{"id":785,"date":"2008-10-15T17:47:08","date_gmt":"2008-10-15T21:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/?p=785"},"modified":"2008-10-15T17:47:08","modified_gmt":"2008-10-15T21:47:08","slug":"jack-murtha-my-constituents-are-racist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/15\/jack-murtha-my-constituents-are-racist\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Murtha: My Constituents Are Racist"},"content":{"rendered":"

I guess smearing Marines as cold blooded killers wasn’t enough for him… Now he’s calling his own constituents racist.<\/p>\n

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Murtha expects Obama to win Pa.<\/div>\n
Says it has taken time for voters to embrace black candidate<\/div>\n
Wednesday, October 15, 2008<\/div>\n
By Ed Blazina, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<\/div>\n

U.S. Rep. John Murtha said today he expects Democratic nominee Barack Obama to carry Pennsylvania in next month’s presidential election.<\/p>\n

Mr. Murtha, a 17-term Democrat from Johnstown, told the Post-Gazette’s editorial writers he sees momentum building in Mr. Obama’s campaign across the state for the general election after he lost his party’s April primary to Hillary Clinton. He thinks Republican John McCain’s efforts have been stymied by the country’s economic crisis.<\/p>\n

“I think Obama is going to win, but I don’t think it’s going to be a runaway,” he said. “I think he wins Pennsylvania.”<\/p>\n

Mr. Murtha said it has taken time for the state’s voters embrace a black presidential candidate.<\/p>\n

“There’s no question Western Pennsylvania is a racist area,” said Mr. Murtha, whose district stretches from Johnstown to Washington County. “The older population is more hesitant.”<\/p>\n

Mr. Murtha said groups he deals with regularly, such as military veterans and senior citizens, have come around to supporting Mr. Obama in the past three months. He credited Mr. Obama with being the most organized candidate he has ever seen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Murtha’s facing what should be a stiff challenge from Bill Russell<\/a> in November, you’d think he wouldn’t risk alienating his own constituents.<\/p>\n

H\/T: Michelle Malkin<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I guess smearing Marines as cold blooded killers wasn’t enough for him… Now he’s calling his own constituents racist. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Murtha expects Obama to win Pa. Says it has taken time for voters to embrace black candidate Wednesday, October 15, 2008 By Ed Blazina, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette U.S. Rep. 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