McCain Accidentally Agrees: Western Pennsylvania Is Racist

[DeSwiss]

Source: Huffington Post

McCain Accidentally Agrees: Western Pennsylvania Is Racist


Sam Stein | HuffPost Reporting From DC | October 21, 2008 07:27 PM


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Sen. John McCain offered, on Tuesday, what may go down as one of the more awkward moments of this campaign cycle, in which -- speaking in Western Pennsylvania -- he declared he 'couldn't agree more' with the sentiment that some of the people from that region were openly racist. "You know, I think you may have noticed that Senator Obama's supporters have been saying some pretty nasty things about Western Pennsylvania lately," McCain told the audience in the town of Moon Township. "And you know, I couldn't agree with them more."

Oops. It was, in many ways, a reflection of how tired these candidates have become as this nearly two-year-long campaign hits its final strides. And, to be fair, the crowd eventually got the point; booing at the reference to John Murtha, who said last week that some of his Western Pennsylvania constituents were racist. But there was a stunned silence after the gaffe.

For political humorists it is gold, made even more potent by McCain's botched attempt at a recovery. "I couldn't disagree with you," he declared (referencing what, no one knows). "I couldn't agree with you more than the fact that Western Pennsylvania is the most patriotic, most god-loving, most, most patriotic part of America, and this is a great part of the country."

The line was reminiscent of Sarah Palin touting the pro-America parts of the country. And actually could be just as politically dicey than the inadvertent labeling of Western Pennsylvanians as racists. Either way, the video is worth a watch... or three.

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- I just love it when 'ol Johnny Boy talks all Mavericky and everything. Don't you???
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you is flawed -- and shockingly stingy" ~ Betty Bowers

[Renew Deal]

1. That video is classic.

[DeSwiss]

3. It was quite....

...Dubya-esque, wasn't it!?!?

[jhrobbins]

18. "We have a saying in Texas, maybe it's in the South too - Fool me

once, shame on you ..... we'll, you all know the embarrassing finish

[beam me up scottie]

2. Reminds me of *'s idiotic comments about "tribal sovereignty":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5xVRXLgLxw

[DeSwiss]

5. Dang Scottie!!! I hadn't seen that....

...and now I wish I hadn't!

[beam me up scottie]

22. Oh, sorry, that was pretty painful, wasn't it?

No wonder the McPalin campaign doesn't want him stumping for them.

[maddezmom]

4. this one might be better than "my fellow prisoners"

[DeSwiss]

6. Marginally better Maddezmom, but ....

...at this point, McCain will have to take whatever he can get!

[heliarc]

7. Awwwwwkwaaaaard! n/t

[DeSwiss]

10. LOL!!! n/t

[VPStoltz]

8. I saw the Murtha tape and in the one I saw he said, "redneck."

Now that might imply racist based on the history of the area, but to my mind, they are different things really.
But I guess taken in context with Murtha's first sentence, "There are people who won't vote for him just because of the color of his skin," that makes the second sentence one that says they're racists up there.

[DeSwiss]

11. I agree. And...

...I think that the idea of what a "Redneck" is, certainly means something different to this woman here:

[VWolf]

9. LOL This comedy just writes itself n/t

[DeSwiss]

12. Based upon the speeches he's done lately....

...the best were comedic in nature. Whether they were intended to be or not!

[concerned canadian]

13. sounds like he screwed up AGAIN

or maybe he had an 'honesty moment'.

[DeSwiss]

19. Freudian slippers??? n/t

- They're not comfortable at all....

[Kalifornia.Kid]

14. "Accidentally" ?!?! He and bobble-head Cindy saw & heard the crowd.

[DeSwiss]

21. And yet the whole campaign was an accident from the start. n/t

[gratuitous]

15. So now Obama has to answer for Murtha's comments?

I don't think so. But if we're going to go even further down that path, can we get some Straight-Talkin' answers from Johnny Maverick about what Michele Bachmann, Robin Hayes and Sarah Palin have said about "real" Americans? Does he disavow their comments?

[DeSwiss]

23. Yes. He disavows their comments when talking to us Fakes....

...but he agrees with them when he's talking to the REAL Americans.

- See???

[UpInArms]

16. the absolute dichotomy of these two campaigns is so very apparent

during the rally in KC on Saturday - with 75,000 people - you did not hear one "boo" moment

and every time I tune into a McLumpy event, that's all I hear - shouts of "boo" "kill him" "terrorist"

what kind of people are these?

I don't want to think that there are folks this ugly in their minds, but obviously that's the impression that all of them want us to have about them.

[DeSwiss]

24. What kind of people???

Take a listen to some of these phone voice mail recordings and I think you'll get an idea.

[Solly Mack]

17. snicker ....his mind is as defeated as his campaign

[DeSwiss]

25. Yeah Solly, but you have to remember....

...the origins of Repukers. Its a sort of genetic predisposition you might say.

[Solly Mack]

27. lololol!!! Love it!!!!

[LatteLibertine]

20. Personally

I can't wait until the last of the dilapidated racists die off. It can't be soon enough for me.

[DeSwiss]

26. That's you and me both! n/t

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