Long time Pennsylvania Representative John Murtha has insulted his own constituents by calling them racists. Read about it below and see a video.

John Murtha

Representative John Murtha is trying his best to back track on his statement that Pennsylvanians are racists. Seeing as he has become a wealthy man in his many years representing the people of Pennsylvania in Washington, you’d think he’d have been a little more careful in how he refers to his own people.

“There’s no question Western Pennsylvania is a racist area,” said Mr. Murtha.

John Murtha is the Congressman who came to national attention when he accused American Marines of ‘cold blooded murder’ in what came to be known as the Haditha incident. He shamed himself, or at least should have, by making that allegation with no foundation for it what so ever. Those Marines became known as the Haditha Marines, were imprisoned, slandered and tried for murder. All on the word of Murtha. They were basically used as a political tool by the democats to further their anti-war agenda. Those Marines were eventually acquitted of all wrong doing. But not before they had lost two years of freedom, had their reputations ruined and lost their careers.

Murtha has never apologized to the Marines and their families for his accusations and the resulting fall out from his statements.

I was surprised he was able to maintain his position in office following that entire episode. He seems to feel he is immune from consequences. That is even more evidenced by his apparently inability to keep himself from running his silly mouth.

Pennsylvanians have really been beaten up pretty badly by the democrats in this campaign. First, Barack Obama talks about them to a bunch of wealthy supporters in San Francisco. He refers to them as bitter people who cling to their Bibles and guns. Now, their own Representative refers to them as racists.

And yet, they have continued to vote Murtha back into office for 17 terms and Obama is ahead in the polls there!

There’s no telling how this will play out in the Presidential election. Pennsylvanians may vote democrat just to prove the democrats wrong about them. Or, they’ll be angry about the image these politicians are portraying of them and tell them both to go home. Who knows.

It could very well be time for Murtha to retire. He’s done enough damage.