George Allen's "My-Ca-Ca" Apology
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Will somebody please wake me up when the rest of the country wakes up and realizes what a complete tarbrain Virginia Senator George Allen is?
So which would be worse in a potential presidential candidate — using a word that you know is a racial epithet in other parts of the world (and lying about it after the fact), or using a word without knowing its meaning in the first place?
We report, you decide.
As for Sidarth, perhaps Allen could invite him to his office for a personal and private apology. While Sidarth is there, Allen could show him his noose collection.
Tarbrain.
More thoughts at Pam's House Blend.
Mr. Allen, a Republican running for re-election to the Senate, was singling out S.R. Sidarth, a 20-year-old volunteer for Mr. Allen's Democratic challenger, James Webb. Mr. Sidarth's mission was to trail Mr. Allen and videotape his speeches, in the hope they would yield grist for the Webb campaign.You might recall that Allen is under the false impression that he is running for President in 2008.
But it was Mr. Allen who supplied grist for his rival with his use of the term "macaca," a genus that includes numerous species of monkeys found in Asia.
Mr. Allen said Monday that he meant no insult, that he was sorry if he hurt anyone's feelings and that he did not know what "macaca" meant...
So which would be worse in a potential presidential candidate — using a word that you know is a racial epithet in other parts of the world (and lying about it after the fact), or using a word without knowing its meaning in the first place?
We report, you decide.
As for Sidarth, perhaps Allen could invite him to his office for a personal and private apology. While Sidarth is there, Allen could show him his noose collection.
Tarbrain.
More thoughts at Pam's House Blend.
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15 August 2006
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