Sen. Specter 2001 Rule to Prevent Party Switching

[ayasadisanyaka]

We hit it off so well after another visit busizz4me.info

[666rulerofclones]

Specter is the one saying that. WOW. Hypocrite.

[MeritisDE]

Specter jumps ship back and forth according to what favors his own career.

Arlen's votes in the Senate reflect this attitude too.

[ehealthy222]

wow, this is Arlen Specter talking.

A man who switched parties TWICE.

[Frettsy]

hahaha. this is comedic gold.

[MassLiberal1]

I don't like Spector; he's an oppurtunist and a hypocrite. But I liked Jeffords. An old-fashioned progressive New England Republican. Sadly we've been run out by Southern conservatives (the real RINOs) who were once Dixiecrats. Snowe, Collins, and Brown are alright but I miss the likes of Jeffords and Chafee.

[Zathinean]

why can't they speak like normal people? they're having a childish argument at the end but with third person and Washington jargon.

[Nobama0000]

Toomey 2010!

[gregrichins]

I would hope that even Democrats don't vote for him on principle. If he gets elected again that will be a strong reflection on Pennsylvania.

[cnychu]

Search "Arlen Specter & Ira Einhorn" on youtube. A long forgotten dark secret about this bonehead along the lines of Chappaquiddick.

[robertmastroianni]

Specter is a douchebag. His douchebagism goes way back to 1964 when as a council to the Warren Commission he came up with the SBT.

[sprint7677]

The real Spector, who is he??

bye bye, lie to somebody else. I'm NOT voting for you ever again. Too old to make good decisions.

[vintageradioshows]

ass

[bluegsp]

HYPOCRITE,  Okay, yeah hes a Democrat

[dominicpodom]

"Later regret"? Funny guy

[kreiglloyd2001]

Specter is a professional politician, He will belong to whatever party will keep him in office.

[paracomentarnomas]

¡¡¡NOS LEAS ESTO!!!

YO LO LEI DE ESTUPIDO PERO POR LAS DUDAS LO AGO

si lla los as leido copia y pega esto en 5 videos mas o tu madre morirá en 3 dias, hacedlo por fabor mi a mi amigo le paso, yo lo e hecho pa que no me pase, por fabor acedme caso. esto es una maldicioooooon

[Jrunri]

I didn't hear any proposed "Rule to Prevent Party Switching."

Where is it? (time?)

Is this what this exchange was about? I can't believe a a rule like that would ever be on the Senate floor. Was it?

[MyTrialOne]

4:40

[john135246alias]

4:40

[thechetnet]

Just before the 5 min mark.

[JeremyZ83]

lol the best of them? i hope that is sarcastic. this guy is a believer in the magic bullet theory

[coulie27]

Dems sure know how to attract the best of them.

[mrferjay]

Good bye senator spector! you need to go away! you are now a wolf in sheeps clothing!

[Mangina9000]

Eh, never liked Specter but I love pissing Republicans off, so good job Arlen.

[RiggleHAX32]

1. copy and paste

2. send this to 2 other videos.

3. hold your breath for 10 seconds

4. press refresh twice

3. LOOK AT YOUR BACKGROUND IT WILL BE FREAKY

[lapdogs]

How ironic that now in 2009, Senator Specter has no problem with changing parties because he has no change getting re-elected as a Republican.

[GorterPoss]

very astute.

[JimmyFormerMarine]

Specter will lose anyway regardless of who runs against him next year.

[rugr2002]

I hope that's true.

[jd24717]

Specter is very principled. In 2001, he lost power because of Jeffords' switch. In 2009, he would have lost power to have stayed.

See? Principle.

[LerMicah]

Well, LerMicah observes that the bitchy con-servadorks are out in force trying to belittle their boy Specter.

Don't worry, if Specter doesn't live up to the hype that really isn't there for him, he'll be moving out like 20% of the remaining GOP senators will next year.

If the fact offers any comfort to the con-servadorks at all, at least we'll all refer to Spector as a Dem when he's leaving with the discombobulated GOP reps.

Don't shoot up too many churches now, GOPunks.

[bigfisherman1]

he will fit right in with the rest of the hypocrites!!!

[ronrutherford]

LOL Obama respected Byrd? Byrd would've hung him 60 years ago. Literally. Christ, the hypocrisy of the Dems is only SLIGHTLY worse than the GOP. Slightly...

[screwopenborders]

I agree. This left/right paradigm is getting old. I'm getting sick of seeing Obama's face everywhere just like I did with Bush's ugly mug.

[amrite]

SO SAYS THE TRAITOR.

[aduncalf]

Wow, what a hipocrit.

[fakebeliever]

I sincerely hope that after Democratic voters get a whiff of Specter as a "Democrat", that they'll vote him out come the primaries in 2010. There will surely be true progressives available, strong Democratic candidates vying in that primary. To just allow Specter carte blanche to pretend to be a Democrat and still vote like a moderate Republican on the important issues of the day would be a disgrace.

[rickfisk]

"Progressives" deserve Specter. He's one of them and has been for years.

[GohModley]

for how long? voting for the reagan/w. bush tax cuts and against the clinton tax hikes doesn't sound so progressive to me.

[Katya67]

If Specter is going to vote against labor and the health care plan that a majority of the American people [the ones not employed by private sector healthcare providers and insurers] want the he will loose to a Democratic primary challenger before it ever gets tot eh general election.

[TheStranglehold]

When the term "political opportunist" is put in the dictionary, a picture of Arlen "Scottish Law" Specter would be highly appropriate.

The switch should be evidence that Specter doesn't represent Pennsylvanians or principles, but power.

[SparklestheClown]

Vote how you believe! But if you change parties in the midstream, you should resign. You got voted in by a specific group of voters, for a specific platform. When you no longer believe in this, you should resign, and rerun where you want. But do not ditch on the voters who put you in! That is criminal and wrong. We need voter reform majorly, and we need term limits. Maybe 2 or 3 at the most!!!!!!!

[ecwaufisxtreme]

Arlen Spector is truly Sarah Palin's DICKLESS and BALLESS BITCH and PUSSY! Palin is a SUPERIOR politician and statesman than this phony balony traitorous fraudulent ass-clown could ever be. She is also MORE MAN than he is for Arlen wears the skirt in his family while his wife wears the pants. When Palin becomes POTUS after PWNING Obambi, she will reveal his PUSSY for the whole world to see and destroy his credibility.

[pthdy]

This video could and will be used against Arlen Spector when he runs for re-election in 2010 but I'm certain he won't have too much trouble getting him re-elected because he's one of the most respected politicians in the state of Pennsylvania and the voters down there won't hesitate to re-elect for him once again.

[ClingingMars]

lol, irony

[specialedition66]

NOt really..He was originally a democrat

[vidann1]

He finally realized how out of touch and irrelevant the GOP has become to politics.

Rush, Billo, and FOX-faux news are the voice now, how sad!

[nguoimy]

Its all about the money.....and like any politician if he doesnt get re-elected he gets no more of our money! Classic politician will do anything to get re-elected.

[Enthusiast2008]

Neither party is secure in its identity. BOTH should be very careful. All we really have is the U.S. Constitution and even that is subject to interpretation. BOTH parties are sliding down a slippery slope from which there could be no return. BEWARE. Freedom is much easier to lose than to win back.

[powerfulpup]

Bravo! Well put.

[MichaelASchwartz]

a liar. i guess he always was a democrat.

[bubbashitz]

Specter is smart enough to leave a BURNING BUILDING before the all-consuming flames destroy him.

The irrelevant GOP obstructionist party is its own worst enemy. Nothing more than a sick joke to the majority of America.

[jeremysmartin399]

Face the facts. Specter switched because he knew his vote for the insane 789 Billion stimulus earmark bill sunk him. Maybe you like the idea of sinking our children in a mountain of debt (1.85 Trillion added in 2009) but I don't and oppose anyone who does.

Specter is toast.

[jwka2001]

IRONY!!!!!!!!

[foofighter20x]

More like hypocrisy.

[jwka2001]

yea i know, on the news they were like ' Specter changed from R to D,,(cause he was gonna lose to another Republican)..The Dem who was suspected of running has dropped out..:" I wonder how much money they paid him. Personally if i was him id run just to be a total dick. Make specter lose. Get this douche out of office. Every time we have a commission in this country about bad shit, he is at the head of it, and nothing ever good comes out. Id run against him to be a douche like he is.

[wbowens82]

Hes like one of those half queers fighting whether or not hes gay or straight. Looks like hes going gay now.

[7HigherLearning7]

President Obama spoke about Specter in his book, the Audacity of Hope...he mentioned that in his first days in the senate he spoke to and respected Arlen...along with Robert Byrd...he only mentioned few other senators.

so no one should feel that Obama's acceptance of Specter is some sort of hoax...he truly respects Senator Specter.

[inlvxveritas]

Now hang on a moment...

In this video, he is proposing a rule to prevent party switching that would cause a change in the majority/minority organizational situation.

At 6:54: "To repeat, I intend to propose a Senate rule which will preclude a change of control in the Senate when a Senator decides to vote with the opposing party for organizational purposes."

This is not what happened when Sen. Spector recently switched parties.

[Nihawmah]

EPIC FAIL!........BUT

people's views change in time.

[elfyboy]

If only the pompous sense of self-importance these politicians share could be removed from the equation, how much better off this country would be.

[283inc]

well he said 1 month ago he would not leave the party

hes a fucking moderate democrat

from the regan era hes been a senator since regan

he voted for the stimulus and only left the party cause he couldnt get relected as a republican why didnt he run as an independent because hes been bought off

opionions change

presidents change butt the puppet masters stay the same

pennsylvania dont reelect this guy elect someone from home someone who knows what home needs

[ileaf1234]

this is 8 years ago.. people views can change and also his party had changed.

[shonester]

Really? Just because he's switching to a side you may agree with..doesn't mean he's a good person and not being a oppurtunist.

He clearly is full of it. The Republican party during the Clinton era is not much different today.

There's no defense to him. He'll try to scew the Democrats next and then Specter will find himself out on his butt.

[Johansrobot]

falshback Fail

[pomeroy82]

I hope you all realize that the only reason that Spector switched sides is purely for self preservation.... He has no real convictions other than maintaining the seat of power that he has held for 3 decades. Don't kid yourself.. he's not a democrat.

[westonski]

On the contrary, his record shows him to be more liberal than many democrats in the Senate. This piece of shit is moving over to the party where he really belongs.

[f9gopguy]

did you not read his comment on his switch? he said he was switching because he didn't think he could win the primary!

[Axekick11]

Did you read it? - He also said;

"I now find my political philosophy more in line with Democrats than Republicans

"that my party had moved too far to the right, a fact demonstrated by the migration of 200,000 Pennsylvania Republicans to the Democratic Party"

[ComplexKid441]

Whatever your political beliefs, I think we can all agree that the CSPAN archives are a national treasure.

[cv1122]

excellent comment

[Dealit707]

@Complex Kid 441 I do NOT agree with your assessment of CSPAN. They were promised coverage of the healthcare debate by Barrack Obama, instead they, like just about everyone else, were locked out of all hearings/meetings. CSPAN, if they are as great as you claim, should have screamed to high heaven. They quietly sat on the sidelines like good little Obamites and said NOTHING.

Do you work for CSPAN?

[ThunderAppeal]

Lets not kid ourselves, Arlen the windbag hemmoriod Specter started out as a demonrat, switched to Republican and has now 'switched' back. The man is first and foremost a whore. The man as cited that the Republican party has become too far 'extreme' as his reason he switched *back*. Specters move should serve as evidence that Specter is suffering from an onset of a mild case of dimensia due to old age. The reason BO has gotten as far as he has today is because of old dried up worthless wind

[ThunderAppeal]

bags like specter and teddy k. If anyone has heard specter speak more recently one would be able to easily deduce that specter slurs his worlds a little. Him, kennedy, mccain all should be used as evidence that there should be term limits enacted for the congressjerks. Nazi pelousys shenanigans of keeping an air force jet waiting for her should also serve as further proof. All these congress jerks in office have to leave. However I fear what is waiting in the wings.

[Mrcharliebobo]

If you see a commie liberal assclown on the street PUNCH THEM IN THE FACE!!! that is my new MOTTO!!!!!

[Hortwaddle]

His proposed rule would have only prevented a party change if it changed control of the leadership... or maybe I'm missing something. If I'm understanding correctly, it would not apply to his situation today.

[cnerd2025]

Harry Reid was a wuss in 2001, too.

[averylbrooks]

I don't mind people changing their minds, it tends to happen a lot in politics when it comes to self preservation.

[sirpsychosexay]

I don't know why he even bothered bringing this up to begin with. Jim Jeffords was as liberal as a stereotypical Democrat, why bother keeping him in the Republican Party.

As for you guys calling Specter a hypocrite for changing parties, how could he know that the Republican party would become so fucked up in only 8 years?

[ymfcgth]

This is bizarre, and a little surreal. What an unusual institution the U.S. Senate is.

[checkurself]

You're telling me. The beltway must be an alternative dimension of some sort. lol

[cnerd2025]

Wow, how hypocritical can you be?

[biggerflexible]

You are insane, it could only be considered hypocritical if Specter was leaving the SAME Republican party he is supporting in this speech. The current Republican party is NOTHING like the one of old.

[cnerd2025]

Instead of attacking me, please attack my argument in the future. Regardless, your argument is still wrong.

For Specter not to be hypocritical, he should do what he says Phil Gramm did in 1983, when Gramm resigned his seat as a Democrat only a few days into the term and then ran as a Republican in the special election to fill the vacancy. Because Specter says this is the proper way to do things instead of switching parties randomly, he is a hypocrite not to follow his own advice.

[biggerflexible]

Your words mean nothing. The reality is this; Specter wins you lose.

[zidmt]

Typical repug hypocrites in action.

[munseym]

Isn't he a dem now?

[antimarxism]

He was always a Dem.

[cthulhoo]

Fuck that gay liberal fartfaced fag nigg3r.

[checkurself]

very ironic.

[biggerflexible]

Not at all you retard lol.

[checkurself]

Really do you need to insult people? It looks bad on your character. May I add that its not very productive on your part.

[biggerflexible]

Get a job.

[checkurself]

Well, that's an interesting response. Not very sensible if you ask me.

[astronato]

No one asked you.

[checkurself]

Well that's what's great about American, I can speak whenever I want to...and even without being asked. Got to the love freedom of speech!

[SCX2k]

says someone who is rude without any reason

get a happy life?