Why Aren't Senator Allen's Pants on Fire?
An extremely credible woman, Pat Waring, has come forward as yet another person confirming that George Allen used the "n-word" in the 1970s. She remembers George Allen putting on red shoes while he was giving a speech full of the use of the "n-word", just before a rugby game her husband coached. That's a significant amount of specific detail. (If they could break down her story it would be here: Red shoes are rare; they've always been rare. Even in the 1970s, proof could be found as to whether he had such a pair of shoes, for instance. Allen's camp is not offering any.) The reasons these stories are important are two-fold: It reflects on his basic character, particularly when set against numerous mutually contradictory stories regarding the "macaca" flap, and the apparent anti-Semitism reflected in his denial of his mother's Jewish origins, and his mutually contradictory stories trying to explain that. It seems like whatever his racial issues, they are not a thing of the past. But of nearly equal importance is the question of his honesty, or rather, his lack thereof.
It seems like George Allen's picture should be set against the classic politician joke:
"How can you tell a politician is lying?"
"His lips are moving."
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