Friday, November 10, 2006
Par For The Course...
From the AP:
NY congressman says no offense intended with Mississippi remark
EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. - A Democratic congressman from New York says he wasn't trying to insult Mississippi in published remarks Thursday, but a Republican colleague from Mississippi says Rep. Charles Rangel should apologize to the state.
Rangel, D-N.Y., was quoted in a Thursday article in The New York Times, saying: "Mississippi gets more than their fair share back in federal money, but who the hell wants to live in Mississippi?"
Continued
I do, Mr. Rangel. But thanks for asking.
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From the AP:
NY congressman says no offense intended with Mississippi remark
EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. - A Democratic congressman from New York says he wasn't trying to insult Mississippi in published remarks Thursday, but a Republican colleague from Mississippi says Rep. Charles Rangel should apologize to the state.
Rangel, D-N.Y., was quoted in a Thursday article in The New York Times, saying: "Mississippi gets more than their fair share back in federal money, but who the hell wants to live in Mississippi?"
Continued
I do, Mr. Rangel. But thanks for asking.
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