I want to keep focus on tomorrow's crucial debate. Remember go to http://www.hurst2006.blogspot.com for more details. Also, please know that the debate reportedly will be televised on cable channel 10. And, one more time, please please please can someone who knows how record the debate in a digital format that can be uploaded on youtube?
Now that that's out of the way, I just have to use my blog to further advertise George Allen's curious reaction to being asked at today's debate about whether his grandfather was Jewish. Allen seemed encouraged by the audience's immediate booing after the question was asked. [note to audience - WTF? - are you really that careful about respecting Allen's privacy or do you sense that even the suggestion that, heaven forfend, Allen has a Jewish ancestor may hurt his electoral prospects?] Anyway, Allen got all indignant and trumpeted religious freedom. Unfortunately, Allen got a little too open again (remember how he just happened to blurt out a "made up" word to belittle a person of color that just happened to be the same word used to belittle people of color in his mother's native land?) and likened being asked about having a Jewish ancestor to casting "aspersions."
The Virginia blogs are kind of in the middle on this, equally criticizing the questioner and wondering about Allen's feelings about Jews. Consequently, this probably wasn't a knockout blow for his re-election campaign.
In terms of Allen's Presidential prospects though, it should be noted that wonkette has already picked this up as has huffingtonpost.
See for yourself at http://www.wonkette.com.
