-á"Asked what macaca means, Allen said: 'I don't know what it means.' He said the word sounds similar to 'mohawk,' a term that his campaign staff had nicknamed Sidarth because of his haircut."
-á-- Washington Post, on Sen. George Allen (R-VA) hearing the word "macaca" from his campaign staff, 9/14/06-áVERSUS
-áMR. RUSSERT: Well, where'd the word come from? It must've been in your consciousness.
-áSEN. ALLEN: Oh, it's just made up.
-áMR. RUSSERT: Made up?
-áSEN. ALLEN: Just made up. Made-up word.
-áMR. RUSSERT: You'd never heard it before?
-áSEN. ALLEN: Never heard it before.
-á-- Allen, on never hearing the word "macaca" in his life, 9/17/06
So, this a word (1) Allen heard from his staff, which made it up, and (2) Allen made up himself, never hearing it before.
Which is it?
Idiot Allen staffers.