

I'm going to beat your ### you uppity ***, now get back in the field and pick my fuckin' cotton

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We don't give special rights to those who are better than us.

[Empress of Groovy 373]

Nothing wrong with being proud.

But Pride is one of the 7 deadly sins.

Wasn't that movie freaky ?

One of a small handful of movies that was not complete and utter trash and a waste of film.

But politicians should, ideally, be held to a high standard.

Why? By definition, isn't that saying that politicians are, or should be, better than everyone else? If so, then surely they are deserving of special rights that the rest of us are not worthy of.

Let me be more specific then; politicians should be held to high ethical standards, for obvious reasons.

Would the population be better served by a lottery to determine leadership?

[bhajishah 4]

well, no because if you are proud and humble. then the humble will cancel out the deadly sin of pride. its all about service really. are you here to serve others or yourself, I think the Obamas have proven they do serve others. the others bask in the glory of being heros. dont give craps about economy and serious issues. to busi yelling about pro life pro gun pro pagtriot pro hunting pro chaw spitting stuttering bsing same craps. Meanwhile cindy mccain touts about spending 5 days in kuwait desert ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. making ugly babies pretty thats a real coz. glad she mustered money from her friends to come up with that coz!!!!! hooray!!!! And they laugh at Michelles for heading up community things on south side. thats our real war zones OUR inner cities. Instead Iraq is torn up and destitute many times more over than it was when Saddam was in control of the radical idots.!! dont get me started

[villaspurs 65]

The word "uppity" in itself has been applied to many people and frankly only has racial meaning when applied to blacks.

Having said that, I personally don't belive that this guy knew of the racial context as frankly, the term's not in popular use anymore and a couple of generations removed from him given his age.

I disagree. "Uppity" is still well in play as a racial slur and is one of the more commonly used terms to "code" racist messages. Plus, this guy is NOT young--he's in his mid-50s and grew up in the deep South. There is absolutely NO WAY he did not know what the connotation was or how his quote would be interpreted.

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Asked to compare Michelle Obama to Sarah Palin, Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) stated:

“Just from what little I’ve seen of her and Mr. Obama, Sen. Obama, they’re a member of an elitist-class individual that thinks that they’re uppity,” Westmoreland said.

Asked to clarify that he used the word “uppity,” Westmoreland said, “Uppity, yeah.”

http://michelleobamawatch.com/republican-c...le-obama-uppity

And I always thought people who believed less than $5 million was middle class (you know, the ones with more houses than they can count) were part of the "elite class"

[akdiver 3]

Would the population be better served by a lottery to determine leadership?

You know, I think it would. We essentially create juries that way. Why not run the government that way? Edited September 10, 2008 by akdiver

[villaspurs 65]

Would the population be better served by a lottery to determine leadership?

You know, I think it would. We essentially create juries that way. Why not run the government that way?

Are you honestly equating governmental leadership and policy making with serving on a jury, or are you just on a wind up?

[akdiver 3]

Are you honestly equating governmental leadership and policy making with serving on a jury

That's not what I said. I was pointing out that if a random selection process is good enough for a jury, where a man's (or woman's) life hangs in the balance, it seems like it might not be a bad way to get some government leaders - you know, ones who keep it real, rather than ones who are off in some la la land. I certainly don't see how it could be any worse.

In this case, I'd make the "pool" for the selection process anyone over the age of 35 who has a university degree.

Edited September 10, 2008 by akdiver

[JULIAFERNO 0]

Nothing wrong with being proud.

But Pride is one of the 7 deadly sins.

Wasn't that movie freaky ?

One of a small handful of movies that was not complete and utter trash and a waste of film.

But politicians should, ideally, be held to a high standard.

Why? By definition, isn't that saying that politicians are, or should be, better than everyone else? If so, then surely they are deserving of special rights that the rest of us are not worthy of.

Let me be more specific then; politicians should be held to high ethical standards, for obvious reasons.

Would the population be better served by a lottery to determine leadership?

After the last two presidential elections, I would have to say

Let's hope the American public wises up this time around.

[villaspurs 65]

Are you honestly equating governmental leadership and policy making with serving on a jury

That's not what I said. I was pointing out that if a random selection process is good enough for a jury, where a man's (or woman's) life hangs in the balance, it seems like it might not be a bad way to get some government leaders - you know, ones who keep it real, rather than ones who are off in some la la land. I certainly don't see how it could be any worse.

In this case, I'd make the "pool" for the selection process anyone over the age of 35 who has a university degree.

Right... So then you ARE equating governmental leadership and policy making with serving on a jury, and must be on a wind-up.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

(this is interesting...considering Congressman Westmoreland's comment)

Georgia not so much on O's mind

So much for my hopes of getting in a fall trip to The Varsity or even 'Tween the Hedges: Obama is bailing on Georgia.

My colleague Lisa Lerer went to the Obama HQ for a briefing by manager David Plouffe and reports:

Obama recently stopped running ads in Georgia, a state the campaign originally identified as a potential battleground. Some Georgia field staff was moved into North Carolina, said Plouffe.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmart...nd.html?showall

Edited September 10, 2008 by Jabberwocky

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Asked to compare Michelle Obama to Sarah Palin, Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) stated:

"Just from what little I've seen of her and Mr. Obama, Sen. Obama, they're a member of an elitist-class individual that thinks that they're uppity," Westmoreland said.

Asked to clarify that he used the word "uppity," Westmoreland said, "Uppity, yeah."

http://michelleobamawatch.com/republican-c...le-obama-uppity

Why is it that in this country,an African-American cannot be educated without being called uppity or a sell-out ?

When they are the spouses of a politician running against your party, then yes. Totally uppity and elitist. If they are on your side then its all good, apparently.