A SHITTY EXCUSE

According to Virginia Centrist, the Allen campaign has begun using the excuse that "caca" (slang for shit) is what Allen meant.

If George Allen thinks "shit" is an appropriate way to address the only minority in the crowd, then it's time for a resignation.

Update (NGB): The story keeps growing.  CNN has another story about the incident.  So far the Webb campaign couldn't have asked for a better response from the media.  Let's see if Allen's highly touted advisers can stop the bleeding.  They better stop it soon because this could have an even larger impact than NLS originally predicted.

Comments

Lets kick that Racist a-hole out of the Senate. I'm tired of being embarked by the thug that is my US Senator!

Embarrassed by the thug that is my US Senator, Excuse me.

[Not Don Rumsfeld]

Does shit happen? Yes, it does. Can we help it if shit happens? In my case, no. And I am being literal. Can I call I.Publius, Charles, Chadwick or others mohawka caca? Yes, but I might get calls from their mothers.

[John]

I used to think that NLS could provide some interesting election analysis. Now I think he is an irresponsible partisan hack who should apologize for fanning the flames of racial division for his own personal hangups. I have never seen such unfounded namecalling and hatred being promoted by someone who should know better.

[Virginia Centrist]

John -

I'm trying to find someone who wants to defend the shithead angle here. Your comments don't quite make the grade...try to focus on shitheads.

[furrycat]

Their excuses are getting lamer and lamer.

Allen speaks French and is something of a Francophile. There's no way he doesn't know macaca is used in French as a racial slur against people of North African descent -- i.e., people whose skin is darker than his.

Allen may publicly, or even privately, deny that he is a racist, but when the subconscious slips through like that, it's usually much more telling of the persons core beliefs.

[DukieDem]

John,
This story is all over the national news. I really don't think NLS is responsible for this story getting such widespread coverage. If you want to blame anyone, blame Senator Allen for his remarks.

The real Larry Sabato said it best "This may get blown out of proportion, but whose fault is that?"

[Jon]

So NLS, how much money you gotten this week from the Webb campaign?

[Virginia Centrist]

On the contrary, while the blame lies at Allen's feet, I think NLS has done a marvelous job promoting this story to the max with his high traffic blog.

It hasn't hurt that the Allen people keep giving us more ammunition.

[AllenisScrewed]

Jon,

You are going in the no voting vault along with Republitarian's Wife for stupid comments. I don't think NLS needs to be paid by Webb to show this story. Are you going to acccuse the Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC, the Daily Show, Virginia Pilot, RTD, and Roanoke Times of being in Webb's pocket too?

Allen is toast for 08. If he doesn't get his act together he'll be done for 06 too.

PS. All the Conservative bloggers who said Webb "wasn't ready for prime time", do you care to comment on your candidate's amatuer mistake? Or his campaign's horrific damage control? Can you manage to make it to your keyboard from the pool of your own tears?

Regardless of if this comment was racist, it shows that Allen may not be the disciplined, finely tuned campaigner you all thought he was. I guess bending over for Bush negativley affects your campaign skills.

[furrycat]

John, why don't you defend Allen's lame "shithead" excuse and stop trying to change the topic?

Allen hasn't apologized to Sidarth. Anyone with a sincere conscience would pick up a phone and make a direct apology to Sidarth. Not so for Allen.

[John]

Just because the liberal news media says something doesnt make it true. I never heard the term macaca before and I doubt that 99% of the American people or Senator Allen have ever heard it before.

All you are doing is spreading a racist term around in your desire to destroy someone's political career.

Virginians believe in acting like gentlemen in politics. And I hardly think this discussion has lived up to the standards of what we should expect here.

Please leave your bitterness and hatred out of politics and examine your own self before casting stones.

THIS MAKES TOTAL SENSE!

CACA is shit!

The Mu was Allen trying to make it sound Muslim like Muhammad.

Then he leads on video into the "War on Terror"

HE WAS CALLING THE GUY "MUSLIM SHIT"!!!!!!!

[Not Joan Baker Washburn]

This is awesome. Caca, that's what mommies call baby poop, "now little Johnnie mommy said please don't play with your caca."

[Robb]

"Virginians believe in acting like gentlemen in politics."

How gentlemanly has George Allen behaved? Does he live up to your standards, John?

[plunge]

"Just because the liberal news media says something doesnt make it true. I never heard the term macaca before and I doubt that 99% of the American people or Senator Allen have ever heard it before."

That's exactly the point. This is exactly what's so damning to Allen: because the slur is so obscure that it can't be a coincidence he's one of the very few people that has a background that would have had him know what it means.

[TMU]

John:

So, Allen was gentlemanly? That's an interesting interpretation.

I agree that Allen could have picked up the darned phone and called the kid to apologize. But that would require balls and a certain level of decency.

You all are unhinged. Take a breath and look outside. It's a beautiful day in Virginia.

[Jon]

Allenisscrewed - come on Jim, shouldn't you be out campaigning instead of writing on blogs? Maybe this is why you are 20 points down, oh i'm sorry, 18...my bad....

[Not Ted Stevens]

Hmm...
What's all this ruckus!!!
Who awoke me from sleep in my system of tubes...
That young go-getter Allen you say...
Called a young indian fella a Mo-ca-ca ya say...
Why we have Mocaca indians up here for sure, I believe they and the eskimos live peacefully together, right next to the Mopupu tribe.
Well..until they're kicked off so that I can build our new oilfield/military base/theme park/golf course
I've thoughtfully named it
The Emporer Ted Stevens National Monument and Rest Stop Park and Nature Preserve

I'm off to take the tubes to work,
NDR, I hope we're still on for shuttlecock

Emporer Ted Stevens
"Moving Enormous amounts of material, enormous amounts of material, to Alaska every day."

[AllenisScrewed]

Well it was actually 16 'shithead'. And no other poll had Webb anywhere near that far away.

[Next GOP Blogger's Spin]

Caca is a good thing! I eat it every day for breakfast. It's great on mashed potatoes and even better mixed in with milk and icecream. You liberal extremists would know that if you visited the real america.

A Month or so ago a conservative blogger commented that when the Webb campaign was a little stuck in the mud, hearing the Webbies spin that things were great sounded like the guy at the end of Animal House at the parade screaming "All is Well! All is Well!"

All is Well is now Allen's campaign slogan.

[Jon]

AllenisScrewed -

Yikes, easy on the coffee there young lad. I truly am sorry, you are right, it was 16 points. I was TOTALLY EXAGGERATING and STRETCHING there with 18 points. Mabye this is why Dems lose just about every election. No sense of the big picture and way way way too emotional!

Ano 3:43 you are exactly right. Its a beautiful day, lets enjoy it!!

[Not Don Rumsfeld]

NTS we are airlifting massive amounts of caca to your state at this moment. Consider it a gentlemanly gift.