George Allen for President?

[john5746]

George Allen "Macaca"

 

This guy has a good chance at becoming a front runner for President in 08'. I wouldn't label him a racist, but what was he thinking? Why would you call someone a name and not understand the meaning? And the confederate flag? That is a sign of a low IQ.

 

Should anyone vote for this guy?

[Pangloss]

Isn't it a little bit strange the way people keep digging up obscure words and telling us how evil they are to use? I'm not saying that there's no fire with the smoke here -- I think Democrats and Republicans get fairly equal treatment in this area (plenty of Demos have been sunk by poor choices in words). I just wonder where all these strange words are coming from. Is it a sign of these globalized times, or are there just is it just a result of extreme partisanship? Or some combination thereof?

 

At any rate, I consider myself a fairly well-educated guy, and I'd never heard this one. But hey, maybe it's just me.

[ecoli]

his specific word choice isn't exactly the issue though. The meaning behind the words are. Do we want a president who can't hide his prejudices?

 

oh.. I mean a president that has prejudices, excuses me.

[Pangloss]

If he knew what it meant, I'd have to agree.

 

But George Allen will be President of the United States when my mom can break AES using nothing but six feet of rusty barbed wire, a toothpick, and the front axle from a 1962 Ford Falcon.