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AP on Yahoo ^ | 8/28/06 | Erin Texeira - ap

[AirForceBrat23]

Just out of curiosity, how it a mispronunciation if the guy's name is "S. R. Sidarth" and Allen said "macaca"? If Allen had been talking to Senator Akaka, that would be believable. This Sidarth guy's name is nowhere close.

(FYI - I have no idea if Allen knew that "macaca" is an insult in some countries - no reason to believe he knew.)

[SWAMPSNIPER]

"Hey I'm proud to be a swamp dwelling redneck".

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Me too, never could figure how anyone so dumb they had to hire a plumber could look down on me!
Thing is, the GOP is stuck with an arrogant, elitist, and condescending faction, of urban hineyholes, and we'd best get over it!
I'm a REPUBLICAN, and if you ain't here after what I'm here after, you'll be here after I'm gone!

[MikeA]

From what I heard, he had been told the guy's name and somehow it later got mixed up in his head and came out the way it did. I think he was just reaching for something to say. I've maintained all along that Allen isn't the brightest bulb on the tree and isn't presidential material in my mind, but he's still smarter than the 44 Dems. on the Dem. senate side and certainly compared to his opponent.

[MikeA]

I love how that's the only one they name. They ignore Hillary and Biden mocking Asian Indians. I wonder if Sidarth was offended by that. I'm guessing no.

[MikeA]

By the way, I heard also that he was referring to the fact the guy had a mohawk and was trying to say mohawk and it just came out wrong.

[caresistance]

As a resident of San Diego County I can assure you the border has been left Wide open. Only recently has the UNarmed national guard been sent as an election year ploy by the State gov't. After the election it will be business as usual for the invading hordes.

[muawiyah]

Definitely the Islamofascists at AP who write this drivel have no idea at all what a macacca is.

[mirkwood]

[MikeA]

Nonsense. I live in California too. I cross that border and see the changes they've made.

[SuziQ]

The media would dearly love to keep stoking those flames, but most folks are just yawning at their yammering.

[caresistance]

Tijuana? I hope we do not adopt that societal model. Downtown Escondido, however, is beginning to resemble.

[Free Dominoes]

Where is this source that says got 44% of the Hispanic vote? Sounds like BS to me.

[Free Dominoes]

"The border is not wide open" More BS.

[Kuksool]

Conrad Burns has a tendency to make stupid comments. Back in 1999, he called Arabs "rag heads".

Burns is now fighting for his political life because of the Arbamnoff (sp?) scandal. Burns thinks adopting the Tancredo approach to immigration reform will save him. Burns is taking the approach too far.