Hi Tommy:

Slow news day I see. Better luck tomorrow.

The beauty of this whole macaca controversy is that had the Washington Post not written a front page story about it every day leading up to the election, no one would have ever know what macaca meant. It was almost like the post realized that no one was offended by his comment so they went out of their way to make sure people were offended by it. Hmph! That’s just crazy talk on a Thursday I’m sure. I mean, the post is totally impartial; they would never use their ‘news’ paper as a way to destroy a candidate they didn’t like. They are above that, I mean, they must be above that – considering the way they like to go after FOX News for being bias, they wouldn’t be hypocrites….would they?…. I know, just crazy talk on a Thursday morning.

Yeah. Stupid Washington Post for covering a Senator using a racial slur!

A racial slur that no one had ever heard of. Like I said, if no one was offended, they made sure people were.

Zakk, that was the whole point of using that slur. Allen thought he was cute, thought he could get away with it. And your focus on WaPo is a tad narrow. The macaca story was everywhere.

Even before the backstory on the word came out, Allen’s intent was clear, to mock the foreigner, who was actually a native Virginian.

How can some of you defend the use of racial slur because “no one had ever heard of” it? How idiotic and hateful is that?

Answer: very.

Tommy, so you’re telling me that you know his intent? That’s impressive; do you also read palms for $5?
I recently used the term ‘mook’, to be honest with you, I don’t know the orgins of the term but I heard someone else use it and I thought it sounded like a good description of someone. It had a nice ring to it. What is my intent when using that term to describe someone? Am I using it to call someone an idiot or am I trying to get away with using an offensive racial slur? How sneaky am I?

If someone tags a subway with a racial slur in ‘sandscript’, who really gets offended? Answer: No One

And, my view on the Post pushing this story is not narrow, it’s honest. They published one story about it, got little to no reaction, so they published another, and then another, then another until there was ‘outrage’ and people were offended. It’s hack journalism. We see it all the time from both sides and I always find it ridiculous.

Yeah, Zakk, I’m telling you I know his intent. It’s not palm reading, it’s video-watching. It’s WHAT HE SAID. As for WaPo, I didn’t read a single story about it in that paper, yet I managed to hear about it.

OK, so you knew what he meant in his head and heart. You are amazing.

In my head and heart I believe you to be a disingenuous liar. You didn’t read ONE STORY about it in the post. I believe the intent of your last post was to be untruthful. Sounds like you were trying to lie. That is your intent. Hey! Look at that, I can do it to.

$5 intent reading provided by Tommy Christopher.

JunkJunk says:
December 10, 2009 at 10:34 am

How can you defend slurs by those on the left? Oh that’s right… it’s just political BS. But as you asked, “How idiotic and hateful is that?”

The WAPO really went after George Allen, just like they really went after Michael Steele when he was running for Senator. Just like they tried to go after the NEW Governor of Virginia, but this time it didn’t work. Kind of like the NYTimes posted a link to the Palin emails that were hacked, but refused to do so for the climategate emails, because they were gotten “illegally” or somethng according to the NYTimes.

Van Jones intent was clear on those video’s as well. Perhaps in a few years Van Jones will be a jeopardy answer as well “who was the Obama czar who was a self avowed commie and a 9/11 truther”?

So a white Virginian politician used an obscure term employed by French colonials in Northern Africa in reference to an Indian-American three years ago, and we are supposed to be outraged by this?

I was recently in Amish country and a Pennsylvania-Dutchman referred to me as “English”, and I am of mainland-European extraction!! I have been slandered!!!

Zakk,

the method by which people convey what is in their heads and hearts is to say it with their mouths. That’s what Allen did. His words speak for themselves.

So much fun to see the rightwingers say that a racial slur doesn’t matter. I’m no Bill Maher fan, but his formulation of “If you’re a Republican, that doesn’t mean you’re racist. But if you’re racist, you’re probably a Republican” seems to ring true here.

It’s news — big, legitimate news — every time an elected official — especially a sitting U.S. Senator running for re-election — uses a racial slur to describe someone. Yet apparently the wingnuts say it’s no big deal, because it’s obscure/a WaPo smear job/wasn’t offensive. News flash: racial intolerance is offensive, and especially so when a public figure — one who campaigned on “values” — uses it as a weapon. (I bet the 101st Fighting Keyboard Corps is about to say now that I’m being intolerant of bigots, since they have a right to express their hate speech….)

It doesn’t matter if it’s an “obscure term employed by French colonials in Northern Africa” or if it was “a racial slur that no one had ever heard of.” The use of a slur by a candidate for higher office is outrageous and unacceptable, no matter who says it, what word they use, or whether or not YOU’VE heard of the word. (and for the wingnuts, yes, I’m including Dems in that characterization. I have no love for Jesse Jackson or anyone else who campaigns using slurs.) Allen was clearly attempting to denigrate Sidarth — interesting etymology of “denigrate” there, from the Latin for “to blacken” — which was the problem, and it was apparent regardless of whether you didn’t know what “macaca” meant, or whether (like Allen) your Francophone mother who grew up in Tunisia taught you the word.

@ vidiot
“But if you’re racist, you’re probably a Republican” seems to ring true here.”

I recall the media stating that it was not such a big deal when Jesse Jackson referred to NY City as “Hymie-Town”, or when Candidate Obama mentioned his grandmother was a “Typical” white person. Thus, you are racist Republican because the Dems do not get the same treatment. Curious how it works out that way.

“yes, I’m including Dems in that characterization. I have no love for Jesse Jackson or anyone else who campaigns using slurs.”

You may not, but the media has shown that they do.

ah, yes, the monolithic media. “The media” includes everything from Mother Jones to National Review, from Glenn Beck to the World Socialist Website, from Prisonplanet to Salon to Pacifica. And everyone, but everyone, that works in “the media” thinks the same things and promulgates the same ideas.

And you’re commenting on a site like Mediaite?

But thanks for engaging my comment, though.