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The best post I’ve seen on FR was posted by Freeper, “Fishtalk’ on last Sunday’’s “Sunday Talk Shoe Thread:

“Morning AB, ALL....

Once again, thank you AB for dutifully doing this thread. Look forward to it every Sunday morn.

Folks, I’m at my wits end, alternately upbeat and positive and then down and discouraged.

It’s this Senate race...Mike Castle versus Christine O’Donnell.

Mike Castle, in summary, was once Delaware’s Governor, two terms. He then ran, won, and occupied since the early 90’s, Delaware’s one and only seat in America’s House. Delaware is one of few states with MORE Senators than Reps.

Now Mike Castle wants to ascend to fill Joe Biden’s vacant Senate seat. This would, in congress-speak, be a promotion as Castle would now only have to answer to the taxpayers once every six years or so and will be one of 100 instead of one out of 430 or so.

Mike Castle, just to complete the picture, recently was one of only two Repubs in the House to vote FOR Cap and Trade and for that awful DISCLOSE act. He also voted against the Iraq surge, for TARP and all Obama spending packages, for foetal stem cell research....anything liberal or Democrat, Castle was there with a yea vote. He did vote AGAINST Obama care but the day after he said he would not support any kind of repeal of the bill.

He’s awful folks. Worse than the Maine sisters, he makes Lindsay and McCain look like pikers.

And now he wants to be seated...not this coming January...but during this upcoming Lame Duck session when Castle can smile and help the Dems force through their remaining agenda such as Card Check (yes, Castle supported this), Cap and Trade....YES...he supported this.

The gloves are off in this part of Delaware and Castle’s forces, including Blue Bloods in the local GOP, are....dear Lord you’ve never seen viciousness like this.

Christine O’Donnell has run before in Delaware...in fact she was...please note...the GOP nominee in 2008 to run against Joe Biden. Christine’s also run in 2005 on a write in...in short, she’s been around. Some call her a periennial candidate but I’d argue she’s not there yet. She can’t get a foothold in this state except maybe this year when the public is infuriated with those in power.

They cast her as a devil woman, out spending campaign money on rents and such. She didn’t pay her campaign workers. She’s a nut case, accusing that she’s being stalked.

I know Christine’s story as I know Christine fairly well. I’d be happy to elaborate on the lies being said about her but for now, here’s the bigger thing to keep in mind....the Delaware GOP nominated her in 2008. They urged us to vote for her. NOW she’s an awful person that will ruin our world.

WAS THE DELAWARE GOP LYING THEN OR ARE THEY LYING NOW?

Folks, even on FreeRepublic they’re out and about, the entrenched, those who will offhandedly spread lies. Mike Castle’s got a lot of power. Until recently his campaign ignored Christine but The Tea Party Express endorsed her recently and poured big bucks into her campaign.

The Castle campaign is now scared and running attack ads against her...awful things....lies.

Any way, keep a sharp eye out. Some operative might get on this thread and lambaste Christine. This has been going on all weekend on FreeRepublic. Though they seem to only jump on threads with her or Castle’s name on it.

I know politics is dirty business but folks, if you know me one bit, and I know I’m just a name but over the years we’ve talked, fought and cried. If I have one ounce of credibility with any of you, believe me that Christine O’Donnell is a very, very nice woman, the sort of woman America should cherish. She’s a devout Christian, just a pleasant nice person with a burning urge within to try and change the direction of this country, in however a manner she can.

You’d all love her.

She’s not perfect. She’s had financial issues in her past and I’ll be glad to elaborate. I’m so tired of talking about it but I have investigated it all and it’s a big nothing of nothing burgers....college loans that took long to pay, IRS audits caused by poor bookkeeping. Christine’s long suit is NOT bookkeeping, though I’m sure Castle and Biden spend hours every day tracking, sorting and documenting their expenditures. The IRS granted her relief once she got the backup, read it with my own lying eyes.

At one point Christine was about to have her house foreclosed on. She didn’t stick the taxpayers with the bill. She arranged, I suspect, for a boyfriend to purchase the house but I speculate here.

All across America folks have had their homes foreclosed on. Many just sit in them until forced out, many up and left. Christine handled it.

Is it against some kind of rule that a poor person can’t be a U.S. Senator? Mike Castle himself voted for TARP to give money to big companies such as banks, GM etc that spent their way to the poor house but it’s some kind of major sin when a single struggling woman has money issues?

Again, these money issues are minor. As I’ve learned, I’ve had waaaaay more money issues in my own life.

But it’s all they have. She didn’t get Arab money to pay for her college. She doesn’t sleep around. They’ve got no big crimes in her past...she’s 40 years old.

Just some bills that she DID eventually pay.

I’m very demoralized. Talk about being mean....I’m just not believing the attacks on this citizen of our country and all to protect who?

Mike Castle?”

I just posted the below on FreeRepublic’s Blogger’s section. also Facebook....got an answer from Christine’s campaign. They are all delighted.

I happen to know Christine O’Donnell. Have known her since 2005. She’s not my BFF but I’ve had occasion to talk to her one on one, I’ve criticized her from time to time. But no mistake, she is a woman who has my admiration.

It’s almost been a hurting thing to listen to the attacks on her character by the Blue Blood Ruling Class Republicans in this state, including mighty Mike Castle, her opponent who voted FOR Cap and Trade and that awful DISCLOSE act, voting with the liberals most of the time but calling himself a Republican, I don’t know why.

Christine has had some financial issues in her life, as if this is anything new under the sun. We are all not Mike Castles or Joe Bidens who of course spend hours tracking their financial receipts and fret about money.

But the Delaware Blue Blood Ruling Class have deemed her unworthy of being a Senator because of...well because she’s an ordinary person like most of us who’s had to struggle at times. Christine WAS nominated by this same Delaware Blue Blood Ruling Class to run against Joe Biden in 2008. They didn’t care about her past financial issues then as they didn’t think anybody could beat Joe Biden.

Christine did not beat Joe Biden but she did okay. THIS year, now that Christine dares to challenge mighty Mike Castle, a Republican in name only who voted FOR Cap and Tax and was only one of two Republicans in the House to vote for that awful DISCLOSE act, the same folks who nominated her in 2008 are out calling her a nut, a wreck and her supporters are “pathetic”.

I can’t stand the lot of the hypocrites all beating on this poor woman who what? Took a long time to pay off her college loans, had some wrestles with the IRS, other financial stuff, all settled now and water under the bridge. Where in the constitution does it say that if you’ve had financial problems in your life you can’t be senator? Besides, does anybody think that Mike Castle or Joe Biden spends hours everyday categorizing their receipts, fretting over their money?

I can forgive Biden and Castle beating up on a young woman seeking a public office, how dare she...the audacity!! They at least get something out of it. I will never forgive the simpletons who jumped on the band wagon to beat on this woman and I vow on all within me that let this election get over and I will rebuild this state’s Republican party with my bare hands if need be, throwing out those entrenched Blue Blood hyenas with all my strength.

Mark Levin’s been on O’Donnell’s side, last night Sarah Palin came out with a quick tweet in support of O’Donnell though Palin has not officially endorsed Christine. I prayed that maybe Rush Limbaugh would give her a nod.

Today Rush launched into a lecture to those Blue Blood nothing burgers that leaves me in tears with his passion and truth.

WHAT IF WE ALL HAD TO SUFFER MOCKERY LIKE CHRISTINE ALL BECAUSE WE DARED TO DREAM OF A CHANCE AT A PUBLIC LAWFULLY ELECTED OFFICE AS IS OUR AMERICAN BIRTHRIGHT?

Who among us doesn’t have issues?

My husband once suffered a brain infection. It was such a horrendous affliction that he eventually went into seizures and in a coma. Due to a series of monetary mishaps and financial procrastination on my part, I found myself all alone, husband in a coma in upstate Delaware, without one single dime to my name.

There was money out there, tied into a former 401K of husbands, some stock, an old IRA. Husband’s paycheck was up in the air as he had used up all of his sick and vacation time and he did not have short term disability. I had recently had a heart bypass and was awaiting an SS disability decision by the powers that be.

I had to take a loan on my house just to survive.

When husband awoke from coma he kept worrying about some bills on his desk. We had an electronic bank account, like most folks today I suppose. HE paid his bills and I paid mine. There had been a large balance in the account from funds for the sale of our old Merryland home. I’m not trying to make excuses, I am an accountant by trade. I meant to get around to it.

Turns out husband had a bunch of credit card bills, small ones but alot of them. I too had run up a credit card but I thought I was the only one so hey, I really had plans to straighten out our finances, really I did.

It’s been two years since then. I had to methodically contact all the companies. I told about the brain infection, the money confusion. Interest rates were dropped or removed. We had thousands of dollars in medical bills as well. Husband and I both did get Social Security, I applied for property tax reductions....I got the 401K’s combined, the stock sold,created a reserve of money for these same such emergencies and it turned out okay.

God forbid I should ever run for Senator. PAT FISH HAD MAJOR CREDIT CARD ISSUES AND MEDICAL BILLS UNPAID UNTIL TURNED OVER TO COLLECTIONS, the headlines would read.

The Delaware Blue Blood Ruling Class Republicans would call me a nut, a woman who can’t handle her money, a wreck totally underserving of being a Senator, HOW DARE SHE EVEN THINK OF IT!

Whatever went on in Christine O’Donnell’s life, she too solved her financial problems. The college loans are paid, the IRS is happy....whatever happened, it’s been handled.

This is how Rush framed his vignette today. How many of us have no issues that could be blown into a way bigger deal than the ordinary stumbling blocks of life that they were?

In fact, an argument could be made that those of us who’ve been through it, silly us, might better serve the public, having been there and done that.

Does anyone think either Biden or Castle, both lifelong politicos, very rich in fact, ever sat all alone deep into a dark night and sobbed for funds not there, despairing over actions not taken for want of a team of flackies, anguished over how it all will end,frightened and shaking over an unknow future?

Thank you Rush. Thank you for not joining the Blue Blood Ruling Class Delaware GOP in their relentless beating of this Christian woman who dares to seek to represent me. She’s only asking for my vote. She’s not a nut.

Who knows, maybe Christine will win on 9/14/10...that would be wonderful.

But I will never forget those who called her names, said she’s a nut, mocked her mercilessly.

Because I know they would have done the same thing to me.