Lynn Westmoreland got nailed for referring to Barack Obama as "uppity" last week. Well, it turns out he's not the only one, suggesting more of a pattern and practice by white Georgian politicians than an innocent misuse of what one might mistakenly think is a racially-neutral word.
On Thursday (the same day as Westmoreland's gaffe) Retired Air Force major general Rick Goddard, who's running against Jim Marshall in the neighboring Eighth District, referred to MSNBC reporter Ron Allen, who is African-American, as "uppity" while being interviewed on a Macon radio news show.
Last night, Newt Gingrich disarmed a very uppity newscaster who tried to question him on the capabilities and leadership of Governor Palin.
Now unlike Westmoreland, who's not in any immediate electoral peril, Goddard is a challenger and was considered a strong recruit against the perenially-endangered Marshall. This may have made Goddard's slog a little more uphill.
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