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Christine O'Donnell mulls 'Dancing With The Stars' invite
ABC News ^ | February 23, 2011 | Leia Smith

Posted on 02/23/2011 7:01:08 AM PST by Hawk720

Tea Party favorite Christine O'Donnell says she's been invited to be a contestant on TV's "Dancing with the Stars." But the losing Senate candidate from Delaware isn't sure she should accept, saying she has two left feet and a book about politics to complete.

The conservative Republican, who lost to a Democrat amid controversy over past statements about youthful dabbling in witchcraft, is soliciting opinions on her Facebook page.

O'Donnell says her initial reaction was to say "no" to the show, but others are encouraging her to accept. O'Donnell writes she's flattered, but a 2-year-old nephew has more rhythm than she does.

A program representative said Tuesday it has no comment on casting speculation, adding a new cast will be announced next week.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Delaware
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To: OldDeckHand

I’m not arguing otherwise, just that even for those with advanced degrees, this economy is difficult.

Her degree is same as mine, a BA.


41 posted on 02/23/2011 8:24:36 AM PST by BenKenobi (Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. - Silent Cal)
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To: tanknetter
"He wasn't an entrepreneur, but an academic"

You do understand that he owned a plantation, right?

To the degree that he was an academic, almost all of his endeavors in that area came after the conclusion of his political career - and naturally after the founding of the country. He was, before the revolution, a working attorney and a farmer, and to some degree a political activist, penning several well-received treatises on contemporary public policy.

42 posted on 02/23/2011 8:28:08 AM PST by OldDeckHand (So long as we have SEIU, who needs al-Qaeda?)
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To: Hawk720

Oh yeah, It did wonders for Tom Delay.

Too bad, Rosie O-Donnell couldn’t partner with Maxim.
one lift and he’s retired for good.. the audience would have to wear biohazard suits and masks in case he dropped her.


43 posted on 02/23/2011 9:05:03 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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To: Hawk720
Interesting that the linked article is nothing but an excuse to slam her.

The reader can find an SNL parody and sound bites that they fervently believe destroy the remnants of her credibility.

Pass.

44 posted on 02/23/2011 9:19:45 AM PST by JOAT
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To: BenKenobi

A B.A. is a degree.

It is not an “advanced degree”.

C.O.D. (cash on delivery) should get a real job and stop being a publicity ‘hound’.


45 posted on 02/23/2011 9:26:20 AM PST by allmendream (Tea Party did not send the GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism.)
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To: allmendream
A B.A. is a degree. It is not an “advanced degree”.

I thought it was the league that featured the red, white and blue basketball.

46 posted on 02/23/2011 9:27:13 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator
It isn't even a B.S. degree - you know - one with actual academic rigor in a difficult subject.

A B.A. degree, in most examples I have seen, means you can acceptably regurgitate the professor's academic sounding jargon.

47 posted on 02/23/2011 9:32:05 AM PST by allmendream (Tea Party did not send the GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism.)
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To: ReneeLynn
But the losing Senate candidate from Delaware isn't sure she should accept, saying she has two left feet.

I don't think Christine should do it either, especially if she really has two left feet. Kate Gosselin had two left feet, and she was widely mocked.

48 posted on 02/23/2011 9:45:42 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Bristol didn’t and she was widely mocked. They’re just hoping for another Palin-esque ratings boost. Hoping the Tea Party will call in to vote for Christine. I hope she doesn’t let herself get used that way.


49 posted on 02/23/2011 9:51:10 AM PST by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it's the new black. Mmm mmm mmm...)
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To: ReneeLynn

The most unfair thing of all was Bristol having to go up against Jennifer Grey from ‘Dirty Dancing.’

I have fond memories of voting for Bristol the way an Acorn member would...:)


50 posted on 02/23/2011 9:58:11 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Me too! Voting like ACORN was a hoot. And the thread was fun here at FR too. :)


51 posted on 02/23/2011 10:08:30 AM PST by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it's the new black. Mmm mmm mmm...)
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To: Iron Munro; ReneeLynn

Bristol conducted herself well on DWTS, worked hard, danced well, and earned a LOT of money. She has natural ability and progressed each week, in spite of having to go up against Jennifer Grey from Dirty Dancing. Good for Bristol!

DWTS is a tough show, and O'Donnell should beware since she says she has 2 left feet.

52 posted on 02/23/2011 10:19:04 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: allmendream

She didn’t apply to Dancing with the stars. They came to her.

If opportunity knocks, do you slam the door?


53 posted on 02/23/2011 10:39:43 AM PST by BenKenobi (Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. - Silent Cal)
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To: allmendream

So bigotry towards degrees you don’t possess is acceptable?

There are many academically rigourous disciplines that a BA covers.


54 posted on 02/23/2011 10:42:19 AM PST by BenKenobi (Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. - Silent Cal)
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To: allmendream

Tell you what, since folks with BAs are stupid, I’ll throw down the gauntlet.

What’s your discipline?

We’ll get another FReeper in the same discipline to make up a test and see who does better.


55 posted on 02/23/2011 10:46:01 AM PST by BenKenobi (Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. - Silent Cal)
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To: BenKenobi

Calling a Bachelors degree an “advanced degree” is unacceptable.

Maybe if your education was more rigorous you would be aware that a Bachelors is not an “advanced degree”.

Many academically rigorous disciplines offer a B.A. degree, but they also usually offer a more academically difficult B.S. degree in that discipline.

I have a B.S. in Biology and a M.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology. The M.S. would be my “advanced degree”, the B.S. was my “degree”.


56 posted on 02/23/2011 11:07:16 AM PST by allmendream (Tea Party did not send the GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism.)
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To: allmendream

Cool.

Do you accept my challenge?


57 posted on 02/23/2011 11:23:55 AM PST by BenKenobi (Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. - Silent Cal)
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To: BenKenobi

Sure.

So what is your degree in?


58 posted on 02/23/2011 11:26:11 AM PST by allmendream (Tea Party did not send the GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism.)
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To: allmendream

History.

There are academically rigorous disciplines that exist that do not have BS equivalents, and I believe mine is one of them.

I agree with your assessment that many are as you state, but not all.


59 posted on 02/23/2011 11:28:25 AM PST by BenKenobi (Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. - Silent Cal)
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To: BenKenobi
You are correct, History is not (AFAIK) a subject that offers a more rigorous B.S. degree - and it is a subject that takes more than regurgitating the professor's academic sounding jargon - and it is a subject of a great deal of use in being a well educated person.

I don't see how anyone can claim to really understand what is happening today without knowing what went on beforehand.

I am currently reading “Up from Slavery” by Booker T. Washington. History is one of my absolute favorite subjects!

Truth is stranger than fiction - and reading history proves it!

Being a scientist though I think the proper ‘experiment’ would be between two groups, one with a B.S. degree and the other with a B.A. degree in the same subject - and a test upon that subject.

And with a sample size of n=1 for each group I would be leery of accepting such a test as anything more than anecdotal evidence.

;)

60 posted on 02/23/2011 11:36:29 AM PST by allmendream (Tea Party did not send the GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism.)
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