YSK: Jim Webb v. George Allen - Virginia Senate Race 2006

I have tried to keep my blogs as apolitical as I could. ROBBLOG is about science and I do not think that science is best served by politicization. This site has also been about conveying information. I'm sure that some people would say I have a certain slant but partisan preaching has never been my goal. Having said that, you may have noticed that I recently added an ad for Jim Webb for Senate. This is because I believe he would be an infinitely superior Senator to George Allen. I will go into why in greater detail between now and election day (November 7 - mark it on your calender). I was going to announce this with a more substantive explanation of why, but Senator Allen has made a huge mistake. At a campaign stop, Allen called a Webb campaign worker (a native-born American of Indian descent) "Macaca" and welcomed him to America. According to one blog (that I have been unable to verify from a second source - so grain of salt), "macaca" is a racial slur in Tunisia for dark-skinned people and Allen's mother just happens to be from...(wait for it)...Tunisia. Honestly, how can anyone want this man to represent them? Racial remark aside, listen to him speak. He can barely form a complete sentence. Nothing he says makes sense. Let's hope this incident opens people's eyes to who George Allen really is. James Webb, VA-Sen, Virginia, Virginia Politics, Politics, Jim Webb, News, 2006, Senate, George Allen, 2006 Races, Democrats, Republicans, Campaigns, Congress, Campaigns-Elections Jim Webb v. George Allen Archive: August 8.14.2006 YSK: Jim Webb v. George Allen - Virginia Senate Race 2006 8.15.2006 Nyhan on George Allen's Problems with Race George Allen: Running on his Record? Pics of the Opening of the Northern Virginia Webb for Senate Office 8.16.2006 Macaca: Day 3 Huffington Post: Only Semi-Incompetent Wow...Just Wow 8.17.2006 Macaca: Day 4 Jim Webb on Real National Security, Part 1 Jim Webb on Real National Security, Part 2 Fantastic News 8.18.2006 Macaca: Day 5 "The Newshour" Finishes off the Week in Style YSK: I Amuse Myself 8.19.2006 Here's My Outrage Macaca: Day 6 8.20.2006 Macaca: Day 7 8.21.2006 The M-Word: Day 8 Jim Webb Stands For: Ethical Stem Cell Research More Fantastic News 8.22.2006 Another Reason I Love TiVo Nyhan with More on Allen Come Tell the President What You Think of His Support for George Allen I Just Got Back From Phone Banking at Webb HQ 8.23.2006 A Rare Opportunity Pics From Today's President Bush Breeze By, Part 1 Pics From Today's President Bush Breeze By, Part 2 8.24.2006 Do You Want A Draft in 2007? Decide Now 8.25.2006 The M-Word: Day 12 8.27.2006 "Meet the Press" Moment 8.28.2006 George Allen Keeps Slipping, Webb Keeps Advancing 8.29.2006 This is George Allen's America: Disgusting Cameras are not George Allen's Friends