Legendary record producer Phil Spector, recently sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, is facing the challenge of his career in the upcoming 2010 primary election in Pennsylvania. Spector, who on April 28 of this year switched from Republican to Democrat, had said that he had no regrets over switching parties, but added that he did regret that his chauffeur had heard the gunshot inside his Alhambra mansion six years ago. “If Jimmy had stayed in the damn car things would have been different, said Spector, “but no, he had to come clomping into the foyer in his big clown feet and draw all the wrong conclusions.” Spector was apparently referring to the grisly scene in the mansion where the erstwhile actress was found missing half her face with a hastily scrawled note pinned to her dress that read, “I can’t live in a world where Phil Spector is a Democrat.” Spector’s first trial ended when the jury was unable to render a verdict and liberal pundits wasted no time painting the outcome as a Republican conspiracy engineered by Karl Rove, personal advisor to former President George W. Bush. The Left wing blogosphere lit up like a Christmas tree when Spector was convicted in the second trial right after he announced switching his party affiliation. “President Obama could have pardoned him, said Adriana Huffington of the Huffington Post, but that would not have been politically expedient.” Democratic Representative Joe Sestak, Spector’s anticipated opposition for the upcoming Senate race, said that his opponent would have a tough time running a campaign from his prison cell and predicted that he might very well find himself unduly distracted while in state custody. “I suspect there are a fair number of inmates who have a bone to pick with Mr. Spector. I’m not the only one who thought he did a piss poor job on the Beatles’ final album.”
Phil Spector Faces Primary Fight in Pennsylvania
