Flap Over Lawmaker's 'RedNeck Rap'

[DearAbby]

TOPEKA, Kan. (Dec. 7) -- A state lawmaker from Kansas says he's sorry if he offended anyone by criticizing President Barack Obama while wearing a cap that calls opossum "the other dark meat."

Rep. Bill Otto said during a meeting with the NAACP on Saturday that he had "absolutely no thought of anything racial" in his online video, "RedNeck Rap."

But he's standing by his rhymes. Among other things, he criticizes bringing Guantanamo Bay prisoners to the U.S. and the economic bailouts.

The Republican from Leroy says his cap refers to his roots and "The Beverly Hillbillies" television family that dined on opossum. He says the message is that anyone can see Congress' failings.

The NAACP demanded an apology after the video was posted in September. In a follow-up, Otto said he is proud the nation elected a black president. That version is below. (Otto said his children took down the original version because they were upset he was being called a racist.)


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[BrklynLiberal]

1. DUH! "Ah din mean to ohfend anyone!"...Riiiiight.

People like that think everyone is as stupid as they are.

[Burma Jones]

2. Hey, the guy's figured out how to get Campaign Contributions

Poor persecuted good ol' boy