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Sep 5th, 2010 by Frank Knotts
I see that my good friend David Anderson has my back, and has already posted the TEA Party Express press release about Mr. Castle’s funding. So what follows is my personal take on it, and as always I am proud to be responsible for its content.
Quite a bit has been made about the amount of money the Christine O’Donnell campaign has received from outside the state of Delaware.
Ms. O’Donnell is running in the Delaware GOP primary for the U.S. Senate against long time politician Mike Castle. The primary will be held on Sept. 14 th.
Mr. Castle’s campaign and some of the GOP party boot lickers have been critical of Ms. O’Donnell’s campaign, for receiving a large amount of her funding from outside Delaware.
Well I hope they can afford the windows in that glass house, if they are going to throw that stone around.
Mike Castle receives 67% of his campaign funding from outside of Delaware. For the gutter snipes, that is more than half of his funding. Now let us see if the lap dog media types will print or broadcast that fact.
Also, don’t lose sight of the fact that of that 67% of funding, that the large majority of it comes from banking interest and insurance interest and other sectors that Mr. Castle has been overseeing for some time as a member of the House Financial Services Committee. Many of his contributor have been on the receiving end of some of the TARP and bailout money that Mr. Castle vote in favor of. No conflict there, right? I guess I’ll have to go to the judges on this one. Are there any GOP party boot lickers out there?
The only GOP job in Delaware that pays a salary it seems is Tom Ross’ position.
The job descriptions of Party Boot Licker, Gutter Snipe and Media Lap Dog were all non-paying positions.
I was told when asking about those positions that if you couldn’t learn to grovel, or had too much self-respect that your application would not be accepted.
To be fair, while I’ve criticized many things about O’Donnell, including her lack of financial skills, her lack of a real job for the last several years, her lies and mis-statements about so many things (her lack of a degree until just this last week only being the latest), I’ve never criticized her for where she raises funds.
What you O’Donnell worshippers ultimately fail to realize is just how much harm she has done to the conservative movement in Delaware among average voters. Let’s face it, I think there is something seriously wrong with the woman if she thinks people are hiding in the bushes around her apartment. Her “performance” with Gaffney wasn’t just a meltdown, but demonstrated a complete inability to think on her feet, and at times I think she sounded, shall we say, less than rational. By continuing to worship at the alter of O’Donnell, her followers play into the image perpetrated by the leftist media and the D’s of conservatives being less than rational and hurt their own cause in the quest for votes from independents and others (i.e., votes need to win an election).
So, keep it up Frank and WJ, you’re hurting not only your own credibility (about which i could care less), but also conversatives and the conservative movement in general. And thanks for all the namecalling. When people go to the namecalling and insults, its a sign they don’t have the merits of the argument.
SF
I fail to understand how you can say we are hurting the conservative movement in Delaware when you and TW won’t even support a conservative candidate for senate.
I believe that I know where we differ on this issue. You and TW won’t support O’Donnell because, to put it simply and leave out the rhetoric, both of you don’t believe she is electable.
On the other hand, I don’t believe electability is the factor. I believe where each of the candidates stands on the issues must be the deciding factor in where my support lies.
When is comes to a decision between the republican party and the American Republic, there is no hesitation in my choice, I choose the Republic.
I believe that Christine is electable and the polls two days ago bear this out. Castle 43% O’Donnell 38% and closing, with eight days to go.
I watched Scott Brown close the gap in the last week of the Mass. Senate race
Now with The Tea Party Express aboard financially and also on the ground with us, we will succeed in putting a truly conservative candidate in Delaware’s US Senate Seat.
SF, I’m know that both you and TW are good men that believe in your country but we differ on this issue.
Things sometimes get heated up in politics, but the voters will decide on Sept 14, which candidate will be the republican candidate for Delaware’s Senate Seat. That will settle it.
After that day I pray that we will all support the winner toward victory
Most of these polls suggesting a close race seem to be conducted by those who want a close race…Tea Party Express among others.
But internal party polling suggests that Castle as of a week after Murkowski’s defeat is still twenty points ahead. And now with Castle visibly on offense for the first time and O’Donnell melting down at the first sign of attack, he should still close out an easy twenty point victory.
Over/Under on O’Donnell. I’ll put it at 39.5%.
Also, please note recent negative press for O’Donnell in the Wall Street Journal, arguable America’s most conservative newspaper.
Also the Club For Growth, which endorsed Miller, Lee and other insurgents will not endorse O’Donnell.
If it were a 20 point race I doubt Castle and the DE GOP would be acting as desperate and aggressive as they are at the moment. A few weeks ago I believe they thought it was 20 points so they were content in letting Ross go negative alone. The Tea Party Express along with their internal polling must have them very alarmed to be putting out the enormous amount of negative attacks in Castle’s name. By the way, I believe Castle pulls a Lieberman/Crist if he loses and the DEGOP will not contribute a cent or support to O’donnell if she wins. The Tea Party Express better camp out for the next few months, she is going to need them.
SF, who’s doing the name calling? I have been called every word in the dictionary that relates to a lack of intelligence. All I have done is to throw out some general discriptions of the kind of people that make excuses for Mr. Castle. Anyone who takes offense to these might want to look inward.
As for the damage being done to the GOP and the conservative movement? Are you honestly going to tell me that you think Mike Castle in anyway is a part of or helps the conservative movement?
I’m not sure what average citizens you guys, who seem determined to back the most liberal GOP member of the House of Reprasentatives, are talking to, but the people I talk to, understand that Mike Castle most go. But then again I don’t hang out at the GOP parties.
Nice try Michael, but I’m not believing the 20 point spread and obviously neither is Castle. I wish he did believe it, he would be easier to defeat.
I’m more of a believer in Chris’ theory than yours.
Don’t say I won’t support a “conservative candidate” just because, in this race, I’m supporting Castle. O’Donnell is less than a joke here. She has lied about everything in her life at one point or another. She lied about her degree. She lied about her mortgage. She lied about her “successful” PR business. Nothing about her is trustworthy. She thinks people are hiding in the bushes?!?!?!?! Her meltdown with Gaffney would be hysterical if it weren’t so sad.
I expect a little competance and a little intelligence in my candidates. Just because someone says they’re conservative doesn’t mean I’m bound to support them. To the majority of voters, O’Donnell comes across as a flake and plays into every cliche perpetrated by the main stream media about conservatives being crazy. She is, in short, a complete and utter disaster. Had there been a conservative of stature, ability and accomplishment in this race, the story would be entirely different. But, it’s O’Donnell and she has demonstrated in the last week alone her total unfitness.
..you’re hurting not only your own credibility (about which i could care less), but also conversatives and the conservative movement in general. SF
I love it when liberals give conservatives advice. They say the same thing about Palin. Thanks, but no thanks.
Mouse: “Is she gone yet? Can I come out now? Squeak”
And still Mike Castle is dumping thousands of dollars into discrediting her.
This will be the only time I will respond to the “bushes” talking point. SF, I can’t believe that someone who portrays themselves as some sort of intelligent person, has no idea about the concept of using a phrase. “Hiding in the bushes” was just that, a phrase. It was not ment literally. There is video coming that shows Mr. Castle’s congresional aid Kate Rohrer at one of Ms. O’Donnell’s events, in the video Ms. Rohrer is seen whispering in the ear of a man who is videoing the event. Wearing a Castle green T-shirt, though it does not have any marking on it. This same man is later seen with another man who self identifies himself as working for the GOP. So when Ms. O’Donnell says that these people are following her she is neither delusional nor lieing.
Now while I’m at it, one has to wonder the real purpose of these videos. Are they as the O’Donnell campaign believe, to catch her making a statement that can be twisted? Or is the purpose of the video to intimidate the people who show up at the events? Ms. Rohrer also showed up at the Conservative Cookout, why? Maybe to see who was wearing what T-shirt. But of course you will tell me that in high stakes politics this sort of tactic is beyond the pale, right?
Let me give you some advice SF, with Mr. Castle’s negative numbers among the average citizen, every negative ad he runs against Ms. O’Donnell will drive more people to her.
[...] a flake and a nutbag. Castle has flatly refused to debate her taking away her only real issue and ,while there are still small pockets of Castle hate still burning, you can expect the DEGOP’s statements to pivot from combative to chagrined as they hope to [...]
He won’t debate her because he doesn’t want the people of the state he represents to directly observe the stark difference between a tired old Washington insider obsessed with hanging-on, and a vibrant young woman; a debate would accentuate the the clear choice between a liberal appeaser and a solid conservative.
Obviously, a debate would benefit the people of Delaware.
Not debating benefits Mouse Castle. That is his priority.
“Is she gone. Can I come out now? Squeak”
I just heard my first O’Donnell campaign ad on WGMD, sponsored by The Tea Party Express. It was professional and powerful.
Thanks for the help, Tea Party Express!!!!!!!!
Long before all this happened, early in the campaign when I sat and talked with Christine at a friend’s house, she was chatting….just talking, she and I. Let me throw in here that I am 60 years and a pretty good judge of people. Also, I’ve met Christine in 2005. Both then and now I considered her a very nice, well-spoken individual. I would have thought that about her if she weren’t running for any office.
She’s no nut, not at all, and those painting her as same should be ashamed of themselves.
Anyway, during this girl talk Christine lamented the issues she has with stalkers. Because, as common sense would dictate which the Blue Blood GOP have none of, attractive women, given any kind of public exposure, will attract the nuts of the world. It’s not like something new on the planet here. Christine told me that as a candidate for office she struggles with the paradigm of being nice to seek a vote and keeping a distance to avoid danger.
Females of the planet know this all too well.
Thus I don’t think Christine’s assertion that they follow her to be absurd at all. BESIDES…if ever there were a stalker it is that Roeher woman, who scares the living hell out of me. Just throwing that out there. But I kind of jest on that.
There’s also legitimate reporters looking for a story that will follow O’Donnell, hoping to get a picture of her eating lobster or some such. There’s also, as Frank points out, Castle people following her around.
So yeah, hey, I’ve no doubt Christine must deal more with the sinister than Castle could ever hope to deal with, what with having Roeher at the ready. Heh.
There’s nothing bizarre about her assertion that she’s followed and those that laugh must not have daughters, wives, mothers and sisters.
And maybe O’Donnell did not do so well with Dan Gaffney. Mockery on this front is legitimate I suppose. Lookit…I’ve dealt with Gaffney before….there’s an oddness there.
Then Gaffney goes on…who? The Chris Matthews show? Of all the impartial and very fair pundits, Chris Matthews? I also saw Gaffney on some crime show as local expert on the pervert Pediatrician.
Nothing wrong with this but let’s not pretend that maybe Gaffney ain’t looking for a little exposure, that he might like to break out from the swamps of Delaware. Whether that affected his interview with Christine, I dunno.
But it’s fair to criticize her on that interview I suppose. I can only imagine the stress she must endure.
Finally, all weekend I’ve been checking the mighty Blogs/Conservative forums. I’ve noted something. On FreeRepublic, Hot Air, Riehl World…to name a few, when there’s an O’Donnell story the waaaaay vast majority of the commenters want Castle out of there, from Delaware or not. Castle’s reputation evidently is well known across the fruited plains.
Intriguingly enough, there’s always one commenter who sticks it out to the bitter end, posting on and on and with great inside knowledge about what an awful, awful person, serial killer, beats her mother person Christine O’Donnell is. Always one commenter and this commenter will hang around all day, responding AGAINST anyone suggesting Castle’s gotta go. No, this commenter doesn’t defend Castle, they can NEVER defend their guy, but he or she will beat the hell out of Christine.
Don’t know what it means, not at all sure if it’s the same person….my guess is that Castle’s got people patrolling the cyber world whose mission is to stomp down any groundswell going aginst him.
His supporters must be so proud of themselves.
I considered her a very nice, well-spoken individual.
Then you are a sucker for the superficial, and not a good judge of character at all. Christine shows the pathological charm of the functionally insane, having learned to use her gifts for the purpose of manipulating others.
First of all, her Protackian pursuit of the US Senate as her entree to politics is a dead giveaway of nuttiness.
The Gaffney interview sealed it.
attractive women, given any kind of public exposure, will attract the nuts of the world.
All too true – just look at Christine’s entourage.
But of course. Alpha is a better judge of character than me.
Of course.
Then you are a sucker for the superficial, and not a good judge of character at all. Christine shows the pathological charm of the functionally insane…
It’s fitting that the Herd tends to use language developed by people more interested in safeguarding their professional identities and membership of a ruling class than the truth. Being charming is not a disease in any sense and insanity is generally merely socio-political claim* about dis”ease” which has more to do with what makes people making the claim uneasy than brain lesions or any other physical disease.
*”As scientific advances in medical diagnosis accelerated during the second half of the nineteenth century, the physician confronted by a person complaining of undiagnosable ills faced a very serious dilemma: What should he tell such a person? And what should he tell himself? The most obvious option open to a physician in this situation is to tell both the patient and himself the truth: namely, that with the methods and knowledge presently available to him, he cannot find anything wrong with the patient’s body. Such a stance, however, frustrates both patient and doctor: the former, because he wants to be legitimized in the patient role; the latter, because he wants to find disease so that he can prescribe treatment. This is why physicians rarely chose telling the truth in the past, and why, as the medical profession and the public have redefined the rules of the medical game, doing so has ceased to be an option altogether.”
(Insanity: The Idea and Its Consequences
(Syracuse University, 1997) by Thomas Szasz :36)
The political game seems similar, perhaps telling the truth to the Herd has generally ceased to be an option there as well.
I bow to mynym’s superior knowledge of insanity.
I considered her (O’Donnell) a very nice, well-spoken individual.
Alfalfa: Then you are a sucker for the superficial..
This coming from the biggest sucker of all; an Obama voter.
Pat
I’ve supported Christine on this campaign for a while and didn’t know that was afraid of being stalked. But this is interesting. I didn’t thing she had a problem with this.
Sometime people just want to either support or be part of a campaign. new feminine standards, I can understand that Christine could construe that she is being being stalked. She probably is not being stalked but she is a local star and men and WOMEN will want to know her or be in speaking distance of her. If she is afraid of her constituency or thinks she is too good of to speak to men, then why is she running for senator
WJ,
I’m just not at all sure what you’re getting at.
But let me clarify. Christine has run for office for, what?…this is the third time now. Over the course she’s had , well she’s had some experiences that concerned her.
This is not to say that….well lookit, maybe it’s a woman thing. I once ran for Union Rep. You can have a fellow come up to you and heartily shake your hand and this is nice. The same fellow hangs around, doesn’t exit when the socially gracious normally would. After a while it gets to be eerie. Maybe you go to the bathroom and you come out and he’s right outside the door.
It’s not that the guy did anything but it is the sort of thing a woman has to pay attention to.
And yeah, it’s a fine line sometimes to welcome a supporter, to engage in some pleasant conversation….and to keep an arm’s length at the same time.
Sometimes the person might really be a menace, maybe more often than not there is no menace. This is not a high crime state save for very few sections where O’Donnell likely doesn’t campaign in dark of night. It’s just that there is always that chance and a female has to mind this sort of thing.
Sarah Palin just had a guy follow her all over the airport, videotaping her and her family. Her husband was there but by watching it on Youtube, even as an observer, you could feel that the “videographer” was weird.
Of course Palin’s husband and family were there and eventually her young daughter….not Bristol….put her hand over the camera.
That’s all I talked about with Christine. She’s had instances, maybe not this time, but occasions when she had to get a chaperone, maybe tip off the authorities.
Why is that so hard to believe? It happens all the time. It’s a big kind of spooky world out there.
But as my post illustrates and as the videotape posted on this Blog clearly shows, there’s other examples of being “followed”. There are reporters that are looking for a scoop….this is par for the course.
And, of course, there’s the Castle people following her around as proven positive by the tape just posted on this Blog.
I suppose that O’Donnell’s people could get tape of Castle when he speaks in public…..no wait….he doesn’t do that does he?
The main point is when Christine makes a point that she’s being followed, she’s not a nut and in no way deserves the monkey hyena hooting hollering and mockery.
It’s going on with O’Donnell on a lot of levels but hey, she’s certainly not complaining. It’s part of the job, she understands that.
Let her hire some kind of bodyguard however and the monkeys will hoot and holler some more.
I bow to mynym’s superior knowledge of insanity.
Too bad, I had yet to deal with the known links between genius and insanity. At any rate, if being charming is a “disease” then some people need more of it.
He really did call “charming” a mental disease didn’t he?
It’s how the Ruling Class, or wannabe Ruling Classies, think. They just snap their fingers and boom, it is so.
And those of us walking around functioning only on our God given common sense without benefit of such superior intellect, are supposed to allow them to pee upon our feet whilst telling us it’s raining.
Cause you can’t make it up.
He really did call “charming” a mental disease didn’t he?
Usually the Left considers anything which makes them uncomfortable a mental disease or lack of ease. When someone makes them uneasy the pseudo-science is merely a rationalization. And what makes them uneasy can’t be anything else but a disorder in physical brains in their ignorant minds. After all, that is all that is.
Oh well, at least the ruling class isn’t still arguing that the country class/rubes should be sterilized because they’re supposedly “feeble minded”/insane and so on, even if that’s what many probably still think in private due to the odd combination of arrogance and unfathomable ignorance typical to them.
Link between insanity and genius? here it is: Some geniuses are insane, but not all nut jobs are geniuses. Guess where mynym and O’Donnell fall on the spectrum.
Yes, a pathological charm is very often a tell for some underlying kookiness. The Gaffney interview was a key piece of evidence.
He really did call “charming” a mental disease didn’t he?
The thing is Pat, that kind of manipulativeness only passes for “charm” among the weak minded. I guess you fell for it, didn’t you?
Link between insanity and genius? here it is: Some geniuses are insane, but not all nut jobs are geniuses.
It doesn’t take a genius to see that the main link between genius and insanity is merely that both make the Herd uneasy.
Yes, a pathological charm is very often a tell for some underlying kookiness.
Being charming or any other complex behavior patterns involving the use of language have never been empirically linked to any sort of pathology, brain lesion or physical disease.* Actual pathologies have only been observed to result in a general lack of function, despite the enormous plasticity of the brain and its links to language. It’s not surprising that you would seek to claim that your political opponents are insane. Socialists throughout history have abused the pseudo-science typical to psychiatry because in their ignorant minds there is no difference between physical brain states and metaphysical viewpoints. E.g.:
“This work, [The Politics of Psychiatry in Revolutionary Cuba] …is the culmination of a two-year investigation into the psychiatric abuse of political dissidents in Castro’s Cuba. The authors gathered information on sixty-three cases of Cuban political prisoners who were transferred to psychiatric hospitals where they were tortured with electroshock treatment and psychotropic drugs. ….. The veracity of the findings were verified with Amnesty International’s and America Watch’s files.”
(Reviewed Work: The Politics of Psychiatry in Revolutionary Cuba by Charles J. Brown; Armando M. Lago
Reviewed by Jorge Carro
Human Rights Quarterly Vol. 15, No. 4 (Nov., 1993), :780)
*Causing Karl Kraus to comment: “Nerve doctors who pathologize genius should have their heads bashed in with the collected works of the genius.”
It doesn’t take a genius to see that the main link between genius and insanity is merely that both make the Herd uneasy.mnm
Yeah. I get ‘uneasy’ listening to Louis Armstrong and reading Shakespeare. It’s like watching a Manson interview.