Lynn Westmoreland

Unfinished Business

Michael Markarian | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


Michael Markarian

Among the very first Congressional bills introduced this week were two important measures to protect wildlife and should be on the fast track to getting over the finish line in the new session.

Obama Gets Tough. Too Little, Too Late?

John Ridley | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics


John Ridley

With the kind of pushback he's been offering, Obama oughta be looking to play cribbage this November with the guys at the assisted living home for Democrats. Except that Obama had himself a siddown with Bill Clinton.

GOP House Candidate Calls Black Newscaster "Uppity"

Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics


So over the weekend, there was much discussion over the word "uppity" -- and whether its segregation-era connotation still lingers when applied to Afr...

Congressman Lynn Westmoreland Calls Barack Obama "Uppity"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

I'm sure you've heard by now that Congressman Lynn Westmoreland, who represents Georgia's 3rd district, when asked to comment on John McCain's pick of...

Westmoreland Defends "Uppity" Obama Comment

LA Times | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics


Heretofore little-known Rep. Lynn Westmoreland of Georgia was born in 1950 in Atlanta and was raised in one of its surrounding communities. Rep. Whic...

GOP Congressman Calls Obama "Uppity"

The Hill | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics


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