Books I Will Not Be Reading
I happened to spot this little item at a Soulless Chain Bookstore recently — apparently disgraced governor George Allen has decided to devote a whole book to making stupid conservative talking points via sports cliches. It should have one of the quickest paths to the remainder tables since Bush Country. But you do have to like the tastefully selected introduction and afterword authors, apparently intended to show that even if he’s the kind of racist who enjoyed celebrating treason in defense of slavery and lawlessness in defense of apartheid while growing up in California, some of his best friends are African-American. Alas, I suspect another Rich Lowry cover story trying to rehabilitate him is just around the corner…
It’ll be hard to top the decision of the Virginia Republican Party to feature George “Macaca” Allen as the guest speaker at a minority outreach event shortly before the 2008 election. But they’ll try.
remember, mr. allen did play football at UVA, in the 70′s. it’s possible he met a couple of black guys on the team.
of course, he was as much of an arrogant prick there, as he’s been as a politician, so it’s likely those black guys avoided him like the plague.
I think Deacon Jones played for his old man…