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Republican Congressman Calls Barack and Michelle Obama “Uppity”

by Cara September 4, 2008

Republican Congressman Lynn Westmoreland was asked (in an already sexist question) to compare Michelle Obama to Sarah Palin. In doing so, he decided to call Michelle “uppity” — and made sure to let everyone know that he feels the same way about Barack. Westmoreland was discussing vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s speech with reporters outside [...]

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Thoughts on Palin Speech

by Cara September 4, 2008

Apparently the Obama campaign was just as pissed off about the repeated RNC attacks on community organizing as I was. From the email I got this morning, which I thought was actually pretty good: [T]hey insulted the very idea that ordinary people have a role to play in our political process. [. . .] Both [...]

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