Posted on 09/19/2010 4:23:44 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Karl Rove the top GOP strategist who declared last week that Christine ODonnells surprise victory does little good for the party is now calling on the surprise Senate nominee to explain her comments about witchcraft.
"In southern Delaware where there are a lot of churchgoing people, they're going to want to know what that is all about, the former aide to President George W. Bush told "Fox News Sunday."
My view is she cant simply ignore it, he said. Shes got to deal with it and explain it and put it in its most sympathetic light and move on.
ODonnell uttered the comments in question during a 1999 appearance on the now-canceled show Politically Incorrect, saying then, I dabbled into witchcraft I never joined a coven. But I did, I did. ... I dabbled into witchcraft.
The 11-year-old interview was dug up Friday by liberal comedian Bill Maher the former host of Politically Incorrect. During the 1999 appearance, ODonnell also described one of her first dates with a witch on a satanic altar.
A spokesman for the ODonnell campaign did not respond to CNNs request for comment.
She cant simply say, Oh these are unfactual, and not true,' and just ignore them, Rove also said. I dont think the people of Delaware have or are accepting that as a reasonable explanation.
Citing exhaustion and scheduling conflicts, ODonnell canceled her plans over the weekend to appear on both "Fox News Sunday" and CBS "Face the Nation" a move Rove called a smart decision.
She shouldnt have accepted in the first place, he said. Its Delaware voters, not conservatives across the country who will determine the outcome of this election
and there is, as I say, resistance.
(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...
Hey, I voted for Dukakis. Ogawd, I was such a dolt.
Thankfully he didn't stand a chance.
These are the kind of attacks democrats do.
He has gone so far beyond his role as a analyst.
It’s one thing to give his opinion of who he thinks will win.
But to keep trashing her is another.
Hey Karl...where were you on the Obama eligibility issue? Huh??? The good ol’ boys club is goin’ down!
I VOTED FOR MCGOVERN!
And sat hopefully the night and really expected him to win!
I couldn’t believe all the idiots who voted for Reagan.
Big deal...So she wore a witch doctor outfit, while chanting and babbling gibberish, playing like they were casting spells.. ...It was a camp out...They were just having fun...Get over it.
Didn’t you mean Mondale?
Rove is not currently a favorite on this site. However, this witchcraft issue is not going to help elect this lady; Especially if the story is boomed by the MSM and as a result gets legs. Rove is right on this issue; deal with it as best one can then MOVE ON! She was well advised to cancel her appearances on television until she can consult with some sound advisors.
Nixon
Yah, they are the same, beating a dog and teenage dabbling in witchcraft....LOL! One indicates youthful curiosity and the other indicates youthful sociopathy, hardly a good analogy.
Where are the bearded Marxist questions?
Imagine if Glenn Beck were to run for office...Rove wold be all over him like a buzzard on a gut wagon...
Reagan ran against Jimmy Carter First.
Then ran against Mondale, not McGovern
Reagan ran against Jimmy Carter First.
Then ran against Mondale, not McGovern
shoulda smelt the beans burnin in the oven!, but there it is.
Has anyone asked Hillary Clinton why she tries to speak to the dead?
If I run for president, am I going to have to talk about that time I used a Ouja board when I was around twelve?
Did you see her response today LOL “The nominee showed up at the picnic in a key county that helped secure her GOP Tuesday primary upset, despite canceling previously scheduled appearances on “Fox News Sunday” and CBS’ “Face the Nation.” Her campaign backed out of the talk show interviews, saying she needed to get back to Delaware and had a scheduling conflict, including attending church and then the afternoon picnic.”
Since when is asking a candidate to explain herself “trashing” someone?
People here have gone off the deep end ...its silly
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