George Allen Gets The Joebituaries Treatment
August 16, 2006 at 9:44 am
Two consecutive front-page Washington Post stories merits Sen. George Allen (R-VA) “Joebituary” status – the Post writing on the front page about a Senator’s re-election prospects seemingly in the past tense, like it did to Joe Lieberman. Of course, Allen probably deserves the attention given the Post’s massive readership numbers and influence in Virginia. Still, where was this scrutiny when Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) had his dust-up with Indian-Americans?
Biden’s not a home-town Senator, you say? Hey, have you seen Delaware’s Rehoboth Beach in the summer? It’s all DC insiders!
Meanwhile, as we reach clarity on two main points – (1) Allen was wrong wrong wrong to call someone a macaca; and (2) what is a macaca? — perhaps the following might be the answer: Allen wasn’t really saying Jim Webb’s guy was a macaca. He misspoke when comparing him to Hawaii Democratic Sen. Daniel Akaka.
Jacky Mason said,
August 16, 2006 @ 1:14 pm
No! No! No! He called him an alter kaker…..
FirstState said,
August 16, 2006 @ 6:01 pm
Right on, ExMo! Even us Rehoboth Beach locals read the Post, man! Heck, we’ve even got Post employees as members at the Rehoboth Beach Country Club, for crying out loud. How much more hometown can you get?