After George Allen spoke I had to shower

[mb7588a]

I dunno what it is. I just felt...gross. He somehow violated my youthful sheen.

[LibDemAlways]

1. He has that effect on people.

He's one of the smarmiest, most hypocritical, and surely the phoniest repuke senator -- and that's saying a lot in that crowd. In case you've missed it in other Allen threads, I went to high school with the SOB and was a firsthand witness to the racist graffiti he spraypainted on the walls of the school one weekend to stir up animosity toward black kids from a nearby school we were scheduled to play in football that week. He tried to make the writing look like black gang graffiti, but screwed up when he misspelled the name of their school (Morningside - how hard is that?). Anyhow he was caught and had to publically apologize. By the way this was in Southern California where the bigot grew up. Even back then he had his car papered with Confederate battle flag stickers. What an ass.

[mb7588a]

2. do you or does anybody have pictures? :)

I believe your story. you could sell those photos in a year or so for big $

[LibDemAlways]

3. Unfortunately, no. His dad was coach of

the LA Rams NFL team at the time and a real respected guy in what was even then a well-to-do repuke area. Out of deference to his dad, the graffiti was cleaned up same day by school officials. George apologized over the school PA, and that was that. However, there were 630 of us in that class, plus an additional 1800 kids who went to the school at the time, and I'm sure most of them remember it well. It was a big deal because graffiti was unheard of at that school and also because everyone knew George Allen. In addition to his dad being an NFL coach, he was varsity QB of our high school team. If Allen ever chooses to run for higher office - and I know that's what he shooting for - this will come back to haunt him.

He has been asked about this incident and tries to laugh it off as a "boyhood prank." I've been in touch with a Virginia based reporter who has written some articles about Allen's racist past (including the noose he kept in his law office). I've given him names of school officials and pals of Allen who, if they choose to talk, would have some good dirt to dish. The reporter thinks the racial stuff would be a big hurdle for him to overcome on a national ticket.