Even Meghan McCain Is Throwing Arlen Under The Bus

As reported by everyone yesterday, Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter has switched from the GOP to the baby-eating gay Communist Democratic Party.

While most of the conservative wingnut reactions were expected; Meghan McCain expressed her disdain as well...albeit with a tad more tact:

Let me be clear: I have a lot of respect for Sen. Specter. But I also can't help but feel like he's let us down. I'm sure this was a long, hard decision. The polls were looking very bleak in his primary contest. His probable opponent was nearly 20 points ahead in many polls. And I understand how he’s been made to feel like an outcast by a small, vocal group. Still, this was an opportunity for Specter to hold his ground and set an example for progressive-minded Republicans trying to overcome one of their biggest obstacles: winning the party primaries.

Of course, this speaks to much larger problem in the GOP. We need to attract more centrist and progressive conservative voters at the primary level, so that level-headed candidates stand a chance. We need courageous Republicans more than ever. And this week, Sen. Specter turned his back. But he wasn’t the only one.

Shortly after the senator's announcement, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele released the following statement:

"Some in the Republican Party are happy about this. I am not. Let’s be honest—Senator Specter didn’t leave the GOP based on principles of any kind. He left to further his personal political interests because he knew that he was going to lose a Republican primary due to his left-wing voting record. Republicans look forward to beating Sen. Specter in 2010, assuming the Democrats don’t do it first."

At its core, there is not much different about what the chairman said and what I’ve written here. Specter's decision was most likely motivated by political reasons. But that's where the similarities end. What's left is the same, tired rhetoric conservatives simply cannot seem to get past. Even someone like Mr. Steele—who was elected to be a more inclusive, open voice for Republicans—can’t escape it.


Why can't they all be like this?

This Phone Sex Operator Is Straight Genius, Son

From videogum:

New York-based comedian Gil Ozeri has a series of prank phone calls in which he calls phone sex operators and tells them that he has a weird fetish, like "Old Timey Barbers," or "Jewish Mother Stereotypes." That's a funny premise. Someone should turn it into a coffee table audio book. But his latest call in which he tells the phone sex operator that he is into "really bad comedians, like hack comedians," is particularly inspired. Because he happened to get a phone sex operator who is a comedic genius.


Check this one out, too.

Some Lady Suspended From Some Radio Station Noone Listens To

Here is a video of Randi Rhodes, who hosts a show on Air America. She's been suspended for calling Thundercunt and the original Thundercunt "fucking whores."

We've never heard of Randi before, but now that we have, we like her a whole lot. Even if she is a shitty comedian.

And probably a shitty talk-show host.

UPDATE:

I stand corrected. Thanks to faithful brickbat reader Bazz (if indeed that is his real name) I no longer blindly assume Randi is a shitty talk-show host. I for one welcome our new talk-show host skirt overlord:



Anyone who makes fun of Idaho Bathroom Goblin Larry Craig is a friend of mine.