Posted on 01/12/2010 12:03:27 PM PST by crushkerry
All Sen. Arlen Specter wants as he sits down at the Vietnam Georgetown Restaurant after a bruising day of fighting for survival is a gin martini, with olives. How hard is that?
"Bartender is not here tonight. No mixed drinks - beer, wine only," the young waiter says, tapping a pencil on his order pad.
"No bartender?" Specter says. "How about a manager?"
The kid shakes his head. "Well, how about straight gin on ice? Can you do that?" Specter asks, sighing. The waiter is puzzled. "Straight gin," Specter repeats, exasperated now. Ah, the kid realizes, this customer is not going to take no for an answer.
"It's ridiculous, not having a bartender. What's this?" Specter grumbles as the waiter darts off to fetch the gin. "I guess I'll have to go home and make my own martinis."
SNIP
Demanding of Others
Such a driven man pushes others hard as well. Those who have worked for him describe a brilliant man with no patience for mistakes or tolerance for briefings and memos that fall short of "exactitude." If an aide offers unsolicited advice, Specter is known to snap, "I didn't ask for your opinion."
When he's being driven somewhere, for instance, newspapers must be stacked in order: Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, New York Times, Washington Post (if available). And the papers had "better be virgin," a former aide said. "He knows if someone has read them first."
When he goes on fact-finding trips overseas, Specter demands that State Department diplomats set up squash matches for him.
Another former aide remembered that when he was late picking up Specter at the airport because of construction, the enraged senator said he would drive himself, and demanded that the aide get in the passenger seat.
"He told me I was supposed to anticipate his needs and wants so he didn't have to ask for anything," the former aide said. But often, if they finished early, Specter invited the aide into his house to eat ice cream and watch sports on TV.
No. It sounds like an average guy not realizing he was in the presence of ROYALTY and that he is to lower his voice, and his gaze, and then cower and tremble the moment his ruler spoke.
So what is it with you wanting to kiss the big fat asses of politicians?
I would relish being able to drink his tears of defeat.
I will always enjoy the fact that when I ran for office in 2004, I NEVER shook that animal's hand.
I'd raise hell too if I wanted a martini, went into a bar and got that runaround.
That has acutally happened to me. I went to another place and didn't whine about it.
Just 100? Are you forgetting Maxine Waters, Sheila Jackson Lee, Nancy Pelosie, and a host of others? The Senate used to be the Royalty of the congress, but no more.
I agree that it’s strange to not have a bartender or a manager at the bar. But not everyone drinks alcohol or mixed drinks. I couldn’t tell you the difference between vermouth and gin. lol I think I’d recognize a margarita from the pictures I’ve seen lol but I’ve never had one. I don’t know that the kid was stupid....ignorant on the martini recipe front maybe. But I’d have to join him. :D
That would be good too.
No matter what, blame it on Scottish Law. Works every time for Ol’ Arlen.
Ten years or so ago, my wife and I moved to Philly. At the time, I didn’t know Arlen Specter from a hole in the ground. We went out to dinner one night at an upscale restaurant on Rittenhouse Square. The table directly next to us was occupied by none other than Arlen Specter, his wife, and another couple.
After about an hour of listening to one of the biggest name dropping blowhards I’ve ever heard in my life, my wife and I decided to skip dessert, get the check, and get the hell out of there.
Guy goes into a bar, there’s a robot bartender.
The robot says, “What will you have?” The guy says, “Martini.” The robot brings back the best martini ever and says to the man, “What’s your IQ?” The guy says, “168”. The robot then proceeds to talk about physics, space exploration and medical technology.
The guy leaves, but he is curious, so he goes back into the bar. The robot bartender says,” What will you have?” The guy says, “Martini”. Again, the robot makes a great martini, gives it to the man and says, “What’s your IQ?” The guy says, “100.” The robot then starts to talk about NASCAR, Budweiser and John Deere tractors.
The guy leaves, but finds it very interesting, so he thinks he will try it one more time. He goes back into the bar. The robot says, “What will you have?” The guy says, “Martini”, and the robot brings him another great martini. The robot then says, “What’s your IQ?” The guy says, “Uh, about 50.” The robot leans in real close and says, “So, Senator are you still happy you voted for Obama?”
You are right.
The House bastards should have been included in the total.
You can always tell what a person is like by the way they treat waiters and waitress’s.
I heard a story of a guy who owned a company and would take interviewees out to lunch just to see how they treated people who waited on him and also table manners and drinking habits.
Guy goes into a bar, there's a robot bartender.
The robot says, "What will you have?" The guy says, "Martini." The robot brings back the best martini ever and says to the man, "What's your IQ?" The guy says, "168". The robot then proceeds to talk about physics, space exploration and medical technology.
The guy leaves, but he is curious, so he goes back into the bar. The robot bartender says," What will you have?" The guy says, "Martini". Again, the robot makes a great martini, gives it to the man and says, "What's your IQ?" The guy says, "100." The robot then starts to talk about NASCAR, Budweiser and John Deere tractors.
The guy leaves, but finds it very interesting, so he thinks he will try it one more time. He goes back into the bar. The robot says, "What will you have?" The guy says, "Martini", and the robot brings him another great martini. The robot then says, "What's your IQ?" The guy says, "Uh, about 50." The robot leans in real close and says, "So, you people still happy you voted for Specter?"
no wonder he’s got that gin nose. should be drinking vodka martoonies!
What an a-hole.
The good thing about a narcissist like Specter is that we can count on him not to quit. He will take the Democrat party down with him next November.
We don’t do that here. Perhaps you have this board confused with DU where such sentiments are welcomed.
If I walked into a VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT!...the last thing in the world I would think about ordering would be a mixed drink.
A few yrs back, ome group voted him “Toughest To Work For”
“Arlen Specter While our senior Senator did receive a few votes for Class Clown, Specter won more votes than anyone else, in any category.” http://web.archive.org/web/20020803170058/www.politicspa.com/yearbookcommittee.htm
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