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Steele: Specter 'flipped the bird' at GOP
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Apr 28, 2009 06:22pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | (CNN) — A heated Michael Steele told CNN Tuesday longtime Republican Sen. Arlen Specter essentially "flipped the bird" at the GOP leadership with his decision to bolt from the party he has been a member of for more than four decades.
Speaking to CNN's Gloria Borger and Kyra Philips, the Republican National Committee Chairman said it was "not only disrespectful, but downright rude" of Specter to make this decision after the national party made it clear it would stand behind him in a contentious primary fight.
"[National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John] Cornyn went out on the line for this man," he said. "For the senator to flip the bird back to Senator Cornyn and the Republican Senate Leadership, a team that stood by him, who went to the bat for him in 2004, to save his hide is not only disrespectful but down right rude,"
"I'm sure his mama didn't raise him this way," Steele added. |
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