sen george allen just made "a formal apology" live on CNN..for what?

[ElsewheresDaughter]

i just came in and caught the ass end of it..what did i miss?..."Formal Apology" was in large letters under him?

[dean_dem]

1. For being a pompous douche bag?

I've been waiting for him to apologize for that for a while now.

[babylonsister]

2. Just googled this:

News Advisory:

Sen. George Allen (R-Va.), Janet Langhart Cohen, author and journalist, and James Allen, author of "Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photographs in America", will hold a "Morning Newsmaker" News Conference on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. at the National Press Club, National Press Building (13th Floor), 14th & F Streets NW, Washington, D.C.

Sen. George Allen, Janet Langhart Cohen and James Allen will discuss A Senate Apology for Failing to Pass Anti-Lynching Laws.

On the first day of Black History Month, Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) will introduce a Senate resolution apologizing for the Senate's filibustering of House-passed anti-lynching laws in the 20th century. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) will join in offering the resolution. This will be the first time Congress has apologized to African-Americans for past atrocities.

http://www.usnewswire.com/

[Ladyhawk]

3. How can someone be forgiven for filibustering such a law??? n/t

[Demit]

5. by being born again of course! Everything you did before doesn't matter :(

[YDogg]

8. But let me guess ...

... he is in favor of confirming the torture-supporting atty gen nominee? At least the atty gen nominee didn't endorse lynching, I suppose.

[Ian David]

6. Freedom of speech... no special rights... same Repug b.s.

Yesterday it was the black people, now it's the gay people.

[blm]

4. Yep, George Allen is running in 08.

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[commander bunnypants]

7. aaaaarrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhh-NNNNOOOOOOOO

he was a lousy guvnor. BBBBBBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


CB

[davidwparker]

13. Yes, he was. That God for VA's one term, you're out.

What is bunnypants? Mike Malloy uses it all the time and I still haven't figured it out from context. Clearly, it's not flattering.

[Old and In the Way]

9. More Republican Hyprocrisy in action.

Just read over at kos that Mr. Allen had the confederate flag and a noose in his law office. Says it was just "decoration"......if true, he's hardly the right person to be acting as the conscience of the Senate.

[commander bunnypants]

10. hates libs too..

really came down on a lib prof in college.. Something about Oh' you are one of those social workers that gives guvt money away to the undeserving

CB

[Inland]

11. See? Filibusters are EVIL. Surrender, Boxer!

[Habeus9]

12. I watched it

He didn't make an apology. I think CNN wanted him to, but he didn't.

[PA Democrat]

14. Sen. Allen who liked to display his Confederate flag & hangman's noose?

Allen once kept a Confederate flag in his home in Albemarle County, and he displayed a hangman's noose in his law office, an emblem of his tough views on law and order — as well as a symbol deeply offensive to many blacks.

http://washdateline.mgnetwork.com/index.cfm?SiteID=wsh&PackageID=46&fuseaction=article.main&ArticleID=6201&GroupID=214