Arlen Specter became a Democrat last week, and in doing so, apparently pissed everybody off. On Countdown with Keith Olbermann tonight, Keith took out of context a comment made by Senator Specter, and, based on that, labeled Specter a DINO - Democrat in Name Only. So here's what happened, and some background:
First of all, you should know that Arlen Specter is funny. Really, he is. Also, he thinks he is. He does stand up sometimes. REALLY, I SWEAR TO GOD:
Yeah, so that's him. Then, the man agreed to an interview with The New York Times Magazine and this exhange took place:
Q: With your departure from the Republican Party, there are no more Jewish Republicans in the Senate. Do you care about that?
A: I sure do. There's still time for the Minnesota courts to do justice and declare Norm Coleman the winner.
Q: Which seems about as likely at this point as Jerry Seinfeld's joining the Senate.
A: Well, it was about as likely as my becoming a Democrat.
So, yeah that's what happened. What did Keith Olbermann take away from this?
"OMG ARLEN SPECTER TOTALLY IS GAY FOR NORM COLEMAN!"
No, that's not actually a quote. I jest. Basically, however, that was the gist of it. Arlen Specter is a schmuck, and lies, and undermines the Democratic Party every day. Fine, don't trust him, he was, after all, a Republican just a little over a week ago. Let's not make things up though, alright?
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