George Allen: Just Another Racist –updated–
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Why Virginia voters have covered for George Allen all these years mystifies
me. But if Virginia voters choose to re-elect this man in 2006 it says something
quite alarming about Virginia, none of it good.
Now we learn that George
Allen's ad man is behind the racist ads against Harold Ford, Jr. It all
fits together now.
It also smacks you up side the head like a jolt from a hangman's noose. You
know, like
the noose George Allen used to hang in his office. You just can't make this
stuff up.
But the latest alarming rundown on Allen's racism appears in the Washington
Post today. George Allen refused an interview. His campaign is keeping him
under wraps for fear of what he might say. They asked for written questions
instead. However, they couldn't even answer those. This is not senatorial behavior.
It's a juvenile delinquent trying to get away with something yet again. Only
Virginia voters can make sure he doesn't.
At an August rally in southwest Virginia, Allen interrupted a routine stump
speech and pointed to a man of Indian descent who was videotaping the event
for his Democratic opponent, James Webb, and called the aide \”macaca,\”
a genus of monkey. Some of Allen's former football teammates at the University
of Virginia came forward later to say that he routinely used racist language.
Asked at a debate last month about reports of his Jewish roots, he denounced
the accounts as \”aspersions\” before confirming them a day later.The episodes unraveled an effort by Allen to mend a reputation for racial
insensitivity that has pursued him through his steady rise from Palos Verdes
to college athlete, lawyer, state legislator, governor and, in 2000, U.S.
senator. Allen has, for example, had to explain his fondness for the Confederate
flag and the presence of a hangman's noose in his Charlottesville law office.In his first Senate term, he has taken three civil rights pilgrimages, co-sponsored
a resolution apologizing to lynching victims and their descendants, and proposed
allocating a half-billion dollars to historically black colleges.But \”macaca\” raises a question: Has Allen really evolved,
or did his true nature slip into public view?Allen, who denies using racist language, declined requests for an interview,
asking instead for written questions. By yesterday, his campaign had not provided
answers.
The Virginia race should be watched closely. It mirrors what's happening in
Tennessee, especially as we learn that it's George Allen's ad man that did
the Republican
Party race baiting against Harold Ford, Jr. No doubt Barack Obama is watching
them both as well.
As for Allen, he's gotten away with his racism for years. It's time to tear
the scab off of Virginia's past and let the wound heal. Because until we purge
the past we cannot move forward together. Electing
James Webb is a start.
Allen Responsible For \”Kill Whitey\” Graffiti Before a Game With
Majority-Black School. One morning while Allen was in high school, graffiti
reading \”Kill Whitey\” appeared on an outside school wall on the
day of a basketball game with the only majority-black school in the athletic
conference. Allen classmate Tim Good says that former students said Allen
was responsible. In 2000, Allen said there was an incident at school but declined
to discuss the details. \”I did something wrong when I was young that
I regret,\” he said.Allen Supported Segregationist Candidate. According to Roy Parks, Allen said
he had supported Edward Lane for Attorney General in 1977. Lane had been a
segregationist in the 1950s, an architect of Virginia's \”massive resistance\”
movement in which communities closed schools rather than comply with court
orders to integrate. \”When I questioned George further, he said that
Lane, like him, was an advocate for states' rights and was only a man of his
time,\” said Parks, who was stunned by Allen's admission.Allen Allegedly Stole Someone's Bike In High School. Allen classmate Tim Good
said he had to confront Allen after Good's little brother reported that Allen
had stolen his bicycle. \”George Allen was a big bully,\” said Good.
Allen denied stealing the bike, but Good said it reappeared at school the
next day.High School Teammate Says Allen Used Racial Slurs. Don Gause, Allen's high
school football teammate in California, said \”George was not what I would
call mainstream,\” adding that Allen used anti-black epithets and \”ran
with a group of guys off the football field\” who used the same language.UVA Teammate Said Macaca Footage \”Rang a Bell.\” Upon viewing the
Allen \”macaca\” video, Ed Sabornie, a former UVA football player
who knew Allen said, \”I saw how he looked, that attitude of condescension
and superiority. That rang a bell for me.\”
Refuse a Republican racist reelection. Come on, Virginia, you can do it. Support
James Webb.
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