Meet the Next President: George Allen stays the course

The Examiner ^ | Sept 19 | Bill Sammon

[PghBaldy]

HARDY, Va. - If Republicans decide to replicate the style and substance of President Bush when nominating a potential successor in 2008, they will likely choose another conservative named George.

George Allen, that is, the junior senator from Virginia, who agrees with Bush on most major issues. On their few points of disagreement, such as immigration and campaign finance, Allen sides with the more conservative Republicans who will dominate primary election voting.

“I like him very much — I consider him a friend,” Allen says of Bush in an interview with The Examiner. “And I know a lot of people like to criticize him. We even have Republicans distancing themselves from him because his approval ratings are in the 30s.”

[magoo70804]

With the "Macaca" story and the 40-yr old retro "N-word" story, it seems that the MSM, including so-called independents like Larry Sabato and the AP, are taking Allen so seriously that they seem to need to marginalize him a year ahead. That speaks volumes for Allen - go Geo.

[Dixie Yooper]

"If "macaca" is a slip can you please let the rest of us know what it means"

41 years ago when I was 8, a friend of mine whose parents where missionaries in Congo told me monkeys were called macacas in the Congo. I haven't heard it since until Allen used it to address the heckler. It's a slip because he let the heckler get the best of him by having a "knee-jerk" reaction. If he had addressed him with "Hey you" or any other generic response, no one would have taken exception.
Allen had to call him a name, and whether he knew what it meant or not, or threw it together like he said he did, he appeared adolescent by doing it.
Mohawk hair cut? I have lived through too many hair styles or lack of styles for any of them to have an effect on me anymore.

[Jim Noble]

Here's a hint:

Anybody could beat Allen.

[Nonstatist]

Nice packaging but not presidential.

I'm just hoping he gets re-elected Senator. Theres no way he should be in trouble in Va., but he is. Go figure.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Republicans out of our bedrooms (and drug cabinets, churches, etc.); and both of them out of our Constitution!"

You haven't the foggiest idea of what the Constitution says... pay special attention to the red type...

Article V

The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress;

[linda_22003]

Sorry, in what way is this a "modified mohawk"? It looks like normal guy hair to me. And the "stalking" was the normal campaign following a campaign - Allen's people follow Webb too. (Hope this works, I don't post pictures too often):

[Welike ike]

Haley Barbour would be great, but the Liberal media would portray him as Racist from Mississippi from day one.

[muawiyah]

The "style" is making a political statement you shold be aware of ~ particularly if one of these guys tries to kill you.

[Post-Neolithic]

While Allen is fine for the Senate position in VA, he is not even close to being Presidential material. His vote in the affirmative on the Hate Crimes bill did him in with most Republicans.

[muawiyah]

There are pictures available that show him at an earlier stage of the haircut where the "whitesides" extend up to the bush at the top.

It's modified in that the central area of full hair is several inches wide.

We've had some visitors from India in this neighborhood wearing the same haircut.

It is a dangerous political statement.

[Dixie Yooper]

"The "style" is making a political statement you should be aware of ~ particularly if one of these guys tries to kill you"

If your only looking for one hair style trying to kill you, your already dead.

[muawiyah]

There are many. This was a new one. One of the advocates was trying to murder people in Montreal just a week ago.

That's in North America BTW, real close ~ too close.

[Miss Marple]

Sending you a private reply.

[rhombus]

No, hahah. Actually he can't stand John Kerry and vowed he never vote for the guy...but when it came right down to it he voted for Kerry. He claimed it was because of Supreme Court appointments and he didn't want Bush to make those choices.

[linda_22003]

Uh.... okay. If you say so. I'll just focus on issues. For example, if the "N-word" was a problem years ago, why hasn't it been mentioned in any previous campaigns?

[seanmerc]

Webb was a Reagan man, huh? According to the Virginian-Pilot newspaper, "Jim Webb, Republican Sen. George Allen’s Democratic challenger, served as assistant secretary of defense for reserve affairs in the Reagan administration before he was Reagan’s Navy secretary. He quit the latter job in 1989 over displeasure with the administration’s plans to cut military spending."

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=111035&ran=165229


When Nancy Reagan asked Webb not to use the Reagan footage because it implied a would-be endorsement, Webb said no.

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch:
"Nancy Reagan told the Senate campaign of Jim Webb yesterday not to run a TV ad in which former President Ronald Reagan is shown praising the Virginia Democrat. The use of video footage of President Reagan "is neither authorized nor appropriate," Joanne Drake, the former first lady's chief of staff, wrote to Webb in a three-paragraph letter from her office in California.

"Using the President's name, image or likeness implies endorsement, which is neither fair nor respectful of any candidate, certainly not after President Reagan's death."

"At the direction of Mrs. Reagan please refrain from the use of her husband's name, video footage, photograph, likeness and or quotes in any further campaign materials, including television advertisements," Drake wrote.

A spokesman for Webb said the campaign still plans to run the ad."

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149190518097

Two senior Webb advisors, Steve Jarding and Dave "Mudcat" Saunders, wrote a book called "Foxes in the Henhouse." Quoting the Virginian-Pilot article, "The book, published this spring, calls Reagan "a pompous, ignorant fool." The book also said that the Reagan Administration was largely "a sell-out and a sham."

Some Reagan man, "pal."

[muawiyah]

'cause it didn't happen.

[Barney Gumble]

Newt is an opportunist politican. He came in 1994 and gave us hope only to deliver a short lived "revolution." One by one he broke the contract with America. (Read Tom Coburn's book) Now he's trying to fashion himself as a conservative again.

[Barney Gumble]

Bush is better than his opponents were, but he's certaintly not the best. We should be figuring out who the best conservative candidate is now and organize support, before we are left with having to vote for the liberal Republican because he's not as liberal as the Democrat is.

[meandog]

You haven't the foggiest idea of what the Constitution says...

?Really? Well, I understand there is a 2nd Amendment (right of the people to bear arms not to be infringed) that seems to be assaulted daily by members of the Democratic party. I understand that there is a 4th Amendment (persons and houses to be secure from unreasonable searches and seizures) that seems to be assaulted by members of the Republican party...I understand that there is an Article 1, section nine stipulating how money drawn from the treasury is supposed to be handled that is ignored by members of both parties... I could go on ad nauseum about the flagrant disregard of the Constitution but I shall be content to allow you and your ignorance about what I do or do not know go unchallenged as it is far to beautiful a day on God's earth to respond to further inquiry.