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Subscribe to RSSGeorge Allen is out of political exile and wrapping himself in the Tea Party.
In a video released today announcing his 2012 bid for his old Senate seat, Allen jumps on the Tea Party bandwagon, hitting the themes of “freedom,” “spending,” “mandates,” “the American Dream” and even the founding fathers.
“One of my heroes, Thomas Jefferson, said that the sum of good government is a wise and frugal government that shall not take from the mouths of labor the bread they have earned,” Allen says.
He added a line that could double as his own theme: “Friends, it’s time for an American comeback.
“A comeback with leaders in Washington who listen to we, the people, adhere to foundational principles, rein in spending and start creating opportunities for more jobs.”
He pledges to “repeal and replace this government-mandated health-care experiment, pass a balanced-budget amendment, and the line-item veto, and reduce our families’ energy costs by unleashing our American resources and creativity.”
He signs off, “Thank you and please stay strong for freedom.”
As we wrote in First Thoughts on Allen’s chances: “[K]eep this in mind: While rematches are tough in general, a pre-Macaca Allen beat a relatively weak Chuck Robb (D) by just 52%-48% in 2000, a year Al Gore didn’t even compete in Virginia (and lost the state 52%-44%). Of course, the Democrats still have to convince Webb to run for re-election. But if Webb does -- or if Tim Kaine takes his place if he doesn’t -- it could be much more difficult than many are realizing for Allen to win if Obama’s re-election chances are looking strong. Be careful handicapping this race ONLY through the prism of 2006 or 2010; presidential years dramatically alter the Virginia electorate.”
Here’s the full script, per his campaign:
You know what we’ve been getting from Washington?
Overspending, finger pointing and government mandates.
What’s missing?
Listening.
Hi, I’m George Allen.
Susan and I have been traveling throughout the Commonwealth listening to the voices of Virginia.
And people are anxious and worried about losing their jobs, and their homes. Fearful that the rising national debt will rob our children of the opportunities we had. And frustrated, really frustrated that Washington continues to ignore us.
One of my heroes, Thomas Jefferson said that the sum of good government is a wise and frugal Government… that shall not take from the mouths of labor the bread they have earned.
I believe that these principles are as true today as they were at the foundation of our United States.
The pivotal elections coming up in 2012 are going to determine the trajectory of our country, whether the opportunity to achieve the American Dream will continue to decline, or begin to ascend again.
Friends, it’s time for an American comeback.
A comeback with leaders in Washington who listen to We The People, adhere to foundational principles, rein in spending and start creating opportunities for more jobs.
Now to get we’re going to need more leaders listening to Virginia voices.
Leaders who will fight to Repeal and replace this government mandated healthcare experiment, Pass a balanced budget amendment and the line-item veto, And reduce our families’ energy costs by unleashing our American resources and creativity.
Today I’m announcing my candidacy for the U.S. Senate.
You know me as someone willing to fight for the people of Virginia, And I’d like the responsibility to fight for you again.
Hire me on for six years and I pledge to work hard restoring freedom, personal responsibility and opportunity for all.
Our cause is one we all share.
To bring Virginia’s voices and values back to Washington.
And Susan and I sure look forward to seeing you on the trail ahead, listening and discussing ideas for achievable reforms that’ll put our country back on the path to prosperity.
Thank you and please stay strong for freedom.
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Yeah! Because nothing says American more than Macaca!
Is this the BEST the Republicans can do?
Re-treads wrapping themselves up in the flag and parroting tea bagger code words?
Good luck with THAT!
Dont forget the non Residents not Being able to run for Mayor in Chicago.. Oh.. what was i thinking bringing that up here.. Yawn..
Hey, Steve, do you live in Chicago? If not, then neither your opinion nor mine matters. We've discussed Rahm earlier so....Yawn.
Good Afternoon Feisty:
George Allen is hitting all the "right" notes with the Tea Party. Bringing Virginia voices and values to Washington. That's what he said. Does that include the term "Macaca"? I bet it does.
Jody,
I will comment where i want when i want. and if i choose to point out the Courts have Ruled that Ole Rahm can't run. then i will. Thanks..
Steve...you seem so proud of being irrelevant. Hope that works out for you better in life than it does here.
A teabaggin' macaca.
Good. I was wondering who we would have to kick around now that O'Donnell, Angle, and Palin are history.
...oh boy.....this guy again
SC- that's "oh boy....this guy again - Yawn...."
What I find sickening is candidates like Allen wrapping themselves in the mantle of freedom, flag and country while behind the scenes, their efforts are to impose their "version" of freedom, flag and country on everyone else, a version that takes away rights, establishes a national religion and demonizes everyone else who thinks otherwise.
What i find Sickening is the Courts of Ruled that Rahm can't run and now he is going to appeal that Decision. Yawn....
Yeah- what Steve said. After all, there can't be anything more unAmerican than the appeals courts and appeals process, can there? (oh, and...... Yawn)
DBO,
I mean Afterall. Rahm is just a Poor Sport like the Rest of the Chicago THUGS . if they dont get their way.. Take it to court..
Sounds like a tag line from the old People's Court. Oh, well- I guess it sounds better than "if you don't get your way, dig out those old-time 2nd ammendment solutions".
Ahh.. back to the same old trying to Blame Tactics DBO,
Is that the best you got. I understand it upsets you that Rahm can't run. and the Courts ruled that way.. Really Get over yourself. are you just mad cause you see your and the Presidents Policies being Rejected by the Majority of the American People. yes. I think you are. .. Poor Angry little man. Oh. just like Rahm .. Little man..
Geez-is, Steve- what are you going on about? I don't give a damn what Rahm does or doesn't do. He's not running for mayor of MY town. As to 'majority of Americans', not sure what constitutes a majority in your book. 46 out of 100? 53 out of 100? Something else?
'sides- the reply was about the appealate system, not Rahm in particular, or Obama in general.
Has the Alaskan Senate election finished its poor-sport judicial challenge yet? At least that one has some bearing on the country -- not just one of its cities.
Only a little more than half of Americans are registered to vote. In the November 2010 election, less than half of registered voters turned out to vote. Of that half a little less than half voted Democratic. So the percentage of Americans who voted Republican/Tea Party/Conservative is somewhere between 15 and 30 percent.
The Republicans/Tea Party/Conservatives may have won at the ballot box, but all the posturing about representing a "majority of the American people" is simply not true.
This country is still a democracy where all voices are allowed to be heard.
We are actually a representative republic. If you don't vote your voice is not heard whether you have 10% voting or 90% voting - if you don't vote you don't really matter as far as choosing who represents you. A big majority of the people who voted - voted for big change last Nov 2nd. I believe that the same thing is going to happen on Nov 6 2012 - 652 long days from now.
You are entitled to your opinions. And I am entitled to mine. That's what I was trying to say.
Great, another astroturf tea bagger. "Oh Noes! They elected a black man! Get the shotgun Nelly!" member to throw up the Bible and pull out the 2nd Amendment. Of course, the country was just fine plummeting to Hell under Bush. Guess it froze over in 2008.
Obama Free in O-13 we voted for change in 2008, now that we got it, the republicans want to change it back. You are behind times. In 2008, we got the country back from greedy, ego driven bureaucrats. Catch up with the rest of the world.
"He added a line that could double as his own theme: “Friends, it’s time for an American comeback."
As opposed to.....???
But he's right. And that's exactly why we don't have Palin, O'Donnell and Angle to kick around any more!
Wonder if he realizes those tapes still exist--Nixon wasn't around to erase them.
George Allen is the perfect candidate to represent the Republican coalition of the very wealthy and the very stupid - he's both. Why do the Republicans depend on a coalition of the wealthy and the stupid? How else would they get folks making ten dollars an hour to vote for tax breaks for billionaires?
I think some in their state of denial think they are in the top 2%. They don't realize they are not. In reality it is funny how some have been told so much crap that they don't know what is right from wrong. I don't know why they don't try some independent research. And you would think that when they find out one little thing isn't true and then another, and then another they would get wise. Wouldn't a responsible, intelligent voter. Maybe they should get back lose literacy tests some want and throw in a little thinking problem too. I wonder how many would be knocked off the voting rolls? Of the GOP.My estimate would be a lot because their doesn't seem to be much reasoning/thinking coming from that side of the aisle. Only insults and attacks and that is not the same thing.
Steve-505729
Ahh.. back to the same old trying to Blame Tactics DBO,
Is that the best you got. I understand it upsets you that Rahm can't run. and the Courts ruled that way.. Really Get over yourself. are you just mad cause you see your and the Presidents Policies being Rejected by the Majority of the American People. yes. I think you are. .. Poor Angry little man. Oh. just like Rahm .. Little man..
No Steve it's just like Bush running to the courts to steal an election with the court stacked in his favor...yawn (if your so tired we bother?)
PS... the American public voted in anger because there are no jobs and in the process voted against their own best interest ..again (and the thieving corporations that take our tax money to create jobs overseas are never bringing those jobs back. That's the sad part.)
Hey Re-554943
I understand you liberals always wish to rewrite History. but it wasn't Bush that took it to the Courts. it was Gore.. Nice try....
And when Unions refuse to renegotiate contracts so that the company can remain healthy it is OK. The Unions are what drove domestic steel out of this country. The last few years Bethlehem Steel had 100,000 retirees and 10,000 active employees but the Unions wouldn't let them modernize and the company went bankrupt. Guess where Americans have to buy their steel now???? Hint - its not domestically.
Bush filed also and had a large legal contingent....nice try yourself...
Bush counter-sued so that the Repub side could bring up arguments and not just recount 3 heavily Dem county's. Turns out it was a smart move. They never did count the military votes tho - didn't need to - Bush was ahead by 700 or so votes. Thank goodness - we would have had algore for 4 years - a guy who couldn't even win his own home state.
Isn't this one of the "BUMS" who brought us to this point ! Broke.... failing bank ..joblessness...while looking the other way so their rich friends could make bigger profits! If he was in the senate why didn't he stop them from de regulating the banks and stop the healthcare bribes !
He has been out since 2006 - the garbage that has gone on since 2007 occurred when he wasn't a Senator.
George Allen is a bigot. By extension, Any who vote for him is also a bigot
With the climate in VA these days - Allen will likely win by a landslide. One of the 4 seats that the Repubs need to take the Senate in 2012 which is almost a given. There are 23 Dem seats up and only 10 Repub seats. The ND or SD senator decided not to run because he knew he was going to get "shellacked" so we are down to just 2 more and Joe Manchin from WV may switch parties. Look like fun on Nov 6 2012 which is only 652 long days away.
George Allen is what I would call a Bush Republican - not for his politics - just for overall dimness So, ObamaFree - Sit back and enjoy 5 more years of responsible governance.
But to Obamafree: The GOP hasn't finished spinning their magic. The public seems to have short memories. Probably the best thing for the Dems is to have a win for the GOP in 2010. They need a reminder once in a while. Are they going to spend all their times voting on bills to nowhere. Policies that even their own party don't support. How many candidates do they have for president so far and of those how many are even qualified. My guess would be they will nominate the oldest member in the senate that is not John McCain. Anyone know who that is? As someone said they usually nominate some old shoe of a candidate. And i would add that is running far past their expiration date. I will have to do some checking. And why don't we have a speech from Palin about every week now. And throw in Bachman too. Let us show America what they are really made of. In fact to really make it fun let them debate each other. And call it SNL unedited. Let me see who is that old shoe?
Clearly this guy did not take AP US History. He's clueless on Jefferson. Jefferson's motives were based on his belief in an agrarian utopia, free of banks, free of a national government setting tariffs. He believed in periodic revolutions, distrusting that a permanent government would preserve individual rights. And what comeback? The stock market has gone from south of 8,000 to almost 12,000. What more do those with the money to invest want?
Obama Free in O-13
And when Unions refuse to renegotiate contracts so that the company can remain healthy it is OK. The Unions are what drove domestic steel out of this country. The last few years Bethlehem Steel had 100,000 retirees and 10,000 active employees but the Unions wouldn't let them modernize and the company went bankrupt. Guess where Americans have to buy their steel now???? Hint - its not domestically.
OF13
Unions have renegotiated in many instances (see auto companies etc) I have no problem with corporations going overseas and investing. Their motivation is cheap labor (slave labor) The problem is companies are still taking tax breaks, our tax money and creating jobs overseas and building infra-structure over in China, India etc. That is wrong, deceitful and truly un-American. You are still pedaling the Reagan BS, you know government is bad we must break the unions. What you folks really want is to destroy the middle class here and you are succeeding. You blame all the social programs but what about the corporate welfare? The only other time that there has been so much disparity between the top 1% and the middle and lower class was right before the Great Depression. So you keep spewing your hate and misinformation but know that we are going to fight this BS.
LoL If George Allen's time has finally come, then what time does that make it?
Howdy Doody time?
Uhh, urghh, FREEDOM, grumble, grumble, Second Amendment, snort, fart, snort, RE-PEAL OBAMACARE, mumble, mumble, Have Conservative Talking heads in my corner, cough, cough, wheeze, wheeze, OBAMA IS NOT AN AMERICAN CITIZEN, PALS AROUND WITH TERRORIST AND IS A SOCIALIST, pant, pant, WE THE PEOPLE, MUST TAKE COUNTRY BACK, VALUES, VALUES, VALUES, wolf whistles, wolf whistles, SARAH PALIN OR MICHELLE BACHMANN FOR PRESIDENT, cackle, cackle, NO MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO, harrumph, harrumph,harrumph,GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!
Great, George Allen, great!!! The ONLY THING you have to do now string in Giuliani's noun, verb, and 9/11.
As if we PROLIBDEMS didn't see this one coming...SMDH!!!
What I want George Allen to explain and point out is what state/s in which their was a teaparty takeover did they do it without outside money and massive outside phone calls? And then explain why the republican party doesn't even agree with many of these teagaggers. If they represent all of us shouldn't they at least represent all the republicans wouldn't they. And why was it that many of the people kicked out by the teabag representers fellow republicans. Why didn't you clean up your own party and get your act together before trying to create absolute chaos in Ameria. Didn't you do enough already in the 10 years prior to Obama. I saw a job creation chart which MSNBC should post. It shows exactly what Americans need to know. THE GOP took us to the brink and Obama is rescuing us and these people who used their money to influence think we bought the message. Wrong. They aren't speaking for America. In their delusional states they just think you are. And I wish Allen would ask himself what he has to gain with this bs.
Here's one Virginian that won't be voting for George Allen.... don't like the man. His "maccaca" outburst spoke volumes about him. He can dress it up anyway he pleases, but he's still an arrogant man who thinks that he's entitled to a Virginia Senate seat. I say keep him in Charlottesville. Better yet, keep him in Charlotte or somewhere completely beyond the Commonwealth. Maybe he should go back home to California.
The worst part is him saying that he didn't know what the word meant...he just made it up. RIGHT...funny how that word he made up just kind of rolled off his tongue...almost like he had used it before.
George Allen is now and will always be a bigot. If that's the kind of person Virginia wants to represent them, then they deserve what they get.