Nathan Deal wants us to believe his remark about “ghetto grandmothers” has been taken out of context.

So we’re just curious: Under what exact circumstances would it not be offensive for a white male gubernatorial candidate to be talking about “ghetto grandmothers”?

Hmm. We can’t think of any, either.

Sorry, Mr. Congressman. What you said is highly offensive in any and all contexts. Quit trying to blame your opponents for your own moronic remark, sir.

Here’s what he said, regarding voter verification, to a Cherokee County Republican Party gathering recently:

“We got all the complaints of the ghetto grandmothers who didn’t have birth certificates and all that. We wrote some very liberal language as to how you can verify it. My mother was born in 1906 and she didn’t have a birth certificate. They didn’t give birth certificates back then. But we got her one, because you can do it under the proper procedures of your state.”

There. There’s the context. Feel better?

We thought not. The remark represents a 1950s-era sensibility.

Not only is Nathan Deal radioactive now — and quite likely unelectable — but he’s in even more hot water than that: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has filed an ethics complaint against Deal with the U.S. House after it came to light that not only was his private company doing business with the state of Georgia, but he and his congressional staff have been contacting state officials to keep the deal going.

Deal and a business partner had a contract with the state to inspect salvaged vehicles that have been rebuilt. Deal has recently ended the 20-year arrangement. But according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Deal previously met with state officials to try to convince them to preserve the program.

Deal also wants us to believe that his and his staff’s dealings with the state are being taken out of context.

“Deal said in August he did nothing wrong and was not using his public office for personal gain,” the Atlanta paper reported. “Instead, he said, he was helping constituents and making sure an important state program continued to protect the safety of Georgians.”

Oh, so it was for our benefit. Right.

He’s now going about the business of trying to salvage his 2010 run to succeed Gov. Sonny Perdue.

He’ll be doing that for our sakes, too, one supposes.

As for Deal, yes please GOP,nominate this turkey. Its not like we can make bigger fools of ourselves…move over South Carolina, here comes JAWGA!!!