Christine O'Donnell Nails Her First Major Speech Since Her Election

the Atlantic ^ | Sep 17 2010, 4:40 PM ET | Nicole Allan

[DelaWhere]

In the most anticipated speech at today's Values Voter Summit in Washington, Delaware's new GOP Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell ignited the Omni Shoreham ballroom with a tangible buzz. She strode onto the stage to Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'," with orange spotlights sweeping the room. (None of the other afternoon speakers got a light show.) The packed crowd gave her an enthusiastic standing ovation, continuing to applaud long after she took the podium.

[coaltrain]

“Christine O’Donnell is a terrible candidate.”

Meooowwww.

Chick fight!

[GOP_Lady]

No, I support Ms. Angle because she is experienced and qualified. I have never seen a poorer candidate. Anyone can give a good speech, but it’s what you’ve done with your life that matters.

[Paladin2]

"I can point to you a 30-year-old candidate who is now running for the United States House of Representatives who is overwhelmingly more qualified than she is."

I'd suggest that COD is clearly a more qualified candidate than Bite-me ever was.

[paulycy]

"O'Donnell can't win!!!"

[reasonisfaith]

It’s very telling that her detractors seem to have information about O’Donnell which portrays her as a bad candidate, yet for some reason they don’t want to tell anyone what that information is.

We’re just supposed to have faith in Karl Rove.

[Lakeshark]

Enough already.

She's the nominee. It's time to support her rather than tear her down. Sour grapes don't help anyone's resume.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Whatever Romney hack

[Repeal The 17th]

“Christine O’Donnell is a terrible candidate.”
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What is your motivation for posting this?

[RoseofTexas]

Everyone who has doubt about her strengths as a candidate need to see this video...IT should go viral...DANG IT how can we do that?!!

[colorcountry]

ROVE! Is that you?

[Joe 6-pack]

"Her lack of experience does not warrant her to be elected to the United States Senate."

If by "experience" you mean the likes of careerists like Robert Byrd, Arlen Specter, Teddy Kennedy, etc. I'll take a green newby any day.

[Red_Devil 232]

Just watched the idiot Mort Konwacky on Bret’s show! My God that guy is clueless!

[Randy Larsen]

She hasn’t been elected yet so the title is BS!

I hope she does get elected though...

Go Christine!

[nhwingut]

"I never had the high-paying job or the company car," she said. "It took me 10 years to pay off my student loans. I never had to worry about where to dock my yacht to reduce my taxes." (This last John Kerry jab did not go unappreciated by the audience.)

She's got the Palin thing down already.

[Mr Rogers]

Got it. You would rather have the democrat in office. Noted.

Considered changing your FR-name to Dem_Gal?

[TigersEye]

I see she is closing in on $1.7 million now. Yee hawwwwwww!!!

[RedMDer]

“We’re not trying to take back our country. We ARE our country.”

That was a line, great point and great delivery.

[RoseofTexas]

ROVE! Is that you?

You mean...TOKYO ROVE is that you?

[JPG]

I hope the rats continue to treat Christine with contempt and muffled laughter...it will make 11/3 that much sweeter.

[GOP_Lady]

That’s the point. Christine O’Donnell has no resume.