Note to Rep. Charles Rangel: Don’t bother scheduling any trips to Jackson in the near future.

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?”

I know plenty of people who say the same thing about your stomping grounds, Mr. Rangel. 

Mississippi Rep. Chip Pickering took umbrage with Rangel’s statement.

“I hope his remarks are not the kind of insults, slander, and defamation that Mississippians will come to expect from the Democrat leadership in Washington, D.C.,” Pickering said.

Rangel offered up a pitiful explanation.

“I certainly don’t mean to offend anyone, I just love New York so much that I can’t understand why everyone wouldn’t want to live here.” - Charles Rangel

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