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Sen. Specter Jeered For Voting For Stimulus
KDKA TV ^ | 2/19/09 | na

Posted on 02/19/2009 9:30:48 PM PST by prisoner6

Sen. Specter Jeered For Voting For Stimulus Plan

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter was greeted with jeers at a press conference in Cranberry Township.

Conservatives are fuming after Specter cast the deciding vote that led to the passage of President Barack Obama's stimulus plan.

Specter, 79, acknowledges his run for re-election will be tough.

He says he's not completely happy with Obama's plans but he points out that he was able to cut the price tag by over $100 billion and he says he was able to increase the amount of tax cuts.

Even so, Specter acknowledges the Republican Party's conservative wing will attempt to unseat him in next year's primary race.

Six years ago, Specter barely won the Republican primary, but he says he's not afraid to fight for the job one more time.


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 111th; arlensphincter; bhostimulus; booed; fhuglytraitor; porkuli; porkulus; rino; rinopurge; specter; specterstimulus
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To: prisoner6

He could have stopped it dead. The whole lot of those who voted for this should be imprisoned for grand theft. They are educated but without insight. Don’t they know this will cause inflation? It will make things worse. It already has. They are trying to pump the air back into the overinflated tire that burst without patching the hole. We are going to end up more like the United States of Argentina than the United States of America if we don’t put a stop to this and take our country back.


21 posted on 02/19/2009 9:41:03 PM PST by Maelstorm (When the people find that they can vote themselves money,that will herald the end of the republic-BF)
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To: MAKOTHEDOG

Why does the Gop leave him on any commitee? Sack his butt.
Move his office to Alexandria. Take away his staff allowance and ignore him.


22 posted on 02/19/2009 9:41:13 PM PST by Oldexpat (Drill Here, Drill There..we must drill everywhere.)
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To: HarleyLady27

I am not from there but it is hard to believe he will win. He barely made it last time and the state seems to be trending democrat. I hope I am wrong. I mean it would be nice if he loses in the primary and the conservative wins. The same could be said up in Maine as well.


23 posted on 02/19/2009 9:41:19 PM PST by MAKOTHEDOG
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To: TCats

What you say in your post applies to over half of Congress in addition to Specter (sic).


24 posted on 02/19/2009 9:42:15 PM PST by pankot
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To: prisoner6

Too bad “jeering” doesn’t involve tar and feathers


25 posted on 02/19/2009 9:43:14 PM PST by bigbob (-)
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To: utherdoul
"Treason is treason no matter your justification. Ban him from the party at least."

Treason is a road taken by the spinless because they figure they can take both sides of the road and still come out with their lilly white asses intact. Specter needs to be booted out of office in disgrace. And even that will too good for him.

26 posted on 02/19/2009 9:43:51 PM PST by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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To: pankot

True but in Specter’s case the unease and loathing I feel is even more than the normal level I have for Members of Congress.


27 posted on 02/19/2009 9:44:21 PM PST by TCats
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To: prisoner6

He needs to retire with the those two cheap dates from Maine and find a room.


28 posted on 02/19/2009 9:44:36 PM PST by BobS
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To: Oldexpat

Agreed. Wasn’t he on the judicary committee that held up all of bushes judge appointments? I mean at least the big ones. Even when he was in the majority he found a way to screw things up.


29 posted on 02/19/2009 9:44:57 PM PST by MAKOTHEDOG
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To: prisoner6
Too bad it wasn't years ago so he couldn't inflict this damage.

But I smile at the thought of people jeering him. Hope it happens EVERYWHERE he goes.

30 posted on 02/19/2009 9:45:36 PM PST by TAdams8591 (When Obama FAILS, America SUCCEEDS.)
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To: prisoner6

Jeez, the guy’s 79 and he’s still considering another run for office? Don’t these people ever get tired of feeding at the govt trough?

I converted to the GOP when I lived in Philly, but for the most part, while I lived there I was a Dim and I voted for Spector. Time to go, buddy!


31 posted on 02/19/2009 9:45:42 PM PST by radiohead (Buy ammo, get your kids out of government schools, pray for the Republic.)
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To: prisoner6

At 79, why would he even run? I am not for putting maximum age limitations on people but one would think the Congressmen themselves would have enough sense to know when to quit.

I mean, how long is it going to be until we see Byrd hovering around the Senate like Captain Pike in his stainless steel hover-chair?


32 posted on 02/19/2009 9:47:19 PM PST by WildcatClan (Iam fimus mos ledo ventus apparatus)
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To: prisoner6

I’ll try to act surprised when Specter gets re-elected.

It is Pa after all. :(


33 posted on 02/19/2009 9:47:31 PM PST by Tzimisce (http://groups.myspace.com/nailthemessiah)
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To: Tribune7

Ping!


34 posted on 02/19/2009 9:47:48 PM PST by TAdams8591 (When Obama FAILS, America SUCCEEDS.)
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To: WildcatClan

ROTFL!!!


35 posted on 02/19/2009 9:48:09 PM PST by TCats
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To: HarleyLady27

Found article on this.

http://www.dcexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Gerlach-v-Specter-39862002.html

Don’t know much about Gerlach. Anyone else?


36 posted on 02/19/2009 9:48:16 PM PST by ReneeLynn (Socialism, it's the new black.)
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To: WildcatClan

Captain Pike, eh? I guess it really comes down to yes or no anyways. lol


37 posted on 02/19/2009 9:48:58 PM PST by MAKOTHEDOG
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To: prisoner6
he was able to cut the price tag by over $100 billion

A drop in the bucket for what this has started. He has got to be purged.
38 posted on 02/19/2009 9:52:27 PM PST by Cheerio (Barack Hussein 0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: radiohead
"Jeez, the guy’s 79 and he’s still considering another run for office?"

Haven't you figured it out yet? These turds crave power. It is the end that matters not the means. Burn that into your heart and never forget it.

39 posted on 02/19/2009 9:52:49 PM PST by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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To: prisoner6

Specter should quit NOW. See my sig line!


40 posted on 02/19/2009 9:53:36 PM PST by MtnClimber (Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Pelosi, Obama, Collins, Snowe, Specter, Reid.)
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