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Specter shows questionable taste (ethinic jokes)
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | December 13, 2008 | Salena Zito

Posted on 12/13/2008 12:44:25 PM PST by Salena Zito

While most people will agree that being “politically correct” has gone too far -- Sen. Arlen Specter R-PA reminds us why political correction began in the first place: tasteless ethnic jokes.

At the swanky once-a-year Pennsylvania Society (where all politico’s large & small from the Keystone State trek up to NYC to converge on Park Avenue for luxurious power- broking) Specter thought it appropriate to tell “Polish Jokes”.

One insider said before Specter gave his speech at the Commonwealth Club he asked the audience if anyone there was Polish. Since only ten or so out of a few hundred raised their hands Specter decided it was ok to tell the jokes.

(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 2010; arlenspecter; bho2008; chrismatthews; democrats; hardball; itsaburghthing; msnbc; obama; pennsylvania; rendell; republicans; rino; specter; unions; zito
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1 posted on 12/13/2008 12:44:26 PM PST by Salena Zito
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To: Salena Zito
We need to examine the jokes.

Who was Alexander Graham Bellski?

2 posted on 12/13/2008 12:46:37 PM PST by Paladin2 (No, pundits strongly believe that the proper solution is more dilution.)
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To: Salena Zito

Wasn’t Arlen Spector the one who let Einhorn, that 60’s hippy ghuru, get away with murdering his GF, choppping her up, leaving her in a trunk in his appartment, and then running away 2 France?


3 posted on 12/13/2008 12:47:01 PM PST by gaijin
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To: Salena Zito

At least he didn’t say “maccaca”. That would have meant a boot out of Congress. Polish jokes and Catholic jokes are fair game, but it will soon become criminal to make a Muslim even slightly uncomfortable.


4 posted on 12/13/2008 12:48:16 PM PST by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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To: Salena Zito

Biden, “You can’t work in a 7-11 if you don’t have an Indian accent”. Enough with this stupid ‘Republicans are insensitive’ crap.... My response to anything like this from now on is “So What!”


5 posted on 12/13/2008 12:48:37 PM PST by Gaffer
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To: Salena Zito

He needs to be destroyed by the DBM before confirmation hearings are held on Eric Holder.


6 posted on 12/13/2008 12:50:26 PM PST by mimaw
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To: Salena Zito

The Poles are white. No scandal unless the libs want to treat all people equally for a change. Was this the change Obama was talking about? /s


7 posted on 12/13/2008 12:52:34 PM PST by TheThinker (Shame and guilt mongering is the Left's favorite tool of control.)
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To: Salena Zito
Too bad Toomey got the shaft from President Bush and Rick Santorum, eh?

FMCDH(BITS)

8 posted on 12/13/2008 12:54:15 PM PST by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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To: Salena Zito
What the h*ll is wrong with Arlen? All one has to do is substitute "blonde" for "P*lack" and his rear is covered. As long as it's a generic white knock, then it's okeydokey.

A great leap forward, just like the ChiComs in the 50's.

9 posted on 12/13/2008 12:56:39 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: SERKIT

When I was a kid, moron jokes were popular. In the 60’s elephant jokes were the “in” thing.

I don’t recall either of those groups objecting.


10 posted on 12/13/2008 1:04:50 PM PST by Ed Condon (Wanted, newer tag line in good condition.)
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To: Salena Zito

And so it begins. The once favored republican senator from PA has to be demonized so Matthews can win his seat.


11 posted on 12/13/2008 1:05:52 PM PST by Carley (Prayers for Sgt. Eddie Ryan)
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To: Salena Zito
Why would Pollocks vote for Spectre ? Cuz they are so damned stupid .
12 posted on 12/13/2008 1:05:52 PM PST by kbennkc (For those who have fought for it freedom has a flavor the protected will never know F/8 Cav)
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To: Salena Zito

Frankly - I’ve never found anything funny about Specter..

Nor - respectable, honorable, trustworthy or worthy of the office he holds.


13 posted on 12/13/2008 1:05:59 PM PST by river rat (Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: Salena Zito

Old Arlen is senile, and an embarrassment to the GOP.


14 posted on 12/13/2008 1:06:27 PM PST by Palladin (When will Bill Ayers start bombing buildings again?)
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To: Salena Zito

Frankly - I’ve never found anything funny about Specter..

Nor - respectable, honorable, trustworthy or worthy of the office he holds.


15 posted on 12/13/2008 1:07:28 PM PST by river rat (Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: river rat

Damn! There’s an echo in here.


16 posted on 12/13/2008 1:08:05 PM PST by river rat (Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: Salena Zito

Hi Salena...it would be easy to blame ‘this’ on the Snarlin’ Ones age; or affects from having those brain tumor episodes...but I trully had the initial reaction of ‘here comes the media drumbeat for their ‘own’ Chrissy Matthews to win Spector’s seat.


17 posted on 12/13/2008 1:12:03 PM PST by PennsylvaniaMom (PA is a banana republic without the great weather to actually grow bananas.)
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To: Salena Zito

The death of ethnic jokes, the more tasteless, the more gleefully they were repeated, was but the first step sown that slippery slope on which we now find ourselves.

Now see, EVERYTHING is sacred.

“Sacred” is but a slight anagram of “scared”.


18 posted on 12/13/2008 1:16:50 PM PST by alloysteel (Molon labe! Roughly translated, "Come and take them!")
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To: Salena Zito; Tribune7
Ms. Zito - has anyone questioned just why the Pennsylvania Society has to leave the Commonwealth to arrange for a schmoozefest in the Big Apple? Not enough hookers?
19 posted on 12/13/2008 1:18:52 PM PST by brityank (The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
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Even in Philly’s Main Line there mustnt be anyplace ‘swanky’ enough for all those movers and shakers.


20 posted on 12/13/2008 1:23:19 PM PST by PennsylvaniaMom (PA is a banana republic without the great weather to actually grow bananas.)
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