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Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« on: May 04, 2009, 08:00:25 AM »


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If only the Republicans had spent more money on research, Jack Kemp would be alive. Set aside the fact that he offers absolutely no evidence more government money would have led to a cure of Jack Kemp’s cancer, what he seems to be suggesting is that had Congress listened to “Ole Arlen” and if he remains in office … there will be a cure for all cancer. To even suggest this 24 hours after Mr Kemp’s death is despicable.

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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2009, 08:04:58 AM »
Anyone here still upset he's not a Republican anymore?

Anyone here not yet convinced that a purge of the party and not more "big tent" RINO's like him is what's really needed?
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2009, 08:08:24 AM »
On a related note:
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Arlen the ghoul
Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter blamed Republicans for the death of Republican Jack Kemp.


Specter was on CBS on Sunday trying to rationalize spending 44 years as a Democrat-in-Republican clothing.

Jack Kemp died on Sunday from hip cancer.

Specter, a cancer survivor himself, cited President Nixon’s call in 1970 for a war on cancer.

“But as a matter of principle, I’m becoming much more comfortable with the Democrats’ approach,” Specter said. “And one of the items that I’m working on, Bob, is funding for medical research… If we had pursued what President Nixon declared in 1970 as the war on cancer, we would have cured many strains. I think Jack Kemp would be alive today. And that research has saved or prolonged many lives, including mine.”

Really?

In the 39 years since Nixon called for that war, Democrats controlled the House for the first 24 years. They controlled the Senate for the first 10 years. In fact in the last 39 years, Democrats have controlled the House for 27 years and the Senate for 22 years.

And actually, the Democratic health plan calls for fewer specialists — including the very oncologists who saved Specter’s life.
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Then we must consider the fact that Kemp was only diagnosed 5 months ago, a cure would have been unlikely to have helped since most treatments require an early diagnosis to be effective.

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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2009, 08:18:00 AM »
I wonder how much more money is required to cure cancer?  It seems to me "Ole Arlen" must know the figure, so why isn't he saying?  I want to know the exact dollar amount needed and I want to know now so we can get this terrible disease behind us.  

It should be law that anyone who states not enough money is being spent to solve a social problem must tell the world exactly how much money is needed to solve that problem.  Allowing open-ended criticism without the solution should no longer be tolerated.  

Someone who blames others without having the answers himself should not be allowed to politically gain from his ambiguous and illogical complaint left unfinished to float in the air.        
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2009, 08:19:41 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on May 04, 2009, 08:08:24 AM
On a related note: DailyMail

Then we must consider the fact that Kemp was only diagnosed 5 months ago, a cure would have been unlikely to have helped since most treatments require an early diagnosis to be effective.



Given the fact this is hitting a little close to home for me right now, Arlen, ol' buddy? 

Go screw yourself.
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2009, 08:32:03 AM »
He is such an asshole.
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2009, 08:50:52 AM »
He's a cancer survivor himself. He could have used his extreme good fortune as the recipient of American health care to make a point, but no. He went for the cheap political kidney punch to punctuate his defection.

Prick.
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2009, 08:58:12 AM »
I've seen an argument made that cancer will NEVER be cured as long as it is Government funding the research.  Finding the cure would kill the Golden Goose.

When viewed through the same prism as one would use when examining "Global Warming" and Government funded "research", it becomes less and less difficult to believe.

Virtually everything Government touches is ultimately corrupted.


Oh, and could Arhole Sphincter be any more vile?  My wife and I nearly gagged when we heard him say this.
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #8 on: May 04, 2009, 09:21:18 AM »
What is Arlen's DU screen name? Anybody here know? Just curious.
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2009, 09:50:34 AM »
Quote from: Sam Adams on May 04, 2009, 09:21:18 AM
What is Arlen's DU screen name? Anybody here know? Just curious.

I think he's been masquerading as UndergroundPanther all these years.

That's the only other critter I know of as Football Bat screwed up as he is.
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #10 on: May 04, 2009, 09:58:05 AM »
Arsehole Specter sounds like a typical whiny DU brat by blaming Republicans. It is ironic for him to say this, being a cancer survivor himself, but whatever, he is just a waste of oxygen.
« Last Edit: May 04, 2009, 10:00:21 AM by Attero Dominatus »
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #11 on: May 04, 2009, 10:03:22 AM »
Quote from: Attero Dominatus on May 04, 2009, 09:58:05 AM
Arsehole Specter sounds like a typical whiny DU brat by blaming Republicans.

In other words, he's pandering to his new base of support... :bird:
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #12 on: May 04, 2009, 10:40:30 AM »
The worst part is, he'll probably win re-election. We Pennsylvanians are indeed that stupid (cf. Jack Murtha)

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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #13 on: May 04, 2009, 11:03:57 AM »
He was a "Republican" for too long IMO - 30 years. I have heard they might put up a primary challenger to him, but I can't see why they would:

. . . If only the Republicans had spent more money on research, Jack Kemp would be alive. . .

He's got their penchant from *solving* (by exacerbating) any problem by throwing more money at it down pat.
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #14 on: May 04, 2009, 11:07:20 AM »
Quote from: Splashdown on May 04, 2009, 10:40:30 AM
The worst part is, he'll probably win re-election. We Pennsylvanians are indeed that stupid (cf. Jack Murtha)

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Murtha won reelection on Obama's coattails. Specter will not have that advantage in 010.  

I would like to ask him two questions. Since the US government has spent 4 or 5 times more money on Aid research and prevention than Cancer, why has not a cure for Aids been found?
Secondly, where did you get your crystal ball from? Specter is low class trash to make that remark.
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #15 on: May 04, 2009, 11:16:24 AM »
Quote from: Lacarnut on May 04, 2009, 11:07:20 AM
Murtha won reelection on Obama's coattails. Specter will not have that advantage in 010.  

I would like to ask him two questions. Since the US government has spent 4 or 5 times more money on Aid research and prevention than Cancer, why has not a cure for Aids been found?
Secondly, where did you get your crystal ball from? Specter is low class trash to make that remark.

How many trillions of dollars have been spent on "the war on poverty", and it has gotten us no where.
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #16 on: May 04, 2009, 11:19:44 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on May 04, 2009, 11:16:24 AM
How many trillions of dollars have been spent on "the war on poverty", and it has gotten us no where.

That's not true.

It's gotten us further down the road to Amerika as a socialist dictatorship than the guiding principles of our founding fathers would have...
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #17 on: May 04, 2009, 11:26:52 AM »
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If only the Republicans had spent more money on research, Jack Kemp would be alive.
The dissection:

"If only the Republicans" = It's always the Republican's fault even though I was one for umpteen years.
"had spent more money on research" = We can fix anything with more money...just look at education.  If we raise taxes high enough and spend even more than we take in, it'll all be ponies and rainbows.
"Jack Kemp would still be alive" = ...cause my crystal ball says so.

Idiot.
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #18 on: May 04, 2009, 12:02:02 PM »
Quote from: Splashdown on May 04, 2009, 10:40:30 AM
The worst part is, he'll probably win re-election. We Pennsylvanians are indeed that stupid (cf. Jack Murtha)

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Quote from: Lacarnut on May 04, 2009, 11:07:20 AM
Murtha won reelection on Obama's coattails. Specter will not have that advantage in 010.  

I would like to ask him two questions. Since the US government has spent 4 or 5 times more money on Aid research and prevention than Cancer, why has not a cure for Aids been found?
Secondly, where did you get your crystal ball from? Specter is low class trash to make that remark.

Murtha wins because of gerrymandering.  His district is so convoluted it hurts the brain to look at it.

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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #19 on: May 04, 2009, 12:19:45 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on May 04, 2009, 11:16:24 AM
How many trillions of dollars have been spent on "the war on poverty", and it has gotten us no where.

Like hell you say.  LBJ knew damned good and well it would secure 'Rat votes for generations to come.  Create a dependent underclass, and you guarantee they'll pull the "D" lever every single time.

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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #20 on: May 04, 2009, 12:52:24 PM »
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Ooooh, look, a talking weasel!
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #21 on: May 04, 2009, 01:05:21 PM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on May 04, 2009, 12:52:24 PM
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Ooooh, look, a talking weasel!

Now come on, how could you insult weasles like that?
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #22 on: May 04, 2009, 03:09:57 PM »
Quote from: Sam Adams on May 04, 2009, 09:21:18 AM
What is Arlen's DU screen name? Anybody here know? Just curious.

Ira Einhorn's biggest fan....since he was the lawyer that got that murdering, liberal piece of shit bail so he could flee to France.
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #23 on: May 04, 2009, 06:47:49 PM »
I call it Even-Stevens...

...If not for liberal meddling Arlen Specter could have had a brain transplant to save his political life.
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Re: Specter blames Kemp's death on Republicans
« Reply #24 on: May 04, 2009, 07:12:27 PM »
He's pandering for the Liberal vote, now that he's a Dem. He's a scum bag that only cares about staying in office, not what's right.
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