Surely you heard about the shocking political event that happened in the State of Delaware this past Tuesday, right? Absolutely horrifying. Christine O’Donnell was elected in the Republican primary as the Republican candidate for the Senate. And the sky is officially falling.
Karl Rove has called O’Donnell “unelectable (one presumes he means, unelectable in everything but a statewide Republican primary), untruthful and nutty,” — which, of course, immediately raised her credibility to great heights in my eyes. And Rove is not the only one who is finding it hard to breathe now.
The New York Times published its story of “‘shock and dismay” over the naivety of the people of Delaware and the dilemma the Republicans now face with Christine and other victorious “Tea Party” candidates. The Times piece recites a list of some of Ms. O’Donnell’s views, clearly intended to cause the rest of us to be filled with a serious case of the midnight tremors over the possibility that she might get into the Senate.
Here are some of Ms. O’Donnell’s “strange” and “extreme” positions: she’s against federal financing for stem cell research; opposed to abortion (even in cases of rape); she thinks evolution is “soft science” and questions the utility of financing AIDS programs. She even went so far as to suggest that “a private-sector free-market approach” is the best way to economic recovery! Yikes!
And on top of all this, Ms. O’Donnell is an avid cook and longs to be married and have children! Good heavens! I mean, she sounds like a veritable terrorist, doesn’t she? Hide the children, Momma, a lady who loves to cook might be elected to the Senate!
Ok. So what happens now? Here’s what: The Republicans will immediately scramble around and try to reposition themselves so that they can campaign endorsing the “Tea Party” values while insisting that, as much as they’re in agreement with these, America needs the experience they bring to the table in order to reach these “commendable goals.” They will get the backing of the national party and try to drown the “Tea Party” novices in a sea of advertising and lies; they’ll be given favorable media coverage, they’ll spread innuendo and slander their opponents in order to blacken their reputations . . . and, if all goes the way its gone in the past, they’ll win most of the remaining state primaries.
If the Republicans have shown anything, it’s that they are true “American” politicians (“American” = the degraded, unprincipled society that enjoys the blessings of our country while arrogantly rebelling against the Creator and seeking to insure that we’ll never see these blessings again). So get ready for it. Delaware Republicans will seek a deal with the Democrats and join them in a slander campaign against Christine O’Donnell. A lady who seems to be sincere and good-hearted (and, far more courageous that the vast majority of the men in our country) is about to get “Sarah Palined” — but, that’s where we are as a culture . . . and I doubt Ms. O’Donnell expects anything other that this sort of treatment.
But maybe this time, I’ll be wrong. Maybe this time, God’s people in Delaware will stand with their sister and defend her and rally to her side when they see the wicked conspiring against her. Maybe? . . . . . maybe?
Steve,
Maybe it is a little different this time. Before a proclamation like that from Rove would have dried up all funding and support, the conservative would go on to lose in the general and the “experts” would declare, “see we were right!”
However, yesterday in our new Internet age, something strange happened. Folks from all over the country got outraged at Mr. Rove and sent money to her campaign: She has raised over $1.2 MILLION in less than 36 hours and Rush is trying to get her another million today.
I hear the Democrat is a real jewel of a candidate so this could get really interesting. This article is interesting and humorous because they do not even mention the conservative: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/36726.html
John
Pastor Steve,
Here’s my .02. I think that this would be the right reaction if this were the first. But these “Tea Party candidates” have consistently been outperforming the mainstream republican candidates. For example, a month ago most would have said there was no way that O’Donnell could have overthrown Castle, but with a late push she easily won out. And given the national support she received yesterday immediately following her victory (she received almost 1 million in donations on her website… now she’s almost at 1.25 mil), I’d say she has a very good shot at winning in November. The WSJ had a good piece on her today, and I think that maybe if these “Tea Party candidates” can successfully portray and establish that they’re looking to property represent the people and end the federal shenanigans, then they have the opportunity to hold the moderates on their side and win out.
But like I said, that’s just my .02… not a penny more.
Daniel
oh that’s brilliant! And why mention the conservative when you have a “bearded Marxist” running?
Good to hear about the response to Rove. Outstanding.
She is a credit to her gender, and a rebuke to ours.
Once again the Republican establishment proves that all they are is slow Democrats. They seek to take us over the same socialist cliff the Democrats do but at a little slower pace. Slower (Fabian) socialism is the name of their game. They favour the “put the lobster in the pot and turn up the heat gradually” kind of socialism for us.
We need to realize at this point that both major parties are controlled by one clique so that no matter who we vote for we will get the same game with a little different rhetoric.
Tea Party or genuine third party candidates are your only hope for candidates that reflect our values. The leadership of both major parties in Sodom on the Potomac long ago sold out any pretense of representing the electorate.
Steve, not the tea party, new name we the people.both rebs and dems have yet to hear the people across this land.when you live up in the east{in washington} you only see and hear what they say. rove is smart but he to is not haering the true cryes