connecting*the*dots

Macaca! (bitch)

“Allen said he came to Virginia because he wanted to play football in a place where ‘blacks knew their place,’” said Dr. Ken Shelton, a white radiologist in North Carolina who played tight end for the University of Virginia football team when Allen was quarterback. “He used the N-word on a regular basis back then.”

…”Virginia Sen. George Allen apologized directly to S.R. Sidarth yesterday, telling the 20-year-old Democratic campaign staffer that he was sorry for offending him with remarks that have generated nationwide criticism for being racially insensitive.”…

Sen. George Felix Allen’s once-double-digit lead over James Webb has shriveled to three points — 48% to 45%. From an exclusive Survey USA poll run for WUSA-TV: “Allen has lost support across all demographic groups, but in particular, among younger voters, he has gone from Plus 23 to Minus 17, a swing of 40 points. In Southeastern VA, Allen has gone from a 2:1 lead to a tie, a 31-point swing.”

Sen. George Allen (R - VA) made his bed with his “macaca” remarks to a Virginia resident (who just happened to be of color). Well, some enterprising nerd has fitted Allen’s bed with a line of macaca t-shirts, mugs and mouse pads on CafePress. 30% of the profits go to Allen’s challenger in November, Jim Webb. Hate to say it, but this is the type of publicity the underfunded underdog was praying for.