Jim Webb ducks the question on racial slurs.

Now get this answer.....

Democratic Senate challenger Jim Webb declined to say definitively Tuesday whether he had ever used a common derogatory term to describe blacks, stepping carefully after watching his campaign rival confront charges of racism.

"I don't think that there's anyone who grew up around the South that hasn't had the word pass through their lips at one time or another in their life," Webb told reporters.

There it is from the donkeys mouth. No rumors, no anonymous sources, just the facts. I am sure there will be more on this in the future.

Hat tip to Flora. Read it.

UPDATE-The story goes International! Is Ben embarrassed?

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