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MEDIA, Pa. -- It's about a week before the election and, frankly, the Republican candidate for Arlen Specter's (D-PA) Senate seat seemed pretty calm this morning. As part of his "More Jobs, Less Government" tour, he started his day in West Chester, Pa., at Penn's Table restaurant shaking a few hands and then headed over to a meeting with small business leaders. He gave standard prepared remarks and then took a couple of more questions from the media before kicking the cameras and reporters out of the roundtable.
Pat Toomey was focused on continuing to paint his Democratic opponent Rep. Joe Sestak as someone in lockstep with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). The only questions getting something that resembled a rise out of him had to do with being lumped in with other Tea Party candidates throughout the country and if the close proximity (as in the Delaware media market bleeding into the Pennsylvania media market) of Christine O'Donnell's race was making his race harder.
Toomey said it was the media and Sestak who are encouraging the "fictitious connection" between him and O'Donnell: "I don't get this from anyone except members of the press. Frankly I don't think anybody is confused, confusing the candidates. I've been campaigning for 18 months now. I've got a very clear message for that entire time." Toomey continued, "I don't see the issue."
When asked if he would be willing to form some kind of coalition with other new senators who were backed by Tea Party organizations he responded that he wanted to "work with everybody who wants to move this country forward and encourage job growth and restore fiscal discipline." He then rattled off three names of Democrats that he found common ground with while he was in the House of Representatives, including favorite GOP target, Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA).
"I had a press conference with Barney Frank in which we both talked about the need for our NATO allies to shoulder more of their share of the burden of the cost of the war in Kosovo, which was underway at the time," Toomey said. "So my record is very clear. I'll work with colleagues on either side of the aisle if it's for the good of Pennsylvania."
Oddly enough Frank was also a name he linked his opponent with earlier in the press conference when talking about Sestak's fiscal irresponsibility.
"Joe Sestak was a guy, as late as 2007, joining with Barney Frank and the most liberal members of the House to vote against even basic common sense regulations on these institutions," said Toomey when talking about his attempts to reign in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac when he was still a member of the House.
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I want this guy to lose so much...but what the hell is the point of this piece?
"fictitious connection" between him and O'Donnell ?
So living on Fox Noise particularly, Shuck Hannity has nothing to dowith Tea Baggers? mind boggling; isn't it.
Everyone knows Fox Noise is an echo chamber for thoughtless Tea baggers.
FoxPAC aka Fox News hosts and contributors raise big bucks for GOP
I just have to wonder what your continued fascination with sex acts is all about? I mean I love tea bagging, but there are totally seperate websites to discuss that type thing. It does not seem particulary appropriate on a political website.
But we know you just can't help yourself, right Beverly?
Spanky, when they come out stapling those things to their heads, they deserve the name.
Like the Tea bagger that stapled 'em together. He said "if you can't lick 'em, join 'em". I think his name was Beck or someting like that.....
You guys are absolutey awesome. Stringing together the notions of stapling things to heads, and licking to a thread about Teabagging. Who would have thought you'd see that outside of the Kink forum on Craig'slist.
You filthy little deviates. Keep up the good work.
Spanky- great minds run in the same gutter.
My my... someone sure knows a lot about the kink forum now don't they? lmao
Spanky,
The kool-aid keeps 'em thinking at about the 4th grade level. About all the libs on this forum are good for is name calling and taunts. Of course obummer hasn't given 'em any positive things to crow about either.
Let me present into evidence: good for is name calling
Followed up in the first three words of the very next sentance with: Of course obummer
Is there a single one of you who reads what you type before hitting the submit button? lmao
I loves me the Kink forum. In fact, as fun as this websites has been for the last year or so, eventually the politic thing will get boring and I'll head back to the good old kink forum. I'm guessin that'll be like Nov. 3?
I mean really its been getting pretty lame around here anyway. Christ if I didn't know better I'd think this was a right leaning board, what with all the wing nut tea-bagging conservatives posting all the time. Boy do they got nerve. Hello, this is MSNBC for godsake. It was only fun when No Joe and Jill did all the heavy lifting. I could get that type of thing all day over at Hot Air or Ace O' Spades.
And where did Mr. Captain of the debate team himself go? Sure Beverly is a total racist, and Fiesty just has to positively have the last word, but Eric from Salinas was classic. Always with precise logical and well thought out points.
Eric, come back. We miss your insight. Cause I sure as hell never read what I type before hitting the submit. Where's the fun in that?
Fox Noise...Shuck Hannity...Tea Baggers?...Fox Noise...Tea baggers...FoxPAC aka Fox News...
Two sentences almost entirely comprised of partisan invective....mind boggling indeed...
it's going to be a fun week!
dangerfield
Two sentences almost entirely comprised of partisan invective....mind boggling indeed...
Don't give me that holier than thou; because you're not.
it's going to be a fun week!
While you're anticipating fun; try taking a flying leap.
Wow, someone sounds upset.... What did you do Danger? Not that I much care, I rather enjoy seeing Beverly all sour at the world, all the peaceful discourse she inspires and so on.
It only seems right that she is hostile towards someone.
Kudos to you danger for finding a sensitive nerve.
Hey, First Read - Welcome to Media, PA! Have any trouble finding a parking space?
I'd be less concerned with Toomey's history with the tea party than I would be with his time on wall street and with americans for prosperity.
Before casting your vote Nov 2 or voting early please keep these facts in mind:
Most Tea party candidates are for removing or privatizing:
Here are just some of the things most tea party candidate thinks is unconstitutional
Most of the republicans want to go back to the Bush era and give control back to the top 5% that brought this great country of our to its knees, many are starting to agree with the tea party, sure as Senator DeMint
Most independences running are changing sides as fast as they change shoes and using issues from both sides hoping to hit on one that works. Examples
Congressman Kendrick Meek in Florida is the one right now that needs all the help he can get, he has held this post in the house since 2003.
The other two Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio are acting like they are not really in it for the American people, also Crist flip flopped back and forth from one party to another to try to be on the winning end, first he republican, then independence, now he asked Meek to step down so he could win over Rubio, and run maybe independence Democrat come on does he really have anyone’s interests in mind other then winning.
And next the influent of 40% of the billions of dollars in this election, from the GOP; are from unknown sources, they do not need to disclose where it came from domestic and/or foreign. Then think of the ones we do know where the big money is coming from, these people are just trying to buy the votes, but do they really have the best interest of America and it people in mind.
The Democrats are running on issues that will benefit everyone in this country and a large majority of everyone in America wants, independences, republicans, and democrats but the other party’s candidates are not running on. Democrats are for moving forward not back to the 1800's or the Bush Era.
Just some of the Beliefs of the Democrat party:
Let us get clear, when the GOP state that they want less government, what they really mean is that they want NO government and more Corporate Rule, because government will get in the way of their schemes! They pretend they want to lower taxes for the American people all the while knowing that the loopholes they put in place for the wealthy means that Corporations and wealthy Americans pay very little taxes or No taxes at all, which means Average Americans have to carry and Shoulder all the tax burden.
The GOP/Tea Party want to reduce Social Security benefits and/or tie Social Security to the stock market. They want to reduce the benefits going to our Verterans; they want no regulation of Wall Street, banks, insurance/credit card companies; They want no spending on America’s "Aging" roads, streets, corroded sewersystem and infra-structure and aging rail roads. They want to do away with a free public education(to further “dumb-down” Americans)! They continue to say No to any Investment in America (water, air, clean technology) and her people. However, they don’t mind Spending millions of dollars on Wall Street stocks and bonds, phony ponzi schemes and real-estate deals, They look on and say No, while America further continues to decay into a third-world country. The Simple & Awful truth, is that Republicans do not want and they Fear a government for the people and by the people. Their desire is for America to go back to the times when the rich get richer and the poor get poorer! That’s what they are fighting for, not for average Americans, but for their greedy way of life and for power. They will say anything and do anything to hold onto this power!
What the Republicans Really Don’t Want You To Get Educated On!
http://www.youtube.com/watch...