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Senators Tweet It Out Over 'Death Panels'

Specter accuses Grassley of spreading false info

By Sarah Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 14, 2009 4:12 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Arlen Specter and Chuck Grassley engaged in a very 21st-century sniping match today, ABC's Jake Tapper reports. The 79-year-old Pennsylvania Democrat took to Twitter to accuse the 75-year-old Iowa Republican of spreading "myths about health care reform and imaginary ‘death panels.' " He was referring to comments Grassley made at a forum this week in Iowa. We "should not have a government run plan to decide when to pull the plug on grandma," Grassley said.

Moments after Specter's tweet, Grassley responded with one of his own. "Specter got it all wrong that I ever used words 'death boards,' " Grassley retorted. "So change ur last Tweet Arlen."

Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, answers a question from Sheryl Prather during a town meeting on health care reform Wednesday in Adel, Iowa.
Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, answers a question from Sheryl Prather during a town meeting on health care reform Wednesday in Adel, Iowa.   (AP Photo/Steve Pope)
Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 13, 2009.
Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 13, 2009.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., is surrounded by cameras and reporters as he talks in downtown Pittsburgh today.
Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., is surrounded by cameras and reporters as he talks in downtown Pittsburgh today.   (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Randy Hook, 50, of Hopewell, Pa., right, questions Sen. Arlen Specter during a town hall meeting on health care in State College, Pa., on Wednesday.
Randy Hook, 50, of Hopewell, Pa., right, questions Sen. Arlen Specter during a town hall meeting on health care in State College, Pa., on Wednesday.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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COMMENTS
Showing 3 of 7 comments
grassisntgreener
Sep 10, 2009 4:35 AM CDT
are we talking soylent green here?(old movie with charlton heston /the old watch a film of old times when the earth was green and the water blue while euthanized to become food supplements) .
Ucantusethatname
Aug 15, 2009 11:18 AM CDT
Specter is a national disgrace, a closet Dem for many years. No one should care what this turncoat has to say about anything. Time to retire.
Shannonals
Aug 15, 2009 6:07 AM CDT
Specter isn't a sellout, he's just like everyone else in DC, changing platforms to stay in his office.

 
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