Allen touts old world, not real one (from Richmond Times Dispatch)

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MICHAEL PAUL WILLIAMS
TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNIST

http://timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149190038109&path=%21news&s=1045855934842

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Or more like "Oh, snap!"

Allen, a child of Southern California privilege, has transformed himself into a cowboy-boot wearing snuff dipper with a curious ardor for the Confederacy.

His former collection of Confederate flags, his issuance as governor of a reverential Confederate History Month proclamation and his opposition as a state delegate to a Martin Luther King Jr. holiday had already convinced some folks that Allen has a heart of darkness.

The latest storm makes one wonder how someone with Allen's background can be so insensitive. His mother hails from Tunisia, in North Africa. Perhaps Allen could stake a claim as Virginia's first African-American senator.

Allen's record of racial and ethnic insensitivity leaves him unfit to lead the real Virginia, much less the real America.

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[Nay]

1. Ah, you posted this before I could get to it. I read it in the Richmond

paper. I love Michael Paul Williams -- I have written him several times to compliment him on certain pieces, and he always writes back to thank me. He's just a great guy.

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2. I need to email him; it was a good piece.

[kaygore]

3. Great read--thank you!

I sent him an email to this effect, too.