Video: Thinking Camera's Off, George Allen Whines About How "Torturous" It Is to Speak to Voters

Not-so-curious George's continuing education (0.00 / 0)

So, 5 years later, Allen may have learned not to say dumb things when he knows the camera's pointing in his face.  He just hasn't learned to check whether the camera's on or not yet.  

Hey, education is a long term process...

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by: kindler @ Wed Dec 21, 2011 at 23:37:20 PM UTC

Where's the video? (0.00 / 0)

I keep looking for the video where Allen calls speaking to voters "torturous," but the only one I see here is one where he says describes some server problems that apparently required multiple takes as "torturous."  I can't find the word "voters" (or any word that might be considered synonymous with or referential to voters), either.

Maybe Allen and the people in the background were speaking in a secret ultra-right-wing coded language:

ALLEN:  "Did that one take or not?"  (Translation: Wow, I hate talking to voters!)

FEMALE VOICE:  "They're having server problems."  (Translation: I know, voters really suck.  Your life is so hard.  And voters sure do suck.)

ALLEN:  "Reindeers in the server?  Elves?  Torturous"  (Meaning:  When I say "reindeers" and "elves," I really mean "voters."  But I think it's great that I get to spend all this extra time talking into video equipment that doesn't work, and I really respect the people who can't make it work right.  They aren't torturous at all, like voters are.)

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by: denmother @ Thu Dec 22, 2011 at 03:08:08 AM UTC

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Interesting interpretation... (0.00 / 0)

...and a highly charitable one. Sure, "server problems" (the Allen campaign's explanation) could have had something to do with Allen's frustration, but then why didn't he just say, "you know, I really do love talking to voters, but those darn technical problems are so frustrating?" Just like he could have expressed his frustration at being videotaped at "The Breaks" without using a racist word ("macaca"), ranting about "welcome to the REAL...Virginia," etc. Or, he could have expressed himself more...uh, gently when he talked about ramming peoples' "soft teeth down their whiny throats," or when he talked about how much he hated being in the U.S. Senate (server problems again? elves? reindeer? lol), or when he nastily called federal employees "sanctimonious social engineers," etc., etc., etc. The point is, Allen frequently says insulting, nasty, derogatory things, then leaves his campaign and supporters to try and clean up the mess he's making, while never taking responsibility for his own actions. And now, as Allen's hero (Saint) Ronald Reagan once said, "here we go again!"

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by: lowkell @ Thu Dec 22, 2011 at 11:26:04 AM UTC

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