tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112184856067608171.post6238917965340424398..comments2023-10-26T02:14:40.012-07:00Comments on SteveMaloneyGOP: Clinton & Obama: "Demolition Derby"Stephen R. Maloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08113975776816271060noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112184856067608171.post-67142370163700047962008-04-14T19:59:00.000-07:002008-04-14T19:59:00.000-07:00"Jason Altmire was a lobbyist for one of the most ..."Jason Altmire was a lobbyist for one of the most corrupt organizations in the U.S., UPMC." OK! That's true! That's why, in the 2006 congressional race, UPMC gave more money to...um...Melissa Hart! Yup, UPMC was Missy's 5th biggest corporate contributor, giving her 50% more than than they gave her opponent, Jason Altmire. Somehow, I don't find that to be convincing evidence that Jason is in Jeff Romoff's back pocket. [Thanks for the tip about opensecrets.org, Steve! That helped a lot.]<BR/><BR/>"Mike is an employee of the Altman [sic] organization" I guess Steve meant 'Altmire', but he was so angry that somebody called him out on his BS that he even screwed that up. No, Mr. Maloney, nice guess but I don't work for Altmire. I'm just a constituent.Mike Usmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07194359290540283133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112184856067608171.post-498271347635334712008-04-13T10:10:00.000-07:002008-04-13T10:10:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Mike Usmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07194359290540283133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112184856067608171.post-8484025979393900032008-04-12T17:22:00.000-07:002008-04-12T17:22:00.000-07:00Mike Usman failed to note that Jason Altmire was a...Mike Usman failed to note that Jason Altmire was a lobbyist for one of the most corrupt organizations in the U.S., UPMC. That's the "non-profit" organization that declared a profit ("surplus") of $676 million in 2007. UPMC is also a major supporter of John Murtha. Mike is an employee of the Altman organization, so he has a dollars-and-cents interest in his nonsense.Stephen R. Maloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113975776816271060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112184856067608171.post-90422588725999970152008-04-12T07:19:00.000-07:002008-04-12T07:19:00.000-07:00I won't argue about whether or not Melissa Hart ha...I won't argue about whether or not Melissa Hart has "integrity" but <BR/><BR/>I'm certain she doesn't have much of a constituency here. <BR/><BR/>Pennsylvania is famous for it's moderates of both parties: Ridge, <BR/><BR/>Heinz, Specter, Casey (both of them) and, yes,...Altmire. Jason <BR/><BR/>ranks as the 211th most liberal member of congess and also as the <BR/><BR/>219th most conservative! [rankings in National Journal, 3/8/08] <BR/><BR/>That's hardly a "Pelosi-Murtha-type liberal" by anyone's measure. <BR/><BR/>We are not, as a rule, anti-environment, anti-civil-rights, anti-public <BR/><BR/>health or anti-seniors, yet Melissa had a 0% voting record on all <BR/><BR/>those issues while she was in office. <BR/><BR/>[http://www.ontheissues.org/PA/Melissa_Hart.htm] A far-right, <BR/><BR/>neoconservative idealogue like Melissa Hart does not represent our <BR/><BR/>values, nor our political interests. She should either move to the <BR/><BR/>deep South or stick to what neocon ex-politicians do best: <BR/><BR/>lobbying.Mike Usmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07194359290540283133noreply@blogger.com