Epic Cultural Awareness Fail

He did not say that...But he did.

Georgia Republican Rep. Lynn Westmoreland used the racially-tinged term "uppity" to describe Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Thursday.

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.”

And from Georgia too, folks. Westmoreland knows good goddamn well what he was saying, and why he said it, and what connotations the word "uppity" has when referring to a successful black couple. Fuck him. (Sorry pop, needed to be said.)

What's sixty more days of the GOP trying to put black people in their place in this election compared to the, oh, decades they've been trying? I mean, do we get to honestly say the GOP is making this election about race, culture, gender and divisive bigotry now instead of the issues? Can Obama call people out on this now?

I hope Westmoreland is re-elected only so President Obama can call him into the Oval Office and have a little chat with the man.

EPIC FAIL.