"Congressman Sestak is a flagrant hypocrite in challenging my being a real Democrat when he did not register as a Democrat until 2006 just in time to run for Congress," Specter said in the statement.
I don't get it. He's pointing out what he sees as Sestak's hypocrisy for calling him "not a real democrat" based on prior party affiliation while Sestak has a similar history. He was not "ripping him for not being a party loyalist". He was ripping him for hypocrisy.
I thought it was all in fun and not a personal "attack" per se.
I sometimes point out others' typos or gaffes in a fun way (most recent example being on salsa's thread about his radio commentaries), knowing full well that often I too make silly mistakes while typing. It's the innernet as some folks say.
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Last edited by phillyaggie; 07-10-2009 at 06:27 PM.
I don't get it. He's pointing out what he sees as Sestak's hypocrisy for calling him "not a real democrat" based on prior party affiliation while Sestak has a similar history. He was not "ripping him for not being a party loyalist". He was ripping him for hypocrisy.
My son, a big supporter of Specter , received this email from the Specter campaign. I've copied part of it below. Look at point #2.
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Dear Supporter,
Welcome to the first edition of the Specter 2010 campaign update. Last week was an exciting one as Senator Specter met with hundreds of Party leaders across nine counties to talk about their shared Democratic values.
1. "Sen. Specter always gathered support in the county," said Greg Leathers, chairman of the Greene County Democratic Committee. "He has been a friend of labor and the AFL-CIO." Leathers added that a challenger would have a hard time establishing the legitimacy and credibility that comes with a 29-year incumbent, and the senator's chances of re-election are good.
-The Herald Standard, 7/4/09
Senator Specter concluded another successful tour through central and western Pennsylvania last week, visiting with grassroots Democrats in nine counties. Click here to read about his visit with Adams County Democrats and click here to read more about his visit with Greene County Democrats.
2. Rep. Joe Sestak called himself the only "true Democrat" in Pennsylvania's 2010 U.S. Senate race during a visit to Northampton County this afternoon.
-The Express Times, 7/5/09
That's ironic, since Sestak has only been a Democrat since 2006.
According to records on file at the Delaware County Voter Registration office, Sestak did not register as a Democrat until February 2006. (Prior to that, he had been a lifelong Independent.) He announced his campaign for Congress, as a Democrat, in March 2006.
As intensely as I dislike Sestak, it is rather hypocritical for Specter, of all people, to accuse him of switching party loyalties. If Sestak was a registered Republican, the case could definitely be made.
It does seem obvious that Sestak stayed an independent so he could suss out his political future and see which way the winds were blowing when he decided to run. But I tend to doubt, ideologically, Sestak, had he run under a GOP ticket, would have been any less liberal than Specter was a Republican.
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Hey Obama - Keep your change and let me keep mine!
For me, this article reinforces that Politicians will do and say just about anything for the opportunity to remain in office, especially against the individual who will be opposite them in the primary.
The hard part is taking everything in and separating the cow from the bull
I don't get it. He's pointing out what he sees as Sestak's hypocrisy for calling him "not a real democrat" based on prior party affiliation while Sestak has a similar history. He was not "ripping him for not being a party loyalist". He was ripping him for hypocrisy.
Sestak was an admiral. I give him points for not declaring a party while he was a flag officer.
Specter satarizes self
, received this email from the Specter campaign. I've copied part of it below. Look at point #2.
