My Running Account Of Specter-Sestak Debate – John Baer Wins!
One thing can be said about the Sestak-Specter debate -they both agreed so much on most issues that the only thing left was character attack. And there was plenty of that. Specter demanded that Sestak release his military records. Sestak said nothing but accused Specter of distorting his record in the Navy. Sestak insinuated he fought for reforms in the Navy, a suggestion that his courage irritated his bosses. Sestak shredded Specter’s voting record, as a Republican. and Specter tried to out-Democrat Sestak. The charges flew like verbal bricks., Punch. Counterpunch. Specter started slow, ended up strong, regained his sense of humor. Sestak seemed comfortable on live tv. The big winner of the night? The moderator, John Baer of the Daily News, who was strong and dynamic. Of course no one was asking HIM questions.
The most dramatic charge of the night? Sestak brought up Rick Santorum’s accusation that Specter got Santorum’s support in 2004 by agreeing to support right wing Supreme Court nominees. Specter said no way. Specter rarely looked at Sestak, until he would ask him to release his military records.
Both men were intelligent and eloquent – rare for a “live” political debate.
Will it make a difference. In a really close race, the answer is “yes.”
One interesting thought. It’s unusual that the Pa. Association of BROADASTERS picked a print guy to moderate. But it was a very good choice.
Comments(61)
Blah blah blah blah blah. There are only 4 people with any remote interest in this topic: Specter and Sestak and Baer and of course Larry. Larry you better start working on a new topic as this has no legs whatsoever. You’ll be lucky to get 5 serious posts before the puppet parade.
Well Paddy O’ Prado represented yesterday but did not win. No VP Joe only bets on winners which means I’m out the $20. Show bets are for pussies. No offense intended Pussy.
Halladay and 4 days of rain!
Flyers looked good but came up a bit short. Exciting game.
I was talking to Phil Micklelson last week. He was hitting me up for a donation for cancer research. He said that Tiger has a new theory. If he takes big appearance fees he can miss the cut and have more time for par-tay-ing on the weekend. Makes sense to me. I told him to tell Tiger to blend in trips to Home Depot for their fascinating demos and doctor screenings for unprotected sex.
I wonder if John Baer is any relation to Max of Cinderella Man fame or Max Jr of Beverly Hillbillies renown? Or Yogi for that matter.
The NBA Playoffs fascinate me. They take 16 teams of which really only 3 or 4 have a legitimate chance of making it to the finals. So many games. So much wasted time. All leading to the foregone conclusion. The NBA is increbly boring anyway. NBA = not basketball anymore. A bunch of street punks with outrageous tatoos playing street ball and one on one. It’s all about gate and TV revenues. It’s all about selling ads and jerseys and shoes. Amazingly every series goes 7 games. Too bad they can’t skip all these meaningless games and have the Cavs and Lakers play a best of 15 series. I’d rather watch a rug installation demo at Home Depot or even Larry on CN8 but that’s me.
What evil plots are Barack and his cabal cooking up for May? Clearly they intend to ignore immigration and border breaches until their hand is forced. Will they transparently and unconscientably use the tragic BP oil spill to sell their misguided energy reform? That’s my bet!
Thanks for changing a really bad topic for an even worse topic. Everytime we think you’ve hit a new low and run aground you find new depths of desperation.
Biden/Biden in 2012! Impeachment now!
Lame
I’m surprised Larry has not come out and supported Snarlin Arlen. Obviously they are pals.
I’m surprised that Larry did not comment on the BP oil fiasco in the Gulf. May be if it had been at Passyunk Ave, Paulsboro or even far away Marcus Hook.
Why does Spector want Sestak’s military record? Does he think it will take the voters mind off the fact that Arlen Spector is a draft dodger? Is Spector implying that Sestak has something to be ashamed of in his distiquished service to our country? Why doesn’t Sestak ask why Spector never served in the military? His hawkish rhetoric for Israel would suggest that he must be the kind of guy that would sign up, but why didn’t he? was he afraid? is miltary service below him? did he outsource it? Is fighting wars just something for the Christian boys?
Sestak seemed as if he were acting in a high school play, fake smile and awful delivery. Specter should really hang it up, does he want to politick until he keels over, which from the looks of it, isn’t too far off.
Larry, I understand why you thought John Baer won the debate. A joweled faced old man vs some efeminate navy admiral didn’t make for great theater. Sestak …….. well admirals aren’t the same as they used to be. I’ve always thought admirals were decisive thinkers. This guy sounds like another Jimmy Carter. If elected I see Sestak in a cardigan sweater sitting by a fireplace telling us to turn down the heat. Specter on the other hand will be telling someone else to turn up the thermostat.
I heard Pat Toomey was shooting cars that said things like “Taxes” on them. That’s good leadership. I expect my leaders to shoot everything. Where do Shitstack and Spectre stand on shooting everything?
Waiting for the 7:01. Oh how I hate Mondays.
Well Summer Sanders fired on the Celebrity Apprentice last night. Hate to see her go. I’m going to miss that tall muscular body with mini boobs and deer in the headlights look. I can’t explain it. The board room was awkward last night. Both Summer and Curtis seem like really nice people. Neither could throw the other under the bus. The only a-hole in the room was The Donald. Curtis is the next to go. He gets paired with Sharon and Maria. His days are numbered. You gotta love Bret Michaels. The show would really suck without his quirky personality.
As long as the Phils score 11 runs on days that Hallady does not pitch they can win.
Have we talked about 24 lately? I use to really look forward to the show. Seasons 2-5 were excellent. The show has deviated from the ruthless Jack Bauer to a kinder gentler Jack since the contract dispute and 18 month hiatus. Last year was weak. This year the show has completely jumped the shark as my buddy Jack Russell would say. It is now more about Kiefer Sutherland the director than Kiefer Sutherland the actor. As we wind down to the final hours of a once great show it’s sad to see it going out with a wimper. Maybe the world should end on the last day of 24. That might save the ending even if Jack and/or Kiefer can’t.
Paddy O’ Prado came up short Saturday. He may be the biggest threat on the shorter track and in better conditions at the Preakness. Look for a special VP appearance at Pimlico. Look for Dr Jill with the big hat and gown. Look for me with my mandatory administration outfit: navy suit and light blue tie.
I’m surprised to see Ed even commenting on the topic. It has been 24 hours. Tick tick tick tick. Time to change Lar.
Biden/Biden in 2012! Jack Bauer will be my Sr Director for Women’s Affairs.
There’s a woman stalking me on the courses. She yells “Get in the hole!” whenever I hit the ball. Sometimes she yells “Drive it!” I need her cell number so I can text her.
I’m glad to see that Pussy Foot doesn’t pussy foot around any more.Arlen Specter & John Baer on the same stage,enough said.George,sorry but I disagree,24 still kicks ass.I might put some money on Paddy O’Prado in the Preakness but Luckin’ at Lucky is still the best horse,tough to win from the 1 post.
Un-baer-able?
Like this website.
24 is not the same. I miss the old 24.
Is Sestak a profduct of “don’t ask don’t tell”?
Will Flyers bounce back tonight, YAP?
Tough loss Saturday.
Will Flyers bounce back tonight, YAP?
Tough loss Saturday.
Tough loss for sure,for some reason I’m not very excited about this series.Pens-Habs,Canucks – Hawks are more interesting.
Why is Leo now posting as Ted Noogint ?
Leo posts as everyone but himself. Must be having acid flashbacks from the 80′s.
Isn’t it interesting that the Conservatives and Liberals are distancing themselves from Snarlin Arlen? Only Larry is still in Arlen’s corner like Burgess Meredith in Rocky’s.
“Because you can’t win, Rock! This guy’ll kill you to death inside of three rounds!
“I’m on a permanent vacation.”
Fish Filet I want to pull your hair. I want to eat you and swallow you. Mr. T can watch, but he has to pay extra.
You can pull my tail and hook my mouth but it is going to cost you, big boy!
Big government tasered a kid at the Phillies game. Boycott the Phillies!
One posting in nearly 22 hours.Says a lot about the level of apathy surrounding this blog.Lets see,we’ve had the arrest of a U.S.citizen (not a white man,much to the chagrin of some),a tasering incident at CBP (a big government issue according to Leo),another great episode of 24 & a Flyers loss in Boston.One comment ! Wow !
Phillies are fascists and walk all over the little guy. They shocked that teen. Tea bag the Phillies before they tea bag you!
They ought to hang that Pakistani. The Air Pirate is right. He isn’t white, so he obviously hates America. I hope they ask him for his papers before they hang him. Maybe they can deport him first and then hang him second.
Tea Party-Negative,my mentioning a white man was in response to the many posters on other sites who jumped to the conclusion that it was a white,right winger.Probably hoping the man was a Tea Party member.Like yourself.
anyone catch fred tecce last night regarding the lap top fiasco ? what a tool,in a city full of them this guy might be the biggest.
Waiting for the 6:35AM. Woke up early and thought I’d get an early start.
Not much going on in DC. Holder and Napolitano were tripping over each other trying to take credit for stopping the terrorist bomber in Times Square. Turns out this moron used non-explosive fertilizer so the explosion would have been far less severe than previously indicated. As we learn more and more about this incident the more embarrassing it will become for our top cops. Let’s not forget this guy was on a plane heading for Dubai backed out of the gate when the airline saw his name on on fly list. Not TSA or Homeland Security. It sounds to me that we got lucky. Napolitano is a dolt. How much longer can Barack allow this total incompetent to be incharge of Homeland Security?
In the meantime guns battles between police and drug traffickers and illegals rage in Arizona. Where is Miss Napolitano in all of this? Probably in a Cabinet meeting trying to determine how to spin the BP oil leak to their advantage.
Flyers need this game tonight. Statistics say it is almost impossible to comeback from 3 down. They haven’t played badly. Just not good enough to win. Let’s see what they do on home ice and with their backs against the wall.
Halladay and 4 days of rain.
Barack wants me to fly to Mississippi to see the oil damage. I’m afraid of some sort of My Cousin Vinnie or Deliverance incident. Yutes. Yutes? Yutes! Grits. BBQ. Sooey. I think not. No one is going to tell VP Joe he has a purty mouth.
Yankee Air Pirate ignore this dust mite that goes by Tea Party Express Revolutionary Patriot. He’s just a repressed aging liberal with a ponytail and a distorted point of view. The passing memory of the anniversary of Kent State probably has him in a particularly bad mood. He may even have been shot in the ass as he ran away from the Nation Guard there 41 years ago.
Biden/Biden in 2012! We may have dodeged the draft but we never got shot in the ass running away.
Yeah, we don’t let Pakis into the Tea Party, even if they did get their home foreclosed by big government banks.
If it’s Thursday it must be Belgium. Woke up early again. Lots on my mind.
I’m in Brussels for a couple of days meeting with NATO and European Parliament. Met with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in the morning to discuss the war in Afghanistan, European security and relations with Russia. We mostly talked about where I might find the best Belgian Waffles. The Secretary General wasn’t sure. He was more concerned about security issues. I told him that we Americans were no longer concerned about security issues under the Obama Administration. Those right wing nutjobs under Bush and Cheney blamed all of the anti-civil liberty legislation on terrorist activity. Not Barack and the cabal. It is don’t ask don’t tell when it comes to terrorism.
Going to Spain on Saturday. That puts a damper on TGIF and my weekend.
Did you ever try to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Belgium? Not happening. These Belgians have no sense of humor or fun. Look at Jean Claude Van Damme. They are all no no nonsense people. Can’t even find a Belgian Waffle. Maybe I can get Spanish President Zapatero to hold a belated Cinco de Mayo party for me. I hear that Tiger Woods hangs with Zappy when he’s in Spain. Yeah haw! Or should I say Vamanos!
The Rehomos will have to live without me this weekend. Won’t be long before I’ll be in Rehoboth every weekend. Ahhhh I miss my days at the Parrott. Kamikazes. Strangers.
Back to the business at hand. Finding Belgian Waffles.
Biden/Biden in 2012! We will rock you!
We can provide you with very nice Belgian waffles. Very nice! All fluffy with whipped cream and strawberries.
My man Bobby Jindal is asking for all kinds of federal money to help people in his state who are being affected by the oil spill. Wake up, Bobby. That’s called redistribution of wealth via the tax code, and it’s the NUMERO UNO violation of our Tea Party ideology. Next thing you know, Bobby J. will want federal money to monitor possible oil well leaks. What a laugh. LET THE FREE MARKET SOLVE IT. Some enterprising guy with a rowboat is dying to contract with the state to clean up the sludge. Don’t deprive him of his dream!
Checking in from sunny Madrid. Met with King Juan Carlos today. How many countries still have royalty? Just them and England? I’ll have to have an intern check that out. Meeting with PM Zapatera this afternoon. They had a state dinner for me last night. I expected a Tex Mex feast. You know enchilladas and tacos and burritos and nachos. Nothing of the kind. I expected those little hot sauce packets and picante sauce. These Spanards are really behind the times. They don’t even know what Tex Mex is. No habla Espanol? I can toss out some phrases. Donde esta el bano? Mi nombre es Joe. Hasta luego. I’m pretty multicultural. That’s why Barack sends me on these diplomatic junkets. I’m dying for a soft taco. Maybe I’ll run with the bulls in Pampalonas while I’m here. I’ve always wanted to wear one of those little white suits with the red bandana. I’ll have my intern check that out. Anyone got a good spot for Tex Mex here?
I see our Tea Bag Patriot is at it again. Keep it up. We are loving it. You are such closet liberal. Come out of the closet Leo. You will feel so much more alive.
If the Flyers lose tonight all the good feeling they have built up over the last 6 weeks will be gone. I hope to get a satellite feed here. ESPN Espana is not what I’m use to. Maybe Stewart Scott worked here before moving to the US. That might explain why he does not speak Ingles.
Halladay and 4 days of rain!
Still waiting to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Believe or not they don’t celebrate it here in Spain. What’s up with that? Hello. These folks are really out of it. No wonder they are a third world country we have to support and a government we have to prop up.
I miss the pussy willows and forsythias blooming. I wish I were back at the Biden estate. I wish I could get some Tex Mex.
Dejandole sol de Madrid. Voy a tener mas detalles de mi viaje de manana. At least that is what my translator said to say.
Biden/Biden in 2012! It’s all Greek to us!
Voooop, Voooooop, its da sound of da
police! This site is nothing without
the kings of leon, and the great lord
abott and his acolites.
Day 5 for this atrocious topic. It smells worse than me after sitting out in the sun all day.
We can only hope that is a Lord Abott impersonator. Probably Leo.
Stick a fork in the Flyers. They are done.
Fish-You’re right,they’re toast.Habs-Pens is a much better series,Montreal is making the mighty Pens sweat.
Lord Abott a Kings of Leon fan,who woulda thunk it.
KOL in AC on 6/5
Who are they?
Bruins are dropping like flies. Flyers are winning battle of attrition but it’s too late. 5 game series.
TPERP, you really are a lost soul (or should I say sole). Bobby Jindall is the Bollywood version of Huey Long.
Sarah Palin endorsed Carly Fiorina for California senator. She didn’t even support my Tea Party candidate! What gives? DRILL, BABY, DRILL!
Anybody but Boxer and Feinstein. They represent, along with Pelosi, everything that is wrong with Congress and Cali-for-nia as well.
I’m going back to Medicine Hat tomorrow, eh. Beauty, eh?
Not happy. They dumped me with some chick named Maria Teresa. I thought she was a Saint in Calcutta. Anyway this chick speaks pigeon Ingles. It’s like a bad episode of George Lopez. I think these third world countries sometimes forget I’m the second most powerful and important man in the world. Yo hablo Ingles for Pete’s sake. No hablo Espanol.
I told this chick I wanted to run with the bulls in Pampalonas and see a bull fight. She said I’d need to come back on July 7th for the bull run. I asked her to do it May 7th but she said they could not change the date. Fat chance I’m coming back here in July. Screw up my 4th weekend in Rehoboth? I think not.
Looking forward to my 7 hour Air Force 2 flight back to Andrews. They let me pick the menu for the flights. I have a big juicy porterhouse waiting for me. Baked sweet potato. Sauted spinach. Key Lime pie. Una cerveza por favor. A bit of a nap and I’ll be back in America. Land of the round doorknobs. God I love this country. It really is a sacrifice to have to visit other countries.
I hear the Flyers pulled on out last night. Good for them. I hope Dr Jill Tivoed it like I asked her to. Maybe I can watch it out of the corner of my I when we are doing the nasty tonight. Una mas cerveza por favor. Add a couple of slices of pizza and how good would that be? Pretty damn awesome I think. If I could only substitute Jessica Alba or that chick from Lost for Dr Jill it would be perfect. We can dream.
Tomorrow I have to supervise lawn chores around the Biden estate. What a drag. I hate this responsibility. Maybe I can get an intern to do that. I could watch golf all afternoon. Una mas cerveza por favor.
Enough about saving the world. Sometimes I know how Superman or Underdog felt.
Biden/Biden in 2012! Saving the world one meal at a time.
By the by I hear Yoko Ono is writing a tell all expose called ‘Kane Revealed’. Should be a riveting read. I hear it talks about John and Larry doing bowls in hotel rooms in NYC. Just a couple of stoners trying to make it through the day. Come together. Right now. Over me.
VP, they are saying that Kane Revealed is going to include some sexual stuff that children under 18 should not view. Its probably homosexul stuff, but we’ll just have to wait and see when book is released. It will be Wild to see Yoko Ono on a book tour talking about our man Kane! This site will really be buzzing when that book hits the stores.
This new tell all book by Yoko Ono will be banned in Boston.
It’s Larry’s job to lull everyone to sleep. VP Joe contributes as well. I feel like the Maytag repairman here.
The Flyers will be banned in Boston after Sunday night.
I’m begining to think that even Larry Kane thinks Arlen Spector is washed up. He chose to call the moderator as the winner because he could not bare to dis his old friend Arlen. The truth is in your post Larry, and there are tears and a heavy heart at the Spector headquarters.
I’m back! Landed at Andrews about 8PM. Limoed home to DE. Great to be home.
No bull fight. No Pampalonas. No Tex Mex. No Charo. All I saw were a bunch of old buildings and some dignitaries. These people do not know how to par-tay. Their coffee is very strong though.
Barack gave me Monday off for traveling over the weekend. He will start meetings Monday concerning the failure of the intelligence community to pick up on this terrorist moron until he was taxiing out of the gate on his way to safety. Despite Horner and Napolitano’s back patting and love in we almost had a major failure here. Local authorities identify this guy within 24 hours and the homeland security net almost let him fly away under his own name. Bumbling nincompoops. Time for this 2 bit sheriff from New Mexico to go. Woman or no woman. Latino or no latino. She’s more interested in locking up good Americans like the Tea Party people and releasing known terrorists at Gitmo. Where is her outrage in neighboring AZ? We need to send this 2 bit tin badge sheriff back to Albuquerque where she can’t do any harm. She can go back to being the Governator of the most irrelevant state in the union outside of South Dakota.
Let’s see how the Flyers play in Beantown tonight. Something tells me they shot their wad on Friday.
Going to Vesuvios for pizza tonight. I need a fix of American food. Well I guess pizza is actually Italian food but you know what I mean. I may actually get a pepperoni stromboli. What the hell I’m off tomorrow. A couple of brewskis. My People magazine. A massive dump. What better way to start the new week?
Biden/Biden in 2012! It’s all Greek to us!
I almost forgot the Celebrity Apprentice. We don’t know when Bret Michaels will be hospitalized because this was all taped well in advance. I think if he makes it to the end of the show it will be he and Holly Robinson that are in the finals. You gotta love Bret and his quirky style. I saw a picture of Bret in a hospital bed with all the monitoring devices hooked up and he was wearing the bandana. Un-freckin-believable.
Tonight I see either Curtis or Cindy going. Curtis gets swapped for Bret. Sharon and Maria want to see Curtis go. Enough to lose intentionally? Hmmm. Cindy will clearly be the weak link in any no singing task with Bret and Holly. She is really a complex character. I thought she was a goofball dipstick initially but I’m starting to see some substance as we peel back layers of the onion.
Prediction: team of Bret and Holly will be too strong. I see Cindy being forced off tonight.
By the by I meant tomorrow night on the Flyers imminent demise. Sorry Bobby.
Is Larry in NH having Johnnycakes with Leo and Vito? Hey Lar bring me back some authentic maple syrup. There is no substitute for the real thing.
Its good to see some people still get excited
about episodic network television.
I am worried about the oil spill, not for
its enviornmnetal impact, but for its
effect on drilling and Trasocean.
Its good to see some people still get excited
about episodic network television.
I am worried about the oil spill, not for
its enviornmnetal impact, but for its
effect on drilling and Transocean.
Is there an echo in here?
Sarcozy called Obama and told him what he needs to do to help bailout Europe, and Obama agreed. Old Europe, be sure to thank your Uncle Tom!
Hey Jack Russell, did you see me on 60 minutes? Had a couple new pants suits and they fawned over me. I bet you are smitten, with a cream pie in your pant suit!
The world is coming unglued, yet Larry can’t find a topic to write about. His mind is constipated
summa magna cum laude!
Europe may save itself for a change!
EU got a deal together, major short
squeeze coming in the AM, markets are
gapping up, Obama did it again!