Sen. Specter posts on Twitter that he hearts Joe Sestak, then immediately deletes it.
By on Jun 9th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Sen. Specter posts on Twitter that he hearts Joe Sestak, then immediately deletes it.
Sen. Arlen Specter’s official Twitter page had a post up yesterday at 4:42pm ET using the heart symbol — <3 — to express his affection for his Democratic primary challenger:
The Tweet was deleted after just a few minutes, but it can still be accessed via Tweleted. The next tweet from Sen. Specter simply noted that he, Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA), and Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA) spoke at a labor rally in Pittsburgh. ThinkProgress contacted Specter’s Senate office about the deletion, but a spokesperson said that the campaign was responsible for the Twitter page. We have not yet received a response from the campaign staff.
Update Specter campaign manager Christopher Nichols responded to ThinkProgress, saying the tweet was a "typo":
The post yesterday was a most unlikely and accidental typo. The intended message was "& @JoeSestak & @USRepMikeDoyle speak at labor rally on Saturday: http://bit.ly/XxxNj" With the link leading to a YouTube video of the labor rally in Pittsburgh on Saturday. When we went to highlight the incorrect text, we accidentally clicked update.
Featured Comment: chiroptera toasterhead Says: "No no no - you're reading too much into it. He simply meant that he's valued at fewer than three Joe Sestaks. It's just basic arithmetic: Specter < 3(Sestak)."
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That’s a heart emoticon?
I thought it was supposed to be an ass in a waffle cone.
June 9th, 2009 at 11:40 aman ass in a waffle cone
Love will sometimes do that to you.
June 9th, 2009 at 11:45 amNo no no – you’re reading too much into it. He simply meant that he’s valued at fewer than three Joe Sestaks. It’s just basic arithmetic: Specter < 3(Sestak).
June 9th, 2009 at 11:46 amI have to agree with Specter. Here in PA, we Dems also <3 Joe Sestak. And we aren’t going to delete that feeling.
Once Sestak begins to get some name recognition beyond the greater Philly area, Specter’s confidence that he’s got the primary all sewn up will erode. And Obama, Biden and Rendell are wrong if they think they can annoint Specter as our candidate.
PEACE
June 9th, 2009 at 11:46 amever get the feeling our representatives are actually as dumb and immature as you think they are?
June 9th, 2009 at 11:46 amOR he was likening Mr. Sestak to a guy in a dunce cap with muttonchops. The full emoticon is <:3) but really who has time for all that punctuation in a tweet?
June 9th, 2009 at 11:47 amSen. Specter posts on Twitter that he hearts Joe Sestak, then immediately deletes it
– - Barney Frank is right, Arlen is losing it.
On the plus side, Arlen doesn’t Tweet like an obnoxious 13-yr old with an unlimited texting plan, like Sen. Grassley (R-etard) Iowa.
June 9th, 2009 at 11:48 amThat’s a heart emoticon?
I thought it was supposed to be an ass in a waffle cone.
– - I thought it was huge boobs laying on their side.
June 9th, 2009 at 11:50 amPut down the toy and do your fcuking job!
June 9th, 2009 at 11:57 amSpecter is losing it/has lost it.
Ancient people* should not be using the emoticon thingys, it’s just weird.
*I’m not all that old. ;)
June 9th, 2009 at 11:58 amAw, that was cute. He should have left it up.
June 9th, 2009 at 12:12 pmYay featured comment! :)
June 9th, 2009 at 12:14 pmIs it too much to ask that our elected representatives act a little more professionally on ‘teh tubes’ than I do drunk at 3:00AM?
June 9th, 2009 at 12:15 pmIt’s amusing watching old white men trying to figure out how to use new technologies they do not understand. I think the fascist Republican Party realized it lost its power in part because wingnuts do not use technology well. Apparently they are just noobs making noob mistakes.
June 9th, 2009 at 12:15 pm<3
Looks like nuts in a vice…
June 9th, 2009 at 12:15 pmCongrats, toasterhead! :D
June 9th, 2009 at 12:17 pmThese old guys remind me of my grandmother when we bought her a microwave. She viewed it as an evil entity and regarded it with suspection. These old guys and twitter don’t mix.
June 9th, 2009 at 12:18 pmUm, perhaps someone has found out how to spook Senator Specter on twitter?
June 9th, 2009 at 12:20 pmI am sickened to death when I hear Pennsylvanian governor Ed Rendell tell a fellow democrat Joe Sestak not to run against flip flopping Arlan Specter. It seems Rendell is party of the good old boys club that controls our government. I hope Joe Sestak will run for the senate and defeats Specter and the good old boys political machine in DC.
June 9th, 2009 at 12:21 pmLevi the Dungbeetle Says:
It’s amusing watching old white men trying to figure out how to use new technologies they do not understand.
June 9th, 2009 at 12:23 pm““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““`
lol! If they just shortened their internet tubes they could send and receive e-mails a lot quicker! ;)
now i know what that is… huh.
is this the same labor rally that was covered on ed or keith last night? where the guy in the audience yelled at specter, “you want my vote? I WANT YOURS!”, referring to the EFCA…
specter replied that they would be satisfied with his vote…
so what the hell does THAT mean???
June 9th, 2009 at 12:27 pm(O)<3
Wait, maybe its a teabagging thing
June 9th, 2009 at 12:27 pmUncle@20. Ditto. Rendell has a lot of balls trying to persuade me or any other Democrat to vote for Specter over Sestak. I will never forgive Specter for his performance at the Anita Hill hearings.
June 9th, 2009 at 12:29 pmI would prefer any other dem to this fraud…Send him back to the reich wingers where he belongs and vote his ass out of office…Enough already with self serving polaticians…P. B. & J
June 9th, 2009 at 12:30 pmSpecter needs to just go away. Screw his “legacy” he is obviously in politics for all the wrong reasons and I hope and pray that the democratic voters in Pennsylvania see right threw him and put all of their support behind Joe Sestak if he decides to run against Specter in the primaries!
June 9th, 2009 at 12:32 pmWho cares about a Repuke who changes his title from (R) to (D) just because he won’t get re-elected as an (R).
He sold his soul to the (R’s) and he can’t buy it back with a (D).
Fcuk the Republic Fascist Party
June 9th, 2009 at 1:07 pmArlen the embarrassment should just go away.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:09 pmTweet?
Is that like queef?
Either way, just another embarrassing outcome from people who don’t respect their own personal privacy in the race to star in their own movie…
June 9th, 2009 at 2:13 pm@arlen Why aren’t you doing your job?
You know, I’d be fired if I were using Twitter at work.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:14 pmActually, I think he’s farting at him.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:00 pmSpencer’s Mom says;
I could not agree more Spencer’s Mom. I also am from PA and am in Spector’s district and get to NOT vote for him.
June 9th, 2009 at 5:39 pmI have talked to many people in this area and most of them are very wary of Spector. See, the fact that he is against the Employee Free CHoice act is going to be what hurts him here in the coal and steel belt of Pennsylvania.
We lost our jobs over 25 years ago and they were never really replaced and this area has been overlooked for that long.
We are hoping that Pres. Obama’s plans for increasing the production of green sources of energy like windmill farms and solar panels will draw company’s here to use the factory facilities we already have lying dormant. We also have a HUGE working class population that is also lying dormant and ready for those jobs. We are a HUGE pro-union area.
Remember we voted John Murtha as our congressman for around 30 years even though he sometimes steps in it. We vote for him because he supports the unions and is a democrat.
So COME ON OVER SESTAK…we will welcome you with open arms!!
Did FUBAR the Clown explain that hishat is made of TinFoil?
June 9th, 2009 at 5:53 pmThe Pennsylvania Democratic Primary is not up to Obama, Biden or Randel. It is up to the voters of Pennsylvania. I hope they are paying attention.
June 9th, 2009 at 6:01 pmRodeskawler says:
You are abosolutely right, it is up to us, the voters of Spector’s district. Trust me Rodes…we are paying VERY CLOSE attention. In polls released today Sestak is preferred in people who were familiar with both candidates….Spector has a rude awakening coming.
June 9th, 2009 at 6:12 pmHere is an interesting article with those Poll results included from Open Left.
June 9th, 2009 at 6:26 pmI dont care what anyone says … nobodys hates like a liberal… you gotta admire how much passion they put into the hatred of anything or anyone they disagree with. …. ya’ll hate on …. makes me sad for the rest of us who believe in allowing others to have different opinions …But never fear the left will show us the true light … that hatred of America and her greatness is the one true path to socialist enlightenment ….. Ok so myabe I am being a bit sarcastic but really …. dial back the hatred people …..
June 9th, 2009 at 7:35 pmgivemelibertyordeath Says:
I dont care what anyone says … nobodys hates like a liberal…
Spam. You copypasta’d this into another thread already.
Also, I hate you.
June 9th, 2009 at 10:51 pmElBruce – I hate you.
The ONE time in my life I try to make ‘ElBruce’ my moniker, and you already have it. Bite me. BTW, I like your posts. At least you give the tag a great reputation.
June 10th, 2009 at 12:40 pm