Christine O’Donnell, Shaking Things UP!
Jul 28th, 2010 by Frank Knotts
For all of the nay sayers out there, that in the beginning were saying that no one would support Christine O’ Donnell against Mike Castle, let me ask, have you changed your mind now?
The O’Donnell campaign in recent days has been endorsed by The TEA Party Express, the Concerned Women for America PAC and the National Right to Work PAC. There is good reason to believe that conservative Senator Jim De Mint will also endorse Ms. O’Donnell in the near future.
When Christine O’Donnell announced her intention of again running for the U.S. Senate, to fill the seat formerly held by now V.P. Joe Biden, many said it was a lost cause. When long time congressman Mike Castle decided to also run for the Senate as a Republican(HA! HA!) everyone said it was a done deal.
As I talked to local people within the GOP I was told that Ms. O’Donnell needed national attention to stand a chance. Some said she needed to prove she could work hard enough to get that support before they would support her. Well my friends she has proven that she can go out and bring in the national support. So it is now time for people in this state who self describe as being conservative to get behind the only conservative in the race, Christine O’Donnell.
The Sept 14th GOP primary looms large on the horizon. Ms. O’Donnell has been polled as being able to win in the general election against Chris Coons, putting to bed the accusations that she couldn’t win in the general election. Mike Castle has been losing ground in the same poll against Coons. The O’Donnell numbers go up once she has defeated Mr. Castle in the Sept. 14th GOP primary.
I call on all of those who were waiting and watching this campaign for signs, that she was the real deal and whether she was committed to the cause. I am here to tell you that she is both. Christine has put together an experienced group of people who have shaken things up where ever they have gone. And she along with those like myself who support her message of conservatism are poised to shake up Delaware. When she has defeated both Castle and Coons and is sworn in by the man who held that Senate seat for oh so long, Joe Biden, it will be proof positive that real conservatives can be elected in Delaware. But it will take the courage of the voters to do the right thing and not just the same old thing.
She got five donations in three months from inside Delaware.
Like myself , many donations for her campaign fall under the threshold of reporting. I assume you are more impressed with large special interest donations from banks who received TARP funds and lawyers looking for legislation to promote bankruptcy.The kind that Mr. Castle tends to receive.
“She got five donations in three months from inside Delaware.”
LMAO!
I never said that ‘no one would support Christine O’Donnell.’ I said she won’t beat Castle; and unless we get a 50%+ turnout in Kent and Sussex, she won’t. If there’s really a groundswell of support for her, the 50% number is within the realm of possibility. We’ll see.
Make no mistake about it- I want her to win.
Of course, in that unlikely event, our loyal and conscientious Mike Castle would probably pull a Crist; he’d have the cash to do it.
I don’t want to be disrespectful , and I usually would not bring something up like this, but a few years ago Miss O’Donnell volunteered the information that she was a virgin.
I,m curious if this is still the case. Although it would seem that it’s not really the public’s business, I believe that people want to know if she still lives by the standards that she preaches.
It really is an elephant in the room. If she wins she will definitely be the first unmarried 41 year old virgin woman in history of the senate.
I don’t know about you guys, but in my book if you are a 41 year old unmarried woman, and a virgin, you are either a nun or a lesbian. Who knows ?
I think it is over board, my friend.
Yeah. That is out of bounds without concrete proof.
I think the most telling fact in all of this is that Glen Urquhart gave money to Castle but not to O’Donnell.
NOTE from me: Not true, Glen Urquhart gave money to neither and his wife gave money to both, apparently the $250 donation may not have been received in time for the report. I always wonder why liberals tell us women should be free to make their own decisions, but then think women don’t do anything without their man telling what to do. She is her own person and has a right to do whatever she wants with her money.
I was wrong. It was 9 donations in three months from inside Delaware. She’s a juggernaut.
Sorry again. Make that 8. One was the in-kind from her attorney (who never had a heart attack, by the way. He’s a young and healthy guy.)
Note from me: Once again wrong info. Logically, why would you assume it is the same guy?
I don’t want to be disrespectful , and I usually would not bring something up like this, but a few years ago Miss O’Donnell volunteered the information that she was a virgin.
I,m curious if this is still the case…fbh
Why are you ‘curious?’ Are you tossing-and-turning at night over the question? Are you wringing your hands? Are you suffering a mind freeze? Unable to function?
Or are you simply an ‘irreverent’ lefty moron?
not to worry folks – Rick wil bring out his “militia” to make sure that voting goes the way he wants at the polls..But don;t worry Rick the Obama administration won’t charge you for voter intimidation or anything
where exactly is this “militia” you got – Chris Picketts?? you gotta be kiddin’ me?? Or is your “militia” only abled to be marshalled in your mind ? yup “5 guys with shotguns in the back of a truck”
as far as the vrigin thing – I dont know – if she brought it up and put it out there well…….altho Im not sure other should really take that kind of bait – but again – if she put it out there???? what does that say about her??
No Rick I’m not being irreverent , just curious. She’s the one who made an issue of it to begin with. Would you prefer I just sweep it under the rug. Come on Rick. It’s not exactly your typical conservative lifestyle is it ? If she wins the primary you better work on thickening your skin a bit.
David – Overboard?? REALLY – discussing the virginity status of a candidate for office is “overboard”
but posting things that incite violence and physical action against others is not??? WOW – Im still not clear how you can say “rounding people up is not inciting violence” and when Rick specificially uses the threat of weapons….
Kinda like saying O’Donnell’s virginity – or lack there of is overboard – funny how you justify yourself – cant have the cake and eat it too
Take this for a fact…..I don’t know that Christine ever mentioned her virginity status but for now I’ll allow that it’s true.
First-any male that brings up this issue is naught but a pervert in my mind. Just put the arguments about it’s right to put on public display and such cause females simply will not see it that way, even is she said it once. You know, it might not be true now, if indeed it was then, and the woman has a right to her prvacy. It’s just as well that the two perverts who bought it up are anonymous cause any decent male with any sense of …eh, sensibility, would have shown waaaaay more sense.
Minds are in the gutter.
I’m going out on a limb here and suggesting that O’Donnell did not, right in the middle of a speech, suddenly shout out…”I’m a virgin, by the way.” If she mentioned it at all it was probably in the context of a question of some sort. Likely she probably should have swerved from that topic all together but she’s human. I don’t know how the issue came up but I’ll use the same argument the libs used for Shirly Sherrod….CONTEXT MATTERS.
But the fine fine anonymous folks bringing it up today?
Perverts.
Do I post things inciting violence? Did I strongly disagree with his statement, much more than this? Still he did not advocate let alone incite violence against anyone.
Rick was addressing a legitimate public policy issue on how to deport the 12 to 20 million illegals. He thinks calling out the militia is the way to do it. I strongly disagree. I say cut the money magnet and then we can adjust the numbers to allow a better legal flow. I have heard Rick’s point of view from a lot of people. I welcomed the chance to debate it. I think it is more valuable to debate it than delete it.
Where do you disagree? Do you advocate censorship as a way of solving our deep schisms or should we bridge them.
As I always said, I give a lot more leeway to people who take ownership of there words than people who are anynomous. If that were an anon, I may have dropped it. The fact that it was from a person with the courage of his convictions right or wrong makes me say, if the post author passes it, I will debate it. I have heard that perspective a lot and it is time to discuss it logically. I do not think illegals are criminal invaders. They are not seeking to take us over, but participate in America some for a short time and others for a new life. Still it needs to be done the right way because open borders does open us to the bad as well as the good. Secure the border first and stop rewarding illegal behavior. That starts us off from a different place.
Just do it on the immigration thread please.
I would encourage those who are issue driven to not be distracted by those who come to this forum to distract from the conversation that they have nothing to add to. This is an old tactic of the liberal left. Throw out something outrageous and completely off topic. Be it of a personal nature or just intended to change the topic.
I’m only being slightly out of line with this. The Democrats will be way out of line.
Fair enough David – well articulated – now I know where you stand and I actually agree with your postion
I shudder to think about what militia he is refering to tho – do we have one is delaware – who’s is it?? and when is it swinging into action – I just curious and I’m about as far from the liberal left as you can get – funny how that gets thrown around a lot when someone doesn’t agree with you – too funny!
now on a lighter note – is there a thread for Christine’s viginity??
Let me get this straight. She’s raised a whopping $170,000, has less than $70,000 cash on hand, and still has campaign debts of around $10,000, and we’re supposed to be enthused????
Moreover, as folks may or may not know, the Tea Party Express was kicked out of the “official” Tea Party umbrella organization because, as I recall, of racist comments. So I’m not sure their backing is something I’d be trumpeting.
Finally, are we really supposed to be impressed that an anti-abortion pac has “endorsed” Christine O’Donnell???? Has anyone ever heard of it or the other pac you cite?
Please. As I’ve said before, O’Donnell has already demonstrated that she is in way over her head. She’s barely raised any money (multiples less than Chris Coons), has trouble filing campaign finance reports, has boatloads of personal baggage that her true believers could care less about, but will concern the general public. She’s already lost one general election, and the fact that she has received 3 endorsements doesn’t amount to a hill of beans in this world.
She has received more than three, these are the latest. The money thing is a straw man. Money does not make someone the better candidate,but in many cases it makes them the most liable to vote for the special interest that gave them the money.
She has a lot more than 3 but these are big ones. She has CWA and Campaign for Catholic Families or whatever the exact name is. They influence a lot of voters especially in the primary. Concerned Women for America has a larger membership than the 5 largest feminist groups put together. It should have over 1000 dues paying members in Delaware and many thousands on its mailing and email list. They may have more people on their list than people who turned out in the last primary. You add the Tea Party seal of approval and you get both sides of the conservative movement. Around a third of likely primary voters consider themselves to be tea party by some counts.
Tea Party Express is damaged goods compared to earlier in the year, but now that Mark Williams has stepped down as spokesperson, it won’t have as much damage accrued. It still can raise a lot of money and has been very effective getting the vote out.
The TEA party thing is to be expected. The man who made the statements has left the TEA Party Express. When you have groups that are made up of society, you are bound to have some within the group that have the same problems as does society. Because one person in the group makes stupid remarks, does not mean that the entire group reflects those remarks. Of course the main stream media will play it up because they are the lap dog of the Democrats and like the Democrats are frightened of the TEA movement.
National Right to Work is a legal defence group that argues for those who feel that unions are using there dues money illegally or that people are being blocked from employment by unions. This is just a small part of what they do. Just search their name and you will find plenty of information.
About the silliness at the top of this thread? Five donations in three months from inside Delaware. Of the forty one donors listed who gave Christine O’Donnell more than $200, nine of them came from within Delaware. But she’s raised over $162,000 in individual contributions. Granted the report is only current to March 31 (O’Donnell, like many candidates has been granted an extension to mid August to file the updated information). Since the vast majority of her donations are for less than $200, they are anonymous. For anyone to claim that she only has five in-state donors, they are just rising to “Pants On Fire” levels of dishonesty.
I was going to point that out. Did you know that nonsense came from Mr. Tom Ross, himself? I like Mr. Ross, but that time he just went overboard and let his disdain for Ms. O’Donnell cloud his reasoning.
“Of the forty one donors listed who gave Christine O’Donnell more than $200, nine of them came from within Delaware.”
Five in the reporting period, eight overall. Plus the in-kind contribution from the lawyer.
$3,600 in donations over $200 from Delawareans in 18 months. You’re going to defend that as worthy of someone who wants to have the Delaware Republican nomination for the US Senate? I can’t wait to hear this.
“Granted the report is only current to March 31″
No. This includes the June report, which is now up on FEC.gov.
Okay, so she has more than 3 endorsements, but, according to Dave, “these are big ones.” Yippee! A Tea Party group kicked out of the national organization for racist comments, and two pacs that I suspect no one on this blog had ever heard of before. I am sooooo impressed. She’s really shaking things up alright.
As to money being a straw man. Please. For better or worse, it takes money to win elections. It just does. Suck it up and admit that fact. If, God forbid, O’Donnell were the candidate in the general election, and she has but a fraction of the money that Coons has, he will bombard the airwaves about her many flaws and questionable character issues, and she will be unable to respond (assuming she has decent responses). While those passionate hard right conservatives who follow this blog may be willing to overlook her many problems, I guarantee you the general public is not quite so forgiving.
Look, I understand that many readers of this blog don’t like Castle and want a more conservative candidate, but that doesn’t change the fact that Christine has already twice demonstrated that she can’t run a campaign, and three endorsements (or more) from groups no one has heard of and/or one racist group doesn’t change that fact.
If she had raised as much money as Coons, or even half as much money as Coons, I might feel a little differently, but anyone who thinks that money doesn’t matter, well, let me tell you about this bridge in Brooklyn that’s for sale.
That bridge is NOT yours to sell, Mr. SF.
Lookit….again, we were born at night perhaps, but not last night.
But you get up before the teeming masses, purse your lips as if sucking a lemon, roll your eyes, and tell the savages such as I that it takes money to get elected, forget all that stuff you read in your history books if you were lucky enough to be schooled before the unions changed it all.
Silly us, we still think that a good candidate with good ideas can….well there’s the song…”maybe grow up to be President.”
It’s a Ruling Class thing to do.
Though The Wise I, and others I suspect, understand the truth of what you say.
Yet we think comes a time in the course of human events when, taken at the flood, things change. The Perfect Storm in other words. Us savages who carry this country on our backs really hope this may be the case with Christine. That, instead of being a failure, her prior campaigns, both a fairly sucessful write-in and one against a senator in office since the early 70′s and still she didn’t do half bad, were but steps to a bigger and brighter dynamic for her. In this era of Palin, and please add Mike Castle cause while we’re all teeth-missing fools unworthy of even smelling your farts, on some level you got to understand that this man has done nothing but disappoint and betray us time and again….we think it might really be the time for it all to come together.
Yeah. We do.
And for you to sniff so disdainfully like you do is in really bad taste. For you to step all over what we hold as, forgive us please, essentially the American dream as we see it….well thank you for personifying the Ruling Class for yon silly masses.
Still and so for all my prose and your utter disdain that typifies the Ruling class, what will be, will be.
We shall see.
If nothing us, you teach us what we’ve come to so dislike about the local Republican party.
The local GOP could have, just putting it out there, nominated someone who didn’t constantly pee upon our feet while swearing it’s raining. Didn’t have to be Christine O’Donnell.
It sure shouldn’t a been Mike Castle.
Us savages, keeps of the Common Sense that the political elite do not possess, know that way better than our Ruling Class Betters.
No Rick I’m not being irreverent , just curious. She’s the one who made an issue of it to begin with
Didn’t you say she mentioned it ‘several years ago?’ What does what she mentioned ‘several years ago’ have to do with this election? What has made you ‘curious’ about it? If she’s still a virgin, you’ll vote for her, if she’s not you won’t?
Gee, I’m ‘curious’ if O’Donnell is a virgin- do you realize how moronic that sounds?
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not to worry folks – Rick wil bring out his “militia” to make sure that voting goes the way he wants at the polls..But don;t worry Rick the Obama administration won’t charge you for voter intimidation or anything….
….where exactly is this “militia” you got – Chris Picketts?? you gotta be kiddin’ me?? Or is your “militia” only abled to be marshalled in your mind ? yup “5 guys with shotguns in the back of a truck”
I’m not going to respond to this, folks- I just posted it as an example of how slipshod writing and historical illiteracy can be combined to form two incoherent paragraphs.
Money does matter when Coons can obliterated O’Donnell in the NJ, on the radio and via TV commercials and she is helpless to respond because she doesn’t have resources.
“Granted the report is only current to March 31″
No. This includes the June report, which is now up on FEC.gov…..Anontoo
If you click on the Individual Donations link on O’Donnell’s June 30 report (that part is current) at FEC.gov, you will see the underlying data listing her individual contributors of amounts greater than $200 is current only to March 31 of this year. She will likely not file this data until mid August. I believe she has an exemption to do so.
“$3,600 in donations over $200 from Delawareans in 18 months. You’re going to defend that as worthy of someone who wants to have the Delaware Republican nomination for the US Senate? I can’t wait to hear this.” Anontoo…
I’m not “defending” anything. What is…is. Since it is likely that the vast majority of the $162,843 that she’s raised is in amounts less than $200, it’s likely we’ll never know how much came from within Delaware. But there are certainly more than five…eight…nine, or whatever number her detractors are throwing around.
“$3,600 in donations over $200 from Delawareans in 18 months. You’re going to defend that as worthy of someone who wants to have the Delaware Republican nomination for the US Senate? I can’t wait to hear this.” Anontoo”
I will defend it by saying that Christine O’Donnell is the best candidate in the race, not only for the Sept. 14th GOP primary, but also for the general election in November.
You focus on the money because you see it as a way to deflect from the fact that the O’Donnell campaign is gaining momentum. Delaware is a small state. It doesn’t take a lot of money to cover it. But please , keep under estimating her and her campaign, it will only make the victory sweeter for those who have believed from the start.
Yes Frank, Delaware is a small state. It is also 30 minutes south of Philadelphia making it an extremely expensive state to market yourself. Especially in the northern part. You know, the part where most of the people live. The bottom line is that Coons financial resources, which if this race looks close in the next round of polls(it will regardless of who we send) are going to get a lot bigger with Biden’s help, can exploit a number of personal issues that O’Donnell has and it will sink her. You can argue until you are blue in the face that those aren’t true, but alas… you can’t retaliate to those attacks(founded or unfounded – I’d expect both from him) because you don’t have the money.
I agree, that is how it appears today. However, if O’Donnell were to win the primary, the national GOP and outside interests would dump a ton of money in her lap.
I hope so, because if they don’t Coons gets a cakewalk. It is all a little premature though as we haven’t even held the primary, who knows. If she wins the primary Palin will endorse her and that will help a lot financially, although I doubt that endorsement adds many votes in Delaware because anybody who would vote for her based on that probably was going to vote for her already.
George, this is why we still have to go to the voting booth. Though I do believe that some would be happy to just tally the amount of money a candidate could raise and call them the winner.