Lesson for Senator George Allen": The "N" word in Africa is "Macaca" -- and you know it!

C'mon, Senator Allen -- you knew exactly what insult you were throwing in the direction of S. R. Sidarth, who was the cameraman working for your opponent, Senator-to-be Jim Webb. It's normal these days for opponents to have cameramen at opponents' campaign events in the hopes of catching a gaffe (like the famous Bushisms) for use in their own campaigns.

In any event, S. R. Sidarth was the only non-white person among 100 Republican supporters when Allen used the word "Macaca" twice in referring to him. Allen said, "This fellow over here with the yellow shirt--Macaca-- or whatever his name is--he's with my opponent." The video clip taken by Sidarth also has Allen yelling out, "Let's give a welcome here to Macaca ... welcome to America and the real world of Virginia."

Just for the record, the picture above is a real "Macaca" (also spelled "Macaques" in French and technically, a Macaca Fascicularis) ... and, when spelled "Makaka," it's a town in South Africa. Also, just for the record, S. R.Sidarth was born and raised in Virginia and is a senior at the University of Virginia today.

But of most importance, "Macaca" is a word that is equivalent to the "N" word among Africans in many areas of Africa -- and among many African Americans right here in the "good ol' US."

His (Allen's) excuse afterwards was that his confused the word with Mohawk -- as a reference to S. R. Sidarth's haircut which (1) is not even close to a Mohawk and (2) "Makaka" is not really close to the word, "Mohawk," and (3) being an Indian (from India) wasn't even appropriate as a racist remark to begin with -- except that Sidarth was darker than any other person in the room -- all Republicans!

George Allen's "true colors" are showing! His anti-Semitic remarks and showing of the Confederate "colors" (flag) both at campaign events and as a lapel pin are also "problems" that may follow Allen as he moves towards a run for rhe Republican Presidential candidacy in 2008.

I think he stumbled a couple of times at the starting gate.