...or should I say a complete jack-ass.
US Republican Senator George Allen has apologised for calling a man of Indian descent by a name which means monkey, saying he never meant to cause offence. Before Mr. Allen opens his big mouth again, maybe he should check out the definition of 'racist'.
Allen called SR Sidarth, who has been monitoring Mr Allen's re-election campaign for Democratic challenger Jim Webb, "Macaca" at a Republican rally.
"This fellow over here with the yellow shirt, Macaca, or whatever his name is, he's with my opponent," Mr Allen said.
Macaca is a genus of monkey which includes the macaque and reese.
Furtermore Allen showed how red his neck really was when he added "Let's give a welcome to Macaca here. Welcome to America and the real world of Virginia." Stupid, considering Mr. Sidarth was from Virginia.
On Monday, Mr Allen's spokesman, Dick Wadhams, said the name Macaca was a variation of Mohawk, a nickname Mr Allen's team of advisers had given the student because he had a Mohawk haircut.
But on Tuesday, Mr Allen, who is widely expected to try to run for president in 2008, said the name was "just made up" and that he had no idea the word referred to a monkey.
I'm not sure what dictionary Wadham read but I'm sure it's bookmarked at monkeys uncle.
Maybe Allen's campaign song should be 'Dueling Banjos' because all I see when I look at his picture is the mentally challenged kid from 'Deliverence'.
The kicker, in his younger years he wore a Confederate flag lapel pin in his high school yearbook photo and had the flag hanging in his living room.
Allen is my early favourite for 'loser of the year'.
Later,
Kenaz
