Saturday, August 19, 2006
No Laughing Matter


Bad Time For Monkey Jokes
At Allen Campaign Event, McCain Jokes About Monkey Flying A Plane

(CBS/AP) Sen. John McCain was in Norfolk on Wednesday for a rally and announcement of a new coalition in support of Sen. George Allen's campaign.

During the event, however, McCain made a joke about a monkey flying an airplane, the Hampton Roads Daily Press reports. This comment came as Allen fights criticism for having called opponent Jim Webb's campaign worker "macaca," which is a genus of monkey.

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