[CommieBobDole]

That one struck me as strange as well - "Machuga" doesn't sound like a stereotypically African name at all. And an image search for it brings up a sea of pasty white faces. Maybe Tim met somebody from an area of Africa where it's a common name and he mentioned it or something.

I feel like the reporter asked around the office for people who'd had these experiences, and Tim mentioned his, so he put him in the article.