Arlen cannot attract support from Democratic women after the way he dissed Anita Hill, Democratic women would sooner vote for the devil.

David Diano, UH OH, I just read in the Inquirer, and now on here that NOW will endorse Sestak. No meaning to me, but as an observer, very interesting. The Embalmed Specter is not appealing to the ladies!!!!!

Diano:

I cant wait until my tea party support for Shestak is proven right.

Sestak has good hair (much better than mine) and his sailors’ suit looks great on him. So he gets the woman vote, including the liberal women who you so detest.

If you are such a true conservative, and grass roots guy, why dont you translate this view to support for Sestak, or Toomy.

Critz dont have shot at this position, so you supporting him is a waste.

Secondly, neither Spector nor Critz will get anywheres without this core constituancy for democrats – women voters.

Finally, you cant possibly claim that Sestak can succeed without Toomey’s suport. Yet you imply that Shestak is too far to the right for Toomey and that Sestak is intentionally antagonizing Toomey, which makes no sense!

Its like Teddy Roosvelt said: “speak softly, and carry your own weight”.

Spell check much?

Mancini, do you follow PA politics at all? You make absolutely no sense.

Why on earth would the tea party activists support big government Sestak? What does Critz have to do with the Senate race?

No one in their right mind would argue Sestak is to the right of Toomey. Toomey and Sestak are running against each other — from different parties. Why on earth would Toomey support him?

I think you need some remedial classes in PA politics 101.

Stoch:

Sorry its you whom makes no sense at all.

I realize that a Toomy Shestak alliance in counter-intuitive, but have you ever thought that Tooomy might be promoting Sestak only to weaken Specter? They already agreed to debate each other and they both slammed Spector for refusing.

But the grass roots tea party aspect is harder to conceptualize. I seen when Specter got hollared at at a town hall, and the tea party thought that he was betreying America. So naturally, they support his opponent Sestak.

You make think Critz has no chance, but you cant just right him off. I think with the tea part, grass roots support, he could pull out a major set up.

Ganioa:

You are no doubt a daughter of the American Revolution. But your sentence makes no sense….

Perhaps you should check in your 4th grade grammer book.

Paying female staffers minimum wage undoubtedly furthers the cause of feminism! A champion of the rights of women would compensate women equitably. Sestak does not, hence he is not a champion of the rights of women – or anyone else for that matter. Unfortunately for the increasingly deluded and mentally unbalanced Representative Sestak, securing the endorsements of various organizations will not enable him to overcome a 24% deficit in public opinion polls, the enormous fundraising advantage of his primary opponent, the abrupt departures of critical campaign staff members, or the animus of the White House. And I really don’t think NOW has any sway with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), either.

Oh – speaking of the White House, President Barrack Obama will be speaking at Arcadia University in the Philadelphia metro area very soon. And he will be accompanied by Senator Arlen Specter. Representative Sestak’s imprudent and ill-advised remarks concerning the incumbent Democratic President of the United States are coming back to haunt him. Indeed, those remarks are coming back to haunt him more than he could ever possibly have imagined. Lots of activity in lots of offices in lots of places where there was previously little activity. Have a nice weekend, Admiral.

HS – First you were annoying. Then it was kind of funny. Now it’s just pitiful and boring. Go away. You’re wasting your time and nobody’s buying.

Haterman:

I would really like to know why you lowth Shestak so much.

I use to think that peace, love and happiness was all you need. But that was a long time ago, and then I realized I was wrong. Most of teh hippies were just in it for the girls and the good times.

I have some regrets about going to Canada, but mostly, I think I should have been more involed in the political scene. I left because I was afreid of the war. But it meant I couldnt stay home and protest.

Anyway, I still dont feel that hatered and vitryol are the answer.

did you go to Arcadia to see Spector? If so, was Tommey with him too?

Mancini: Representative Sestak and his labor racketeer allies have infringed upon the rights of a number of innocent people – and they have done so with impunity. Rather than safeguard the interests of common everyday people, Representative Sestak has sought to crush any who could conceivably oppose or expose him. Rather than serve and protect, he has opted to target and destroy. Rather than uplift his fellow citizens, he has often undermined and subverted them. Representative Sestak undoubtedly rationalizes his unconscionable, unlawful behavior. He had to do it, he tells himself – he had no choice. But we always have a choice. Representative Sestak has been consumed by the frenzy of political life. But he did not have to succumb to it. Whatever moral principles he once had have been sacrificed altogether. But he did not have to make such a sacrifice. He could have avoided the public humiliation and abject defeat that awaits him. His fate is a by-product of his own ill-considered actions.

Bruce Bailey: Neither your ill-informed opinion nor your very existence are of any consequence to me. Nor, I suspect, are they of any consequence to any who are acquainted with you. So spare me your adverse criticisms.

Well that was much better reasoned than anything Diano could ever say. I think I understand, you are very impasssioned.

Maybe thats the problem with democrats, they favor unions over workers, and over people. I think the unions are thugs – modern day brownshirts.

But you know, it really sounds like Shestak has personally wronged you…

Regarding frequent contributor, Diano, he says some pretty baseless things about a lot of people, and to my reckining, he never back it up. He spews venom, yet does not pay any attention to the lives he callously wrecks in the process. Some people have to post as “Anon” simply to avoid his fangs.

I’m not a believer in partisanship. They’re all corrupt. Dont care about fellow man.

Believe me I seen it.

Why do you think Shestak is headed to such public ignominious defeat? Sounds like you have some inside soccar information.

Hating Man (or Woman?)

Seems that Bruce’s comments were of sufficient consequence to cause you to respond to them.

Also, I guess PA NOW’s endorsement of Sestak
demonstrates that the leaders of that esteemed organization are not worried about your delusional charges against him. Do you hate PA NOW, now?

Is the beast within boiling your blood at this very moment? Have you checked your blood pressure recently? Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on your bedpost overnight?

Congratulations Joe Sestak, You are officially a metrosexual, now turn in your balls to the front office.

Please know that this man is not what he seems. He talks a good game, but it is all only to further his ultimate goal of self promotion. He does not care about women. He says he does because he knows that he needs our votes. He is a hypocrite.

I worked for Congressman Sestak for a brief period. Upon submitting a request to be granted an occassional Sunday off from our normal 7 am to 9 pm seven days a week grind, I was asked the following question “Do you know why you were hired? Do you know why you go to all these meeting with constituents? Beacuse of your look!”

I am a young woman with an advanced degree. The Congressman did not value me for my education and certainly did not respect me as a woman. To be valued purely for “my look” is perhaps the most insulting thing a male employer can say to a female employee. I vote Democrat, but I do not vote for ths man. Any woman who believes in herself, or in our inherent equality with men should not vote for Joe Sestak either.

As far as Specter and the Anita Hill situation, frankly I am too young to have a vivid memory of this. He has done nothing in recent history to make me question his dedication to the issues I am concerned about, so I bare him no ill will.

Say what you want about me, that I am not a hard worker, that I couldn’t keep up, that perhaps I brought nothing of value to the table other than “my look” or even that I am a woman scorned. I’ll waste no time trying to convince disbelievers otherwise. But I think its only fair that the voters of PA know what type of man they are voting for. I vote democrat, but not for Joe.

This is going to be a good race. The 24% deficit means nothing. With voters that have heard of Sestak, Sestak is out polling Spector. When he starts spending that $5M, things will get interesting. I’m not predicting a win but I do think this will be close.

@FrmSestakInsdr: Another message from the musty Specter skunkworks. The polling must really be telling you guys something to start trying this desperate stuff this far out. I can’t wait for May – Go Joe!

I think “Mancini” is a satire of a crazy

First of all, if you look at the recent Quinniapac poll, you will see that Specter does BETTER ovter Sestak among the woman than the men (and that’s been the case in the polls).

Tot Men Wom

Specter 53% 52% 54%
Sestak 29 37 23

Specter ahead by 31 points among women, and 15 among men.

FrmSestakInsdr-
Your experience is much like that of another young female that quit Sestak’s congressional district office a few years ago. In a meeting, the manager of the office told her to shut up, that she was hired for her looks, not her opinions, and that her job was to “look good” for Joe’s public image. It’s bad enough if this was the hiring policy, but it’s pretty blatant to think you can get away with admitting it out loud when berating a female staffer.
So, the office (mis)treats it’s women staffers as objects based on their looks. I guess no one from NOW has worked there.
Sestak underpays his congressional staffers, so the unions at least have figured out that Sestak is no friend to labor.

Mancini-
You continue to play hind-and-seek from any clue that might accidentally find you.
Toomey is helping promote Sestak by pretending Sestak is a viable candidate. This is to encourage Sestak to stay in the race and damage Specter. Sestak is too stupid to realize that he can’t beat Specter (or too spiteful), so he’s going to stay in and attack Specter, Obama and the Democratic party.
What you wrote about the Tea Party liking Sestak because they didn’t like Specter is 100% pure nonsense. The Tea Party people hate Sestak just as much as Toomey. Toomey is promoting Sestak as a “good, Left-wing Democrat” to help Sestak get more Democratic base to fight against Specter. Toomey is also using Sestak to create a fake media event and get some more name recognition. Sestak is playing right into his hands.
Every story I talk about here, I can back up. In some cases, I’ve even given Dan the name of my source, how I found out, and other details that I leave out here to protect my sources from retaliation.

Lee-
Bruce is a good guy. However, he has not seen and heard the same evidence against Sestak that Hater and I (and others) have heard. Based on Bruce’s experience with Sestak, Hater’s charges seem completely out of character. Even I found them at odds with what I knew about Sestak. However, the people that have alleged the violation are remarkably credible. I’m confident that those investigative journalists working on the story should have all their i’s dotted and t’s crossed soon. These are BIG charges and no one wants get the story less than 100% right (though even 10% of it proven would be enough).
Lee, you and Bruce are going to need to put up with Hater (and me) for a little while longer while the investigators do their jobs to present this story properly.
To my thinking, the “house” is completely built, with a solid foundation, but it still needs that final coat of paint before being unveiled to the public.
It’s out of my hands, now. I’m just biding my time waiting for the big reveal.

Laughing-
He who laughs last, laughs best. I’ll be the one laughing May 18th.

Bruce-
You posted while I was typing. FrmSestakInsdr’s could even be the same woman I spoke to a few years ago. But, I heard my story directly from the source. When I mentioned it to another friend of mine, he came up with the name of the same girl.
So, don’t believe this story to be from a Specter plant. It’s a real story.

David

Note, please, that I never asked anyone to go away. Just because I find Hateful distasteful doesn’t give me the right to do that — and I wouldn’t.

However, if you were not blinded by your strident opposition to Sestak, you too would see the humor in his incessant diatribe continually promising substantiation that never comes. Never better illustrated than by HateVodVarka’s satire, of which I can’t get enough.

In all candor, you are not doing your own credibility any good by associating yourself with and defending someone who adopts Hate as his/her name (note that (s)he continues to post anonymously, contrary to the advice that you give to everyone); or by incorrectly predicting, as I believe you did early in past week, that “the story” will break within 24 to 48 hours.

As I’ve said to The Apoplectic One, hate, like love, is blind.

I think women voters will decide for themselves on whether or not to vote for Specter with or without NOW’s support.

And as always it’s getting boring to read the unsupported allegations made by a guy who is reputedly from my own party against Sestak and Young. Isn’t it time to buy a new record?

The ladies LOVE Spector, because is a cute octogenarian, yeh baby!

The ladies would love to do something with Spector allright, but I don’t think electing him as a Democrat is one of them. Dino Dave may think Anita Hill is history but most of the Women I speak to don’t, for them it is just one more nail in his political coffin. As for the supposed former Sestak staffer, first Joe is a tyrant,now supposedly he keeps cuties around the office as decorations? laughable.

Lee-
I’ve spoken directly with the source of Hater’s allegations. I found the source to be extremely credible and persuasive. I agree that Hater’s presentation is over the top and he needs to show more patience as the story is being verified by reporters.
I did expect the story to break sooner. So, I jumped the gun on my estimate. I had put the source in touch with several reporters, but assumed they would have met immediately the next day. I’ve since learned that the proper journalistic procedure for a story like this is a series of interviews over a week or two and a bunch of cross-checking with witnesses before going to the target of the allegations for a quote. My bad. That’s why I’m not a journalist.
As I said, the story is in the hands of professionals now, and I have to wait with the rest of you.

Ed. H.-
I don’t know if this will change Sestak’s support among women or not. But, you can’t deny that he’s been trailing Specter among women in the polls more than the gap among men.

true dem-
About the “cuties”, all I can say that I spoke directly with one of the congressional staffers from the local district several years ago who quit when she was told she was hired for her looks. This was long before this Senate race, when few would dare utter a discouraging word about Sestak. So, I know that this has happened to at least one female staffer there. I even that related the story to Dan last summer, with the name of the girl, should he ever interview her for a story.
What amazed me is the level of arrogance to treat a female staffer like that.

what amazes me is your gullibilty, just because one supposed staffer makes a claim doesn’t make it true. You lack facts and are blinded by your dislike of future Senator Sestak. Could your dislike be tied to your failure to make any financial gain from your support of Sestak in 06?

Dave, do not be angry that Snarlin’ Arlen is a flop with the ladies. I am sure that with his recent trip to fund raise in San Francisco he shored up his support from a certain segment of the male population.

And with his near death pall, and stylish embalmed look, he must surely have the Mortuary and Funeral Directors endorsements.

True Dem-
Not a supposed Sestak staffer. An actual one who made this complaint. Other friends of mine in Delco know about it independently.
If you knew anything about my support of Sestak in 2006, you’d know it had nothing to do with financial gain. The agreement that they breached was an exchange of data, in lieu of cash. Not only did they fail to adhere to their promises of compensation for my services, but actually STOLE data from me.

BTW, I’m surprised by the poll results that show Specter significantly ahead of Sestak among women. The Anita Hill grudge runs pretty deep among a lot of women. But, it seems that most are able to get past that one issue. Amazing how many people expect women to be so single-minded to based their decision on the entirely of Specter’s record.

Dave, I have just caught up with a few posts on this topic. I could not understand the viritrol and invective, even though that seems to be the Liberal method, but yours for Sestak was deep, dark and brooding. Now I get it, you are a spurned ex!!!!!

Dave, I want to show my Compassionate Conservatism side to you. I had a bad break up with a lady, please Dave, realize that it was not you, it was Joe. It will get better with time.

I am available to talk to you about this heart wrenching issue anytime.

Sincerely, 95 South.

95 South-
My experience with the lack of honor and integrity from the Sestak campaign is hardly isolated. I wouldn’t call being screwed on a business deal “spurned”. But, my main problem with Sestak stems from his Iraq war votes, that directly contradicted his 2006 campaign. I defy anyone to find public condemnation of Sestak, by me, prior to his May 2007 Iraq vote.

Since I came out publicly against Sestak, I’ve encountered others with examples of Sestak failings and darker nature.

Sestak has taken numerous loyal supporters, and engendered nothing but contempt.

Dave? Does this mean you are not in need of my offer of assistance to help you get through this troubling time?

95 south-
Seeing Sestak getting his just desserts will fix everything. Knowing the freight train coming his way, has already done wonders.

I think the reason why Specter is polling so well with women is that Anita Hill doesn’t really resonate with women past a few harder core feminists. Which, they are entitled to their opinion, but it gets trumped by the fact tha Arlen has been pretty good at getting his message out about health care reform and when women see that they are losing money out of their own pockets because the Republicans want to stick with the status quo on that issue. They would rather see people priced out of health insurance, which places a higher burden on those left with policies and the hospitals that get stiffed for the unpaid bills, than to offer up workable ideas that would help to lower costs and ensure coverage for all.

Soecter has been on the right side of that debate, and Sestak’s thunder was taken away because of it.

On Monday President Obama will be campaining with Specter at his side. Sestak meanwhile is being making false accusations against the President of the United States. And getting endorsed by sexual harassers. Pretty stark contrast.

Ed H-
Good points. Also, Specter had stood out among the GOP for being pro-choice. That is a lot more directly relevant to women, as a continuing issue, than Specter’s bad behavior with Anita Hill 20 years ago. The hard-core are making themselves into the stereo-type of the nagging wife/girlfriend who keeps bringing up issues from the first year you dated. Sometimes, you have to just let it go.
(For those thinking they see irony here, I’ll be letting go my Sestak battle pretty soon, as he’s almost finished his career in public office.)

Chesco Dem-
1) It was only one sexual harasser. So, please use the singular.

2) In some other blogs, you’ve referred to me as a source for the Hater allegations and also as former Sestak staffer/employee. Please stop doing this.
In 2006, I helped the Sestak campaign as part of my general support of various candidates as a Delaware County Democrat. I provided some help as a volunteer, and other services for which I was supposed to be compensated, but was not.
As for the Hater allegations, all I’ve tried to do is verify that it’s based on real accusations, clarify the points, and pass the information on to professional journalists who could verify the story from non-anonymous sources speaking on-the-record.
Your comments on the other blogs make it sound like I worked for Sestak and had first hand knowledge of the incidents that Hater references.

Aside from Margaret Infantino and Elizabeth Sestak (both of whom are paid quite handsomely), have any women tangibly benefited from Representative Sestak’s unremarkable tenure? What tangible benefits have women derived from Representative Sestak’s supposed efforts? Can’t formulate a response? There is an obvious reason for that. It is because Representative Sestak has done nothing to advance the interests of any of his constituents (labor union racketeers/gangsters notwithstanding). Recently, I posed the question of whether the denizens of the 7th District are better off now than they were prior to the ascension of Representative Sestak. It is a question that Representative Sestak and his minimum wage minions appear very reluctant to answer.

Mr. Diano: I concur – Representative Sestak’s political career is coming to an ignominious end very soon. But (contrary to what he will later claim) it will not be because of the machinations of a cabal of Democratic elites, corrupt law enforcement, etc. It will be because he is a bungling, ineffectual, inept, bush-league politician who is clearly unworthy of elevation to the U.S. Senate.

The clock is ticking, VodVarka’s sleazy reign is about to end and all of Pennsylvania will cheer. Walter Cronkite himself has come back from the dead to personally unveil the heinous acts that VodVarka has committed. When I buried the signed, sworn statements from a top-secret VodVarka eyewitness (who swears he saw someone tell something to someone else), Uncle Walter’s ghost told me that VodVarka’s days are numbered. And that’s the way it is.

David Diano-

I’ve met Wendell Young IV a few times over the years and he’s a sharp and smart guy. The allegations just don’t seem to fit in with the guy’s personality. And seeing that there’s been nothing concrete in the allegations, it just smacks of sour grapes from some people who have an axe to grind. And the comments from others about him or his union being made up of thugs is laughable, seeing the union is made up of people with families who are just trying to make a middle class living. I can’t remember the last time I saw a woman cashier in their fifties out knocking heads.

Ed H-
I haven’t met Wendell, but the person making the allegations has. She seems pretty credible and has signed her name on the complaint to the FBI, so she’d be risking all sorts of charges/penalties if she’s making it up.
All I’m saying is that the allegations have been made, and the source sounds credible, and they claim there is an FBI investigation underway. I’ve passed this onto reporters who can better evaluate the claims.
My expectation is that they will find the claims credible and report on them in the near future, with a detailed timeline.

Hey, all the stuff about John Edwards was a big surprise too. I’ll be the first to admit, much of it seems out of character for Sestak too. But, only because he is paranoid and risk adverse, rather than because of any ethics or honor. Sestak strikes me as the kind of guy who would do something wrong as long as it was in his self-interest AND he thought he could get away with it.

DespiseVodVarka

I’ve met this VodVarka despot and I believe that he’s the kind of guy who would do evil if it could help him get elected and he thought that he wouldn’t get caught. I’ve heard from a credible source who said he saw VodVarka steal the ax that George Washington used to chop down the cherry tree and give it to George with the assurance that a pot of gold was buried underneath the tree.

I’ve also received credible information from inside a box of Cracker Jack that VodVarka is John Edwards’ long lost twin brother, has the same DNA as John Edwards, and that he’s just as likely to be the father of that baby as John is.

If something isn’t done soon to stop VodVarka I’m told that he will cause a plague of locusts to devour all of our crops and that he will turn all of our potable water into VodVarka’a 110 proof vodka. I find all of these reports credible and I’m going to report them in the morning to Elmer Fudd for investigation.

Lee~
you missed your calling, you should be writing for Saturday Night Live.