3 replies on “Top ten signs that Sen. Allen’s mother is Jewish.”

  1. You know, when the Allen spin control is basically saying that everyone pushing the whole Jewish background thing are anti-semites (which I shouldn’t have to say is BS), I’m not sure that this is the smartest thing to post and imply is funny. Sure, it’s pretty soft on the un-PC meter, and far lighter than the adverage episode of SNL (any era) but it’s there. It is the kind of thing that if the tables were turned we would probably jump (or at least hop) at Allen’s supporters if they brought up about Webb’s mom, and having this at such close proximity to your other posts on Allen is just bait for the hypocrite police. You can probably out reason them, but why go looking for the fight?

    I don’t think people are reaching when they ponder Allen’s anger over the question of his family roots. Nor do I think it’s totally pushing it to point out that he says religion dosn’t matter in one debate and that it’s the most important thing in another interview. What I’m saying is that little things like this crack at his mother hurts those points. Maybe only a tiny bit, but I don’t want to give the jerk anything. After all, we all know he has enough rope. He’s had it hanging in his office for years.

  2. Sorry I’m Not Emeril but I ain’t buying it. There may have been a lot of people that left/lost their faith (reguardless of the fact that it was exactly what the Nazis wanted) after WWII because, “it was just too painful.” A lot of it had to do with conditions in America too. Still I’m not buying it.

    The first thing any good campaign does is research. They research the backgrounds of both their candidate and primary opponent(s) for anything that can be exploited. They also try and look for things in their candidate’s background that can be used against him or her so that they can formulate preemptive strategies and strong rebuttals if such issues surface. Since mud slinging and character attacks are far from new tools of campaign strategy, you cannot deny that this is all standard procedure. Regardless of my own party stance, I cannot deny that until recently and even despite Allen and several other politicians’ personal goof-ups, the Republican Party is much more organized with regard to campaigning. This is partially due to their current position of power and lack of qualms (among many but not all) with fighting dirty, but it is also because they are simply better organized. Allen has raised much, much more money than Webb, which enables him to do more and do it more thoroughly. Thus again, I cannot expect Allen’s campaign to over look the very standard procedure of researching his own background.

    But let us say for a moment that his background search did overlook something like his Jewish heritage. Perhaps it is too far a reach to assume that someone that has used his Christianity so much in his campaigning might consider looking into his religious roots. After all, it’s not like he’s given any thought to the holocaust… oh wait.

    Still let’s give him the brief benefit of the doubt that he didn’t actually know. I would say it is a poor campaign move to bring up something about your grandfather being incarcerated if you don’t know why he was incarcerated. Nonetheless let us say he didn’t. The problem still stands that the Fairfax debate was not the first time Allen’s heritage was brought up directly or indirectly. As such, after the first encounter it would seem completely logical that some research would be done to confirm his denial or claim to not knowing of any Jewish heritage. Instead he only seems to find such evidence after the fact. After he has been cornered and it has been proven by outside sources. At which point you cannot deny the appearance of a feeble attempt to save face.

    So is Allen just running a piss poor campaign that can’t keep on its toes enough to respond knowledgeably and intelligently to its opponents and critics? Perhaps, but I tend to have too much respect (in the since of not underestimating as opposed to revering) for Republicans to believe they could drop the ball this much. Allen ought to read the Jessie Ventura campaign strategy playbook on honesty. I’ve said from the beginning that everything that’s been thrown against him wouldn’t have stuck if he didn’t try and deny it. Saying that the past is the past only works if you are upfront about it. There is a point where you can fix something and then there is a point where it really won’t matter what you say, and Allen keeps running to that second point like he’s stealing home base. The fact that he continues to only admit to things when he’s in a corner and they are already proven compels me to believe the worst. As it will the voters come Election Day.

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