Liberals and Real Americans

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I'm following the 8th Congressional District race in North Carolina because C-Train is involved in it. It's become quite the horse race, and the Democratic challenger, Larry Kissell, certainly has a good shot of winning the seat from the execrable Robin Hayes.

Hayes, of course, has started spouting what is apparently the party line when it comes to Republican talking points.

Republican Rep. Robin Hayes said Tuesday he did not recall telling voters at a John McCain rally that "liberals hate real Americans," but after reading his remarks, said they came out the wrong way.

The 63-year-old Hayes spoke on Saturday in Concord before the Republican presidential nominee's appearance, and told the crowd: "Liberals hate real Americans that work and accomplish and achieve and believe in God."

... Oddly, Hayes spoke earlier in his brief speech about the notes he had prepared, saying, "One of the things we need to do is to be certain we don't say something stupid."

Hayes' loss of memory and his lame excuse regarding his syntax demonstrate that he has little intelligence and less integrity. I can only hope the people of southern North Carolina are able to see this demagoguery for what it is.

And speaking of congressional districts in North Carolina, one need only look at the state's 12th Congressional District to (a) understand the notion of gerrymandering and (b) realize that, with this kind of nonsense going on when it comes to creating congressional districts, it's ridiculously difficult to dislodge an incumbent.

UPDATE — Howie Klein has more on the Hayes meltdown.