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LeftCoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-19-06 11:10 PM
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So now Allen (R - VA) "embraces his Jewish ancestry"
Allen says he embraces his Jewish ancestry
Campaign debate brings reaction, demands for clarification

By Michael D. Shear

Updated: 22 minutes ago
Virginia Sen. George Allen (R) said for the first time publicly yesterday that he has Jewish ancestry, a day after responding angrily to an exchange that included questions about his mother's racial sensitivity and whether his family has Jewish roots.

At a campaign debate with Democratic challenger James Webb on Monday, a reporter asked Allen whether his mother's father, Felix Lumbroso, was Jewish. He became visibly upset, saying his mother's religion was not relevant to the campaign and chiding the reporter for "making aspersions about people because of their religious beliefs."

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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-19-06 11:11 PM
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1. Oy macaca! nt
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-19-06 11:14 PM
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2. Macaca schmacaca!
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