Wednesday, November 01, 2006
George Allen's Sister Recalls His Beatings
THIS certainly ought to be getting a little more media play:
Republican George Allen's sister has published a cringeworthy biography entitled "Fifth Quarter: The Scrimmage of a Football Coach's Daughter" (available at Amazon.com here).
Among some of the more revealing excerpts relating Allen's characteristic "compassionate conservatism", we find:
"Ever since my brother George held me over the railing at Niagara Falls, I've had a fear of heights." [Fifth Quarter: The Scrimmage of a Football Coach's Daughter, page 43]
"We all obeyed George. If we didn't, we knew he would kill us. Once, when Bruce refused to go to bed, George hurled him through a sliding glass door. Another time, when Gregory refused to go to bed, George tackled him and broke his collarbone. Another time, when I refused to go to bed, George dragged me up the stairs by my hair." [Fifth Quarter: The Scrimmage of a Football Coach's Daughter, page 22]
Should this man REALLY be allowed to hold office in Congress?
Quote of the Day:
"My name is Luka, I live on the second floor
I live upstairs from you, Yes I think you've seen me before
If you hear something late at night,
Some kind of trouble, some kind of fight
Just don't ask me what it was
Maybe it's because I'm clumsy, I try not to talk too loud
Maybe it's because I'm crazy, I try not to act too proud
They only hit until you cry, And after that you don't ask why
You just don't argue anymore
Yes, I think I'm okay, Walked into the door again
If you ask that's what I'll say, And it's not your business anyway
I guess I'd like to be alone, With nothing broken, nothing thrown
Just don't ask me how I am
My name is Luka, I live on the second floor
I live upstairs from you, Yes I think you've seen me before
If you hear something late at night,
Some kind of trouble, some kind of fight
Just don't ask me what it was
And they only hit until you cry
And after that you don't ask why
You just don't argue anymore"
-- "Luca", Suzanne Vega
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233
1-800-787-3224 (TDD)
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