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	<title>Comments on: 63% of Pennsylvanians Want Specter to Face Democratic Primary Challenger</title>
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		<title>By: brendanscalling</title>
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		<dc:creator>brendanscalling</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;i’m actually working on a similar piece (waiting for my edits right now). But jane, let’s not throw all of this on Ed Rendell’s head (although he bears a lot of responsibility).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pennlive.com/statehouse/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1240371613291390.xml&amp;coll=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The head of the PA Democrats, TJ Rooney, has specifically said the goal of his party is to avoid a primary.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’m not thrilled with sestak’s vote for FISA either, and fot that reason alone, i will neither volunteer for him nor give him money. However, on EFCA he’s good, on health care he’s OK and getting better, and on DADT he’s been a consistent voice for repeal.  Also, acording to a laker i spoke to last night, he listens and he’s educable.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;but mostly, i support sestak because he’s a big middle finger in TJ “democray? what’s that?” Rooney’s nose.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i’m actually working on a similar piece (waiting for my edits right now). But jane, let’s not throw all of this on Ed Rendell’s head (although he bears a lot of responsibility).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pennlive.com/statehouse/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1240371613291390.xml&amp;coll=1" rel="nofollow">The head of the PA Democrats, TJ Rooney, has specifically said the goal of his party is to avoid a primary.</a></p>
<p>I’m not thrilled with sestak’s vote for FISA either, and fot that reason alone, i will neither volunteer for him nor give him money. However, on EFCA he’s good, on health care he’s OK and getting better, and on DADT he’s been a consistent voice for repeal.  Also, acording to a laker i spoke to last night, he listens and he’s educable.</p>
<p>but mostly, i support sestak because he’s a big middle finger in TJ “democray? what’s that?” Rooney’s nose.</p>
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		<title>By: justbetty</title>
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		<dc:creator>justbetty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I see no inconsistency between supporting Obama and opposing Specter- even if Obama supports Specter.  I suspect many in PA would agree.  They know Specter and know he’s slippery- to say the least.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I see no inconsistency between supporting Obama and opposing Specter- even if Obama supports Specter.  I suspect many in PA would agree.  They know Specter and know he’s slippery- to say the least.</p>
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		<title>By: amghru</title>
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		<dc:creator>amghru</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Specter sucks and has always sucked and I can’t wait for the chance to vote against the front running SOB in the primary, I dont care who it is. Sestak isn’t great but his vote for telecom immunity should be irrelivant as we all voted for Obama. I wish I could raise the money to run a state wide election but I am just a poor motorcycle salesman. I can’t even raise enough money to run against Dr. Tom Murphy in PA 18 with his pharmco money.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Specter sucks and has always sucked and I can’t wait for the chance to vote against the front running SOB in the primary, I dont care who it is. Sestak isn’t great but his vote for telecom immunity should be irrelivant as we all voted for Obama. I wish I could raise the money to run a state wide election but I am just a poor motorcycle salesman. I can’t even raise enough money to run against Dr. Tom Murphy in PA 18 with his pharmco money.</p>
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		<title>By: sporkovat</title>
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		<dc:creator>sporkovat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;do not question the Axiom of Automatic Support for the Least Worst!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;down that road lies peril - you could begin to question the need to support Democrats, no matter what! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And old Arlen Specter is a &lt;strong&gt;Democrat&lt;/strong&gt; now, and if he wins the primary, you know what to do, indeed, There is No Choice.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Your Progressive President will campaign for Specter in the primary, that means he must be a Progressive now, too! I’m sure you’ll find reasons to convince yourselves to vote for him if you live in Pennsylvania.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After all, without a 60 vote supermajority, the Democrats are feeble and helpless against a minority party that acts like an opposition party.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I wonder why it didn’t work the same way when the (D)’s were in the minority - they just caved on everything. Oh well, More and Better Democrats, and better that Arlen Specter and Joe Lieberman is a good place to start! For that matter, anyone better than Saddam Hussein who has a (D) after his name will do.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>do not question the Axiom of Automatic Support for the Least Worst!</p>
<p>down that road lies peril &#8211; you could begin to question the need to support Democrats, no matter what! </p>
<p>And old Arlen Specter is a <strong>Democrat</strong> now, and if he wins the primary, you know what to do, indeed, There is No Choice.</p>
<p>Your Progressive President will campaign for Specter in the primary, that means he must be a Progressive now, too! I’m sure you’ll find reasons to convince yourselves to vote for him if you live in Pennsylvania.</p>
<p>After all, without a 60 vote supermajority, the Democrats are feeble and helpless against a minority party that acts like an opposition party.</p>
<p>I wonder why it didn’t work the same way when the (D)’s were in the minority &#8211; they just caved on everything. Oh well, More and Better Democrats, and better that Arlen Specter and Joe Lieberman is a good place to start! For that matter, anyone better than Saddam Hussein who has a (D) after his name will do.</p>
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		<title>By: Blub</title>
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		<dc:creator>Blub</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;If I were him I’d try to avoid the primary challenge by joining the CFL party with Joe, and he should joined by the Maine twins, Nelson, probably a few others.  Just think, with the current senatorial mathematics they’d be able to play the same role as a small tie-breaker party in a parliamentary government… They’d be the center of attention, brokering deals, holding legislation hostage, etc.  Well, at least until the next election when they all get thrown out of office.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If I were him I’d try to avoid the primary challenge by joining the CFL party with Joe, and he should joined by the Maine twins, Nelson, probably a few others.  Just think, with the current senatorial mathematics they’d be able to play the same role as a small tie-breaker party in a parliamentary government… They’d be the center of attention, brokering deals, holding legislation hostage, etc.  Well, at least until the next election when they all get thrown out of office.</p>
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		<title>By: Ann in AZ</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ann in AZ</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Blue Texan has his regularly scheduled 10:30 post available upstairs: &lt;a href=&quot;http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/right-wing-bloggers-relieved-to-find-shooting-they-can-politicize/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;“Right-Wing Bloggers Relieved to Find Shooting They Can Politicize”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blue Texan has his regularly scheduled 10:30 post available upstairs: <a href="http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/02/right-wing-bloggers-relieved-to-find-shooting-they-can-politicize/" rel="nofollow">“Right-Wing Bloggers Relieved to Find Shooting They Can Politicize”</a></p>
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		<title>By: Hugh</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hugh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Specter may be 79 but he’s spry.  I am sure that although he is already 14 years beyond Social Security retirement age he will still be able to provide well into his eighties the dynamic leadership that the people of Pennsylvania expect and will need in these very troubled times.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Specter may be 79 but he’s spry.  I am sure that although he is already 14 years beyond Social Security retirement age he will still be able to provide well into his eighties the dynamic leadership that the people of Pennsylvania expect and will need in these very troubled times.</p>
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		<title>By: SouthernDragon</title>
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		<dc:creator>SouthernDragon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;One thing that drives me nuts about our system is the choice of the lesser of two evils every goddamned election.  There’s not one progressive city councilperson, county commissioner or state legislator in PA willing to take a stand?  Nothing ventured, nothing gained.  Perhaps that person wouldn’t win in 2010 but with the non-stop election cycle we have now 2012 isn’t far away.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One thing that drives me nuts about our system is the choice of the lesser of two evils every goddamned election.  There’s not one progressive city councilperson, county commissioner or state legislator in PA willing to take a stand?  Nothing ventured, nothing gained.  Perhaps that person wouldn’t win in 2010 but with the non-stop election cycle we have now 2012 isn’t far away.</p>
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		<title>By: noblejoanie</title>
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		<dc:creator>noblejoanie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Did anyone else notice the clue in last Sunday’s NYTimes crossword (I think it was Sunday), Clue: Specter, D. PA. (Answer: Arlen) &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;D. PA. Hahaha&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did anyone else notice the clue in last Sunday’s NYTimes crossword (I think it was Sunday), Clue: Specter, D. PA. (Answer: Arlen) </p>
<p>D. PA. Hahaha</p>
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		<title>By: ghostof911</title>
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		<dc:creator>ghostof911</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This needs to be broadcast and rebroadcast ad nauseum.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;He (&lt;a href=&quot;http://chickasawpicklesmell.blogspot.com/2007/02/yesterday-was-arlen-specter-day-new-jfk.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Arlen Specter&lt;/a&gt;) kept trying to get me (Jean Hill) to change my story, particularly regarding the number of shots. He said I had been told how many shots there were and I figured he was talking about what the Secret Service told me right after the assassination. His inflection and attitude was that I knew what I was supposed to be saying, why wouldn’t I just say it. I asked him, ‘Look, do you want the truth or just what you want me to say?’ He said he wanted the truth, so I said, ‘The truth is that I heard between four and six shots.’&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I told him, ‘I’m not going to lie for you.’ So he starts talking off the record. He told me about my life, my family, and even mentioned that my marriage was in trouble. I said, ‘What’s the point of interviewing me if you already know everything about me?’ He got angrier and finally told me, ‘Look, we can even make you look as crazy as Marguerite Oswald [Lee Oswald’s mother] and everybody knows how crazy she is. We could have you put in a mental institution if you don’t cooperate with us.’ I knew he was trying to intimidate me… (as told to researcher Jim Marrs)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>This needs to be broadcast and rebroadcast ad nauseum.</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>He (<a href="http://chickasawpicklesmell.blogspot.com/2007/02/yesterday-was-arlen-specter-day-new-jfk.html" rel="nofollow">Arlen Specter</a>) kept trying to get me (Jean Hill) to change my story, particularly regarding the number of shots. He said I had been told how many shots there were and I figured he was talking about what the Secret Service told me right after the assassination. His inflection and attitude was that I knew what I was supposed to be saying, why wouldn’t I just say it. I asked him, ‘Look, do you want the truth or just what you want me to say?’ He said he wanted the truth, so I said, ‘The truth is that I heard between four and six shots.’</p>
<p>I told him, ‘I’m not going to lie for you.’ So he starts talking off the record. He told me about my life, my family, and even mentioned that my marriage was in trouble. I said, ‘What’s the point of interviewing me if you already know everything about me?’ He got angrier and finally told me, ‘Look, we can even make you look as crazy as Marguerite Oswald [Lee Oswald’s mother] and everybody knows how crazy she is. We could have you put in a mental institution if you don’t cooperate with us.’ I knew he was trying to intimidate me… (as told to researcher Jim Marrs)</p>
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