This is on the recommende list, but the story is getting bigger. Washington Post
just filed this report
S.R. Sidarth, a senior at the University of Virginia, had been trailing Allen with a video camera to document his travels and speeches for the Webb campaign. During a campaign speech Friday in Breaks, Virginia, near the Kentucky border, Allen singled out Sidarth and called him a word that sounded like "Macaca."
"This fellow here over here with the yellow shirt, Macaca, or whatever his name is. He's with my opponent. He's following us around everywhere. ...
"Lets give a welcome to Macaca, here. Welcome to America and the real world of Virginia," said Allen, who then began talking about the "war on terror."
In an interview, Sidarth said he suspects Allen singled him out because he was the only non-white face in the audience, which he estimated included about 100 Republican supporters.
Wadhams said Allen campaign staffers had begun calling Sidarth "mohawk" because of a haircut Wadhams said the Webb staffer has. "Macaca was just a variation of that," Wadhams said.
He said Allen's comment welcoming Sidarth "to America" was not an insult. "Welcome to the real world. Welcome to Virginia. That's all that was," Wadhams said.
Kristian Denny Todd, a Webb spokeswoman, said the campaign wants to know what Allen meant by Macaca.
"We would like Senator Allen to tell us exactly what he means by the comment," Todd said.
Depending on how you spell it, the name Allen gave Sidarth means different things.
If spelled M-a-c-a-c-a, the term refers to a species of monkeys in the Eastern Hemisphere. "Is he saying Sidarth is a monkey?" Todd asked.
Not Larry Sabato blog has more...
UPDATE #3- Here's the full story. Video up later (it's property of the Webb campaign, so they are the hold up on the actual video).
Jim Webb hired a tracker to go around and videotape George Allen at all public events ike all campaigns do.
The tracker's parents are from India, but he was born and raised here. He is an American citizen.
His name is Saddarth.
But since he looks brown, George Allen decided to make some comments during a speech at the Breaks.
The exchange went something like this....
"The Webb campaign has sent that young man Mukakkah in the back. Let's give Mukakkah a round of applause and welcome him to America".
Welcome an American citizen to America? Because he is brown? And what in the world does Mukakkah mean?
Here's a hint on what Allen was trying to say.
UPDATE #4- This is getting bigger and bigger. Republicans are starting to distance themselves from Allen. Smart move.
UPDATE #5- WaPo has a story.
Without doubt, George Allen is a notorious racist. He is freepers' best hope for a racist president. He is the exact carbon copy of George Bush, no substance, all cow-boy swaggering.
But after these missteps including his recent abortion pill scandal, you have to wonder whether he's ready for prime time.
We need to bury him.