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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: combjelly who wrote (309865)11/8/2006 8:12:04 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 1577020
 
"Allen did it to himself", isn't really in direct contradiction to "we were unfair to Allen".

I think both where true. He said stupid things (shooting himself in the foot), and then those stupid things where over-hyped (shooting him in the other foot).

If you had to blame just one person or organization I'd blame Allen, because he left himself open. He's the politician, entering the election period, he shouldn't have made some stupid insult, or let the negative press define him. But you don't have to blame just one. The macaca incident was overblown, and the whole "was his Mom a Jew" thing was disgusting.

As the Post's ombudsman writes -
"Allen supporters think he can't catch a break; I sympathize. The macaca coverage went on too long, and a profile of Allen was relentlessly negative without balancing coverage of what made him a popular governor and senator."

and

"It was bothersome that so much weight was given to "Fifth Quarter," the 2000 family memoir by Allen's sister, Jennifer. The book described family problems and portrayed Allen as a teenage bully. She called it a "novelization of the past," and Post reporters were unsuccessful in corroborating her account. Except for one brief remark, neither Jennifer Allen nor her brothers would comment on it."

Also see the part about the Maryland candidates.
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