Of course, Specter…

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Watch here for the Fox News take on my bizarre interview with former Republican Pennsylvania Senator turned Democrat, Arlen Specter. Or you can always check out our podcast page above right for the full segment, but I warn you it has commercials, you know, the kind that apparently drove our esteemed guest to the brink.

8 thoughts on “Of course, Specter…”

  1. I cannot believe him, what a complete jackass. He is trying to sell a book on YOUR show yet apparently you interrupted his dinner and yes the inhumanity of sitting through commercials. Who does he thinks pays the bills so he can plug his book. It is a good thing you wished him luck, he will definetely need it!!

  2. I just saw your brief interview with Martha McCallum. You mention that he may be why the TEA party rose. Indeed, he was certainly a contributing part of it. I believe it was August 2009; it was in a town hall in Lebanon, Pa. I was there, and his arrogance was stunning. Specter is the poster boy for arrogant politician.

  3. I’ve listened to the Specter interview three times now. It’s quite entertaining! I’m reminded of what Senator Jesse Helms once said.
    “Compromise, hell! That’s what has happened to us all down the line — and that’s the very cause of our woes. If freedom is right and tyranny is wrong, why should those who believe in freedom treat it as if it were a roll of bologna to be bartered a slice at a time?”

  4. Jason,
    Amazingly enough, earlier in the day I heard Specter being interviewed on another local radio station here in Minneapolis. Just like on your show, they went to commercial and when they came back, Arlen went into a rant about having to listen to their commercials and having his time wasted. After the interview, the radio personnel couldn’t believe it and actually made fun of Arlen. I believe they were going to use a clip of him bitching as one of their sound bites this week.

    I’m guessing by the time old Arlen got to the Jason Lewis show (best talk show on the radio!!), he had listened to lots of commercials and was even more ticked off. Anyway, just thought you’d get a kick out of it, knowing Arlen behaved the same way on other non-government funded stations.

    I’m guessing Arlen’s publicist can’t be too happy with him and that he won’t be selling many books with that type of attitude. Maybe Saturday Night Live will do a skit with him as a crabby Walmart Greeter. Or maybe a skit where he bitches and argues at every fan at his own book signing.

    Just thought you’d get a kick out of knowing.

    George Flannery
    Burnsville, MN

  5. fyi i gave a bit of info the othr day re specter way back in Philly he was the defense atty for somewhat notorious hippie ira einhorn who had beaten to death then hacked in pieces then put in his closet girlfriend, Holly Maddux. He knew full well einhorn was guilty but got him off on bail after which einhorn fled the country and remain on the loose for 25 to 30 years.

  6. Gotta love the way he rages about his vast interview experience, but can’t wait through commercial breaks. Mr. Lewis must’ve asked him some questions he didn’t like. What a jerk- good riddance to another spoiled “Liberal” politician.

  8. GREECE!

    I solve my problems and I see the light
    We gotta subsidize, we gotta feed it right
    There ain’t no danger we can go too far
    We start believing now that we can be like THEY are-
    -GREECE is the word!
    They think our debt is just a growing pain
    Why don’t they understand, It’s just a crying shame
    Their lips are lying only spending is real
    We’ve got food stamps right now, who cares whose future we steal
    -Greece is the word!
    Greece is the word, is the word that you heard
    It’s free stuff from the fleecing
    Greece is the time, is the place ‘cross the ocean
    Greece is the way we are feeling
    We take their cash and then it’s thrown away
    Austere frugality belongs to yesterday
    There is a chance that we can make it so far
    We start believing now that we can be who they are
    -Greece is the word!
    Greece is the word, is the word that you heard
    It’s got groove it’s got meaning
    Greece is the time, is the place is the motion
    Greece is the way we’ll be feeling
    -This is the Demos’ illusion
    Wrapped up in trouble laced with confusion
    What we doing here?

    We redistribute and we throw away
    Conventionality belongs to yesterday
    There is a chance that we can make it so far
    We mimic Thurson Howell so we can be who we are

    -Greece is the word!
    Greece is the word, it’s the riot you heard
    Because jobs are demeaning
    Greece is the time, it’s our debt, like an ocean
    Greece is the way we’ll be feeling

    Greece is the word, broken glass that you heard
    It’s got groove it’s got meaning
    Greece is the time, is the place ‘cross the ocean
    Greece is you’re future we’re stealing…..

    Greece is the word
    Is the word
    Is the word
    Is the word
    Is the word
    Is the word
    Is the word
    Is the word
    Is the word

    LYRICS COPYRIGHT 2012 - JOHN B. WEBB, ECONOMIST OF THE FUTURE