Macaca? Caca

I’ve seen a lot of press recently about the whole “macaca incident” lately and I’ve found something pretty disturbing to me about it that the MSM doesn’t seem to have really picked up on.

It seems everyone is concentrating on the “macaca” remark and ignoring what I think is a bigger transgression.
For the moment, let’s assume that Sidarth actually had a mohawk (which he doesn’t). Let’s also assume that Allen’s mother wasn’t of French/Tunisian descent where the “macaca” term is used as a racial slur (which she is). Or that Sidarth hadn’t introduced himself by name to Allen earlier in the week (which he did). And let’s give him the benefit of the doubt for not being stupid enough to call a guy you know is videotaping you for your opponents campaign a “shithead” on tape (which is what Allen supporters are now actually claiming).

Yes, if we ignore all that, there’s still a big problem if you ask me. It’s Allen’s second comment, “Welcome to America”. Not that it’s okay for a politician to use a racial slur or to call someone a shithead, but c’mon. In this day and age, to point to someone who has darker skin and “Welcome” them to America??! What the hell is that about? First, the facts show it’s a ridiculous assumption to make: Sidarth hails from the distant, mysterious land of… Fairfax County, Virginia. Second, it shows an incredible lack of judgment, to pander to a rural, mostly (if not all) white audience by lambasting “the immigrant”. With immigration issues and integration issues so at the front of national debate, even if Sidarth were an immigrant it would have been in poor taste.

So the right can defend “macaca” all they want, if you ask me. Maybe it was racist, maybe it wasn’t. We’ll probably never know. But bottom line: it was stupid and inappropriate. And when George Allen made the comment he knew he was being videotaped by his opponent and he still did it. If that doesn’t show you aren’t intelligent enough to serve in the U.S. Senate, I don’t know what does.