If you had any doubt, the Republicans, super-charged by wingnut manic mother of the year (not) Palin, are feeling their racist oats!

Yeah, he acutally said uppity.

The Hill reports that today, Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) used the racially-loaded term “uppity” to describe Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL):

Westmoreland was discussing vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s speech with reporters outside the House chamber and was asked to compare her with Michelle Obama.

“Just from what little I’ve seen of her and Mr. Obama, Sen. Obama, they’re a member of an elitist-class individual that thinks that they’re uppity,” Westmoreland said.

Asked to clarify that he used the word “uppity,” Westmoreland said, “Uppity, yeah.”

You heard it here first, from me, in April.

It's not elite to wear a $300,000 outfit to a Klan rally though.

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