Allen Quip Provokes Outrage, Apology

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Kris Gabor <kgabor () aol com>
Date: August 15, 2006 11:39:55 AM EDT
To: "dave () farber net" <dave () farber net>
Subject: Allen Quip Provokes Outrage, Apology

Hi, Dave,

For IP if you wish, there is a front-page story in the Washington  
Post today
about some racially charged comments made by Sen. George Allen on the
campaign trail.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/14/ 
AR2006081400
589.html

RICHMOND, Aug. 14 -- Virginia Sen. George Allen (R) apologized Monday  
for
what his opponent's campaign said were demeaning and insensitive  
comments
the senator made to a 20-year-old volunteer of Indian descent.

At a campaign rally in southwest Virginia on Friday, Allen repeatedly  
called
a volunteer for Democrat James Webb "macaca." During the speech in  
Breaks,
near the Kentucky border, Allen began by saying that he was "going to  
run
this campaign on positive, constructive ideas" and then pointed at S.R.
Sidarth in the crowd.

"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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