jenmito
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Sun Sep-17-06 09:51 PM
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Russert Let George Allen get away with "macaca" excuse... |
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When Russert asked Allen what he meant when he called Webb's campaign worker "Macaca," which Russert said "some define as a racial slur against dark-skinned people," Allen said he didn't know WHAT the word meant and he thought he made it up. Why didn't Russert point out that it's a French Tunisian slur and Allen's mother just HAPPENS to be French Tunisian???
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Sun Sep-17-06 09:54 PM
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1. Because Russert is a mouthpiece for the Merchants of Death at |
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General Electric who own NBC. He's a media whore, big time.
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TheCowsCameHome
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Sun Sep-17-06 09:55 PM
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2. Allen was too busy digging the hole deeper |
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He came off looking like a complete fool.
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Sun Sep-17-06 09:57 PM
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3. I agree .... that cat's well out of the bag. Any time Felix gets asked ... |
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..... about it, no matter his answer, the hole gets deeper. The clip of the incident, that was shown on Press the Meat, needs no enhancement. It is despicable on its face.
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Sun Sep-17-06 10:03 PM
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8. What's that saying about when your opponent is hanging himself |
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Just give him some rope and let him do it? Although apparently Allen already owns a noose, so Webb doesn't even have to do that.
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Sun Sep-17-06 10:09 PM
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He shouldn't have been allowed to get away with that BS answer. SOME people will believe him.
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Sun Sep-17-06 09:57 PM
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I think Allen's tried Excuse 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 so far. You'd think a professional journalist would have that information right at his fingertips. But it was probably too nice a weekend on the Vineyard and Pumpkinhead couldn't be bothered to read up on his guest before lobbing him softballs.
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Sun Sep-17-06 10:01 PM
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But just to say "I made it up" is RIDICULOUS to let go without bringing up the "French Tunisian" connection to the word and his mother.
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Sun Sep-17-06 11:11 PM
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14. Oddly, that it is French Tunisian may be good for Allen |
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I knew someone who used words in Yiddish - hear years before when his granfather used them - without any knowledge of the meaning in at least one case. Allen knew a camera was there.
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Sun Sep-17-06 09:57 PM
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5. because Russert is a right wing whore |
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Sun Sep-17-06 09:57 PM
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6. Potato head strikes again |
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Sun Sep-17-06 10:03 PM
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9. George Allen & the Real South |
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He can talk until he turns blue in the face. The French call them Macaca's and George Bush's people call then niggras. It vote counting time so even guys like George Allen kisses up to everyone.
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Sun Sep-17-06 11:00 PM
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13. The French call them Macaca's, and Allen speaks French. |
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Macaca is a racial slur common to his Mother's homeland of Tunesia, it's also used as a code wode by white supremacists in the U.S. Allen initiatated contact with the CCC, a white supremacist group.
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Sun Sep-17-06 10:05 PM
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10. oh gee you're kidding me |
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Mon Sep-18-06 12:27 AM
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15. It was about his 9th explanation--even the dumbest of us here |
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in Virginia can discern a liar when he keeps changing his story! Allen would have been a lot better just leaving it alone.
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Mon Sep-18-06 01:42 PM
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Russert or even WEBB should've pointed out that his mother is French Tunisian and it's a French Tunisian slur.
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Mon Sep-18-06 03:01 PM
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17. i thought he meant to say mohawk |
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You know, cause thats what his staff called him for having short hair.
They think their own supporters are dumber than we do.
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Mon Sep-18-06 03:13 PM
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18. "Welcome to America, Macaca." |
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How stupid does a person have to be to believe that Allen didn't know what that word meant and that he is not a racist asshole?
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