Anna Marie Cox, the original Wonkette, is sitting in for Andrew Sullivan this week and next. Her take on Sen. Allen's destruction of his Presidential Dreams is priceless:
When George Allen loses his Senate race, will bloggers have the graciousness to let Allen take credit for it? While much has been made of the role that the web and YouTube have played in publicizing the "macaca" incident, one cannot discount the role played by the sheer stupidity of Allen and his campaign. This is not a victory for the net roots, it's a loss for idiocy.
Someday political scientists will study the Allen campaign as an example of how not to do damage control. First, do NOT "dismiss...the issue with an expletive and insist...the senator has 'nothing to apologize for.'" Second, do NOT try to "explain" the offensive remark (He said the word sounds similar to "mohawk," a term that his campaign staff had nicknamed Sidarth because of his haircut.). Third, do NOT offer a SECOND, possibly more offensive, explanation after the first one proves inadequate. Fourth do NOT leak a campaign memo that blames the media for the offensive remark. Lastly, do NOT wait a week to actually apologize. Oh, and do NOT be an idiot.
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