'Racist Area'

" The chairman of the house defense appropriations subcommittee John Murtha is trying to hold off fellow veteran William Russell. In an unexpectedly difficult reelection effort in Pennsylvania. Preferably with Rick Leventhal reports it has been Murtha who has made things tough on himself. Democratic representative John Murtha has served in congress for 34 years winning seventeen elections in western Pennsylvania's twelve district. Often by wide margins or unopposed but the 76 year old former marine in Vietnam vet now faces one of his toughest challenges in part because of things he's been saying about his own constituents. -- Of course but those things."

" Relations area that. They roll over a working group you know visual. She can change group okay. When he tried explaining himself the whole got deeper well what I mean is are still folks. That have a problem -- personal because you're black this whole area -- years ago which was really red."

" There are no more racist rednecks in this district and there aren't any other district -- we say that. I'm not going to conjecture on as to why he would say that but it certainly help me. Republican Bill Russell as a retired US army lieutenant colonel who served in Iraq. He recently moved his family to Johnstown from Virginia to challenge mr. Murtha southwest but things players from this while I was on active duty. And that's where -- I'd say we want to raise our kids after I completed my army career."

" Russell says he was motivated when Murtha accused Marines of killing Iraqis in cold blooded Haditha and never apologized. Even after seven of the eight accused Marines were cleared of wrongdoing. Carpetbagger from Virginia is going to represent a heavily democratic district no way. No goddamn white. Also the race tightening a -- it is tight and that's why I'm fired up. I asked the congressman about the racist and redneck comments but he wouldn't go there instead saying we should stick to the issues."

" It all complaining Chris Scott in Washington I've read that back -- relief yeah."

" Murtha has lots of local support for his earmarks he's known as mister pork. But his recent remarks have made in the butt of jokes on late night TV. When I suggested to good people here in western Pennsylvania races. That's not all admit decide. It's more that they're ignorant. People just don't like to be embarrassed and when people are embarrassed -- likely to vote for people were embarrassed them. -- didn't go rookie to -- pledged region. Russell is hoping his outsider status will help not hurt his effort to unseat mr. Murtha who is not giving up without a fight. In western Pennsylvania Rick Leventhal --"