Just a year and a half old, and YouTube is already impacting the political campaigns of several politicians. Video of candidates “caught on tape” saying something insensitive or stupid find their way onto YouTube for public consumption. It makes you wonder what politicians say behind closed doors.
The most famous involves this video taken by a supporter of candidate James Webb. Senator George Allen infamously called the Webb supporter (who is of Indian descent) a “macaca,” a word referring to a type of monkey that can be considered a racial slur when used to describe a person. After two public apologies, Senator Allen has seen his double digit lead evaporate to a statistical tie with his opponent.
CBS reports of another incident involving Senator Joe Biden, who is caught on tape saying, “You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I’m not joking!”
The sad part is that Senator Biden wasn’t joking, and that he was speaking to someone who appeared to be of Indian descent.
September 28, 2006 at 7:03 pm |
I enjoyed both videos very much, oh! how the mighty fall, who would like to be a fly on the wall sometimes ?