Barbara Boxer, her opinion of George Allen:

[babylonsister]

It's a plea for money, but I like what she has to say.

By now you've probably heard about the remarks recently made by Senator George Allen at one of his campaign events, aimed at a young Democratic volunteer who was attending and videotaping the event.

As you can see in the video, Senator Allen calls this young Webb campaign volunteer of Indian descent "macaca," which means monkey, and is a racial epithet used in some European cultures for people with dark skin. And he doesn't use this term once, but twice. On top of that, Senator Allen tells him, "Welcome to America" as if he's some kind of outsider.

Well, this young Webb campaign volunteer has a name, and it's S.R. Sidarth. Senator Allen should have known this because Mr. Sidarth introduced himself to the Senator before the event. Mr. Sidarth is a student at the University of Virginia, and he's an American, born and raised in Virginia.

This is just one more example -- a very visible and disturbing one -- of how out of touch Senator Allen is. So far he has only offered a half-hearted apology to Mr. Sidarth, claiming he had no idea "macaca" was a racially charged term. The facts belie this explanation.

This feeble attempt at an apology is simply not good enough.

Let's send Senator Allen a strong message from our PAC for a Change community that America deserves better. If George Allen can't appreciate the diversity of Virginia, then he simply doesn't understand that this is what makes America so strong.

Stand up and reject Senator Allen's divisive politics -- Please contribute to Virginia Democratic nominee Jim Webb's campaign for U.S. Senate today!

http://www.actblue.com/page/boxer4webb

As you know, Democrats have a great shot at taking back the Senate this year. And even before George Allen's recent gaffe, Virginia has already been a huge potential pick-up opportunity, thanks to Democratic nominee Jim Webb.

Jim Webb is a decorated Marine, winner of the Navy Cross and two Purple Hearts, and former Secretary of the Navy. As a soldier, Jim was a legendary fighter. As a citizen, Jim has been a principled and persuasive leader. An early and frequent critic of the Bush Administration's foreign policy, Webb opposed President Bush's invasion of Iraq from the very beginning, while Sen. Allen has been the chief cheerleader of this war.

Please contribute $50, $25, or even $10 to Jim Webb as he takes on Senator George Allen to win back the Senate seat in Virginia!

http://www.actblue.com/page/boxer4webb

If Jim Webb wins on November 7th, there's no stopping us! With your help, Democrats can -- and will -- take back the Senate this fall.

In Friendship,



Barbara Boxer
U.S. Senator

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Whew! That subject line had me worried....................

Glad I read further.

[babylonsister]

3. LOL! Your mind is in the... I changed it.

:evilgrin:

[SaveElmer]

2. She's being too nice to him...

Felix is dumb as rocks and racist to boot...

He has had his entire political career handed to him on a silver platter...

He waltzes into the Governors office on the wave of the prosperous CLINTON economy...

And then beats a flawed and increasingly unpopular Chuck Robb...

Not to mention he wouldn't have gotten anywhere had his daddy not been a famous though HIGHLY overrated (like father like son) football coach for the Washington NFL team (don't like to use the name)

As with all faux cowboy, redneck chickenhawks, he grew up in with a silver spoon in his mouth(sound like anyone else we know and despise?)...and oh of course, somehow was able to avoid VietNam while working summers at a dude ranch!!!

[caligirl]

4. I hear allen's mother is or was French Moroccan and the word he used

is one he would have become familiar with through her. I heard this in Ed Schultz from a guy calling in last week.It's laughable that he would try to ignore his own history when its so well known.