Recent debates in the Virginia Senate race has shown George Allen to be someone radical conservatives and neo-confederates cannot count own. Whether it was George Allen's open disdain for the rebel flag on Meet the Press, or his tirade yesterday supporting the idea of separation of church and state, George Allen has forgotten those values that helped him win elections for so long: theocratic dreams for America and investment in a time machine so that he could help the Confederacy gain a victory at Gettysburg. I applaud this recent change of opinion, but then again I am a proud liberal.
I just wonder how his recent change is going over in, as George Allen calls it, "Real Virginia". How are those people responding to recent comments like...
"But I've also seen, over the years, talking and listening and learning and growing, that that flag, to African-Americans, represents repression, segregation and violence against them. And I would never want to have anything to insult or offend someone, and so that's why I would not be utilizing that flag, because that's not who I am, and I would never want to have that image or, or harmful impact on fellow human beings who I want to make sure are part of team America"
Meet the Press - Sept. 17th
I for one applaud George Allen for saying that the Rebel Flag is a bad thing, but this is an election year and full advantage of his position should be taken. We need to make sure, by whisper campaign, that the folks in western and southern Virginia know what George Allen stands for: hating the rebel flag, telling James Dobson and Pat Robertson to stay out of politics, and speaking French.
If ever there was ammunition to keep Allen's base home on Election Day, this is it.