Yes Virginia there is an Indian…Er, American

This story is too good not to share. Senator George Allen (R-Virginia) has been at home campaigning for reelection and his opponent Jim Webb (D) has sent a staffer to follow Allen’s campaign with a video camera. That staffer is UVA Senior, S.R. Sidarth. At a recent campaign appearance, Sidarth found himself the center of attention as Allen worked him into his speech. Here’s what Senator Allen had to say:

"This fellow here over here with the yellow shirt, Macaca, or whatever his name is. He's with my opponent. He's following us around everywhere. And it's just great…Lets give a welcome to Macaca, here. Welcome to America and the real world of Virginia."

Sidarth was understandably confused and angered by the shout out because, while he is of Indian descent, he was born and raised in Fairfax, VA and last time I checked, that makes him an American. That is until my campaign to chop Virginia off of America and send it out into the ocean succeeds.*

In a page from the “Classic Political Strategy Playbook” the Webb campaign is asking the Allen campaign what Allen meant by this remark and demanding an apology. The Allen campaigning is countering with random accusations of anti-Semitism? Politics at its best people.

*To Captain Adventure, D, and any other Virginians I like, but may have forgotten…I will wait until you seek asylum in a blue state before I carry out my plan.