The Geeky Asian Guy Blog

It’s not every day that a candidate can offend four different ethnic groups at once.  However, Senator John McCain, the presumptive GOP nominee, has proven that he’s up to the task by declining to appear at this year’s UNITY convention, the largest gathering of US journalists of color.  The event was co-sponsored by the following groups:

• Asian American Journalists Association
• National Association of Black Journalists
• National Association of Hispanic Journalists
• Native American Journalists Association

The only reason given was “scheduling conflicts,” which is about on the same level as Marcia Brady’s “Something came up.”

Link to Article

I can’t imagine why McCain was a no-show.  I’m sure the African American community has long since forgiven McCain for opposing the creation of a Federal holiday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King.  And the Asian American community thinks it’s downright cute that Sentaor McCain may have occasionally used the “G word” (rhymes with kook).

Perhaps it’s part of the Senator’s ongoing effort to distance himself from President Bush, who spoke at the UNITY conference during the 2004 presidential campaign.