If Geo. Allen treated the macaca moment as what it was..an irrelevant, unimportant statement instead of full apology he would have been fine.
Nope! Allen lost because he was out of touch with Virginians and Virginia values. As Governor, he instituted the most restrictive governmental control over local school curricula imaginable (called the Va. SOLs); as senator he was little more than a rubber stamp for "Double-PeeYew" Bush. In our state, long known for military heroes and military installations, he served not one day in uniform yet talked as if he were Audie Murphy. His only claim to fame was his old man's success as the coach of the Washington Redskins (he, himself, was a failure as a U Va. q.b. where he spent most of his time either fumbling or throwing interceptions and also filing for student excemptions during the Vietnam draft) His "macaca" moment was reflective of his general incompetence)
What does macaca mean? The only macaca I know of is spelled machaca. It’s an egg and beef dish.
Exactly!
The apology only added fuel to their attacks.
Frankly, I STILL don't know what the fuss was about!