Murtha Wins Re-Election in Pennsylvania - Freepers cry some more...

[jefferson_dem]

Murtha Wins Re-Election in Pennsylvania
Democratic seventeen-term Rep. John Murtha beats Republican challenger in Pennsylvania.

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

In spite of calling his constituents "rednecks" and saying that his district was in a racist part of the state, seventeen-term Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha was re-elected with over 58 percent of the vote to beat out retired Republican Army lieutenant colonel William Russell.

"I first want to say how proud I am to represent this hard-working patriotic area, how much I appreciate the support I got. We turned this thing around in ten days, and the folks worked so hard. I appreciate President Clinton coming in, I appreciate Hillary Clinton's Robo-calls, and of course Joyce's long-term work with the Girl Scouts and so forth. All of it paid off," Murtha said on Tuesday night.

Trouble began for Murtha when the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that he said: "There is no question that western Pennsylvania is a racist area." While he apologized, he also told Pittsburgh's WTAE-TV that "this whole area, years ago, was really redneck."

Murtha was criticized for his remarks and former President Bill Clinton was dispatched to lend his support for the beleaguered congressman in the final days of the race.

But a victorious Murtha said Tuesday night that he looked forward to a Democratic president.

"First thing the President has to do is restore the credibility of the United States of America, and I think Obama's a guy that can do it," Murtha said. "I really look forward to serving with him."

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/11/04/murtha-wins-election-pennsylvania/

[zbdent]

1. Murtha got into trouble for stating the truth

I'm originally from the "Arkansas" area of PA, and I can tell you ... it is what he said.

As a kid, I remember a friend saying about somebody being stupid that it was "igger-nant" ... and things were "nigger-rigged" ...

[spinbaby]

2. You got it

It's far more racist here in SW Pennsylvania than anything I've seen in the American south. He spoke the truth and his constituents know he spoke the truth.

[doc03]

7. You are right, I live in eastern Ohio and

the counties bordering the Ohio river always go 2-1 Democrat, Obama only carried one county and barely. Same goes for the northern panhandle of West Virginia. I hear the N word every day, as a matter of fact just stopping for coffee this morning I heard it from three people.

[underpants]

3. I heard two old guys at the gym talking about how he was in trouble

he was but he survived

[livetohike]

4. If there is anybody alive who thinks John Murtha will ever

lose his seat, they are nuts :-).

John Murtha knows his constituents.

[LisaL]

5. Even if he has foot in the mouth disease.

Some things politicians just shouldn't say, even if they are true.

[livetohike]

6. I don't know if you are from PA, but one thing about

Pennsylvanians is they are not pretentious and they say what they mean. Now some might term it some sort of disease, but I like his candor. He wasn't lying.

The confederate flag flies here in rural areas. That's something to think about.