8.27.2006
8.17.2006
So yeh. David Cross once said "Not all Republicans are racists. Just the people they elect to represent them are".
George Allen is a U.S. Senator. And a racist.
Now that's the corporate media's coverage.
The interesting part is this my friends:
Summary: In reporting on Sen. George Allen's use of the racially derogatory word "macaca" to refer to one of his opponent's campaign volunteers and his claim not to know what the term means or why he used it, the majority of media outlets left out a fact that might shed light on the claim's veracity -- Allen's mother was born and raised in Tunisia, a former French colony in North Africa, as Allen has repeatedly noted in the past.
-Media Matters-
(also the raw youtube link)
George Allen is a U.S. Senator. And a racist.
Now that's the corporate media's coverage.
The interesting part is this my friends:
Summary: In reporting on Sen. George Allen's use of the racially derogatory word "macaca" to refer to one of his opponent's campaign volunteers and his claim not to know what the term means or why he used it, the majority of media outlets left out a fact that might shed light on the claim's veracity -- Allen's mother was born and raised in Tunisia, a former French colony in North Africa, as Allen has repeatedly noted in the past.
-Media Matters-
(also the raw youtube link)
