In 2006, Virginia Senate incumbent George Allen dashed his political career when he threw an obscure racial epithet at a young man who had been sent to record him in the hopes of capturing just such an incident. The era of real-time gaffe tracking was born. A progressive super PAC named American Bridge 21st Century is recording every utterance of the republican presidential contenders in the hopes of capturing a terminal slip of the tongue. American Bridge President Rodell Mollineau lays out the stakes for Bob.
Song: Stars & Stripes Forever
Artist: Matmos
Stars & Stripes Forever
Artist: Matmos
Music Playlist
Guests:
Rodell Mollineau
-
A Week of Scandals, Catholic Whistleblowers, and More
-
Conservative Bloggers Vindicated, Advice for Leakers, and More
-
An 11-year-old and his 3D printer
-
Who’s gonna pay for this stuff?
-
Catholic Whistleblowers
-
OTM Staff Picks, Volume 52
-
The Mayor of Toronto Would Prefer Not to Discuss Whether He Smokes Crack
-
Qapla!
-
Brooke Gladstone + Cyndi Lauper
-
The Totally Legal Subpoena
Comments [2]
Another one-sided OTM story. Oh, that's right, Brook. "The truth skews liberal," so you don't have to have voices from the right on your show.
"Obscure racial epithet"? Or complete fabrication?
No one seems to be able to find any previous usage of the supposed racial epithet "macaca" ever.
The idea of choosing to insult someone with a term so "obscure" as to leave people scratching their head makes no sense. If you're going to denigrate someone on the campaign trail, you're speaking to a large public and you're going to use words everyone can understand.
Not something that only a handful of folks who lived in the Congo in the '60's would understand.
Has everyone in the press corps really never heard of Occam's Razor?
Leave a Comment
Register for your own account so you can vote on comments, save your favorites, and more. Learn more.
Please stay on topic, be civil, and be brief.
Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. Names are displayed with all comments. We reserve the right to edit any comments posted on this site. Please read the Comment Guidelines before posting. By leaving a comment, you agree to New York Public Radio's Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use.