Comments on: Slimeball Specter “cures” his fundraising front website

By: txvet2

txvet2 — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:47:53 +0000

On May 11th, 2009 at 1:25 pm, L.N. Smithee said:

But you have to understand that he never would have changed the site if all of the criticism were coming from the right. It needed the Kos to step in to make him correct the “oversight”, you see?

By: Pasadena Phil

Pasadena Phil — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:48:36 +0000

Capt Kirk: Specter? “He’s dead Jim.”

By: L.N. Smithee

L.N. Smithee — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:25:58 +0000

Michelle, your exposure of this mini-scandal to the blogosphere was spurred by this Dallas Star-Telegram report by "watchdog" columnist Dave Lieber about misleading fundraising sites. Lieber first featured a pro-life PAC that implied the currently moribund Freedom of Choice Act was currently before Congress. This led him to contact the Center for Responsive Politics, whose representative cited the Specter For The Cure site as another example of misleading text regarding where donated cash was headed. Lieber's column was published in the Star-Telegram May 3, 2009, the same day that Specter promoted his "cure" site on CBS' Face The Nation while suggesting the GOP's lack of support for cancer cures may have led to the death of Jack Kemp, whose corpse was barely cold! This was noted in the Star-Telegram by Aman Batheja on Monday, May 4. Michelle, you linked that May 4 article and expanded on it, showing screenshots of the SpecterForTheCure.com site and highlighting how it was designed to appear like an nonprofit endeavor separate from the Specter re-election campaign. Then you showed how SEC complaints could be filed against Specter. So naturally, in Saturday's report from Politico written by Manu Raju (or is it Raju Manu? or Maju Ranu?) noting that Specter's crew had "clarified" the site, it ended thusly (bold mine):

Criticism of the site had mounted in recent days in the blogosphere, including on Daily Kos, which first reported the change Saturday morning.

"[I]ncluding on Daily Kos." Uh huh. That's the Daily Kos (or as I call it, the Daily POS) all right, taking the lead, always the first to leap up and criticize disingenuous Democrats. Makes you wanna kick somebody's ...

By: ArizonaNeanderthal

ArizonaNeanderthal — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:31:43 +0000

Good, bad, indifferent-I am trying to ignore that cartoon character until the general. Then I write a check.

By: Rorschach

Rorschach — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:17:42 +0000

Sunlight might be a good disinfectant, but I prefer strong bleach…just to be sure.

By: right_on

right_on — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:12:41 +0000

Sunlight is the best disinfectant. For Specter’s germs, we need extra-strength cleanser.

NOT just for Specter!!!!

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:33:25 +0000

I filed mine, along with printouts of the page as originally posted. Haven’t heard back yet.

By: PhredE

PhredE — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:31:52 +0000

Two words: Term Limits.

By: Paul Revere

Paul Revere — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:22:32 +0000

The egos of these people is fascinating.

By: Truesoldier

Truesoldier — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:18:17 +0000

The funny thing is that Specter does not realize that the Dem’s are just using him as much as he is trying to use them.

They wont give him a chairmanship, because they dont expect him to survive the primary against the Dem running against him. I suspect they are promising him the world as long as he votes their way for the remainder of this term (especialy if/when Franken takes office it will mean a fillibuster proof majority).

By: Trouble on Dem ‘Fantasy Island’: Specter Is Freaking Everyone Out | UPDATE on Specter’s Shady Fundraising Website « Frugal Café Blog Zone

Mon, 11 May 2009 14:26:06 +0000

[...] UPDATE on Specter’s shady fundraising website masquerading as a medical research site: Michelle Malkin: Slimeball Specter “cures” his fundraising front website [...]

By: no2pcbs1

no2pcbs1 — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:13:01 +0000

specter the loyal servant to his personal agenda, sees the writing on the wall. no hope of this bottom dweller being reelected.

By: spaceycakes

spaceycakes — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:07:35 +0000

txvet2 said The Dems come to bury Specter, not to praise him.

Awesome. Shakespeare's Julius Caesar paraphrased already this morning.

By: 30 pcs of silver

30 pcs of silver — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:53:51 +0000

Dems come to bury Specter, not to praise him.

And it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

By: txvet2

txvet2 — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:13:57 +0000

On May 11th, 2009 at 9:08 am, Capt Kirk said:

(still laughing about how he was screwed-over regarding his seniority status on the senate committies)

The Dems come to bury Specter, not to praise him.