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#1 Aug 16 2006 at 1:21 PM Rating: Good
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Now I know you think I'm referring to Dubya, but no. I am referring to Virginia's George Allen, who is stupid enough to perhaps win the Pubbie nomination to the Presidency in '08. I saw this on the Daily Show last night, and I had to look it up. I googled it, and the last link had an Allen reference in it, so I clicked. Now I expected it to be something small-minded, but holy hell. (Link has embedded link to video, transcript follows:)
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"This fellow here, over here with the yellow shirt, macaca, or whatever his name is. He's with my opponent. He's following us around everywhere. And it's just great," Allen said, as his supporters began to laugh. After saying that Webb was raising money in California with a "bunch of Hollywood movie moguls," Allen said, "Let's give a welcome to macaca, here. Welcome to America and the real world of Virginia." Allen then began talking about the "war on terror."


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Depending on how it is spelled, the word macaca could mean either a monkey that inhabits the Eastern Hemisphere or a town in South Africa. In some European cultures, macaca is also considered a racial slur against African immigrants, according to several Web sites that track ethnic slurs.


George Allen, for those of you that don't know Allen's mother was French Tunisian, and he speaks French fluently. I'm not sure if he thinks people are stupid enough to think he just made the word up, but he apparently is stupid enough to think the whole state is comprised of people who still bemoan the loss of the Civil War.
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As governor Allen had a stormy relationship with African-American voters in Virginia, many of whom criticized his policies and his embrace of the Confederate flag, which the NAACP condemned as a symbol of racism and hate. As a lawyer, Allen also had a noose hanging from a ficus tree in his office, a decoration critics have charged was racially insensitive, but which Allen has explained as a symbol of his tough stance on law-and-order issues. Allen also staunchly opposed a state holiday in honor of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr..[3]

In 1995, 1996, and 1997, Allen proclaimed April as Confederate History and Heritage Month and called the Civil War "a four-year struggle for independence and sovereign rights."[1] The proclamation did not mention slavery and was subsequently repudiated by Allen's Republican successor, Governor James Gilmore.



Dumbass.
#2 Aug 16 2006 at 1:27 PM Rating: Decent
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We should have just let them secede.
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#3 Aug 16 2006 at 7:16 PM Rating: Good
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George Allen, for those of you that don't know Allen's mother was French Tunisian, and he speaks French fluently. I'm not sure if he thinks people are stupid enough to think he just made the word up, but he apparently is stupid enough to think the whole state is comprised of people who still bemoan the loss of the Civil War.


Nah he just thinks people will accept that as a Republican he's too stupid to know what the word meant.

Convincing argument really.

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#4 Aug 16 2006 at 7:41 PM Rating: Decent
Whenever I hear the name, I always think of his father - a famous, longtime american football coach who I actually saw coach in person.

The real problem is, most major, national amreican politicians never say much of anything unscripted anymore. Those that do will most likely never be president. And their script writers have some kind of fingernail grip on reality - at least enough to avoid major gaffs. That Mr. Allen is still saying racist things is a sign both that he is racist and that it's amature night in the Allen campaign.

Bush knows how to do it: carefully screen your audience ensuring you never confront anyone thinking anything different from yourself (particularly during the campaign itself) and stick only to your talking points.

The results are: (1) we have no idea what our politicians acutally think and (2) they all sound like mentally ill people during debates because they can't answer simple questions.

Lastly, Allen's comments may well discourage doners who ultimately decide the Republican presidential primary - just look at the Dole campaign of 2000 (or lack thereof). Around or before Iowa, the big money will land on one candidate and most significant competition will pull out. Until we have significant campaign finance reforms, or people simply stop voting for the candidates with the most money, this story will continue.
#5 Aug 16 2006 at 8:08 PM Rating: Decent
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You're all a bunch of whiny macacas to me.

#6 Aug 16 2006 at 9:57 PM Rating: Good
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I am the HMIC* around here.

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Edited, Aug 16th 2006 at 11:02pm EDT by Totem
#7 Aug 17 2006 at 9:25 AM Rating: Excellent
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The Tribune's Political Blog wrote:
Hoping to contain the political fallout from charges of racial insensitivity, Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) met privately Wednesday with a group of Indian-American business leaders to express regret for campaign comments that triggered nationwide criticism.

Two days after a video showed Allen singling out a young man of Indian descent and calling him ``Macaca” during a campaign speech, the senator -- and a Republican who harbors ambitions of running for president in 2008 -- tried to explain his remarks and reach out to the Indian-American community. "What bothers me the most about all this is it’s so contrary to who I am,” Allen told reporters after the closed-door session. ``It tears my guts up.”

But the leader and organizer of the meeting said Allen must do more to reassure Indian-Americans of his good intentions.

``We expect better from our leaders,” said Sanjay Puri, chairman of the U.S. India Political Action Committee, which claims 30,000 members nationwide.

Asked if he was satisfied with Allen’s explanation and apology, Puri said, ``It’s a work in progress.”
Strangely, I don't think he actually bothered to apologise directly to the cameraman yet.
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#8 Aug 17 2006 at 9:31 AM Rating: Good
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Strangely, I don't think he actually bothered to apologise directly to the cameraman yet.
Well what kind of media clip would that be? The more people, the more sincere!
#9 Aug 17 2006 at 9:39 AM Rating: Decent
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The Tribune's Political Blog wrote:
"What bothers me the most about all this is it’s so contrary to who I am,” Allen told reporters after the closed-door session. ``It tears my guts up.”


Yeah, meeting with those damn racial profilings waiting to happen must be eating him up inside.



edit: I still suck at markups


Edited, Aug 17th 2006 at 10:45am EDT by PsiChi
#10 Aug 18 2006 at 7:24 AM Rating: Decent
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The ball and chain reminded me last night that I should like Allen, since he was pushing to give rights back to those arrested in VA for non-violent drug felonies.


I'm torn.
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