Union urges Democrats to switch parties

AP | 3/24/04 | LARA JAKES JORDAN

[WOSG]

Specter is a Liberal - big-spender, pro-abortion, pro-tax-hikes. Only helpful on having an R on his name.

Notable Liberal Individuals /Organizations Supporting Arlen Specter
Harold Ickes, Top Clinton Advisor
Jack Valentie, President Johnson’s Speechwriter, Washington Lobbyist
Senator Kerrey (D-NE)

AFL-CIO
American Trial Lawyer Association
American AIDS PAC
NARAL
AFSCME (labor union)
Teamsters
Human Rights Campaign
American Federation of Teachers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
National Education Association Fund
International Bricklayers
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
Laborer’s International
SEIU (labor union)
United Association of Steam and Pipefitters
International Longshoreman
Airline Pilots Union
American Federal Government Employees Union
Maritime Officers AFL-CIO
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Carpenters Union
Operating Engineers Union
Ironworkers
United Food and Commercial Workers
United Mine Workers
UNITE
Seafarers International Union
The list goes on….

[Teacher317]

That says so much...

[Political Junkie Too]

Do you think we'll ever see the day where Democrats invent the election version of "slamming," the old telephone company trick of switching people's service without their consent? Will the unions develop the process where their members' registrations are changed in mass in order to game this system, and then in mass change them back?

-PJ

[.cnI redruM]

RINO Hunters, Lock And Load!

[anoldafvet]

"Specter, a political moderate"

Moderate my A$$. If RINO Specter is a Moderate, I would hate to see what a Liberal looks like, oh, wait I already know, it's Ketchup Boy.

[dr_who_2]

Specter, a political moderate who generally supports labor issues

The AP is full of ****.

... is the only sitting senator in the nation to face a primary.

This is supposed to be a democracy, right? Is something wrong with this picture?

[JohnBDay]

Even the ultra-left Guardian has posted this!

[P.O.E.]

Ping

[joanie-f]

Thanks for the ping, Dan.

In answer to the question you posed on the other Specter thread last night (How are people in your neck of the woods receiving this kind of message about their beloved incumbent senator?) ...

‘Beloved’ is hardly the word I would use to describe the collective opinion of this man here in PA Dutch country (but I suspect you already knew that. :) Which is one reason why, if only for a month, I wish I were out in the Pittsburgh area. Here I am more or less preaching to the choir – although I have met a few choir members recently who were not as aware as they should be of the importance of this particular race (they are now, though. :)

Arlen Specter is a former prosecutor and investigator, served as District Attorney for Philadelphia, where his chief claim to fame (as opposed to reality) was battling against consumer fraud and corrupt public officials -- italics are mine and are subject to dispute :). He now occupies hugely powerful positions in the Senate, serving, among other things, as a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and the Government Affairs Committee. And he is a tireless and vocal supporter of the international criminal court (*cough*), and a self-proclaimed expert on, and situational reciter of, ‘Scottish Law’.

Reading only those qualifications, would you think, at least as regards lip service, that this man has a deep reverence for ‘law’ and proper procedure?

Answer: Only when reverence for ‘law’ does not (1) interfere with the overall achievement of the leftist political agenda, or (2) stand in the way of his retaining his personal political power.

This fighter of crime, purveyor of justice, and expert on laws of all types (even those written in plaid and transcribed by wearers of kilts), is currently undermining the process by which our two major parties nominate their candidates for national office.

hypocrite: -n- one who affects virtues or quialities he does not have.

The nauseating end of the AP article:

But Specter campaign manager Christopher Nicholas said Specter would work with any group to try to boost the number of Republican voters in the state to help President Bush in November.

Honest translation:

Specter will use union leadership to strong-arm strongly democrat union members into falsely registering as Republicans simply in order to re-elect a fellow democrat, by hi-jacking the primary election of the opposition party and subverting the electoral process.

Painting him as a loyal Republican who is merely attempting to boost Republican numbers by recruiting former democrats into the ranks is ludicrous. Nope … grossly understated. It is despicable. Borderline illegal self-promotion and self-preservation does not disguise well as ‘working hard for the good of the party’. It might play well in a kindergarten class, but let’s hope the average Republican Pennsylvania voter is a little more astute.

If justice prevails in the April 27th primary, this former national figure will be back in the private sector, looking for a job that better suits his qualifications.

(And this particular gal will not be buying any hot dogs from his stand.)

~ joanie

[GeneralHavoc]

[GeneralHavoc]

Specter is getting sooo desperate.

What a liberal clown!

[Dr. Scarpetta]

He called the union's push to switch voter registration highly unusual in a U.S. Senate race.

This is a disgrace.

[eeriegeno]

Excellent TV political ad material for Toomey!!!!

[Minuteman23]

BTTT!!!!

[Fledermaus]

Hope they forget to switch back...they are stupid.

[SiliconValleyGuy]

At lunch today my boss was talking about reading the National Review article on Toomey a while back and he sounded real interested in the PA race. So I looked up your two posts that I remembered reading on Specter and Toomey and printed them out for him. He read them with interest and then checked out Toomey’s web site. I just wanted you both to know that he sent a large donation (he is very wealthy and very conservative) to the Toomey forces today.

Good luck!

[WOSG]

Very cool. I am so glad I can make a difference! ... thanx!

[joanie-f]

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