White Georgia Congressman Uses Racial Slur Against Obamas

Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (R) is from the State of Georgia, is 58 years old, and says he was unaware that "uppity" is code for African-Americans who don't know their place.

Right.

The AP provides this bit of background for the Congressman, who refused to apoloogize for his insulting remark:

"Westmoreland is one of the most conservative members of Congress. He has drawn criticism from civil rights advocates on a number of issues, including last year when he led opposition to renewing the 1965 Voting Rights Act. He also was one of two House members last year who opposed giving the Justice Department more money to crack unsolved civil rights killings."

Let's see if McCain throws him under the bus.

Another Republican Congressman from Kentucky had already apologized to Obama for referring to him as "boy," and any number of talk show hosts and bloggers routinely refer to Obama with his middle name, Hussein, as a way to dredge up associations to Islam and Saddam Hussein.

Anyone want to wager that Westmoreland's "uppity" slur isn't the last racially-tinged bit of name-calling that finds its way into the political debate this fall aimed at Barack Obama or his wife?