Curt Weldon (R-PA) Attacks Opponent's Sick Daughter

[kpete]

Sitting in the oncology ward at Children’s National Medical Center on Jan. 19, retired Adm. Joe Sestak and his wife, Susan, awaited the doctors’ verdict about the condition of their 5-year-old daughter, Alexandra.

She had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor last summer and given three to nine months to live. The Sestaks lived for four months in the ward. They watched as their daughter survived three surgeries, and as she endured chemotherapy.

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What does Crazy Curt Weldon say about it?

*Weldon attacked Sestak’s decision to continue owning a home in Virginia while only renting in Pennsylvania and questioned why Sestak did not move back to Pennsylvania when he was working at the Pentagon. Weldon commutes from Pennsylvania each day.

Weldon also suggested Sestak should have sent his daughter to a hospital in Philadelphia or Delaware, rather than the Washington hospital. Sestak said that as soon as doctors give his daughter the all-clear, he’ll buy in Pennsylvania.*

Here's Sestak's response:
http://atrios.blogspot.com/2006_04_02_atrios_archive.html#114426791331145113

The article makes clear that Weldon plans to use the tried and true "smear the Vet" Swift Boat campaign.
http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Campaign/040506_sestak.html

[stop the bleeding]

1. Red queen is on her head n/t

[Peanutcat]

2. "Compassionate Conservatism" at work

[Fleshdancer]

3. Jesus H. Christ

Leave the 5 year old cancer patient out if it. How hard is that? Sestak has far more class than I do because my response wouldn't be that civil. Could you imagine? :grr:

[malachi]

4. Weldon's a Hall of Fame Blithering Idiot. I lived in his district for

19 years and was ashamed of his representation every second. From what I have read about Sestak he doesn't seem to be the type of individual that doesn't fight back. Weldon's a jackass and will try every repuke trick in the book to win.

[Junkdrawer]

5. When Sen. John McCain sells out, he doesn't do it half way...

...

Under scrutiny from the national media because of his family’s ties to lobbyists, Weldon is running an aggressive campaign. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) flew in to campaign for him Saturday, and Weldon said he has raised $430,000 in the past two weeks.

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:puke:

[NNN0LHI]

6. Careful we have a Weldon fan club around here who thinks he is just swell

Get ready to see a ridiculous phonied up photo of Mohammad Atta with a yellow piece of tape over it for the 9000th time at any moment.

Don

[seemslikeadream]

9. Since the OP makes no reference to ABLE DANGER

why would anyone do that?

ps I am no fan of Curt Weldon BTW just in case you were referring to me and if indeed you were could you please post where I have ever said I was a member of the Curt Weldon fan club or anything remotely to that effect?


Jah Bless Don

SLaD

[robertpaulsen]

14. ***** ***** ***** ****crickets***** ***** ***** **** ****

Looks like someone owes you an apology, an explanation, or both.

To quote Bob Dylan, "The sun's not yellow - it's chicken"

[babylonsister]

16. You CERTAINLY didn't deserve any scorn from anyone,

seemslikeadream. Some people are just obnoxious. :hug:

[Orrex]

7. Weldon should ask Rick Santorum why he's not a PA resident

And then Weldon should STFU for the remainder of his term.

[enough]

8. The Sestak family

from the Atrios link in the OP

[Jane Austin]

10. This should really boomerang on Weldon.

It makes him look really bad.

How is the little girl doing?

[chaumont58]

11. In a world full of human beings, you would think that

but I bet it doesn't. He'll probably win reelection big.

[warrens]

12. He just lost himself an election

That's who I want making medical decisions for my family, a right wing kook asshole. And that should be the poster they use against him. It's theirs, gratis.

[zbdent]

13. Maybe Weldon should ask someone about the legality of owning

a home in a different state and claiming that you live "in your district/state" . . . say, Rick Santorum, or even Poppy Bush41?

[MarianJack]

15. Dipstick weldon Used To Be My Congressman,...

...and he is one of the biggest ZEROS I've ever met.

It's a roughly 70% republican district, but we had a VERY liberal Bob Edgar for 6 terms. Sestak just may be the type of guy to send weldon away. I hope so!

BTW, He was my rep for 8 terms before we moved to Maine. This low life tactic doesn't surprize me AT ALL!

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

17. According to National Journal rankings, Weldon is vulnerable

What an unbelievable BASTARD!!!


http://nationaljournal.com/racerankings/house/

<snip>
2006 HOUSE RACE RANKINGS
The Mid-Major League
Last Updated: March 21, 2006

This is our second stab at ranking the top 25 most vulnerable House races. And while there's a lot of incremental movement in the top 10, Colo.-07 and Iowa-01 still lead the pack. As an added bonus this month, thanks to an influx of email when we asked for a "wild card" race we might have missed, we've asked House Race Hotline editor Josh Kraushaar to rank the next 25 -- or, as we like to call it, the "mid-major" -- House contests. Essentially, these are the races we'd rank 26 through 50 in competitiveness


#33. PENNSYLVANIA-07 (Weldon-R)

Curt Weldon's running in a district that's turning bluer, and he faces a decorated opponent in Vice Adm. Joe Sestak.

[BurtWorm]

18. kick

[NewYorkerfromMass]

19. Heinous asshole

DailyKos is all over this as is Atrios.
I figure with all the DU'ers personal experiences with cancer, this thing should be near the top of the Greatest list.
There are some really poignant posts at dkos about this.
Let's kick it up! This slimey excuse for a human being Weldon needs to go down!!!