WP: George Allen's Seven Measly Words

[DeepModem Mom]

10/ 3/2006
George Allen's Seven Measly Words
by Marc Fisher

"Some of this I've brought on myself."...That is the entirety of what Sen. George Allen had to say to Virginia voters last night about the several controversies that have dominated the campaign in the past few weeks. This, the senator's campaign had announced, was going to be "an unprecedented two-minute statewide television address reaching out directly to Virginians." Finally, it seemed, Allen was going to explain "macaca," and his angry, defensive reaction to the public revelation of his Jewish heritage, and the various ugly accounts of his use of racist symbols and words over the years.

But no. Here's what Allen said instead:

"Virginians expect to hear us address the real issues you care about. Over the past several weeks that hasn't been the case. Some of this I've brought on myself. But the negative personal attacks and baseless allegations have also pulled us away from what you expect and deserve. I'm confident that if this Senate race is decided on issues, ideas and my proven record of performance, you'll allow me to continue serving you."

And then not another word about any of it. Allen spent the rest of his ad recounting the signal achievements of his term as governor, listing some proposals he's made in the Senate, and defending the war in Iraq in terms that almost made it sound as if he were opposed to the military operations there: "... Like many of you, I'm concerned by the war in Iraq. I want our troops to come home as soon as possible. And I want them to come home in victory - not defeat." (Video: http://www.georgeallen.com/site/c.hgITL5PKJtH/b.1434575/k.BEAC/Home.htm)

Allen chose the very hour that ended the Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, to say not a word about his newfound Jewish heritage or his tacky comments about the discovery of his Jewish background ("I still had a ham sandwich for lunch. And my mother made great pork chops.") He bought time on TV in markets all across Virginia and then said not a single word about accusations that he routinely used the word "nigger" not only in college, but on various occasions in later years.

Instead, Allen, posed in front of a Redskins helmet and a portrait of his father the football coach, stood next to his silent but ever-smiling wife Susan, and pretended that none of this had ever happened....

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[Jim__]

1. Seems like all these repubs are trying to live off daddy's status.

Redskin helmet? What's that got to do with you georgie?

[SquireJons]

4. Actually, that's all he's got.

And he has no real connections to the Redskins or the NFL at all. He's a complete poser living off daddy's name. What a sham. And to think, they were talking about him running for prez.

[Straight Shooter]

2. Way to go, Allen.

I thought Virginians had higher standards than to let someone smear bullshit all over the room and then tell them it's air freshener.

(I lived in Virginia for quite a few years, and consider it to be my "home" because my father's family is from there.)

[Laughing Mirror]

3. "won't set foot in Northern Virginia"

but will willingly ham for the camera, using Washington Redskins helmet as a prop, since his father was coach of that team back when DC was known as Chocolate City, so how in the world could the virtuous "Jeffersonian" Allen have ever used the word "nigger" back then?

[Sequoia]

6. Guess no one told him that "Redskins" is racist too.

Maybe he thought no one would notice. What a loser.

[Laughing Mirror]

7. Honestly

People watching this two minute promo in Northern Virginia might pick up on some of Allen's subliminal advertising, but they may receive something other than the message Allend intends to send.

Yes, he just keeps getting worse and worse, doesn't he? Almost now like a parody or a comedy act of a bumbling and crumbling politician.

[LibDemAlways]

5. The barn door is open. Allen can't shut it now.

There is another person who attended high school with George (and me) who has been leaving messages on several sites with the revelation that Allen kept a baseball bat in his car with the words "n____ r knocker" on it back in high school. His sister wrote in her 2000 book that George and his younger brother Greg had a bat in the car and would use it to smash mailboxes in their own neighborhood. God knows what else they used it for. Reporters are onto this. Stay tuned for more revelations about the real George Allen and his very sordid past.

[Jack from Charlotte]

8. Why not contact the media re this............

If the other person has some insight to Macawitz behavior and does not mind the publicity he should go public with it.

[LibDemAlways]

9. The media knows. Allen was involved in an incident

back in high school in which he spraypainted racist graffiti on the walls of our high school. That incident was documented in Ryan Lizza's piece "Pin Prick" which was in The New Republic in April. It was confirmed by five classmates and a former school administrator who wanted to remain anonymous. Allen admitted the graffiti, denied it was racist. The corporate press has been slow to pick up on any of this. Only Chris Matthews from Hardball has been actively pursuing it along with Salon.com. Other media outlets are reporting after the fact what Salon is reporting. The Salon reporter is being very careful to document his sources and looking for people who are reliable and have no axe to grind.

Thus far not a single former school official is willing to talk publically on the record about this. And classmates are reluctant to go out on a limb since they know Allen is denying eveything and attempting to smear those who've come forward. Still, I don't think you've heard the last of the public charges of racism against George Allen.

[underpants]

10. So George are you going to stop the negative ads only campaign?

Are you?

If you don't know there are no positive Allen ads at all only the Womenagainstwebb ads.

Webb is barely running ads and is still tied. I hear that they made some big media buys-last month and all.

[underpants]

11. PICTURE

[LibDemAlways]

12. He should have given his address wearing the

outfit pictured below. Much more representative of the real George Allen.

[yellowcanine]

13. Why is he holding his hands like that?

[TroglodyteScholar]

14. He's saying...

"I talk a heap of bullshit THIS big..."

[underpants]

19. Can ya help a brotha out?

:bounce: :spank:

[Anakin Skywalker]

15. He has that typical upperclass frat boy face. Arrogant, Conceited, etc.

Reminds me very much of our beloved Chimperor.

[Cha]

16. felix's wife looks

fucking star struck.

[Anakin Skywalker]

17. Hey, Why Not? He's a Football Stud!

[Cha]

18. And she's his old

cheerleader.