in the fuck arlen dept: Specter Wants Coleman To Win In Minnesota

[cali]

By Eric Kleefeld - May 5, 2009, 4:19PM
Memo to Sen. Arlen Specter (RD-PA): You're supposed to be a Democrat now.

In an interview with the New York Times, Specter stated in no uncertain terms that he wants Norm Coleman to win the disputed Minnesota Senate race: "There's still time for the Minnesota courts to do justice and declare Norm Coleman the winner."

So what exactly are the Dems getting out of this whole deal?

Late Update: NRSC press secretary Amber Wilkerson gives us this comment: "First he voted against President Obama's budget, then he said he wouldn't be a loyal Democrat, now he wants Norm Coleman to win. We've never agreed so much with Arlen Specter. You just have to wonder whether Joe Sestak agrees with the positions of his fellow Pennsylvania Democrat?"

time to fuck arlen and fuck him good and hard. My first instinct waz thwt the little asswipe would be thorn in our side and there wasn't one damn thing to cheer in his self-serving switch.

I was right.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/05/specter-wants-coleman-to-win-in-minnesota.php

[provis99]

1. I don't care what he says, I only care what he votes for.

He can blather on all he wants to the press about how independent he is, or how he straddles Democrat and Republican positions, but what really counts is how he votes in committee and Congress from now on. If his voting record doesn't change, then I say jettison him. If it does, fine; he continue to say stupid stuff as long as he votes the right way on bills.

[cali]

5. we've seen how the little fuck will vote.

time to kill off his dem senate career. he's slime. he always was.

[T Wolf]

10. Damn cali - I agree with you on something.

[peace frog]

12. Me three

With DINOs like Specter, who needs Repukes. I say we toss the rat bastard back to the other side postehaste.

[rhett o rick]

21. Me Fore. nm

[Froward69]

29. we have a quarrum

the motion carries. now all Pennsylvanians need to do is elect a decent Dem to the post...

[provis99]

14. fortunately it will easy to end Specter's career if he gets out of hand.

He won't stand up to a significant primary challenger, and with his career teetering on the brink as it is, it won't take Specter much to offend his supporters in the Democratic leadership the way he offends the Democratic grassroots.

[Javaman]

2. why didn't that dumb bastard just become an independent? nt

[question everything]

4. Apparently it does not work like that in PA

that is, if he wants to run again. They explained it last week.

[Mz Pip]

7. Not a viable option

for him in PE. He wouldn't have a chance at winning as an Independent and for Arlen this is all about winning.

I'm really getting sick of him. At first I was thrilled that he switched. Now I wish he'd just go away.

He seems to be a real attention whore and I hope the Dems run a viable candidate against him in the primaries.

[mikelgb]

3. it's all about entrenched Senate cronyism

the blur of party lines is no more apparent than in the Senate

[rhett o rick]

22. I agree. Time to dump the antiquated Senate. nm

[Teaser]

6. I think it's a joke

here's the whole exchange:

"With your departure from the Republican Party, there are no more Jewish Republicans in the Senate. Do you care about that?

Specter: I sure do. There’s still time for the Minnesota courts to do justice and declare Norm Coleman the winner."

It sounds like he's replying to the question in a humorous fashion...maybe?

[nichomachus]

8. You're right

Given the context, it's quite possible it's a joke.

The problem with joking like that is that once it's in print, people can't see your facial expression or your rolling of the eyes. Just like in emails or posts on DU, where you have to put smilies or the little "sarcasm" thingie so people don't take what you say the wrong way.

[Eric J in MN]

13. If that's a joke, it's still based on a wish for Norm Coleman to win.

It's not a joke like someone sarcastically saying he hopes for Coleman to win.

[Occam Bandage]

18. Even if that's a joke, the joke declares his belief that Coleman should win.

If he had said, "Hey, Norm Coleman might still win," that would have the same effect without declaring that it would be "doing justice" for Coleman to steal it.

[rhett o rick]

23. Yeah, funny funny. nm

[TahitiNut]

30. I rather doubt it. A better joke would be ...

"I sure do. I've been talking with Russ Feingold about this problem, encouraging him to switch to the GOP. Russ is a problem-solver."

-- OR --

"I sure do. I've been having serious discussion with Lindsay Graham about this problem, encouraging him to convert to Judaism. Lindsay cares about the GOP."

[Life Long Dem]

9. How many more do we have?

Look at what Judd Gregg just did.

[DFW]

11. He'll need to sing another number for the audition

"I'm a Democrat who hates Democrats" was already sung by Zell Miller. Miller was badly out of tune as well.

When Al Franken takes his place in the Senate, will Specter shake his hand?

Specter must feel he has to sing his "independent" number a few times before fading from the headlines.
But if all he's going to do is say that the Republican Party has drifted too far to the right for him,
and then follow them rightward AFTER leaving the party, I'd say he's just a little confused about the
order in which he plans his actions. Someone should test him for Alzheimer's.

[cali]

15. precisely. we know this tune and we don't want to hear it again.

[AzDar]

16. WTF is our Party gaining by allowing this little magic-bullet shitbird in?

:wtf:

I don't get it.

[AlinPA]

17. It is totally incredible that Obama, Biden and Casey (who else) would still

support him after his first week as a "Democrat".

[Occam Bandage]

19. Then we need to make it politically untenable for them to do so. nt

[Fire1]

20. "Obama, Biden and Casey" along with many on this board. n/t

[hfojvt]

24. why quote the NRSC as they attempt to stir the pot?

They would love to see a primary fight, a nice bloody one that leaves disaffected lefties either not voting or voting for a Nader-type.

[cali]

25. I want him primaried. I detest, loath and can't stand the little ratfucker

and if he keeps this up, he damned well should be primaried.

[hfojvt]

28. keeps what up? Joking about Jewish Republicans in the Senate?

I wanted him primaried from the start, but it's nice to come to your own decisions based on facts, rather than being played by Republicans and far lefters.

[hfojvt]

26. from the TPM comments

"It's entirely clear, yes. I had no idea Coleman was Jewish. TPM got duped, and a lot of us, including me, were duped upon reading TPM."

In the future it would help to not automatically salivate when the RNSC rings a bell.

[Thickasabrick]

27. I read somewhere Gibbs said Obama will support him no matter

what. I just find that hard to grasp.

[Hun Joro]

31. I become increasingly convinced that Specter switched

as part of an effort to weaken the Democratic party. Sheesh.

[bertman]

32. Arlen the Sphincter was just trying to break into a comedy riff. Just proves he ain't

worth a damn at two things.

[Danascot]

33. Re:Coleman

He's not good enough, He's not smart enough, and doggone it, people don't like him.

[havocmom]

34. We may need a Fuck Arlen Forum on DU before the end of the month

[pilsner]

35. Arlen is 79 years old

What motivates a cancer survivor that age to run again? Fucking Retire Arlen, your time is up.

I think he's out to try to sabotage the Dem contol of government and should not be trusted in Caucus meetings, etc.

Wouldn't Sestak clobber Toomey, keystoners?

[upi402]

36. It doesn't matter what color chariot we root for, the emporer's name is still Corporus

AYYYIIIIEEE! ----> i'm running wildly to the middle