May 18, 2010
— DrewM While I have your attention...are there any Vegas morons? I'm going to be out there at some point this summer (mmmm....Vegas in the summer). Maybe we can schedule an event or something.
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Arlen Specter was on local radio this a.m. drumming up last minute support.
He barnstormed the state yesterday, don't know if his efforts will pay off. Since it's a Dem primary I can't really put myself in their minds to see who they'll go for, but I suspect it will be Sestak, the machine's endorsement of Specter notwithstanding.
Posted by: kallisto at May 18, 2010 04:23 AM (+FkcS)
Posted by: Johnnyreb at May 18, 2010 04:24 AM (JSetw)
Posted by: Congressional Black Caucus at May 18, 2010 04:25 AM (4y0YU)
Posted by: Dick Fremont Blumenthal at May 18, 2010 04:33 AM (e93wD)
Posted by: Ben at May 18, 2010 04:33 AM (wuv1c)
Posted by: Ben at May 18, 2010 04:35 AM (wuv1c)
The real news will come late tonight and tomorrow when we get the results.
Posted by: Vic at May 18, 2010 04:35 AM (6taRI)
Arlen Specter was on local radio this a.m. drumming up last minute support.
He barnstormed the state yesterday, don't know if his efforts will pay off. Since it's a Dem primary I can't really put myself in their minds to see who they'll go for, but I suspect it will be Sestak, the machine's endorsement of Specter notwithstanding.
i honestly think Specter will win. After he beat Toomey in 2004, I think the man finds a way to win this primary. However, I think he will get destroyed in teh general election.
keep in mind philly is massively corrupt, and if the establishment there wants arlen, arlen will get most of the philly votes
Posted by: Ben at May 18, 2010 04:37 AM (wuv1c)
@16.
at least sell us stuff in a language we can read. although the ÌáÓÇÊ ÎáÃÃŒÃÉ
ãÑßÒ ÊÃãÃá - sounds like it might be a good buy at those prices
Posted by: Ben at May 18, 2010 04:38 AM (wuv1c)
They may have to go to some kind of registration system like Townhall. I would hate to see that but this crap is getting beyond the pale.
Posted by: Vic at May 18, 2010 04:38 AM (6taRI)
Posted by: Rick Jean Harlow Blumenthal (D- Conn) at May 18, 2010 04:39 AM (+FkcS)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at May 18, 2010 04:46 AM (OkT2m)
Spamming the archives is something I don't understand. I don't understand why comments are still open in the archives.
Posted by: Vic at May 18, 2010 04:46 AM (6taRI)
No, You Can't Keep Your Health Plan
Is there ANYTHING that Obama said about "his" health plan that is actually true?
Posted by: Vic at May 18, 2010 04:48 AM (6taRI)
They are probably working the kinks out of the new comment thingy...
Posted by: s☺mej☼e at May 18, 2010 04:49 AM (4y0YU)
Posted by: dagny at May 18, 2010 04:53 AM (VPVWM)
DrewM -
I might be in Vegas sometime this summer, too.
So, we can't have a moron meetup in the Capital District of New York State, but we can meet up three-quarters of the way across the country?
Posted by: Lewis at May 18, 2010 04:56 AM (Y3uPw)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at May 18, 2010 04:58 AM (SB0V2)
Let's see. premiums, lied. Keep your health care, lied. Insurance for everyone, lied. Will reduce costs, lied. No death panels, lied. It's a health plan, lied.
Nope, I can't think of anything he hasn't lied about yet.
Posted by: Deathknyte at May 18, 2010 05:00 AM (12blM)
Vote for Me or I will die of a broken heart !
You dont want to see a poor old man like your grandad die do you ?
Posted by: Arlen Specter at May 18, 2010 05:02 AM (t72+4)
When ObamaCare fails, the dems will just force the tax payers to pony up more tax dollars in order to prop it up. Eventually, it will fail (that's the plan) and the only salvation will be a100% government run "single-payer" system.
All hail the dictator.
Posted by: Lemon Kitten at May 18, 2010 05:02 AM (0fzsA)
Posted by: Justin Camp at May 18, 2010 05:02 AM (nF4Jh)
So what's worse? The Wolf Whistle of Sexism or the Dog Whistle of Racism?
i thought it was a meat whistle of sexism
Posted by: Ben at May 18, 2010 05:11 AM (wuv1c)
I'm divided on this Specter thing. Since Obama supported him, his demise would reflect badly on the admin. He would have more power and influence to beat Toomy. However, the concensus is that Sestak would poll better against Toomy. It's hard to call.
no way specter beats toomey. no freaking way.
also, what would look worse for the obama admin? Specter losing now and Sestak potentially keeping the Senate seat democrat come fall or Specter winning now and losing the senate seat in the fall?
Keep in mind, Sestak is more liberal than arlen by a lot.
Posted by: Ben at May 18, 2010 05:14 AM (wuv1c)
I'm wondering if this revelation about Chicken Dick Blumenthal will prod the delegates in the State Convention to at least give his opponent, Merrick Alpert, the chance to speak.
The guy went head to head with Chicken Dick and pretty much handed him his ass in the one debate they had. The Blumenthal campaign and the CT Dems have since pretended that Alpert doesn't exist.
This story has legs on the national level and I have a hard time believing that this doesn't put his campaign in serious jeopardy.
BTW, Kay in Maine (or a very convincing sockpuppet) weighed in on last evening's Blumenthal post with the following:
FUCK YOU! BLUMINTHOL KICKS ALL REICH WING FUCKING ASS!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: KayInMaine at May 18, 2010 03:20 AM (3JEuT)
Posted by: The Outlaw in the Heavenly Hall at May 18, 2010 05:14 AM (uwMad)
Posted by: Alisa at May 18, 2010 05:14 AM (xTT13)
. Dagny,
It was a hard call for me too. I followed you guys' overwhelming advice, however, and just voted for the Crypt Keeper (and some dude named Williams, also the guy running AGAINST the doofus who robocalled me like thiry-million times)
I feel so dirty. Time for a bleach shower!
there are a lot of PA morons here. unfortunately i seem to be the only Western Pa one.
don't feel bad, you did it for the greater good.
Posted by: Ben at May 18, 2010 05:15 AM (wuv1c)
Pennsylvania? Nope. We are going to focus today on Kentucky and how Mitch McConnell got slapped down and how the tea party is going to destroy the Republican party and how the Republicans are veering so far to the right that it is extremist (oh, and racist and sexist and homophobic).
whats going on in kentucky? Is that the Rand Paul election?
I don't know much about him, and i will give him the benefit of the doubt that he is not his father.
Posted by: Ben at May 18, 2010 05:17 AM (wuv1c)
or let some morons have access to cleaning it up in real time....
Posted by: sven10077 at May 18, 2010 08:40 AM (e93wD)
Give me some mod powers and the world would be a better place. It would be a *very* bad day for trolls.
Posted by: Captain Hate at May 18, 2010 05:19 AM (YfeQ4)
I would just like to point out, for those of you who don't know, that Neal Boortz is whiny little sissy boy.
Over at his site today he has a post about some overachieving illegal immigrant and he says it's a toughie regarding what's to be done about her.
Someone please tell me: why is this tough? Her parents brought her, so it was her parents who placed her in the position of facing eventual consequences. Why should the rest of the US feel badly for something her parents have done to her? Just like every other illegal immigrant, she needs to go back to her own country. It shouldn't matter a single bit that she hadn't gotten caught prior to all of her good grades. She's caught now, so send her packing.
Maybe if Mexico kept the smart people, they'd figure out how to solve their problems so their citizens would want to actually stay.
Boortz gets all preachy and know-it-all about so many topics, but when push comes to shove and he actually has to look at the "down side" to his positions, he caves like a Carlsbad spelunker. Nut up or shut up, Neal.
Incidentally, I placed this post here because I they have post screeners over at Boortz's site and there have been times they have neglected to permit my opinion. Whiny Little Sissy Boy likely could not handle it.
Posted by: BB at May 18, 2010 05:24 AM (qF8q3)
I'm sure that is seared in your memory, Dickie.
Posted by: madamex at May 18, 2010 05:27 AM (jChrK)
1. Who else thinks it's cute when Drew thinks we're paying attention to him?
2.
FUCK YOU! BLUMINTHOL KICKS ALL REICH WING FUCKING ASS!!!!!!!!!
After fact-checking (again)--it turns out that is the correct spelling of the name.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at May 18, 2010 05:29 AM (B+qrE)
also, what would look worse for the obama admin? Specter losing now and Sestak potentially keeping the Senate seat democrat come fall or Specter winning now and losing the senate seat in the fall?
I understand the concensus is that Specter needs to lose now. It would also feel good because he committed party treason in order to not be beaten in the repub primary so getting beaten in the dem primary after having to suck Obama dick would be divine justice.
The only thing that worries me is that moderates, imbeciles, squishies, and other butt heads have short memories because they have the brains or the consciences of beagle puppies. I just hope the anger stays high for the fall. I also don't trust that ACORN redux 2 isn't on the move.
Tell me, are the black panthers going to be issued govt billyclubs? Is that part of the stimulus?
Posted by: dagny at May 18, 2010 05:29 AM (VPVWM)
Posted by: Doc at May 18, 2010 05:31 AM (rzJpR)
Posted by: BB at May 18, 2010 05:32 AM (qF8q3)
The upcoming elections this fall are just the beginning. We're gonna lose this war. We've been kicking other peoples asses for so long I figured it's time we got ours kicked.
Posted by: Sgt. Richard Blumenthal Elias at May 18, 2010 05:32 AM (t72+4)
Reports swirling that Rep Mark Souder (R, IN-3) is resigning today amid an affair with an aide.
Way to go dumbass.
I want all republican senators and congressmen to take a vow: I will not have my viagra/cialis prescription filled while I am in office or accepting GOP money to run for office.
Guys, Keep you fucking penises in your fucking pants. Fools.
Posted by: dagny at May 18, 2010 05:34 AM (VPVWM)
Posted by: Dickie Blumenthal at May 18, 2010 05:34 AM (EbpbH)
Hopefully negotiations will drag on until there is no hope of getting the treaty ratified. By then we can have the commie party USA permanently banned from congress.
Posted by: Vic at May 18, 2010 05:35 AM (6taRI)
Posted by: dagny at May 18, 2010 05:37 AM (VPVWM)
Reports swirling that Rep Mark Souder (R, IN-3) is resigning today amid an affair with an aide.
Way to go dumbass.
thank god, now the media will have something to report other than the election results.
Posted by: Ben at May 18, 2010 05:38 AM (wuv1c)
Guys, Keep you fucking penises in your fucking pants. Fools.
I concur. Good thing this came to light now too, AFTER Indiana's primary election. Not like its important to may find and vet other candidates or anything.
This really has me shaking my head in disgust.
Posted by: Doc at May 18, 2010 05:40 AM (rzJpR)
There's divine justice and there's getting a good conservative Republican Senator into office. I understand your desire, dagny, but here's a case where pragmatism must triumph over passion. Toomey would have a harder time winning against Sestak - thus Sphincter must win today.
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at May 18, 2010 05:40 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: dagny at May 18, 2010 05:41 AM (VPVWM)
Wisdom for the ages.
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at May 18, 2010 05:41 AM (9hSKh)
A couple of programs to read about before Barry cuts them:
Includes a story on plasma rocket propulsion of which Barry says, "Why bother?"
Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at May 18, 2010 05:42 AM (r1h5M)
At the rate we're going, the only people that will be in Vegas this summer are the followers of some guy in a denim jacket. The guy's name? "Flagg....Randall Flagg".
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at May 18, 2010 05:45 AM (9hSKh)
Guys, Keep you fucking penises in your fucking pants. Fools.
The downfall of the male species since the begining of time.
It happens so often. Is this why they run? Pussy? I think it may be.
Posted by: dagny at May 18, 2010 05:45 AM (VPVWM)
White House says no "last minute" campaigning by The Precedent for the Crypt Keeper.
Now "last minute" = weeks.
Posted by: torabora at May 18, 2010 05:46 AM (Lt+t9)
Posted by: dagny at May 18, 2010 05:46 AM (VPVWM)
Posted by: dagny at May 18, 2010 05:48 AM (VPVWM)
-- But let's not call it radical Islam, Holder.
Posted by: Ludicrous Speed at May 18, 2010 05:49 AM (LdYLm)
Get Smart fights CHAOS. (I understand he won't be around for the finish.)
Posted by: s☺mej☼e at May 18, 2010 05:50 AM (4y0YU)
Henry Waxman, D-Trollland
There may be a woman out there who likes to gaze deep into your nasal cavity, perhaps an ENT assistant?
Go for it henry. We won't tell (wink).
Posted by: dagny at May 18, 2010 05:50 AM (VPVWM)
Reports swirling that Rep Mark Souder (R, IN-3) is resigning today amid an affair with an aide.
What sex is the aide?
Posted by: torabora at May 18, 2010 05:51 AM (Lt+t9)
Female thankfully.
Eight-term Rep. Mark Souder will announce his resignation Tuesday after it came to light that he was conducting an affair with a female staffer who worked in his district office, Fox News has learned.
Multiple senior House sources indicated that the extent of the affair would have landed Souder before the House Ethics Committee.
Elected as a family values conservative as part of the Republican revolution in 1994, Souder survived a tough re-election challenge in 2008 and survived a contested primary two weeks ago.
Extent of the affair? What does that mean?
Posted by: dagny at May 18, 2010 05:54 AM (Rg8WT)
I vaguely remember a discussion about a Moron Meetup in Vegas. What was that again...?
*taps finger to chin*
Hmmmm.....
Posted by: laceyunderalls at May 18, 2010 05:55 AM (pLTLS)
Posted by: sheriff Joe Biden at May 18, 2010 05:56 AM (Lt+t9)
I hope it isn't true that she supports the Hezbos.
Hell, if she were even the slightest bit Islamocrazy, she wouldn't be prancing around on stage half naked right? So either she threw herself under the bus, or she actually has a brain, and is SMOKIN HAWT.
Posted by: MelodicMetal at May 18, 2010 05:57 AM (x4S2a)
All right, just to get this straight...
Specter is the guy running today.
SPECTRE is the group of Bond villians.
Spector makes basses.
Speck is Pee Wee Herman's dog.
And Get Smart's villainous group is KAOS.
Posted by: BB at May 18, 2010 05:58 AM (qF8q3)
Jefferson County geometry teacher uses wrong example to teach angles --- assassination of President Barack Obama
A Jefferson County teacher picked the wrong example when he used asÂsassinating President BarÂack Obama as a way to teach angles to his geomeÂtry students. Someone alerted authoÂrities and the Corner High School math teacher was questioned by the Secret Service, but was not taken into custody or charged with any crime. "We did not find a credible threat," said Roy SexÂton, special agent in charge of Birmingham's Secret Service office. "As far as the Secret Service is concerned, we looked into it, we talked to the gentleman and we have closed our investigation."
Lucky for him that he won't be charged, but srsly, what was he thinking?!?!
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at May 18, 2010 05:59 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: dagny at May 18, 2010 05:59 AM (Rg8WT)
http://tinyurl.com/2g4ylws
Posted by: kansas at May 18, 2010 06:01 AM (mka2b)
It was her fault. She wasn't wearing a burlap sack over her whole body. Sheesh, infidels.
Posted by: Sayyid Qutb at May 18, 2010 06:03 AM (mR7mk)
No, thank Gaia!
I'm in a cheery mood today because one way or another, Arlen Sphincter is going down. I've despised the man since his "Scottish Law" dodge.
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at May 18, 2010 06:07 AM (9hSKh)
More from the Hollywood elite...really" href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2010/05/woody-allen-obama.html" rel=bookmark>Top political strategist Woody Allen thinks Obama would get much more done as dictator; No, really http://tinyurl.com/38xtdf4
Posted by: skye at May 18, 2010 06:07 AM (3BW3f)
More stuff to piss you off. 16 Illegals sue Arizona rancher for 32 million for violating their civil rights.
Someone explain to me how illegals somehow magically get civil rights if they're not American citizens.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at May 18, 2010 06:07 AM (i3AsK)
More stuff to piss you off. 16 Illegals sue Arizona rancher for 32 million for violating their civil rights. He stopped them from crossing on his property.
http://tinyurl.com/2g4ylws
Protecting your own private property = racist!.
Chinese communism, environmental disaster, killing millions, imprisoned political dissenters, piss poor human rights = wonderful! According to the Obama administration.
Posted by: Lemon Kitten at May 18, 2010 06:10 AM (0fzsA)
Heh. The geometry teacher is in Jefferson County Alabama.
Damn, my cousins are on a roll... first Mr. Winchester Rifle and now this.
*sniff* I'm so proud.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at May 18, 2010 06:11 AM (i3AsK)
Posted by: Doc at May 18, 2010 06:12 AM (rzJpR)
How did they get funding for the lawyers to sue with?
Posted by: Vic at May 18, 2010 06:13 AM (6taRI)
Must have been a liberal who fettered that out of our laws.
Posted by: elspeth at May 18, 2010 06:13 AM (AOIJi)
Posted by: skye at May 18, 2010 06:15 AM (3BW3f)
Posted by: maverick muse at May 18, 2010 06:17 AM (H+LJc)
Posted by: dagny at May 18, 2010 06:18 AM (Rg8WT)
Toomey would have a harder time winning against Sestak - thus Sphincter must win today.
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at May 18, 2010 09:40 AM (9hSKh)
I disagree. Sestak is a hard-core Pelosi liberal, far more liberal than most of PA. Too many moderates and independents are pissed about the bailouts and obamacare to vote for him. Add any efforts to pass cap & tax and amnesty between now and November and Sestak is doomed.I just voted for Sestak because Specter has to put down ASAP. On the plus side, if Sestak wins it's egg on both Obama's and Rendell's faces. They'll both look like idiots and their endorsements will be much weaker in November.
Posted by: Ed Anger at May 18, 2010 06:19 AM (7+pP9)
Posted by: dagny at May 18, 2010 06:20 AM (Rg8WT)
Assad: Peres offered us 'Golan for Iran'
At least there's this caveat. Officials at the President's Residence said the report was false and reiterated Peres's message, according to which Israel is interested in a peace agreement with Syria rather than in a military conflict.They clarified that Peres told Medvedev that five Israeli prime ministers were willing to make far-reaching moves for peace, but that the Syrians were the ones who rejected these moves."Israel will not allow Syria to have its cake and eat it too, by on one hand demanding withdrawal from the Golan Heights and on the other planting Iranian missiles on the northern hills and continuing its support for terror groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas," a statement from the residence said.
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at May 18, 2010 06:21 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: Mallamutt at May 18, 2010 09:46 AM (OWjjx)
I should have pulled out.
Posted by: Arlens Dad at May 18, 2010 06:23 AM (DYJjQ)
111 Has Specter won a general election as a democrat?
No...he was re-elected as a Republican then switched and I do believe this is his first (and last) demo race......EVAH!
Posted by: rightzilla at May 18, 2010 06:24 AM (rVJH4)
disagree. Sestak is a hard-core Pelosi liberal, far more liberal than most of PA. Too many moderates and independents are pissed about the bailouts and obamacare to vote for him. Add any efforts to pass cap & tax and amnesty between now and November and Sestak is doomed.
I just voted for Sestak because Specter has to put down ASAP. On the plus side, if Sestak wins it's egg on both Obama's and Rendell's faces. They'll both look like idiots and their endorsements will be much weaker in November.
You're missing the biggest point. Specter is damaged goods. He alienates even democrats. The fact that this is going to be a close primary for him shows that even democrats aren't enthusiastic about him being their candidate.
Specter needs to win today.
Posted by: Ben at May 18, 2010 06:24 AM (wuv1c)
I hope you're right, but I'd rather go with the sure kill than mess around with Sestak. He's a left-tard, agreed, but he's also pretty clean. If Sestak wins today, watch for him to move right on a few issues to try to placate the "T". Remember we put Bob Casey Jr into office.
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at May 18, 2010 06:25 AM (9hSKh)
Has Specter won a general election as a democrat?
Posted by: dagny at May 18, 2010 10:20 AM (Rg8WT)
He actually won the race for the Philadelphia DA as a registered Democrat running on the Republican ticket. Shortly afterward he switched to the GOP and has been a Republican until his recent switch.Posted by: Ed Anger at May 18, 2010 06:25 AM (7+pP9)
You know something? This is just freaking wrong on so many levels.
I mean what they are doing is so stinking obvious.
Newsweek, taking Barry down a fraction of a notch. They demote him from god to
son of god - http://tinyurl.com/27gzg58
No shame what-so-ever.
Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at May 18, 2010 06:26 AM (r1h5M)
hmmm....no sense to this since if you are aprehended here and have no legal status ICE comes and takes you away.......if it were true that it is only illegal to COME INTO the country, you could only be deported for being caught coming in. As it stands, being here is just as illegal as coming here. If teh laws on teh books were enforced, we would not be having any of this discussion.....too busy bussing teh illegals back.
Posted by: rightzilla at May 18, 2010 06:28 AM (rVJH4)
Posted by: curious at May 18, 2010 06:28 AM (p302b)
Posted by: Ed Anger at May 18, 2010 10:25 AM (7+pP9)
WOW....what a flip flopper form way back then....
Posted by: rightzilla at May 18, 2010 06:29 AM (rVJH4)
If Sestak wins today, watch for him to move right on a few issues to try to placate the "T".
Are you kidding - he'll run as the second coming of Ronald Reagan. Sestak has the worst voting record of anyone in Congress, seems like he only showed up to vote for the main points on the 0bamalosireid agenda: 0bamacare, cap and trade, Porkulus.
There's the matter of his questionable Navy discharge, and also his weaselly politick-speak. I wonder if he'll consent to even one debate against Toomey.
Toomey is too much of a straight shooter to go negative, it'll be up to the PACs to swift boat Sestak or otherwise disable him.
Posted by: kallisto at May 18, 2010 06:29 AM (+FkcS)
113 I swear certain Israelis are suicidal (assuming the story is true).
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at May 18, 2010 10:21 AM (9hSKh)
You're right. Peres is senile and Barak is just nutty. What's worse is that Barak still sees himself as PM someday. And then Livni - cripes, she would sell her mother to be PM.
And we think our politics is screwed up (which it is).
Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at May 18, 2010 06:30 AM (r1h5M)
How did they get funding for the lawyers to sue with?
Posted by: Vic at May 18, 2010 10:13 AM (6taRI)
Probably the ACLU or the SPLC.
Posted by: Blazer at May 18, 2010 06:30 AM (t72+4)
Posted by: Michael Rittenhouse at May 18, 2010 06:31 AM (1I8py)
I have a friend in the NY tri state area who is claiming that he can't get ABC news radio on some nights that there is just too much interference. He like the red eye guy and he says it is impossible to listen, the broadcast isn't clear so he ends up using his laptop. Wonder if it is just him or if a lot of people have this problem.
Posted by: curious at May 18, 2010 06:32 AM (p302b)
The commenters over at HA are saying the top-of-the-hour news breaks all lead with the Souder story, with nary a word on Blumenthal.
I'm not listening to any broadcast media, can anyone confirm?
I'm sure Beck, Rush, Hannity et al. will be all over Blumenthal but if the other commenters are accurate, then it appears this dumbass in IN may save him from the media spotlight, at least outside CT.
Uh. why did this guy have to choose today. You know the media will cover this over the elections
SEX SCANDEL SEX SCANDEL REPUBLICAN CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN
Posted by: Ben at May 18, 2010 06:32 AM (wuv1c)
Posted by: elspeth at May 18, 2010 06:32 AM (AOIJi)
Posted by: Theresa D at May 18, 2010 06:34 AM (iGCmo)
Are "city managers" elected or hired?
Posted by: HeatherRadish at May 18, 2010 06:35 AM (mR7mk)
Remember we put Bob Casey Jr into office.
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at May 18, 2010 10:25 AM (9hSKh)
That was 2006. There were certain dynamics going on that year. Plus, the MFM was able to attack Santorum endlessly over his wife's malpractice lawsuit and his residency. And republicans were pissed off as hell at him for endorsing Specter.This time around I think the uber-conservative Republicans who stayed home or otherwise didn't vote for Santorum will hold their nose and vote for Toomey. We have the big mo this year, sort of like the Dems did in 2006.
Posted by: Ed Anger at May 18, 2010 06:36 AM (7+pP9)
Posted by: Arlen at May 18, 2010 06:38 AM (2+9Yx)
there are a lot of PA morons here. unfortunately i seem to be the only Western Pa one.
Posted by: Ben at May 18, 2010 09:15 AM (wuv1c)
Hey, Ben, I'm a former Western PA Moron (Fayettenam). When I called my mom last night and asked if she and my dad were going to be at the polls at 7 a.m. (they're up with the chickens), she said, "Nah. Nobody I know is voting. They're all a bunch of crooks. It doesn't do any good anyway." She added that all of her church buddies were saying the same thing.
This is staggering. My parents are staunch conservatives but changed their registration to dem last year (long story). I said, "That's fine. Go and vote for Snarlin' Arlin' so he can get beat in a big way by Pat Toomey in the fall. They weren't convinced it was worth the effort. What's even more infuriating is that they can't vote for Burns since they're registered dem.
SO frustrating.
Posted by: RushBabe at May 18, 2010 06:40 AM (W8m8i)
What's even more infuriating is that they can't vote for Burns since they're registered dem.
Yes they can vote for Burns, he's not in a primary, he's in a special election to replace the traitor Murtha.
Call them back!!!
Posted by: kallisto at May 18, 2010 06:43 AM (+FkcS)
Dammit. Anyway, anyone Wee Wee endorses needs to lose. Sorry, that's just the way it's got to be.
Posted by: Dang Straights at May 18, 2010 06:43 AM (fx8sm)
(Numbers are racist!)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at May 18, 2010 06:43 AM (mR7mk)
140
EXCELLENT
You never know, stranger things have happened. I never actually considered the longterm ramifications of a vindictive, thoroughly agitated Arlen Specter.
Posted by: kallisto at May 18, 2010 06:45 AM (+FkcS)
Sestak wins the primary
Specter, in a fit of rage against Barry and his handlers, torpedoes Kagan in committee.
Sestak loses to Toomey
Eggelcent!
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at May 18, 2010 06:46 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: dagny at May 18, 2010 06:47 AM (Rg8WT)
Posted by: mpfs at May 18, 2010 06:48 AM (yxURY)
he also says Wee ner is going after his sponsors in a McCarthy like fashion...
Posted by: curious at May 18, 2010 06:49 AM (p302b)
The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round.......
Guess the right Reverend Wright was planning on getting some of those juicy handouts from the gubmint.
Posted by: Dang Straights at May 18, 2010 06:49 AM (fx8sm)
That was 2006. There were certain dynamics going on that year. Plus, the MFM was able to attack Santorum endlessly over his wife's malpractice lawsuit and his residency. And republicans were pissed off as hell at him for endorsing Specter.
This time around I think the uber-conservative Republicans who stayed home or otherwise didn't vote for Santorum will hold their nose and vote for Toomey. We have the big mo this year, sort of like the Dems did in 2006.
hold their nose and vote for Toomey? Toomey is an uber conservative
Posted by: Ben at May 18, 2010 06:51 AM (wuv1c)
Waiting for my EEG right now.
Hey mpfs! I hope your results come back okay.
/Me? Meh. I'm wasting time here b/c I hate determine enzyme kinetics through densitometry, especially when the results are counter-intuitive (more substrate over time?).
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at May 18, 2010 06:51 AM (9hSKh)
Guess the right Reverend Wright was planning on getting some of those juicy handouts from the gubmint.
Posted by: Dang Straights at May 18, 2010 10:49 AM (fx8sm)
The funny thing is, Wright would have had a better chance getting money for African relief from Bush who actually cared about Africa, but gets no credit whatsoever for the millions of lives he help to save during his two terms.
Posted by: Blazer at May 18, 2010 06:52 AM (t72+4)
The Krusemark family said the World War II Navy veteran was being honored by Carter BloodCare "for his generous blood and platelet donations over the years with a ride at Texas Motor Speedway. There, he suffered a life-ending injury."
No thanks TMS, Thanks a lot. I'll drive, I've seen you drive.
Posted by: LC LaWedgie at May 18, 2010 06:54 AM (aZCQ+)
It's really fucking scary how much how lives are being proscribed by unelected anonymous bureaucrats. When Congress screws a pooch like HCR[sic], you can vote them out, but the assholes at the EPA and FDA and whatnot, writing regulations to kill businesses and remove consumer choices--we don't know who they are, and even if we did there's nothing we can do.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at May 18, 2010 06:54 AM (mR7mk)
Posted by: incognito at May 18, 2010 06:55 AM (u6X4c)
Rushbabe.
they can vote Burns. The Burns v. Crist is a special election to fill Murtha's seat for the last 7 months.
I like in PA-4, so i can't vote in that election.
Posted by: Ben at May 18, 2010 06:55 AM (wuv1c)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at May 18, 2010 06:59 AM (mR7mk)
hold their nose and vote for Toomey? Toomey is an uber conservative
Posted by: Ben at May 18, 2010 10:51 AM (wuv1c)
Poke your nose around this conservative Pennsylvanian political blog.Toomey said that he'd have voted to confirm Sotomayor and they hate him over there. Most of the conservatives there are voting for Peg Luksik, and more than a few are saying that if she loses they simply cannot vote for Toomey. And they hate Santorum with the same venom as Specter. Probably less than 10% of the people there voted for Santorum in 2006.
I think they're nuts, but they are what they are and there's more than a few of them.
Posted by: Ed Anger at May 18, 2010 07:00 AM (7+pP9)
Most of the conservatives there are voting for Peg Luksik
Ugh. I got a mailing from her, couldn't believe she was still around.
Posted by: kallisto at May 18, 2010 07:06 AM (+FkcS)
dagny, kallisto and ben, I'll call 'em and tell them about Burns again, but at 82 and 85 years of age, if they don't want to bother going somewhere other than Walmart (!!!) they aren't going.
Since curious and I seem to be the most hard-core Beck listeners around, I'll have to add a couple other things to the pile that were mentioned upthread.
He started off the show with Blumenthal's Vietnam claim and they all laughed their arses off.
NY Cong Critter Anthony Weiner (D)-umbass is targeting Goldline saying they're profiting from Beck's fearmongering. (McCarthy tactics, anyone?) Meanwhile, Weiner was found guilty of accepting illegal campaign contributions (28K) from his parents, in his last re-election campaign. Soros's Media Matters also put out a release targeting another Beck advertiser and felt compelled to say they were "Arizona-based." Beck ended this segment by telling Weiner it wasn't going to end well for him!
The EPA is forming alliances with CHURCHES for its "faith-based initiatives."
The scariest stuff I saw yesterday were the two video clips he played on his show of two different Obama officials saying, "People out fighting in the street for food often make bad decisions."
He also thinks there's something not quite right about that Jeremiah Wright letter.
Remember the Alabama Ag Commissioner candidate? They had him call in and he was a scream. He kept calling Beck "Big Guy."
Posted by: RushBabe at May 18, 2010 07:10 AM (W8m8i)
Posted by: td at May 18, 2010 07:14 AM (w7TI0)
Posted by: incognito at May 18, 2010 10:55 AM (u6X4c)
Woohoo!
Posted by: RushBabe at May 18, 2010 07:14 AM (W8m8i)
Oops...There it is!
2002 DOJ memo could make it hard for Obama to challenge Arizona immigration law http://bit.ly/cGvrSM
In the legal battle over Arizona's new immigration law, an ironic subtext has emerged: whether a Bush-era legal opinion complicates a potential Obama administration lawsuit against Arizona.
Posted by: conscious, if that's what you call it at May 18, 2010 07:14 AM (YVZlY)
Yes, the idiots say the 2002 memo is wrong and locals do not have the authority to enforce federal law. Just how stupid is that statement.
Substitute any other federal crime for illegals and see how it sounds:
Local police can not arrest counterfeiters because that is a federal crime and only the feds have jurisdiction.
Posted by: Vic at May 18, 2010 07:21 AM (6taRI)
Gah, he drew her with Michelle Obama's arms and legs. Ick.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at May 18, 2010 07:25 AM (mR7mk)
Posted by: karenm at May 18, 2010 07:25 AM (2y90e)
We have to have a decade of really profound, deep, change, and it has to be in the right direction... And if we don't get those, we are in deep trouble. Â…
“The movement that would achieve that can't just be the presidency—that's where Obama didn't get it. It can't even just be the Congress. It's got to be school boards, city council, state legislature, county commission, governorships. I mean, you have to have a wave of change in this country... There are thousands of people around the country who walk up and say: ‘We have to have leadership that will get this done.’”
Some morning meat from Newt.Posted by: Pike Place Pete at May 18, 2010 07:30 AM (MzTRc)
"Dale" didn't paint her dainty, for sure, but the "rest of the story" link display's the Norman Rockwell cover on which the "Sarah Parabellum" post is based. Rockwell put arms on Rosie that a Wookie might envy.
At last report, the Palin security team includes nine bodyguards. She's one tough, and very brave, lady.
Posted by: mrp at May 18, 2010 07:37 AM (HjPtV)
Posted by: mrp at May 18, 2010 11:37 AM (HjPtV)
Glad to hear that. Not long ago, Beck and the limo driver hired to ferry SP around NY were commiserating with each other how dangerous it was for her and her kids to traipse around NYC and the country with no bodyguards.
Posted by: RushBabe at May 18, 2010 07:42 AM (W8m8i)
"The health department received a $15.6 million federal stimulus grant in March to fight obesity in San Antonio, known as one of the fattest cities in the country. Sculley launched the vending-machine initiative around the same time."
Will someone please tell me why the fuck we are giving "stimulus grants" to fight obesity!?!?! How the fuck does that stupid shit "stimulate" the fucking economy!?
Posted by: Hedgehog at May 18, 2010 07:50 AM (oQIfB)
Maybe this will help pay for the body guards:
Bristol Palin is hitting the speakers' circuit and will command between $15,000 and $30,000 for each appearance, Palin family attorney Thomas Van Flein said Monday....
Van Flein said Bristol Palin will be selective in the speeches she gives.
He said he believes she's interested in expanding her message beyond teen pregnancy to include her experiences on the campaign trail and in the media spotlight; her parenting approach; and her outlook on life.
Bristol Palin lives in Anchorage and works in a physician's office, Van Flein said.
Posted by: Pike Place Pete at May 18, 2010 08:27 AM (MzTRc)
I love that less-famous painting of Rosie the Riveter. She looks dainty despite her big arms and a mouth full of sammach.
Posted by: Cincinnatus at May 18, 2010 08:28 AM (r60xu)
Undecided Voters Poised to Play Big Role in Tuesday Primaries
Undecided voters could hold the key to a couple of high-stakes Democratic Senate primaries Tuesday, with polls showing their numbers are large enough to tilt the balance in Pennsylvania and Arkansas.
Confusing "independents" with "undecideds" who are the very definition of stupid.
Hey stupid Fox; ignorant undecideds do not vote in primaries. The people who vote in primaries are the hardcore Party base who are decided long before the election day.
Posted by: Vic at May 18, 2010 08:46 AM (6taRI)
Stay downtown on Fremont. They have the water misters and the whole area is covered so the heat is tolerable as you go from casino to casino. Also, you can carry your drinks with you outside.
The strip is for suckers.
Posted by: mpur in Texas (kicking Mexico's ass since 1836) at May 18, 2010 09:38 AM (iBTj9)
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