Ohio GOP leader compares bald Specter to Dr. Evil

[Ghost in the Machine]

Ohio GOP leader compares bald Specter to Dr. Evil
Published: 4/30/09, 11:25 AM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) - An Ohio Republican leader is being criticized for a blog post that used a photo of Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, bald from chemotherapy, and one of the hairless Dr. Evil from the "Austin Powers" movies.

Hamilton County GOP Chairman Alex Triantafilou (tree-an-tih-FEE'-loo) posted the photos above a commentary criticizing Specter's decision to switch from Republican to Democrat.

The photos drew charges of insensitivity from Tim Burke, the Democratic chairman in Hamilton County, which includes Cincinnati. He sent a news release Wednesday with the headline "Republican Party Ridicules Cancer Patient." Specter has battled Hodgkin's disease.

Triantafilou at first said Burke needed to "lighten up." By Thursday morning, he had replaced the photos with one of a frowning child.

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[Towlie]

1. Google still has the page in its cache.

Cache: http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:C7QPfArI8CYJ:hcrp.blogspot.com/+Alex+Triantafilou+blog+post&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

The web page now: http://hcrp.blogspot.com/

In the cached version there are two pictures. This appears in the upper right:



And this appears just below and to the left of it:



If they disappear, I have them saved and will repost.

[Towlie]

3. Follow-up: The entire blog post about Arlen Specter is gone now, including the little boy.

The post was in between the ones titled "The History" and "Swine Flu, Etc."

I have all three page versions saved and can reproduce them in the event there's any interest.

[Ghost in the Machine]

4. Thank you for keeping up with it...

I had to step out for a while... thanks for the links and all you've done


Peace,

Ghost

[mwb970]

2. These are nasty, insensitive people.

I'm so very glad that they are on their way out the door now!

[Ghost in the Machine]

5. They expose themselves more every day, don't they?

People are waking up to what utter douchebags these repiglicans are... and the only base they're gonna have left is the hardcore douchebag base...