He said it himself, "Welcome to the real Virginia." I'm from Louisiana and I know racism, and this state is dripping with racism. Black Virginians are crazy for staying in that state.
This guy is sick and seriously disturbed! Maybe an argument can be made about the confederate flag, but a fucking noose in your office. What normal person does that
Lmao @ the idea that he "made it up" when even here in Belgium an almost identical-sounding word has been used as a slur for foreign (often Moroccan/Arab) people as long as I can remember
What you don't understand is that macaca is a slur used in West Africa. Coincidentally, George Allen's mother is from West Africa. Tunisia used to be a French colony, and macaca is what some French colonialists referred to the native Tunisians. Is it simply a coincidence that George Allen says a slur that is used in his mothers birth country? Did he just make up, as he said he did, a word that happens to be a pejorative to a land he has links to?
"macaque" is a type of monkey in french, and a derogatory word used by former french colonists for the darker skinned natives in the places they conquered. George Allen's mother was French Tunisian and would have known this and likely passed that onto him. It's not just "considered" racist, it IS racist.
Tim Russert was killed by the Allen campaign for his impudence. They fed him a cyanide-laced jelly-doughnut, and he keeled over and die-ed with a massive heart-attack. Notice no 'presstitutes' ask any direct questions of the current candidates like this? The message got across.
I just don't even get this excuse. "Yeah, I just made up a name for this guy that sounded vaguely foreign, and by total coincidence he looks foreign - I totally wasn't trying to point out his being ethnically different from most of the people in the room. I would have called an Irish guy macaca!"
this is jUST like Rick Santorum saying black people and then saying "ohhh no no i said blah people" ......... The G.O.P needs to see that evolution is taking place.....evolution of ideas.
@wattzoo It was not a "mispronunciation of a last name", it was completely made up - the guy's last name was Sidarth and Allen didn't know it anyway. And your claim that Senator Allen is not fluent in Arabic is not quite correct - while he may not be fluent, his mother is an Arab from Tunisia. Surely it's not too hard to imagine that a child might learn an insulting word in his mother's native tongue, even if he doesn't speak the language?
Shadowsniper689 - i am originally from New Kent and i have made sure my family that is still there has seen all this garbage + all the other stuff, the noose, the confed flag, etc. i know some of them have voted for him in the past, i think i got through to them this time. GOOD LUCK to all ya'll at home on the 7th!
So George Allen wants us to believe that he just made up Macaca, and it just so happens to be a racial slur in his mother's language. This proves that when George Allen is in a hole, he keeps on digging.
@wattzoo lol, no, he did not become a popular and successful governor and senator by being racist. He lost it by being racist. (And of course your lies continue. Sidarth was not a "mean-spirited heckler" and he certainly did not interrupt Mr. Allen, because he didn't say a single word as his video shows. Allen specifically pointed him out because he was videotaping the speech for the opposing campaign. You again are claiming something that George Allen himself has NEVER said.)
Nicely put, Mr. Anus. It's much more honest to acknowledge his comments and their potential impact rather than to just dismiss them as being unimportant or harmless. I, also don't think his comments are deplorable, but certainly worth mentioning.
Its a shame, Im Indian born here, and consider myself an American like anyone else. And these type of people alway wants to push us away. Im glad that I never really had to deal with these type of people in New York..
well Jim Webb didn't have a clean record, he had some views against women's service in the military, i know he was a Vietnam Vet and his son is serving in Iraq.
With all honesty, people, and let's forget about any political affiliations for a second. This guy has proudly endorsed the confederate flag, which represented everything that the current USA fought against. We're not talking about a slip of the tongue here, we're talking about a person who wants to take the country back to slavery!
@ImTheSecretSquare I know he's not a racist and am not offended by a mis-pronounced word or name. His record speaks for itself. And so does that of those for whom you have voted. He believes in minorities and their abilities to do well. And that is an abomination to the left who want those for whom they say he is racist against to have them not think for themselves and be cared for and thought for because they think they're too stupid to do for themselves. George is a first class leader!
I have to say I never thought @ coach Allen the same again after listening to this - he raised a racist son so I have to question what type of man he was…
He gave a compelling statement on the confederate flag and why he then realized what it represents. We all have made a ton of stupid mistakes--- I'd hate to have a camera follow me around--- and politicians are held up as icons requiring them to seem "strong" opinionated" etc. Good luck to you Mr. Allen, now spend the rest of your days fighting oppression and please endorse Hilary.
@sloppyjoes7 look mate it is not whether people have heard it or not, it is that he comes from a french background and knows fully well it is an insult, and he used it. THAT IS WRONG
The 2006 Senate Race marked the end of George Allen's political career. Doesnt Allen know Indo-Americans represent the wealthiest ethnic group in America?
This is an outstanding contrast between Republican and Democratic sensibilities. Notice how Webb sits their patiently and allowing Allen to speak, without chiming in every 5 seconds to defend himself, like conservatives typically do? That is is a sign of higher intelligence. Also, note how Allen keeps making excuses for his ignorance?
@fluffysalt You have no proof of that. They did not even know what that phrase is. How many people there spoke Arabic dialects? NONE. He thought that was the guy's name. And you know he would not have said that had he known if it was considered an insult in that Arabic tongue. It most likely even isn't a bad word, but they twisted it to make it that. And Palin, Jindal and Romney are popular and successful, unlike B. O. - the guy you voted for.
Jesus said, "Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaketh." The problem with racists is they don't even realize it. It's like a person saying, "I know I'm not crazy."
@wattzoo By the way, on this same ridiculous idea that revenues go up when taxes are decreased, United States revenue in 2000, the year we had the surplus, was 20.6% of GDP - after Bush's massive tax cuts, by 2004 revenues had dropped to 16.2% of GDP. Reagan took in 19.6% of GDP in 1981 - by 1984 it was 17.3%. Another fun fact - Obama is the first Democrat (outside of WW2) to run a deficit of 4% GDP or more, while Bush was the fifth Republican (and the second Bush!) to do so.
@hanros98 He didn't know it was an insult. If he knew it was a slur, do you really believe he'd use the word in public? The audacity of those who claim to read minds is astounding. No, you cannot read minds. So stop claiming you can.
Most of Virigina is just fine. It's more liberal than many former "union" states. West Virginia for instance fought for the North and now you see sooooo many confederate flags flown there. I live here in a diverse as hell community with more oppression or racism than anywhere else. Also I believe many regions of the Netherlands have issues with foreigners as well. Finally I don't think it's too fair to stereotype. e.g. Conclude that all of the former confederate states are racist.
Rambro, i don't think GW is paying for his mistakes. We are, the troops in Iraq are and all the innocent men, women and children in Iraq are. That SOB is a millionaire and will retire to his fat government pension and millions he has gotten from the saudis
@sloppyjoes7 hahahahaha reading minds nice one, his mother is from french tunisia where this insult was used against blacks, it has obviously passed on
southwest va is a very inclusive culture. haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...oh, he was serious...
@131488wolf131488 Educated people world wide look past race/religion/social status and antiquities like that . A politician must be a well informed and educated person and George Allen is definitely not one.
Yes, he is a liar. His mother is French-Tunesian. He knew exactly what that word meant when he said it. He counted on the hayseeds not knowing it. Dumb is as dumb does.
cuatb9, you're full of it. I had never heard that word before and I doubt you had either. Period. This was not something secretly caught on tape. Allen called the kid that because he thought his name or nickname was something similar to that.
He said it himself, "Welcome to the real Virginia." I'm from Louisiana and I know racism, and this state is dripping with racism. Black Virginians are crazy for staying in that state.
wow - what a liar. he didn't just "make up a word" that already exists
“It’s a meritocracy, it’s a level playing field”
Bane voice: “Ohh really? Then why are you people here?”
Bored Macaque Yacht Club? Calling it now
Translation; Yes, I'm a racist but I have to deny it in order to win the election thus I have to speak in ambiguous & coded terms.
Dog whistle anyone?
This guy is sick and seriously disturbed! Maybe an argument can be made about the confederate flag, but a fucking noose in your office. What normal person does that
Lmao @ the idea that he "made it up" when even here in Belgium an almost identical-sounding word has been used as a slur for foreign (often Moroccan/Arab) people as long as I can remember
he got caught. he didnt make a mistake. to think this guy was once considered presidential material.
Tim Russert was one of the BEST interviewer's ever.
Tim was the man. I wish I had seen more of his interviews but it was always on too early on Sunday mornings.
He is saying this with a smirk
Imagine what would happen if Donald Trump said this?
NOTHING
You must be joking. They jump on Trump for saying the sky is blue.
they've tried to destroy Trump for saying much less.
What you don't understand is that macaca is a slur used in West Africa. Coincidentally, George Allen's mother is from West Africa. Tunisia used to be a French colony, and macaca is what some French colonialists referred to the native Tunisians.
Is it simply a coincidence that George Allen says a slur that is used in his mothers birth country? Did he just make up, as he said he did, a word that happens to be a pejorative to a land he has links to?
"macaque" is a type of monkey in french, and a derogatory word used by former french colonists for the darker skinned natives in the places they conquered. George Allen's mother was French Tunisian and would have known this and likely passed that onto him. It's not just "considered" racist, it IS racist.
Whether he's lying or not, his ramble is really convincing.
This guy is so FOS!
Yeah but he was right about that dot with the camera
Tim Russert was killed by the Allen campaign for his impudence. They fed him a cyanide-laced jelly-doughnut, and he keeled over and die-ed with a massive heart-attack. Notice no 'presstitutes' ask any direct questions of the current candidates like this? The message got across.
I just don't even get this excuse. "Yeah, I just made up a name for this guy that sounded vaguely foreign, and by total coincidence he looks foreign - I totally wasn't trying to point out his being ethnically different from most of the people in the room. I would have called an Irish guy macaca!"
George Allen is ridiculous.
Wtf is this guy on?
"Countries 6-7 times our population" Even China is only 4-5 times the US population.
this is jUST like Rick Santorum saying black people and then saying "ohhh no no i said blah people" .........
The G.O.P needs to see that evolution is taking place.....evolution of ideas.
hello I know fuck me lol
His explanation sounds like "macacah!"
@wattzoo It was not a "mispronunciation of a last name", it was completely made up - the guy's last name was Sidarth and Allen didn't know it anyway. And your claim that Senator Allen is not fluent in Arabic is not quite correct - while he may not be fluent, his mother is an Arab from Tunisia. Surely it's not too hard to imagine that a child might learn an insulting word in his mother's native tongue, even if he doesn't speak the language?
BAYC
You know someone fucked up when an interview looks like a trial. How did this guy almost win? Also ,RIP Tim Russert, best news anchor ever.
Allen OWNED!
Surprisingly tough interview and half-decent journalism...
All that stuttering and shifting
Very trustworthy
"I apologize for being a jackass."
Shadowsniper689 - i am originally from New Kent and i have made sure my family that is still there has seen all this garbage + all the other stuff, the noose, the confed flag, etc. i know some of them have voted for him in the past, i think i got through to them this time. GOOD LUCK to all ya'll at home on the 7th!
George Allen, you have brought shame on your father.
No country has "6-7 times the population of America"...
dim witty Macacaland has 10 times the population
Tim Russert rocks! Period!!! May he RIP.
a person who has to over explain themselves, is always guilty.
Not always
This makes me feel sorry for the future of this country.
What do you think now
That's what I wanted to hear. He's lucky Chris Matthews let him off the hook on that one.
i agree , using racial slave terms are never ok :(
Thank you my sentiments exactly he is full of it.
So George Allen wants us to believe that he just made up Macaca, and it just so happens to be a racial slur in his mother's language.
This proves that when George Allen is in a hole, he keeps on digging.
Gaffe? A moment when truth peeks through a tear in the curtain.
I voted for George Allen today. I wanted to see if he will embarrass himself again.
@wattzoo lol, no, he did not become a popular and successful governor and senator by being racist.
He lost it by being racist.
(And of course your lies continue. Sidarth was not a "mean-spirited heckler" and he certainly did not interrupt Mr. Allen, because he didn't say a single word as his video shows. Allen specifically pointed him out because he was videotaping the speech for the opposing campaign. You again are claiming something that George Allen himself has NEVER said.)
It's hilarious that such a thing made him fall from possible presidential candidate to former senator.
Nicely put, Mr. Anus. It's much more honest to acknowledge his comments and their potential impact rather than to just dismiss them as being unimportant or harmless. I, also don't think his comments are deplorable, but certainly worth mentioning.
Its a shame, Im Indian born here, and consider myself an American like anyone else. And these type of people alway wants to push us away. Im glad that I never really had to deal with these type of people in New York..
It's amazing. One comment, one gaffe, and the entire course of history could be significantly different.
Why would anyone want to take away a humans right to discriminate. If he wants to be a racist, then by all means, let him.
well Jim Webb didn't have a clean record, he had some views against women's service in the military, i know he was a Vietnam Vet and his son is serving in Iraq.
but we are the ones who elect these leaders... what does that say?
With all honesty, people, and let's forget about any political affiliations for a second. This guy has proudly endorsed the confederate flag, which represented everything that the current USA fought against. We're not talking about a slip of the tongue here, we're talking about a person who wants to take the country back to slavery!
@ImTheSecretSquare I know he's not a racist and am not offended by a mis-pronounced word or name. His record speaks for itself. And so does that of those for whom you have voted. He believes in minorities and their abilities to do well. And that is an abomination to the left who want those for whom they say he is racist against to have them not think for themselves and be cared for and thought for because they think they're too stupid to do for themselves. George is a first class leader!
I really miss the great Tim Russert.
@hanros98
So, prior to Allen saying it, YOU KNEW what "macaca" meant?
@hanros98
I think you exaggerate the number of people who had ever heard "macaca" used as an insult. I think those who had head of it were rare.
He can't be racist. He grew up as the son of the famous football coach of the "REDSKINS!!!"
If you look up "hypocrite" in the dictionary, George Allen is listed as a prime example.
I have to say I never thought @ coach Allen the same again after listening to this - he raised a racist son so I have to question what type of man he was…
Yes, George Allen, we know your record. That's why you lost. Webb is by far the finer man. Period.
I am from Virginia and am supporting George Allen. This "macaca" incident is much ado about nothing.
I hope the Republicans retain control of the House and the Senate. So that we can repeal the 22nd Amendment. One Party One America One Power!
He gave a compelling statement on the confederate flag and why he then realized what it represents. We all have made a ton of stupid mistakes--- I'd hate to have a camera follow me around--- and politicians are held up as icons requiring them to seem "strong" opinionated" etc. Good luck to you Mr. Allen, now spend the rest of your days fighting oppression and please endorse Hilary.
@sloppyjoes7 look mate it is not whether people have heard it or not, it is that he comes from a french background and knows fully well it is an insult, and he used it. THAT IS WRONG
This was in 2006 y’all.. I was 13
look at him apologize with a smirk and an arched brow.
Hollywood this, Hollywood that. Isn't Allen originally from Los Angeles?
@hanros98
Allen said he made the word up. You are calling him a liar because of where his mom is from? That's not proof. That's just random guessing.
can he explain the fuckin' noose?
The 2006 Senate Race marked the end of George Allen's political career. Doesnt Allen know Indo-Americans represent the wealthiest ethnic group in America?
This is an outstanding contrast between Republican and Democratic sensibilities. Notice how Webb sits their patiently and allowing Allen to speak, without chiming in every 5 seconds to defend himself, like conservatives typically do? That is is a sign of higher intelligence. Also, note how Allen keeps making excuses for his ignorance?
oh please please please let GEORGE ALLEN be the front- runner in for the Republicans in 2012.
Aged well
I do not hate Allen, but I am glad that his ethnic slur came back to haunt him.
i live in va, and i hate that guy. i am soooooo glad he isn't our senator
This Allen guy needs a meeting with my fist.
@fluffysalt You have no proof of that. They did not even know what that phrase is. How many people there spoke Arabic dialects? NONE. He thought that was the guy's name. And you know he would not have said that had he known if it was considered an insult in that Arabic tongue. It most likely even isn't a bad word, but they twisted it to make it that. And Palin, Jindal and Romney are popular and successful, unlike B. O. - the guy you voted for.
Jesus said, "Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaketh." The problem with racists is they don't even realize it. It's like a person saying, "I know I'm not crazy."
@SaoriRocks No. You're thinking of Nancy Peolsi.
@wattzoo By the way, on this same ridiculous idea that revenues go up when taxes are decreased, United States revenue in 2000, the year we had the surplus, was 20.6% of GDP - after Bush's massive tax cuts, by 2004 revenues had dropped to 16.2% of GDP. Reagan took in 19.6% of GDP in 1981 - by 1984 it was 17.3%.
Another fun fact - Obama is the first Democrat (outside of WW2) to run a deficit of 4% GDP or more, while Bush was the fifth Republican (and the second Bush!) to do so.
@hanros98
He didn't know it was an insult. If he knew it was a slur, do you really believe he'd use the word in public? The audacity of those who claim to read minds is astounding. No, you cannot read minds. So stop claiming you can.
Why does watching this video make my head explode?
what does that word mean for real?
man this guy has the worst excuses to get out of trouble and im sure these comments hurt him further
Most of Virigina is just fine. It's more liberal than many former "union" states. West Virginia for instance fought for the North and now you see sooooo many confederate flags flown there. I live here in a diverse as hell community with more oppression or racism than anywhere else. Also I believe many regions of the Netherlands have issues with foreigners as well. Finally I don't think it's too fair to stereotype. e.g. Conclude that all of the former confederate states are racist.
Rambro, i don't think GW is paying for his mistakes. We are, the troops in Iraq are and all the innocent men, women and children in Iraq are. That SOB is a millionaire and will retire to his fat government pension and millions he has gotten from the saudis
George Allen=typical conservative Republican.
George Allen was literally born in WHITIEr, California, U.S.
maybe mccain will make a mistake like this...
Wow. this is incredulous.
Good riddance to BAD rubbish!!
lol Cause having a confederate flag in the south is rebellious
George Macaca Allen
@sloppyjoes7 hahahahaha reading minds nice one, his mother is from french tunisia where this insult was used against blacks, it has obviously passed on
southwest va is a very inclusive culture. haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...oh, he was serious...
Boo he can not even lie that well. How is this guy a politician?
Much ado about nothing.
@131488wolf131488 Educated people world wide look past race/religion/social status and antiquities like that . A politician must be a well informed and educated person and George Allen is definitely not one.
Missing Tim all the time.
He's a gonner! And the world is a better place.
RIP Tim
Yes, he is a liar. His mother is French-Tunesian. He knew exactly what that word meant when he said it. He counted on the hayseeds not knowing it. Dumb is as dumb does.
cuatb9, you're full of it. I had never heard that word before and I doubt you had either. Period. This was not something secretly caught on tape. Allen called the kid that because he thought his name or nickname was something similar to that.