Posted on 08/09/2011 3:32:40 PM PDT by DEConservative
Jeff Lord at the American Spectator recently sat down with a real troublemaker for an interview. 2010 U.S. Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell sat down with Jeff and the first copy of her new book “Troublemaker” for a chat. I’ll let you read most of Jeff’s piece over at the American Spectator but I thought that the following excerpt aptly described O’Donnell’s campaign.
THE REAL POINT HERE, as more and more Americans get with every passing day, is that this is precisely the game played with non-Establishment politicians right from the get-go. A viewing of the 1939 classic film Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtonstarring Jimmy Stewart -- this scene from the film gets to the guts of O'Donnell's 2010 race and then some with the exception that in the end Mr. Smith wins and O'Donnell loses -- says only in cinematic fashion what O'Donnell has lived in real life.
O’Donnell faced down Mr. Potter and all his friends in former Congressman Mike Castle who she defeated in the 2010 Primary. They tried their best to take her down and they wounded her enough that she was unable to win the war but she made sure to take down Goliath along the way. It took dive bombs from Karl “Tokyo” Rove, smears by the Delaware Republican Party leadership, the withholding of support by the national party and constant insults from high powered magazine editors like Bill Kristol from the Weekly Standard to try and stop her but still, the respectable members of Delaware’s Republican Party were undeterred and selected her as their nominee.
Still the party know-it-alls like the ancient and detestable National Committeewoman Priscilla Rakestraw, whose reign will hopefully mercifully come to an end in 2012, refused to support O’Donnell. Likewise, the crotchety Castle refused to hold to his promise to support Christine if she did “somehow” win the nomination. Even when asked by O’Donnell’s father, to whom Castle had promised to support her, Castle refused. He claimed he was insulted by an attack on his sexuality launched by a former campaign vendor to the O’Donnell campaign but the truth is that King Castle had never lost an election and he simply didn’t know how to lose.
O’Donnell spills the beans on this and many other Republican Party secrets in her tell-all. She explains the push to use certain vendors once she’s secured the nomination discusses the shenanigans behind the infamous “Witch Ad” and points fingers at the puppet masters who balked at a nominee whose strings they couldn’t pull. She’ll talk about a once grand old party, with names at the top like DuPont and Roth who in 2006 nominated Jan Ting to run against Tom Carper. Ting would go on to not only switch parties, but become state coordinator for the Obama campaign in 2008.
Oh, she lays it down…and this is just the beginning. Get your copy of what is sure to be, a New York Time Bestseller (whether they like it or not) today!
It's very appropriate for this campaign as it really was a battle vs. Mr. Potter.
I wonder if she can mount another attack and take Coons out?
Recently, John McCain on Fox News derogatorily siad, the Tea Party gave us candidates like Christine O’Donnell. Among my other complaints about McLame and his GOP friends, I will never forgive him for that remark. The GOP gave this seat to Chris Coons (Socialist).
Recently, John McCain on Fox News derogatorily said, the Tea Party gave us candidates like Christine O’Donnell. Among my other complaints about McLame and his GOP friends, I will never forgive him for that remark. The GOP gave this seat to Chris Coons (Socialist).
I think she can, she has until 2014 to figure it out. Coons was beatable WITHOUT a record...now he’s got a record of being a tax and spender who really IS Harry Reid’s pet. He’s voted along party lines everytime, called the downgrade a TEA party downgrade and otherwise supported all liberal causes.
I think she can, she has until 2014 to figure it out. Coons was beatable WITHOUT a record...now he’s got a record of being a tax and spender who really IS Harry Reid’s pet. He’s voted along party lines everytime, called the downgrade a TEA party downgrade and otherwise supported all liberal causes.
I wonder how much better Christine might have done had Castle and his people not tried to undermine her.
I wonder how much better Christine might have done had Castle and his people not tried to undermine her.
I would lay money that Castle and his boys voted for Coons.
I would agree with you.
Yowza
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