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I've never thought of "uppity" as racially tinged, solely as an adjective to describe well-off people who acted as such. I'm not defending Westmoreland's use of a racially tinged word, just noting that I'm not sure he 1) meant to employ this non-universal connotation that the media has latched onto or 2) knows this connotation even exists or 3) used the word knowingly.
I would suggest 1) or 2) given the fact that he was fine clarifying that he used the word uppity.
And NSM, Obama made a quip concerning the number of McCain's houses, not relevant to the situation in any way and just a personal attack. I wouldn't say he noticeably "rise[d] above those kind of statements" in this situation, although he usually does.
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