Westmoreland calls Obama 'uppity'

Georgia’s Democratic Party wants Georgia Republican congressman Lynn Westmoreland to apologize for calling Barak Obama “uppity.”

The Washington newspaper “The Hill,” reports that Westmoreland used the word when describing Obama and his wife as members of an elitist class.

A spokesman for Westmorland says the congressman was using the dictionary meaning of the word and was unaware of additional racial context.

Georgia’s Democratic Party chair Jane Kidd called the comments in a statement insensitive at best and urged Westmoreland to apologize.

According to the newspaper, Obama campaign took no racial offense.

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