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Va.'s George Allen gets tripped up over sports banter
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| Contributor | The Sunset Provision |
| Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Apr 07, 2011 10:17pm |
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| News Date | Friday, April 8, 2011 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Did former Virginia senator George Allen, who is trying to win back his old job, make another gaffe about race or was his encounter with a black TV reporter a misunderstanding?
Voters will get a chance to weigh in when the Republican faces off against Tea Party leader Jamie Radtke in a U.S. Senate primary next year. Democrat Jim Webb is not seeking re-election in 2012.
Here is a recap of events:
Allen asked reporter/anchor Craig Melvin, who works at the NBC affiliate in Washington, D.C., what position he played in sports. Melvin, who happens to be tall and African American, tweeted on Tuesday night that Allen had asked him this question twice in the last five months.
"I did not play a sport," Melvin wrote.
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