Christine O’Donnell on Rove’s ‘Un-factual’ Remarks and ‘Republican Cannibalism’
The Republican nominee for the Delaware Senate seat fired back at Karl Rove today for what she called "un-factual" accusations about her record.
“Everything that he is saying is un-factual. And it’s a shame because he is the same so-called political guru that predicted I wasn’t going to win. And we won and we won big,” Christine O’Donnell told me this morning. “So I think, again, he is eating some humble pie and he is just trying to restore his reputation.”
Following O’Donnell’s victory over Republican congressman Michael Castle – her third bid for the Senate seat– Rove questioned O’Donnell’s record and the reports of her financial troubles.
“Why did she mislead voters about her college education? How come it took nearly two decades to pay her college bills so she could get her college degree? How did she make a living? Why did she sue a well-known…conservative think tank,” Rove said on Fox News.
Rove also took on her “checkered” background, “a lot of nutty things she has been saying” and predicted she would cost the GOP a Senate seat.
Castle was expected to win the nomination and challenge Democrat Chris Coons for Vice President Biden’s old Senate seat. But an endorsement and last minute push by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin made the difference, O’Donnell told me.
“When Governor Palin stood up and so boldly made a statement that she supported me it allowed them to get past the politics of personal destruction, to look at the message…she helped to bring it back on track,” O’Donnell said.
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So could the third time be a charm for the Tea Party backed candidate? Or could she hurt the GOP’s chances to win back the Senate in November?
Despite her decisive win – the Republican Party has said that it will not spend any money to help her Senate bid, Jon Karl reported this morning.
O’Donnell called that “a shame.”
“I was ahead in the general election according to Rasmussen, before this Republican cannibalism started,” she said on “GMA.” “So if they were serious about winning we can repair the damage done and move forward and that's the challenge I put out to them. And if not I truly believe that we can win.”
Update: The National Republican Senatorial Committee will support the O’Donnell campaign, according to a statement that was just released by its chairman, Sen. John Cornyn.
“I reached out to Christine this morning, and as I have conveyed to all of our nominees, I offered her my personal congratulations and let her know that she has our support. This support includes a check for $42,000 – the maximum allowable donation that we have provided to all of our nominees – which the NRSC will send to her campaign today,” Cornyn said in the statement.
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This really opens the door for the Democrats and Chris Coons, who was probably facing an uphill battle against Mike Castle. After all the harsh words, I simply don’t see the Delaware Republican establishment rallying around here, and it’s hard to see the Tea Party Express being able to rally up enough support there in a General Election. If they do, more power to them I guess, but of all the Tea Party wins, this seems to be the most unlikely one for them to carry through to a GE, considering her history and the state.
Posted by: Tony | September 15, 2010, 8:01 am 8:01 am
It is too bad that Pennsylvanians didn’t have the courage that the voters in DE have, we could have ended up with two great candidates for Sen. and Gov. instead of two establishment retreads that are going to ride the wave of anti-Obamaism but do nothing to break us out of the status quo when all is said and done. Although I doubt she is a tenth of the calibre of the TEA Party backed candidates in PA, I am jealous that some had the courage to elect real change.
Posted by: Ferrari5555 | September 15, 2010, 8:07 am 8:07 am
Sarah Palin is a “cancer” to the GOP. It happened before with John McCain. Now, she is again paving way for Democrats to win. Sarah is not as bad as people think she is, after all.
Posted by: You_Lie | September 15, 2010, 8:17 am 8:17 am
The conservative right is doing it’s part.
Posted by: LongT | September 15, 2010, 8:19 am 8:19 am
It’s characteristic of O’Donnell to take a shot at Rove rather than display magnanimity in victory. Delaware had a closed primary. If it were open to all registered voters, her candidacy would have been an afterthought.
The NRSC can’t back her, she has too much baggage. For a candidate who claims to be conservative, you wouldn’t know it by her dubious finances and spotty work history.
She’s a fraud.
Posted by: Delaware voter | September 15, 2010, 8:24 am 8:24 am
Is the Republican Pary obligated to support the Tea Party nominees in November? Splitting the Republican Party like this seems like snatching defeat from the jaws of victory over the Democrats.
Talk about self distructing!
Posted by: Frank | September 15, 2010, 8:24 am 8:24 am
I want to be the first person to say, and I hope someone mark my words, ALL the Sarah Palin followers, TEA party included, are going to be SO disappointed come time for Sarah Palin to make her presidential bid. Ms. Palin is riding the wave of vulnerable voters who are honestly looking for a different candidate than the one they oppose. I can’t truly tell what the TEA party is about, they’re against spending but vote republican, political affiliation aside, it was a republican president who ran up the deficit. But, back to Ms. Palin ALL her followers are going to feel betrayed when her time come to run and she will say, something to the effect of, “I don’t think I should run for president, I think my position (speakingto the people) would serve better.” In other words, she will choose the MILLIONS she is making over running for office. To this day, I don’t what her agenda is what would she do differently. BEFORE YOU ATTACK ME, think about it, would you abandon million of dollars to make a upward of $400,000?
Posted by: T-ROC | September 15, 2010, 8:27 am 8:27 am
Hey Rebuplicans, how about Palin/O’Donnell in 2012!!!
Dumb & Dumber (and Joe the Plumber!)
Posted by: hamishdad | September 15, 2010, 8:27 am 8:27 am
Posted by: Tony | Sep 15, 2010 8:01:41 AM
Delaware Republican establishment——it is a shame that people don’t give the TEA Party credit for trying to root out it’s own bad apples as they are fighting the GOP establishment as much as the Progressives, really trying to fight on two fronts and the response from the GOP that they are not going to back the elected candidate is telling in the sense that there is a long way to go.
Posted by: Ferrari5555 | September 15, 2010, 8:29 am 8:29 am
LOL… Karl Rove is EXACTLY the reason that many of us left the Republican party. I’m not a tea party supporter, but if I lived in Delaware, I’d be voting for O’Donnell just because she had the “bowls” to stand up against the Bush era republicans (e.g., Rove, Bush, Cheney, Rumsfield, etc.).
Posted by: X_Republican_Because_Of_Bush | September 15, 2010, 8:30 am 8:30 am
I really like the line Republican cannibalism. It perfectly describes the Republican party right now. I long for the days of common sense conservativism and more balanced budgets. RUN COLIN POWELL RUN!!!!!!!!
Posted by: jenny | September 15, 2010, 8:32 am 8:32 am
I think this is great. Unfortunately, Delaware will continue to carry the DNC flag come November.
Posted by: LongT | September 15, 2010, 8:32 am 8:32 am
Once again, one Republican calling another one a liar. Can’t we all just get along and agree that Republicans are lying racist reactionaries? Never met one that wasn’t.
Posted by: Steve Hanes | September 15, 2010, 8:32 am 8:32 am
Hami – At least they would be satisfied in some areas!!!!!!
Posted by: jenny | September 15, 2010, 8:33 am 8:33 am
Christine O’Donnell is showing fantastic tact and composure in her campaign and win. It’s laughable how demonstrably small the old-school Democrats’ repettoire of attacks on political women candidates, clearly exemplified in attacking O’Donnell’s mental capacity. That’s the all too common small-minded attack of a soon to be divorced spouse! (Usually made out of fear…!!!)
Posted by: Xanadu | September 15, 2010, 8:33 am 8:33 am
” political affiliation aside, it was a republican president who ran up the deficit.”
Please explain this to me – do you not realize how much debt Obama has caused this country??? Our debt was going up and he sent it through the roof – that is not ok!
Posted by: Laura Long | September 15, 2010, 8:33 am 8:33 am
“un-factual”. Code for ‘it’s all true except for the personal opinions’. Believe me, O’Donnel is as crazy and ill-prepared as Sarah Palin to run a government.
The Democrats are going to have fun slicing this crazy woman to pieces using her own words and actions while touting all the positive things the Democrats hace accomplished.
Posted by: Wayne | September 15, 2010, 8:34 am 8:34 am
If the Democratic party and the Republican party both refuse to do the People’s will then it’s time to toss them in history’s refuse pile and move on without them.
Posted by: Brian | September 15, 2010, 8:35 am 8:35 am
I have some friends in Delaware, and although I love them dearly, they have been drinking the same stuff the entitlement generation has been for years in that area of the country. There’s no way Delaware will go Republican in November.
Posted by: LongT | September 15, 2010, 8:35 am 8:35 am
It is apparent the Old Republicans and the Democrats are one in the same.They want to keep the good old boy clan together and keep stealing our Tax Dollars and go on there trips on our backs.They start programs we do not need with our tax dollars,they keep giving away our money and they do not want anyone to detroy there little network so they try and do character assasination.Wake up people we need to replace the old incumbents,put 6 year term limit so they serve us and then leave.They get entrenched with the lobbist and most are there for the perks.Take the perks and do not let them serve more then 1 term and then we will get thses people to serve us and turn our country around.
God Bless America
Posted by: Ray Ray | September 15, 2010, 8:35 am 8:35 am
I have a lot of trouble with unfactual information too.
Posted by: 1bit | September 15, 2010, 8:36 am 8:36 am
@T-ROC:
Well said. Palin & co. are exploiting the vulnerability of simple folks who believe in God and country. Palin has shown a brilliant propensity for self-serving gestures, the most recent her backing of a candidate that has no chance of winning the DE Senate seat. It’s all about propping up her Mama Grizzly creds. And I say this as a former supporter of the former Alaska governor.
Posted by: Delaware voter | September 15, 2010, 8:39 am 8:39 am
I wouldn’t worry too much about anything Karl Rove has to say. He is his own worst enemy and just from hearing his comments over the years he comes off as nothing more than a royal ass kisser to whomever will further his political views.
Posted by: KU4GW Cliff | September 15, 2010, 8:39 am 8:39 am
For over a year now the Tea Party has been dismissed, but they continue to win. I am very much looking forward to November when the political establishment will find that this movement is real and is here to stay. How many incumbents are happy to not be up for re-election this year? My guess all of them.
Posted by: rbfe | September 15, 2010, 8:39 am 8:39 am
Oh boy, did the White House love these results or what? I live in Kent Co and must be one of the few registered Democrats here. There is NO way that New Castle Co will vote for a republican for senate that is such a Palin wantabe. Who would have thought that such a little state would matter?! Hopefully after the GE, O’Donnell will go back under the rock she came from. My daughter at U of Del has more qualification then she does!
Posted by: FluffyinDE | September 15, 2010, 8:46 am 8:46 am
The media is drooling over this set up for her inevitable defeat in the election. This is state that is heavily Democratic. No Republican candidate was ever going to win this seat. But now, when she does lose, the media will pronounce it a stunning defeat for the Tea Party, claim that ‘extremism’ has been rejected, Tea Party is doomed, etc.
Posted by: FredG | September 15, 2010, 8:46 am 8:46 am
Well I’m glad to see the right call out Karl Rove
how come the right never called ths pig out when he was making crap up to get Bush elected…
the right wing agenda machine is breaking down.. THANK YOU TEA PARTY for that
Posted by: Daryl | September 15, 2010, 8:47 am 8:47 am
I will take this ‘crooked’ lady to Rev.Dodd, Saint Rangel, Pope Frank, Mother Pelosi, Mother Boxer. Need I say more? The establishment is on notice.
Posted by: kra | September 15, 2010, 8:47 am 8:47 am
@T-ROC – have you been asleep the past two years? Spending was bad before, but now is hundreds of times worse under the current insane administration. @everyone else – I don’t think these “tea party” candidates are the answer. They all seem as stupid as Palin.
Posted by: Jodi Lourdes | September 15, 2010, 8:48 am 8:48 am
You know this woman must be ‘out there’ if even Karl Rove calls her nutty.
Posted by: pamp205 | September 15, 2010, 8:49 am 8:49 am
Hey Frank. You think money will keep Palin out of a presidential race? She already has way more money than Joe Biden, and believe me, he would sell his soul to the Devil to be POTUS. Money only means something to those who have none.
Posted by: LaVerne Lovell | September 15, 2010, 8:49 am 8:49 am
I would rather support someone who stood for something than a politcian who screwed us over. As for the RNC, the leadership they have displayed is dismal at best. O’ DonnelL may or may not win but she is at least closer to the people than any other candidate.
Posted by: penoftruth | September 15, 2010, 8:49 am 8:49 am
OMG!
Palin put your glasses back on!
Posted by: Summarex | September 15, 2010, 8:52 am 8:52 am
Primaries should be closed only those in a party should vote for who they think should be their represenative for an election. To have an open primary vote leads to tampering like what happened in S.C., where a no name mentally challenged man was elected to be be the Democratic nominee however he did not have the resources to pay the regitration fee. The money somehow got paid but no one can find out by who. The turn out was mostly registered rebulican so lets do the math if most of the turnout for the democraticic primary for an open primary who voted him in….DUH. We all smell a Elephant Dung on this one. I’m not saying every one in the GOP is bad but lets face it there are people in every party including the Tea Party that would do CHILDISH THINGS to get either their nominee voted in or a puppet person voted in. As to Karl Rove the man has no room to talk about anybodies history. And though I agree that Sarah Palin is a Cancer, though on the World not just the GOP, I think Rove is worse. He is a control freak and some of his published ideas borderline nazism. Yes I used the word NAZISM. The man is a fruitcake. So you people who scream about Socialism with Obama but support Karl Rove will get a big surpise if his ideas keep getting used by people in power. Keep following blindly without learning from our own history. Forget what our Fathers, Brothers, Sons and Daughters died for in WWII. Keep saying things like we need to keep things the same and fight against change and supporting and electing people that will do anything to keep people from learning except what the government wants you to learn just like the Nazi party. You will learn the hard way. Unfortunately you will drag the rest of us down with you.
Posted by: Nick | September 15, 2010, 8:52 am 8:52 am
the gop just lost its senate hopes.
she’ll be 65-35 down, 70-30 even, in november.
Posted by: steve hansen | September 15, 2010, 8:52 am 8:52 am
Palin couldn’t win over the RNC for the nomination. Don’t worry.
Posted by: LongT | September 15, 2010, 8:53 am 8:53 am
I believe they said Scott Brown couldn’t win as well. Consider the sources, people. Karl Rove said the GOP would hold the House and Senate in 2006. He, along with the GOP, should embrace candidates that run on conservative principles. Castle was pro-choice – why would the GOP put someone on the ballot who doesn’t share CORE party principles? It’s sickening.
Posted by: Bill | September 15, 2010, 8:53 am 8:53 am
Republicans like Karl Rove aren’t conservative. Rove is a has-been and he ought to shut up. Attacking conservatives is really bad form for The GOP. Shut up Karl.
Posted by: mountainaires | September 15, 2010, 8:53 am 8:53 am
The same libs that backed the unqualified community oraganizer now say O’Donnell is unqualified?????????????
Hypocrits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Hear me now | September 15, 2010, 8:53 am 8:53 am
Obama must be laughing his a$$ off over this.
All he needs to do is sit back & watch the right tear itself apart.
Great. Just great.
Posted by: Aaron | September 15, 2010, 8:54 am 8:54 am
She has ZERO chance of winning in November. Delaware has 885k citizens. 57k went to the polls to vote republican. She needs to enjoy her win and spend as much campaign cash on rent as possible because this bit of cheering is about to be covered in a landslide.
Posted by: MarkD | September 15, 2010, 8:54 am 8:54 am
Its all rubbish! GOP, Tea Party, Obama, Bush, Quit trying to read the tea leaves. The election results will clearly show the minds of the people. I look forward to the Delaware Vote!
Posted by: Dave | September 15, 2010, 8:55 am 8:55 am
Well,they don’t call it the Stupid Party for nothing.On the other hand,I have grave doubts about the electability of someone who couldn’t get 47% in his own primary.Despite the polls I’m not convinced that this would have been a shoo-in election for Castle-obviously what enthusiasm there was for him was inches deep.Also,how could he completely blow a huge lead in so short a period of time?For such an experienced politician it shows incompetence on a grand scale-so much so that I doubt what ever lead he had over the Democrat would have lasted until election day.
Posted by: Nephron | September 15, 2010, 8:55 am 8:55 am
Delaware Voter; “Former supporter of the Alaska governor”? Give us all a break!
Posted by: LongT | September 15, 2010, 8:56 am 8:56 am
Only in America would people be silly enough to not recognize that Bush ran us off the road and yes when you try to get back to the road you will cause more dirt to fly as you stop the turn and even more as you speed out of the ditch! Thank you Barack Obama! You were the one sent by God and Bush does leave a smell of sulfur, as does Rove, Cheney, and Rumsfeld!
Posted by: Dem4life | September 15, 2010, 8:56 am 8:56 am
WOW! Glad I didn’t buy Karl’s book yet. I thought he was a stalwart conservative. Dems and Repubs really are on the same team, aren’t they. Who can we trust?
Posted by: jonathan | September 15, 2010, 8:56 am 8:56 am
” political affiliation aside, it was a republican president who ran up the deficit.”
Please explain this to me – do you not realize how much debt Obama has caused this country??? Our debt was going up and he sent it through the roof – that is not ok!
Spoken like a true republican! Too bad you can’t see the damage your hero left Obama to clean up. Your boys are the ones that LIED to get us into wars for oil, repealed all the laws that were enacted to protect the country and the population, (ie. glass-stegal,etc.). Obama inherited their mess and yet all you want to do is lay the blame solely on him. What an arrogant fool you are! Typical republican! Life in Denial land must be good.
Posted by: Bill | September 15, 2010, 8:57 am 8:57 am
Rove is a has-been that never was. His only edge during Bush 2′s terms what the fact the democrats were so stinking awful he couldn’t help but prevail.
Posted by: Boneyard | September 15, 2010, 8:58 am 8:58 am
If the GOP establishment is fearful about not winning this Senate seat they need to get 100% behind the candidate the PEOPLE selected. Crying in their Wheaties and sniping at O’Donnell isn’t the way to react. At least the people of Delaware now have a choice. Castle was nothing more than a democrat masquerading as a republican. People, wake up. This country is on the death march to financial ruin and you’re complaining about the voters jettisoning a person leading the way to the gallows?
Posted by: Robb | September 15, 2010, 9:00 am 9:00 am
Christine O’Donnell has just as good a chance to become President if she wants too. The lack of a work record has no meaning further up the chain of command anyways and at least she paid for her education!
Posted by: Rob | September 15, 2010, 9:00 am 9:00 am
Xanadu: “It’s laughable how demonstrably small the old-school Democrats’ repettoire of attacks on political women candidates….” I don’t know if I’m an “old school” Democrat or not, but I don’t hesitate to vote for a woman. The fact that I wouldn’t vote for Sarah Palin or Christine O’Donnell has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that they’re women.
Posted by: Esther Williams | September 15, 2010, 9:02 am 9:02 am
The “Tea Party” is nothing more than the very powerful expression of the will of the people.
We the people will get rid of most if not all those legislators that do not take the Constitution as their legislative and legal bible.
This is about the country, and not about the parties, both of whom have betrayed the constitution and the intentions of the founders .
If we can’t do it in one election, we will do it in two. But do it we will.
All the griping abour DE, appears to be party oriented. Stay tuned
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Posted by: Ponyexpress | September 15, 2010, 9:02 am 9:02 am
@Laura Long:
Let me explain it to you. Under the Democratic administration we had in the ’90s, we were running a surplus. In other words, we weren’t adding to the national debt.
Then Bush was elected. He and the Republican Congress rammed through tax cuts, with the largest ones being for extremely wealthy people. The surplus turned into a deficit and the national debt skyrocketed. Do you get it now?
Obama and the Democratic Congress have continued to enable the deficit spending by increasing it (outside of the health care bill), but they did not cause today’s runaway deficits. This is not matter of opinion. It is a fact. The numbers don’t lie.
Posted by: Michael D | September 15, 2010, 9:04 am 9:04 am
(sighs) Same old mudslinging to me. Now I’m going to be hearing all these stupid TV ads in the next two months. Oh, joy.
Posted by: GWP | September 15, 2010, 9:04 am 9:04 am
Everyone says the Dems fight among themselves and are not getting anything done. Well, look for yourselves and see how the Tea Party is going to be the end of the republican party…they are all fighting..All I see among Republicans and the Tea Party is fighting and no real answers…and guess what? The Dems will get in again. Yay! By the way, Rove is not good enough to run for dog catcher.
Posted by: Barb | September 15, 2010, 9:07 am 9:07 am
What’s it matter if a moderate republican wins the state if he votes like a democrat?
Posted by: Will | September 15, 2010, 9:07 am 9:07 am
Pallin/rove, same horse, different color. Neither deals in anything but false inuendo.
Posted by: Tosten | September 15, 2010, 9:07 am 9:07 am
During the first 8 or 10 comments I thought I was reading the DNC blog.
Posted by: Woody_UMO_82 | September 15, 2010, 9:07 am 9:07 am
Someone stated that Palin is a cancer to the GOP, when in fact it is the GOP establishment that is the cancer. As O’Donnell pointed out, she was ahead in the general election polls before the establishment went after her. Now, the cry babies are saying they won’t support her? And they wonder why the Tea Party is so popular.
I hope she wins without their support. Then they too can start worrying about their jobs and perhaps start doing the will of the people.
Posted by: DawnJB | September 15, 2010, 9:08 am 9:08 am
Not too many comments in this thread really grasp the significance of her victory. Frank, Palin is not riding the wave, she’s forming it. You truly don’t understand the Tea Party movement because you’re drinking the kool-aid of liberals & MSM critics. You don’t understand it because you think it’s a Republican Party movement; it’s not, this is grass roots, mom & pop, families, constitutional conservatism, don’t tread on me, Liberty & Independence, call a spade a spade country first patriotism. The old labels won’t fit. This is why my family doesn’t give to the NRSC, but directly to candidates instead. Watch out re-tread GOP or DEM & other middle-of-the-road mush-mouth establishment. Karl Rove, guess what? We don’t care who “can win”, we care about who “should win” – it’s called principle. Someone said Colin Powell? Please, talk about mush-mouth re-tread.
Posted by: Murdog | September 15, 2010, 9:08 am 9:08 am
That didn’t take long. The left with false bravado. But it was the voters who decided on O’Donnell. Sure it’s an uphill climb, but so was Brown’s victory in taking Kennedy’s seat in Mass.
Posted by: Mr. Potato Head | September 15, 2010, 9:09 am 9:09 am
Rove is completely over rated and it is not the first time he has been wrong. He was wrong on Iraq. He was wrong on WMD’s. He is the “architect” of the failed Bush presidency. Yet, Fox News and WSJ employ him and republicans look to this loser charlatan like he is some kind of guru. He is not even that bright and obviously lacks even rudimentary self discipline to control his weight. This win is great as are all tea party wins. The republicans are fractured from within and a divided house cannot stand. This makes things much easier for us Democrats in November. All the predictions for November are wrong. With a split and fractured republican party, the Dems will definitely retain the Congress although they will lose several blue dog and former voted for Bush seats.
Posted by: Robert | September 15, 2010, 9:09 am 9:09 am
FluffyinDE:
Exactly what are the qualifications for Senate in Delaware. In my state it is to be over a certain age and live in the borders of the state. Does that mean that your daughter is way overqualified for Senate? If s then maybe she should run for an elected office.
Posted by: Big_Iron | September 15, 2010, 9:10 am 9:10 am
What I can’t understand is that whenever you apply for a governmental job (CIVIL SERVICE) you need to test and PASS to qualify. Seems to me that when running for a governmental office you don’t necessarily need to be qualified to hold such a position. This needs to change, because there is one idiot after another running our country. Should we not be giving these people an IQ test ?
Posted by: Claymation | September 15, 2010, 9:10 am 9:10 am
the goal is to defeat obama/pelosi/reid.
now that we have had a primary, let’s get behind our candidate and defeat obama/pelosi/reid.
Posted by: dummycrat | September 15, 2010, 9:11 am 9:11 am
Less the hyperbolic social rhetoric I could very much support a tea party canidate. But as it is now however the tea party has very much become hijacked by the social right wing of the party. How did abortion get to be a tea party issue for instance? Or gays in the military..? I agree abortions should not be pubicly funded, but for the fiscal and personal responsibilty aspect not the moral one. If the tea party could be strictly anti tax and spend like the name suggests it might have merit, but as they have evolved and continue to evolve under the leadership, of Palin for the most part, they have lost me. I am a hard, hard, hard right fiscal conservative however the likes of Sarah Palin, Kathleen O’Donnell, would never get my vote. I have no interest whatsoever in voting “pragmatically”. If I don’t like the canidate they he or she is not getting my vote…it’s that simple.
Posted by: Eric | September 15, 2010, 9:11 am 9:11 am
Once Obama leavs office…the racist teaparty movement will die out quickly……watch and see….these people are so funny 2 me……
Posted by: s. brown | September 15, 2010, 9:11 am 9:11 am
I have had it with the GOP establishment trying to be a watered down, weak version of the Socialist (formerly known as Democrat) party. Too many “moderate” RINOs weakening the country to keep their seat when the tyranny of Obama take place full bore. We need our country back NOW and true conservatives are desparately needed in House and Senate to stop the communist takeover of our country. The Tea party is the real answer to tryanny.
Posted by: Frustrated former GOPer | September 15, 2010, 9:11 am 9:11 am
The tea partiers are fake and lack authenticity. Why? the tea party is a front for billionaires Murdoch and the Koch bros…who spent millions to form the tea party and to organize and market it. At any rate. This is not some group of intelligent people that formed to change the government. NO. These are angry disenfranchised republicans that became sick of the lies and falsehood and deception of the GOP. Regardless, the tea partiers are extremist nut bags and it is a huge stupid mistake to elect these incompetent and intellectually challenged political nobodies.
Posted by: Robert | September 15, 2010, 9:12 am 9:12 am
Laura Long Said: “Please explain this to me – do you not realize how much debt Obama has caused this country??? Our debt was going up and he sent it through the roof – that is not ok!”
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LOL… Of course, being a Republican I would not expect you to understand that the White House Office of Management and Budget forecasted 3 and 4 years ago, in their 2006 and 2007 budget releases that the country was going to have massive annual deficits between 2009 to 2020…and of course, being a Republican when this announcement was made (i.e., during the Bush years), you conveniently missed it.
Now the questions are how and why did the Office of Management and Budget predict huged deficits back in their 2006/2007 forecast? (A) Because federal tax revenues were significantly reduced while we simultaineously paid for…(drum roll please)…(B) 2 wars on the borrowed dime…(C) MEDICARE Prescription Drug Plan on the borrowed dime…(D) expansion of the federal governemnt (Dept. of Homeland Security) on the borrowed dime.
Laura, how do you think all of that was paid for, especially when Bush cut taxes? Answer: By borrowing. And all that borrowing resulted in a larger portion of federal tax revenues going towards paying INTEREST on that borrowed money, equal to 480 Billion Dollars in 2008 (cumulative interest on the debt in just one year). So, as a result of this 1/2 trillion dollars of interest going towards “interest payments”, the nation’s deficit was bound to increase because much of that same money used to go towards paying for the daily operations of the federal government.
Maybe now, you’ve learned something about why the deficit is so high today…which was predicted back in 2006 and 2007…by the then Republican White House Office of Management and Budget. You just missed that announcement.
Posted by: X_Republican_Because_Of_Bush | September 15, 2010, 9:12 am 9:12 am
way to go Christine! liberals and RHINO’s are terrified of the Conservative women! Truth can be scary, but take no prisoners, enough of the so called compassionate conservative, it does not work, you need to be true to yourself!
Posted by: Louise JP | September 15, 2010, 9:12 am 9:12 am
O’Donnell is a complete nutcase. Her extremist views makes her unelectable. I won’t be voting for her.
Posted by: billy | September 15, 2010, 9:13 am 9:13 am
Boo Hoo to all you Delaware RINO’s. Your man Castle lost for a reason. He is a ruling class RINO and people do not want the stale old ruling class Bush, Rove, McCain retreads that are only different in degree from the Democrats. Only 1 in 4 Republicans when surveyed say that the Republican Party represents their values. Wake up Rove you and your neo-con, big business, big spending buddies are on the way out. Good riddance. What is all the hand ringing about not being able to elect the most liberal Democrat-like member of congress? Good riddance to him too.
Posted by: mitch52 | September 15, 2010, 9:13 am 9:13 am
There is a revolt going on within the Republican party. It began with excessive spending by the Republicans undere Bush. It was then amplified by the conflict between establishment Republicans and the Republican base during the “Shamnesty” mess. In adition to those issues, the Republican base sees the establishment Republicans as too willing to compromise their values for political expedience. Now there’s a shake-up going on.
Posted by: Irony Mike | September 15, 2010, 9:14 am 9:14 am
Why has the party establishment tried to trash this candidate? How does the state party get away with spending money to destroy a candidate in the primary. If she loses the general it will not be her fault or the Tea Party’s fault it will be the fault of the Delaware Republican party. They are the ones who want the Republicans to lose their shot at a majority in the senate.
Posted by: duder | September 15, 2010, 9:14 am 9:14 am
I’ve seen this coming since 1994. The Christian Right’s demand for ideological purity has left the GOP devoid of intellectual heft, suffering from a frank inability to govern and mired in extremism that often makes its candidates unelectable.
The republicans seem to have lost sight of an immutable political axiom: you’ve got to be elected before you can serve.
Posted by: Joe | September 15, 2010, 9:15 am 9:15 am
I am thinking that Sara Palin is working undercover as a not so covert democratic sympathizer. Naah>> That would make sense, she is just a opportunist with no idea of what she is doing or why. Sounds like were gonna see another book or movie about the Posiedon adventure??
GOP may want to post a tsunami alert!
Posted by: PappyNiner% | September 15, 2010, 9:16 am 9:16 am
Castle’s stated positions are 1. He is for cap and trade.2 He is against repeal of Obamacare.3 He is for government support of abortion.–for starters. The Democratic candidate has these positions as well so if, indeed, the public is,as the polls seem to indicate, against these things there is a possibility that they might exprss their feelings in the election. She isn’t the most accomplished candidate for sure but she’s on the public’s side of things and there’s a chance that the voters in the general election might choose amaturish adherance to their positions over slick professional adherance to the status quo just as they did in the primary. We’ll soon see.
Posted by: Burton Chertok | September 15, 2010, 9:17 am 9:17 am
Honestly, this woman is a breath of fresh air. She is smart, down to earth and she truely has the best interest of Delaware at heart. I’ve written to Chairman Steele and told him that we need to support the winners of republican primaries, and that includes Christine, O’Donnell.
Posted by: Don Smith | September 15, 2010, 9:17 am 9:17 am
People are REALLY DISGUSTED with all those professional politicians who spend decades in these offices. I think there will be lots of surprises in November that no one can predict. We shall see….
Posted by: Kathy in Pa. | September 15, 2010, 9:17 am 9:17 am
Why Sarah Palin did you do this to us. A vote between O’Donnell and Castle was really a vote between Reid and McConnell. Do we really want Reid in charge again. He is a joke!
Posted by: Patricio | September 15, 2010, 9:17 am 9:17 am
Interesting how so many still don’t get the message that Delaware Republicans delivered in the primary. It is all about the reducing of the size and scope of Big Government, and “business as usual” isn’t going to cut it anymore. It really *is* better to have an honest Liberal in the seat, than a person who talks like a Conservative, but votes in the other direction. Yup, there is a purging taking place in the GOP, only because the third party route NEVER works. Let Rove and the other Ruling Class (TM) types leave and form some other party. At day’s end, O’Donnell will either become the better candidate she needs to be, or a superior (and reliable) Conservative candidate will be fielded in 2014 to challenge Coons.
Posted by: itzWicks | September 15, 2010, 9:17 am 9:17 am
Karl Rove just went down a notch in my book. Castle voted for cap and tax, is pro-abortion, and said he would not vote for the repeal of Obamacare. In short, he’s a RINO. I’m shocked that Karl Rove, whom I respected, puts party over principle. Now we learn that the republican party won’t donate to O’Donnell’s campaign. The republican elite has got to go.
Posted by: HTS | September 15, 2010, 9:18 am 9:18 am
thank you Ponyexpress…..it is frightening how easily people either dismiss or forget facts. Under Bush, fastest and largest expansion of government ever. Bush and company made Reagan’s deficit spending look amateur.
Obama was essentially correct when he said he inherited a budget deficit of $1.3 trillion. Though the budget deficit for 2008 was a then-record $458.6 billion, the CBO issued a projection in January 2009, just days before Obama took office that the budget deficit would reach $1.2 trillion that year, before the cost of any new stimulus plan or other legislation was taken into account.
From CNN Fact check
Posted by: deandake | September 15, 2010, 9:18 am 9:18 am
All of you are wasting your time. You are all putting hope and faith in man’s government that WILL eventually fail. Man is not perfect, and the temptations that come with power are too great. NO ONE in the government will help you. IT’S ALL ABOUT MONEY.
Posted by: unaffiliated | September 15, 2010, 9:19 am 9:19 am
Is this part of a greater plan? Has Murdock and Koch’s astroturf movement spun out of control? Is the so-called voter anger just the same ol’ wing-nuts venting? Stay tuned. Chances are President Obama has not lost many of his original supporters at all. It is just that the wackos are so noisy and amplified by the Republican noise machine.
Posted by: Byrontx | September 15, 2010, 9:19 am 9:19 am
Don’t the voters in DE want to know why she used her campaign money to pay her mortgage and bills.
Her former campaign manager says she just runs for office to steal the campaign money?
Just curious if DE is ok with this?
Posted by: suz | September 15, 2010, 9:19 am 9:19 am
Kark Rove should eretire / He is an over rated hatchet man. If the Republican party plans to gut its chance to control the senate they can continue with the proabortion national chairman and Karl Rove.
Posted by: Francis J. Donovan | September 15, 2010, 9:19 am 9:19 am
If she’s the type of feminist who would try to get a coworker fired for referring to moving forward decisively on a project with the phrase “strap it on”, she’s not a conservative. Sure, that phrase is offensive, but its not conservative to do sex harassment lawsuits on that kind of thing, which is what she did.
That said, if the Democrat doesn’t capitalize on this or the anti-premarital sex nonsense (also not supposed to be on the Tea Party platform), he deserves to lose.
This is his race to lose now.
Posted by: Mark | September 15, 2010, 9:19 am 9:19 am
I’m impressed by the evidence of my own eyes – O’Donnell comported herself well in the Stephanopoulos interview. He threw about 12 mudballs at her at once, and her response was postive, poised, and passionate. And if she’s right and the tax Lien issue was an IRS mistake, there’s literally nothing here to see, in terms of a scandal. Please. I only wish I stilled lived in DE (moved to PA 4 years ago), so I could vote for her, but I will be sending a donation!
Posted by: jlschles | September 15, 2010, 9:19 am 9:19 am
Cliff
You must be very disappointed when you vote in your t candidates and then they run from the t party in the general.
Posted by: suz | September 15, 2010, 9:20 am 9:20 am
Once Obama leaves office..the tea party movement will die quickly…..watch and see………this movement is a racist joke..
Posted by: s. brown | September 15, 2010, 9:21 am 9:21 am
People continue to miss the point, thinking that the big goal this cycle has something to do with winning the Senate.
The big goal is the rehabilitation of the Republican party from Democrat-light to the party of limited government and free markets. Even if an O’Donnell (or others) turn out to be unelectable this cycle, she now has two months to articulate conservative principles and re-enter them into mainstream debate, something that both parties have been actively preventing for some time.
Posted by: Kady | September 15, 2010, 9:21 am 9:21 am
It’s amazing that all these pople are talking down Christine O’Donnell when you have these absolute pieces of trash presently running our country into the ground. She may not be the most knowledgeable or suave candidate, but she has what the people want. She is not an insider and we will give her or any other newcomer a chance to prove themselves. Do not discount her in November. All the experts said she didn’t stand a chance in this election. Then again, the experts never saw the tanking of the stock market, said we were not in a recession when we actually were, call unemployment 9% when it is actually around 20% and now the experts say the economy is getting better. VOTE OUT ALL INCUMBENT POLITICIANS – NO EXCEPTIONS. Let’s see what the experts think of that.
Posted by: Cramer | September 15, 2010, 9:21 am 9:21 am
The irony of O’Donnell’s tirade against Rove is that every contention he has made is “factual” — it can be proved or disproved. In the case of Rove’s points, all of them seem to be true. Can’t wait until Obama’s tyrannical quest ends, but Delaware has plenty of reasons not to elect this psychopath.
Posted by: Cross | September 15, 2010, 9:22 am 9:22 am
It is the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)that refuses to spend any money on O’Donnell and not the RNC.
Posted by: ReggieP | September 15, 2010, 9:22 am 9:22 am
I’d rather have Christine and lose to a democrat than have a Tarp voting RINO.
Posted by: democratsRidiots | September 15, 2010, 9:22 am 9:22 am
Wow, listen to what some of you “Republicans” are saying and where….the day George Steph starts to make Karl Rove the victum is the day you know the world for Democrats have been turned upside down. Palin isn’t toxic but taking FULL advantage of the mess up we have in the WH. Look, if Castle is goig to just be a fair weather republican then the seat isn’t worth holding. I have to agree with Christine, she was ahead and will win this w/o RNC help. I just called them and cut them off from my check book. I’m writing a 1,000 dollar check directly to Christine now. She doesn’t need them
Posted by: Paul | September 15, 2010, 9:22 am 9:22 am
It is the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)that refuses to spend any money on O’Donnell and not the RNC. Story is wrong.
Posted by: ReggieP | September 15, 2010, 9:22 am 9:22 am
It is the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)that refuses to spend any money on O’Donnell and not the RNC.
Posted by: ReggieP | September 15, 2010, 9:22 am 9:22 am
Put up a candidate named Coons and you got the democrat vote.
Posted by: texasgoat | September 15, 2010, 9:23 am 9:23 am
LongT wrot: The NRSC can’t back her, she has too much baggage.
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Castle has had the most liberal voting record of any member of the 175+ Republican caucus. In today’s economy, (that has been caused by both parties) to hell with RINO’s is what the people of DE have said. Being a PROGRESSIVE OR A RINO (quick death vs. slow death) is the real baggage! Most of America has woken up to this fact, they may not all acknowlege it, but they know it.
Posted by: Sal | September 15, 2010, 9:23 am 9:23 am
yep, love the comments by all the scared democrats on this site. You are next. Will learn your lesson in General soon. Keep dissing palin and tea party, it gets more hilarious each day. As for past financial problems, hell, our moron president I thought hired all the tax cheats for his financial team. Experience, please at least she is not a community organizer, that’s turned out pretty well hasn’t it! LMAO!!!
Posted by: robert | September 15, 2010, 9:23 am 9:23 am
The whole Tea Party has turned into a joke. Once a noble movement started by Ron Paul and other like-minded, peace-loving, fiscally responsible and liberty-minded members, it is now the same old GOP on steroids. What happened? I would not vote for Sarah Palin or those she supports… ever.
Posted by: constitution-alliance.org | September 15, 2010, 9:24 am 9:24 am
Yeah that’s right Ray Ray. We are all the same. I don’t thing so pal. Democrats have been proven time and time again in scientific studies to have much higher IQs than republicans. The tea party types are even less intelligent than the mainstream republicans. Democrats are clearly more intelligent, have better morals, include minorities, and are truly compassionate and empathic towards the needy.
Posted by: Robert | September 15, 2010, 9:24 am 9:24 am
I think Rove made a tactical error in his bashing ODonnell after she won. If he really wants to win the elections then he should have focused on the positive opportunity and work with the candidate. ODonnell has the right attitude and unfortunately the RNC is wrong on this one. I am a strong conservative and wish her well in the election
Posted by: crazymad | September 15, 2010, 9:25 am 9:25 am
Sorry LongT, you did not post that message, Deleware Voter did. My bad.
Posted by: Sal | September 15, 2010, 9:25 am 9:25 am
I think Rove made a tactical error in his bashing ODonnell after she won. If he really wants to win the elections then he should have focused on the positive opportunity and work with the candidate. ODonnell has the right attitude and unfortunately the RNC is wrong on this one. I am a strong conservative and wish her well in the election
Posted by: crazymad | September 15, 2010, 9:25 am 9:25 am
Carl Rove is a total ASS! Christin O’Donnell will not gost the GOP a senate seat. The GOP will cost themselves a senate seat by being so out of touch with their base. You DO NOT tell voters who to vote for. We are capable of making our own decisions and the GOP better heed this wake up call.
Posted by: Cramer | September 15, 2010, 9:25 am 9:25 am
Rove looked like a Democrat operative.
Posted by: Bill | September 15, 2010, 9:26 am 9:26 am
In the Protestant churches of the 1930s, namely those churches that made the news of the day, the conservatives started the in-fighting that enabled the liberals to stack the courts and overwhelming take their seminaries, churches, and theological positions away. Republicans need to galvanize to retain the conservative and capitalist beaches before picking at the winners. Rove, man-up, and support the help these women (shame on you men) are willing to give us for our future. You’ll win nothing for us by preserving your position and ego.
Posted by: Jerry | September 15, 2010, 9:26 am 9:26 am
Ray Ray, said 6 year term limits on office would solve our problems in politics … Why the hell would anyone take a job that only offered 6 years before you have to ‘quit’? One of the few jobs then left after … would be lobbyist, which according to you, would also be diminished as they can’t entrench themselves with their politicians hehe. Politicians need jobs to feed their kids just like the rest of us. It would be nice to have some sort of DousheBagMeter to measure how much compromise the politician has done in their lifetime. The anti-partisan centrists are the good guys usually. Unfortunately Republicans have been kicking these guys to the curb, going for more ‘we-hate-democrats-and-evil’ candidates.
Posted by: Jake | September 15, 2010, 9:26 am 9:26 am
If she would have lost people would have said…see the party idea is nothing. But since she won…She is a tea party nut. tsk tsk, sore people. What are you so afraid of, another Obama ?
Posted by: Cris | September 15, 2010, 9:26 am 9:26 am
Do you really think that smart people will vote for Dems in Nov after everything that has happened during the last 18 months? I believe this is a vote against the ruling class in Washington DC.
Posted by: jon | September 15, 2010, 9:27 am 9:27 am
It’s too bad that the Republicans are such children and can’t see that America is tired of politics as usual and for the party to tell her she gets no help in the general election is the same as a kid how says if we don’t play the game the way I want it then I am taking my ball and going home. I hpe there is a complete house cleaning and as soon as both parties can see that Americans are tired of “politics as usual instead doing what’s right for America inspite of affiliation. I hope Karl Rove eats a little crow and really comes on board an helps this lady. The established parties are dead so get on board the new way of doing the gov’ts work
Posted by: dr | September 15, 2010, 9:27 am 9:27 am
Wayne wrote: “The Democrats are going to have fun slicing this crazy woman to pieces using her own words and actions while touting all the positive things the Democrats hace accomplished.”
Hey, Wayne — What positive things that Democrats have done are you referring to?
Posted by: Rick | September 15, 2010, 9:27 am 9:27 am
This is not about the republican party, as some of you commenters are saying. Don’t you understand? This is about the people. Remember “government of the people, by the people…”?
This is the people vs. the ruling class elite in BOTH major parties. If you believe in people-run government, regardles of your particular views on various issues, or if you simply believe in freedom, you should be celebrating TEA Party victories as a victory for the people over the arrogant power-hungry establishment.
Posted by: marv | September 15, 2010, 9:27 am 9:27 am
So the tea-pees want to go farther right and alienate the moderate republicans, and the independents. Eliminating Social Security, and medicaid will tick off the seniors who are now the largest segment of any reliable voting block. They talk a lot about if they don’t win at the ballot box then they’ll take up bullets. What a bunch of sore losers.
Posted by: apocolypse00 | September 15, 2010, 9:28 am 9:28 am
What is really troublesome is the fact that crook Charlie Rangel won. Don’t Harlem residents have a shred of self respect?
Posted by: Dennis D | September 15, 2010, 9:28 am 9:28 am
Obama’s utopian vision is going down in flames. I can still remember the millions of obamabots dancing in the streets of chicago on the night of his election screaming “he gonna pay my mortgage!” “he gonna pay my bills!”.
Well, those people are still waiting for those bills to be paid. As for the millions of other useful idiots flooding out of our college campuses right now that were just a few years ago ecstatic over “hope and change”, all of them are now merely hoping for a job.
Wake up America, socialism doesn’t work. Spreading the wealth around ends up hurting EVERYONE. The only ones who always escape this redistribution tragedy are the limousine liberal politicians at the top telling all of us little people how to live. They live like sultans on our tax dollars, and people actually listen to people like gore, obamas, clintons, pelosi.
Posted by: Dave | September 15, 2010, 9:28 am 9:28 am
What good is it to elect Castle, a Republican that votes like a Democrat. Is it more important to Republicans to have a name with R’s next to it than to have a person in that seat that will vote there way? The way it stands the two established partys should just merge and call them selves the Ruling Party and then we can form another party to give the people a voice and call it the Commoners Party.
Posted by: JohnQ | September 15, 2010, 9:28 am 9:28 am
Now Obama has a better shot of continuing his successfull policies. Obama gained much experience in economics through community organizing. With his hyper-intelligence and connection to average Americans- we have at least a chance to end the free-market greed that got us here. I exist, therefore, you owe me stuff.
Posted by: E.youg | September 15, 2010, 9:29 am 9:29 am
Why are all the Progressives complaining on this site? She is standing up against the Bush era Republicans, you should be happy about this. It didn’t matter if she lost or won, the other so called Republican (RINO) running against her was a Progressive as well. I hate that this has to do with how many seats the Republicans can gain when they had plenty of seats the first two years with Bush and did NOTHING!!
Posted by: PuddinSkins | September 15, 2010, 9:29 am 9:29 am
Good,
That’s the guy who said RX to aged and medicare, the same guy who tried for immigration with that Yosemite Sam, Aka, McCain; but it appears that the (R) or the Teas might be on a quick heal; McConnel has his head out of the shell. We shall see. McConnel is not Rove.
Posted by: whitneymuse | September 15, 2010, 9:29 am 9:29 am
I just want to remind all those who posted that a conservative can’t win in Delaware that Scott Brown didn’t have a chance in Mass. a few months ago.. Miss O’Donnell doesn’t have any qualifications to be a Senator…please list the numerous qualifications of Obama to be President… Scott Rasmussen said Tuesday morning that his polls showed that O’Donnell wouldn’t win…I am not convinced that Palin wants to be President…The National Rep. won’t spend any money to get O’Donnell elected. Then send the money to Arizona to get rid of Harry Reid.. O’Donnell sounds more like a Dem with her credentials…tax cheat,financial problems, etc… Everyone who is over 40 and is pure as angel please raise their hands…hmmm, no one out there…amazing.
Posted by: Steve D | September 15, 2010, 9:30 am 9:30 am
Blah for her to address just Republicans negatively only shows she is a democrat in diguise and a wolf in sheeps clothing. I dont like her already.
Posted by: Paulie | September 15, 2010, 9:30 am 9:30 am
Laura Long: you need to remember that under the Bush administration, the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were under ‘special appropriations’. These costs were not part of the fiscal budget and therefore were not a factor in computing the federal deficit. As a candidate, Mr. Obama promised to put the costs of the wars directly in the budget so that we would know what our fiscal situation really was. He did that. If you calculate war costs under Bush and add that into deficits during his administration, you will have a more accurate comparison.
Posted by: Icesk8r | September 15, 2010, 9:30 am 9:30 am
Considering that it was Karl Rove who was cheap political advisor to Bush’s disastrous Presidency, why would anyone give a flip what Rove thinks about anything? He needs to just go away, just go away.
Posted by: Munster42 | September 15, 2010, 9:30 am 9:30 am
So she hates “government” and “career politicians” yet this is her THIRD run for a government job? And she lives on her campaign contributions? Ok.
Posted by: Clt | September 15, 2010, 9:31 am 9:31 am
The reality of all this shows how far both the left and right have moved away from 70% of us in the middle. It is as though both sides want to bankrupt the U.S. financially and morally. To that end I hope no career politician ever gets elected again.
Posted by: Arthur | September 15, 2010, 9:31 am 9:31 am
I’ve always liked Karl Rove. HOWEVER…The criticism that Christine is getting from Rove and Republicans will EXPLODE IN THEIR/OUR FACES. STOP it Karl / Bill Cristal, etc!!! Voter backlash against traditional Republican candidates will be palpable. You don’t seem to understand “what” you’re attacking and how you sound. You are throwing gasoline onto your/our own fire. Real Republicans want to “kick the bums out”…they don’t care who it is. That is why Castle lost. You Karl, unfortunately, are one of those “bums” almost all of us now distrust. Time to clean the %#@! out of the stall. Both Dems and Reps.
Posted by: justmyopinion | September 15, 2010, 9:31 am 9:31 am
All of these comments regarding people like myself who believe in small government, low taxes, freedom etc. are looked down upon by elite GOP’s like Rove and Liberals. We are just simple fools who do not know what is best and should shut up and be milked for taxes like old dairy cows!!! Got a great call from a friend in Canada. He is 51 yrs old and needs a knee replacemnt…The health system turned him down because is not a viable patient for a knee placement. Now my friend is going to use is own savings to have it done in Michigan!! Welcome to our future. I laugh at all of you Liberals…..the money is all gone folks and you still want more. It will be sad to watch us melt away as a country (next 20 yrs)
Posted by: mudcat | September 15, 2010, 9:32 am 9:32 am
Too bad both parties put themselves before country. People are looking for the most conservative candidates; not party hacks.
Posted by: Carl | September 15, 2010, 9:32 am 9:32 am
AMEN, Ray Ray! 6 year term limits, baby. Enough with these career politicians. Let’s take Congressional seats back to what they’re supposed to be—spokespeople for their constituents.
Posted by: Dabogues | September 15, 2010, 9:32 am 9:32 am
I guess the comments on this blog would be so far left that they are in the Pacific Ocean. Rove is not always correct, just most of the time. Maybe he has underestimated the intensity of the wave of Conservatism from the Tea Party and those having similar values, but so has most all pundits. What the Republican party does not need is Demonrat lite. We do not need RINOs or similar. We need a radical departure from what is going on now…an immediate reversing trend to re-establish Constitutional government, personal freedom and responsibility, lower taxes and lower federal and all government involvement in our lives. Let the trend continue. Provide a clear and distinct alternative to more government, more government control, less freedom, less personal responsibility, less truth. Rise up, oh sleeping giant, and let us re-establish this republic with which it was established.
Posted by: Southern Patriot | September 15, 2010, 9:33 am 9:33 am
As far as the residents of Harlem and Charlie Rangel – many of them are gang members and criminals or have children who are. Why wouldnt they vote for someone black and crooked?
Posted by: Paulie | September 15, 2010, 9:33 am 9:33 am
Karl Rove would be better off asking Obama to unseal HIS college records as to how it was financed rather than to go after Christine for not paying hers off as soon as Rove thought she should have.
Posted by: Danbury | September 15, 2010, 9:33 am 9:33 am
Well what a surprise. I don’t think it opens the door for anyone yet. Do not count the tea party out..they are well funded by the Koch brothers and other groups. What I will say is that the republican party took a kick in the teeth on this primary. They were so busy pontificating about all their future achievements and it seems the public does not want them either. What a hoot. Do they think people forgot it was they that put us in this recession? I kept saying over and over and it did not appear to me that anyone realized this. And, they are to blame for the stalemate of this recession with there obstructionists views. They thought they were hurting Obama when infact, they were hurting themselves also and more importantly..they are hurting the little guy. To say that people who don’t have jobs are lazy is crazy. There is one candidate that upsets me it is Paladino of N.Y. He wants to take all the unemployed and immigrants and put them in jail and teach them some cleanliness and manners..not a project I favor. He sends filthy e-mails and this guy and some other weird ones are now fully associated with the republican party. I guess republicans overlooked the “be careful what you wish for slogan”
Posted by: talmag | September 15, 2010, 9:33 am 9:33 am
Karl Rove is a has been in the GOP. Remember that he, Bush, McCain, Graham and those liberal republicans tried to get us to legalize all the illegals. They were wrong and rank and file republicans are putting people in Washington(Miller, Paul and hopefully Christine) who will stand up for regular Americans against all the RINO garbage. If you stick to your core values then you do not have to lie like the Rinos constantly do.
Posted by: rockychance | September 15, 2010, 9:33 am 9:33 am
Delaware is a strange place.
Taxes are low for Delaware residents because so many corporations hold Delaware Charters. More than 50% of Fortune 500s are Delaware based Corps. Why?
The owners and operators of a Delaware corporation or limited liability company are not required to be identified in the public records of the State.
One person can be the sole director and officer of a corporation or sole member and manager of a limited liability company.
Delaware has a minimal corporate franchise tax (as low as $125.00 per year) that is not based upon income.
There is no Delaware income tax for Delaware corporations or limited liability companies that do not do business in Delaware.
Conservative values are the reason Delaware taxes for residents remain low.
So how could any Delaware resident vote Dem?
Posted by: Dennis D | September 15, 2010, 9:34 am 9:34 am
George -O’Donnell told you the “facts” about charges against her were on her web site. I could not find them. Some of the “charges” seem ludicrous, however, it would be beneficial “breaking news” to tie this down to specific “charges” and her responses!
Posted by: Peter Naylor | September 15, 2010, 9:34 am 9:34 am
She is a person that espouses everything that Rove is for and Castle is not so, if Rove as 1/4 as smart as everybody-including him- thinks he is, he wouldn’t have smeared her as he did.So, now what? She won and with her position supporting everything that Rove is for,has to go up against the Democrat who Rove, by definition, opposses.Rove is demonstratively stupid and destructive and I’m through listening to him.
Posted by: Buz | September 15, 2010, 9:34 am 9:34 am
I love hearing all the elitist talk about O’Donnell being a Palin wannabee, but I can’t figure out how an establishment, Democrat-Light RINO who voted for all the wrong things and threatens to vote for more (Cap & Tax, etc) would be a done deal during this election cycle against a real Democrat. It’s the same type of thinking that gave us McCain as a choice in 2008, and see how well that worked out. Conservatives stayed home in droves. At least Delaware voters now have a choice.
Posted by: dred | September 15, 2010, 9:35 am 9:35 am
The democrat party is the party of the 4 S’s…
Slavery
Secession
Segregation
Socialism
Americans are now finally realizing this and they are also realizing that many RINO repubs were just as bad as the tax and spend dems.
Obama’s hope and change express is getting derailed by the Tea Party. To all of you obamabot liberals still desperately clinging to obama’s every word he utters from a teleprompter, I have one thing to say to you… HA HA HA HA HA!
Posted by: Dave | September 15, 2010, 9:35 am 9:35 am
Don’t count her out for strictly partisan reasons.
Democrats are loosing their jobs too. Democrats are concerned that their healthcare expenses are about to rise precipitously. Democrats are concerned that they may loose their jobs. Democrats are concerned about 401k’s too.
There is a point where partisanship ends, and self-preservation begins. We ARE at that point.
Posted by: JustAGuy | September 15, 2010, 9:38 am 9:38 am
Any time someone from either party is ousted after forty years is fine by me.Castle can go play chess with Bennet Dodd Dorgan Obie or any of the other problems who are leaving.
Posted by: amabo | September 15, 2010, 9:38 am 9:38 am
It took a long time for socialism to become as much a part of the establishment as it is today and a short time for the current administration to generate more debt than presidents 1-40 combined. It will take time to free the people from the shackles of an overbearing statist government, but this is a step in the right direction.
Posted by: Freedom Akbar | September 15, 2010, 9:38 am 9:38 am
Republicans had two choices, they could vote for the RINO, whos no different than the Democrat in the race, or they could vote for someone who provides a contrast to failed liberal ideas and policies. They made a wise choice. Now, either she will win or she will lose, that is how elections work. Mike Castle was no different than the liberal Democrat, he is warmed over RINO soup. There is no sense in having an election if the two people running agree on everything and its just a partisan popularity contest. You stupid people dont get it. This is what we need. We need contrast, we need to have all sides represented. I used to like Karl Rove, but last night he acted like a cry baby. He started the name calling, he had a dog in the hunt. Karl better get with the program. We are tired of voting for people just because of a letter or party affiliation. Its time candidates start setting themselves apart with clear, policy views. All you people who want to criticize O’Donnell, they said she had no chance before and she whipped that boy. They are saying it again and she will whip this boy.
Posted by: Gryphon | September 15, 2010, 9:38 am 9:38 am
In this interview, O’Donnell utterly demolishes the simpering George Snuffeluffagas and Karl the Cannibal Rove. She thinks well on her feet and is, I believe, Rove’s intellectual and moral superior. Pseudo-intellectuals on the left, and all the pseudo-intellectual wannabes at NRO and Weekly Standard, move over or get bowled over. You are certainly out of your league in going against this woman, who demonstrates a deeper understanding of, and fidelity to, the genius behind our founding documents. She has tapped into the power of this revolt, which is but an extension of the same power that overthrew the Brits in the 18th Century. God be with you Christine. R.B.
Posted by: R.B. | September 15, 2010, 9:38 am 9:38 am
If the GOP wants to win in November, this disgraceful in-fighting has to STOP! Where is the GOP leadership? The Repubs are getting as bad as the Dems about ignoring the will of the people, and persuing their own self-serving interest.
Posted by: Allie Foster | September 15, 2010, 9:40 am 9:40 am
The only way to change the status quo in DC is to break the back of the 2 party good old boy network. If folks really want to see a change in how this government does business, they need to elect fresh blood that represents their values and issues. This turn may take years but it has begun.
Posted by: ben | September 15, 2010, 9:40 am 9:40 am
I mean as long as you dont vote democrat who cares? Vote tea party, vote republican you have my blessings.
Posted by: Paulie | September 15, 2010, 9:40 am 9:40 am
You have not won yet………. Nov is the day…..
Posted by: Hilda | September 15, 2010, 9:40 am 9:40 am
I do believe it is best if everyone ignore advice, whether it be from a Rove or a Palin and decide themselves. The “established” men and women have led us down a path towards ruin. It has been the established,intellectuals who gave us the credit crisis, the present recession and yet were so damned smart that they “never saw it coming”.
The advice given to Presidents and many officials are given by people who change their shirts from an R to a D and back to an R and then back to a D as necessary. Generally they are smarmey elitist who fund the centers for this or that who have open door policies to stroll in to Government and “advise” officials on what to do, when to do it and then reap huge financial rewards for themselves or their companies but leaving the taxpayers holding the debt bags.
I am not saying we should elect idiots to office (even though they might be an improvement for what we have) but we should give the more honest average among us a chance.
If you say average can’t understand the laws then perhaps they are too complicated and written that way to mislead us.
Posted by: david | September 15, 2010, 9:40 am 9:40 am
“The Democrats are going to have fun slicing this crazy woman to pieces using her own words and actions while touting all the positive things the Democrats hace [sic] accomplished.”
@Wayne: define “crazy.” Does having personal financial issues make someone “crazy”? Slightly irresponsible, perhaps, but if that’s the best you can do, then 3/4 of the Congress should be defined the same way. In fact, based on what the Obama administration has done to the economy in less that two years, about half the people in America would be “crazy,” wouldn’t they?
And, speaking of crazy, name one of those “positive” things that hasn’t cost us the economic future of this country. Please…just *one thing*!
“My daughter at U of Del has more qualification then she does!”
@FluffyinDE: Well, first of all, the word is “qualifications” (plural). And, unless she’s at least 30 years old, your college-student daughter is NOT qualified to serve in the Senate. Thirty years of age, a resident of the state, the previous nine consecutive years as a US citizen…those are the only requirements to serve in the Senate.
But, if you ever read the Constitution, you would have known that.
Posted by: joe.attaboy | September 15, 2010, 9:40 am 9:40 am
To Laura Long. Why don’t you like a nice looking and smart woman to win the race ?
Posted by: Greg | September 15, 2010, 9:41 am 9:41 am
It’s time some young guns got in the Republican party and take it back to real conservative beliefs. It is also time for some one to take back the Democratic party from the radical, progressive, socialistic, marxist leaders.
Reid is sneaking in an amnesty bill to a defense spending bill. How low can you go?
Posted by: Freedom | September 15, 2010, 9:41 am 9:41 am
What the Tea party is doing is causing chaos within the GOP. Yes the party of NO has NO idea what it wants or interest in advancing politicaly. I am cautiously optimistic about keeping sane Democrats in control. I would say by the end of this year the Tea Party will be a memory. Karl you may want to get that tsunami flag posted quickly and go to code red. Or at least look for a lifeboat.
Posted by: PappyNiner% | September 15, 2010, 9:41 am 9:41 am
Castle voted for Obamacare, cap and trade, Card-check. He only wore an R!
Screw results…we need real candidates. 2010 is only the start…2012, the full house will be cleansed!
Posted by: Will in Augsuta | September 15, 2010, 9:42 am 9:42 am
One other thing…Millions of Conservatives were very disappointed with Pres. Bush’s policies of spending, ear marks, immigration reform, etc. BUT NO ONE WOULD LISTEN TO OUR COMPLAINTS!!! Now, we are trying to rid the REP. party of the “elite ruling class” and return it to Reagan conservative style government.
Posted by: Steve D | September 15, 2010, 9:42 am 9:42 am
For the Republican Party to trash one of its own in victory, only goes to show the only difference between them and the Democratic Party, is the RP is sliding into the pit of hell at a somewhat slower pace than their Democratic counterparts; but they will both eventually get there dragging the whole country with it.
Posted by: CMT1 | September 15, 2010, 9:42 am 9:42 am
This has gone on long enough!
The RNC has no desire to change Washington. The voters have had enough and are trying to send people to Washington that are conservative and the RNC is not willing to help.
If the RNC does not support the candidates the voters have chosen then after this election then I, my family, and friend will switch to Independent, or Libertarian.
To the RNC, either Lead, Follow, or get run over by the bus that is on your six.
Posted by: jdietz | September 15, 2010, 9:43 am 9:43 am
This is an historical moment in Conservative vs. Establishment Republican relations.
I predict that Michael Steele will be forced to resign for denying RNC funds to Christine O’Donnrll
Posted by: ElGordo | September 15, 2010, 9:43 am 9:43 am
Karl Rove and all other Republicans who desire a Reagan-type revolution to emerge again would do well to heed his advice, the “eleventh commandment.” “Thou shalt not speak evil of a fellow Republican.”
Posted by: Bulwark | September 15, 2010, 9:43 am 9:43 am
Republicans convinced Tea Party candidates to compete within their primary. They didn’t want them as an independent which splits the vote in general election. So this is what can happen to RINOs. The people have spoken!
Posted by: jon | September 15, 2010, 9:44 am 9:44 am
Karl Rove is a big part of the reason our country is in the toilet. If he is against O’Donnel than I am automatically for her. Rove is a little bottom feeding maggot who tries to hang onto the coattails of others. Hey Karl – McDonalds is hiring.
Posted by: Todd | September 15, 2010, 9:44 am 9:44 am
I think all of them on the right are nitwits. But as far as Rove is concerned, why the hell is he not in jail?
Posted by: Shag | September 15, 2010, 9:44 am 9:44 am
I am disgusted with the GOP machine. People that voted in the Republican primary made their voices heard loud and clear. So the GOP needs to support the candidate that WE voted for. If you choose not to, then you may as well throw in the towel and let the dems destroy this country. Trust me GOP; you will not get my support in Florida if you do not get behind ALL candidates that win their primary.
Posted by: Don | September 15, 2010, 9:44 am 9:44 am
I will be contacting the GOP to let them know the next time they call and ask me for money, I will instead make a donation to O’Donnell.
Posted by: jmcaul | September 15, 2010, 9:44 am 9:44 am
Funny, the TEA party has never voted against any black candidates and only overthrew old White Guys…yet they still get tagged “Racist”
Hey, there’s a BLACK man in office…race card doesn’t work at this point in time, didn’t you hear.
Posted by: Will in Augsuta | September 15, 2010, 9:45 am 9:45 am
HEY LIBERALS…….CAN YOU HEAR US NOW?!?!?!?!
Posted by: Duck | September 15, 2010, 9:45 am 9:45 am
It is clear, that the rank and file, of the GOP party, are defecting to the Tea Party.
The “old guard” has lost its mojo.
Posted by: Rick McDaniel | September 15, 2010, 9:46 am 9:46 am
So the RNC say they won’t support. Thats ok, they can’t support ANYONE without MONEY. Stop right now sending anything to the RNC dry them up and at the end of the month they will be an after thought.Send your money directly to your candidate.$rew the RNC.
Posted by: Scott | September 15, 2010, 9:46 am 9:46 am
TROC: Palin will either not run, or get out early because she will not be the most electable candidate with the same conservative message. Mark MY words.
And, in my own opinion, I would rather see a man in the position of POTUS and not an emotional creature…not ANY woman, not just Palin, but NOT ANY woman because it does not project power, strength, toughness nor leadership. It projects exactly the opposite. Right now, BHO has more estrogen than women in his own administration and he is seen exactly was a woman would be, in that position.
This isn’t Hollywood.
Posted by: melisatx | September 15, 2010, 9:46 am 9:46 am
Although some Tea Party candidates will not win the GE, maybe this is the 3rd party that the whole country has been wanting for a long time…Perhaps there will come a time when Far Lefts, Centrists, and Far Rights will be represented accordingly in congress and partisanship will suffer. 3 parties mean that concessions will have to be made by all.
Posted by: Fed Up | September 15, 2010, 9:47 am 9:47 am
You people are a bunch of morons. Look at most of the Democrats in congress… They have more baggage and tainted past than O’Donnell will ever have. Get a life. for one they have a comedian in the Senate and most are tax cheats.
Posted by: Billand | September 15, 2010, 9:48 am 9:48 am
I am not a tea party member but I support ridding both houses of the lifers and rhinos. The dems are in trouble and there is no turning back. The dems did not listen to the majority and now the majority is lashing out. The dems find all kinds of excuses even calling the tea party names. Guess the dems found out the tea party does not call names. THEY VOTE
Posted by: Jim Rod | September 15, 2010, 9:48 am 9:48 am
I’m tired of electing Republicans who act like Democrats just to say that Republicans have the seat. This is what happened after Republicans won the House and Senate in the 90′s. Slowly but surely these electable moderate Republicans started acting like Democrats and what did that get us? A Democrat House and Senate and Mr. Obama.
Posted by: Eddie | September 15, 2010, 9:49 am 9:49 am
I think all liberals and demos underestimate the rage and anger their is in America against the DEMOS and the Liberals. I think they could put a retired dog catcher up against most Demos and the retired dog catcher would win. That is how much hate there is in America right now against Obama and the DEMOS Liberal congress. And now we hear that Reid wants to give Amnesty to illegal’s as part of the Defense spending bill. I mean will their insanity never find a limit. Any fifth grader would be a better leader than all the Demos combined.
Posted by: Wade Johnson | September 15, 2010, 9:49 am 9:49 am
I’ll be sending her campaign funds.
SO Deleware RNC why do’t you change your name to DNC (Dumb Numb and Crooked).
Please send money to her campaign.
We the People are speaking and the arrogant elitist fools are going to pay.
Posted by: Kukee American | September 15, 2010, 9:50 am 9:50 am
to laura long – You and others like you ran up over five trillion in debt almost doubling the debt. And you have never admitted it.
This is one American that is sick and tired of you people blaming others. At least Obama has only taken two years to restore everyone’s 401Ks from the 50% of worth your legacy left us with.
Where is Bin laden? Oh you let him go free.
This is one Christian that knows you aren’t a Christian but a Pharisee. Looking forward to Christ whipping your butts.
Posted by: Steve | September 15, 2010, 9:51 am 9:51 am
Is she TRYING to be a Palin look alike? Sound alike? She doesn’t sound so ‘smot’ as we say in RI…
Posted by: paintpaintpaint | September 15, 2010, 9:51 am 9:51 am
Laura Long: I can explain this to you. Bush spent the surplus, and let the banks acts irresponsibly. To fix the mess Bush created, Obama has had to spend more money, or risk a depression.
Posted by: not on task | September 15, 2010, 9:51 am 9:51 am
This is not about who is in power, Republican or Democrat. I could care less if the Republicans are in power if they have a bunch of RINOS in the party undermining a conservative agenda every chance they get! Let the Dems own their own socialist agenda, Republicans do not need to participate in it. What does it gain the Republican party to gain absolute power but lose it’s soul?
Posted by: lyle | September 15, 2010, 9:53 am 9:53 am
The Dems AND the establishment GOP just don’t get it. Obama promised us no more “business as usual” in DC. It’s what most Americans wanted and why he was elected. But to Obama it was just election rhetoric that he had no intention of delivering. The Tea Party is trying to deliver this broken promise. No more election officials that say they represent the people, but only represent themselves. Tea party candidates may not win all the contests, but they are getting their point across – just like the colonists in Boston did in 1773. These DC plutocrats work for us – and better start acting like it.
Posted by: MackII | September 15, 2010, 9:53 am 9:53 am
Steve Hanes, I know there are fringe on the Right who are bigots, but yours is a mainstream left bigotry that is prominent.
Posted by: Matt | September 15, 2010, 9:53 am 9:53 am
“un-factual”. Code for ‘it’s all true except for the personal opinions’. Believe me, O’Donnel is as crazy and ill-prepared as Sarah Palin to run a government.
Let’s use the best analogy – O”Donnell is as crazy and ill prepared as Barack Hussein Obama to run a government!!! Except either would be WAY better that BHO.
Posted by: William | September 15, 2010, 9:54 am 9:54 am
Unlike most of these comments, I disagree, what good is someone like Castle in office when he votes, against a conservative agenda? Might as well have the real DEMO in there. The real problem here is the RNC. Get behind WE THE PEOPLE’s choices and help get them elected.
Posted by: charlie | September 15, 2010, 9:54 am 9:54 am
Unfortunately, the Republican “leadership” (the Old Boys’ network that has been anointing the next leader for a long time now) refuse to support the candidate chosen by the people. To do so would be to surrender their power which is the only thing they really have or want. Instead, they would rather lose the election to the Democrats to punish the republican voters for their temerity.
Posted by: Huck Pituey | September 15, 2010, 9:54 am 9:54 am
I hope the Democrats keep both houses. I don’t want to see Obama saved like Bill Clinton was in 1994. Let him twist with his Democrat buddies, then in 2012 we sweep them all out.
Posted by: StayDem | September 15, 2010, 9:56 am 9:56 am
Memo to the RNC, Steele, Rove and Cornyn.
You limp wristed Republicans need to put your collective “head up your arse ego’s” away and back the candidates the people want.
The RINO’s are falling hard, just as the Democrats will. It’s the spending, stupid, and out of touch Republicans have been culpable in the fiscal mess we’re in.
If you still don’t get it after Senate primaries in Idaho, Alaska, Nevada, Delaware and quite possibly New Hampshire, or the NY Governor primary, then you establishment Republicans will be tossed out too.
We are tired of you weak kneed, pompous arse politicians who are more concerned about getting invites to Washington, DC cocktail parties than you are about the American people.
The American people are taking this country back, so either get on board or get the hell out of the way.
Posted by: Kelvin | September 15, 2010, 9:56 am 9:56 am
I’m sorry for all you whiners because thte Republican Party progressives are the cancer. The RNC can suck it up like thgey have been telling the rest of us to do for years and support O’Donnell and help save the Nation or fiddle while Rome burns. As for me I’m sending money to help every Tea Party candidate.
Posted by: Jerry Hansen | September 15, 2010, 9:57 am 9:57 am
The conventional wisdom is that her primary win opens the door for Democrats to win and of course the CW has been wrong ever step of the way this cycle. There’s an anti-Democrat Party wave building, not an anti-incumbent sentiment that the talking heads would like us to believe, and it’s going to hit with a thunderous crash this November, Democrats that think they’re safe today are going to be swept away, people like O’Donnell and Angel are going to win and the CW will be shattered.
As I told the callers from the RNC and RSCC… no more money for you until you wise up… my money is going straight to O’Donnell, Angel, Paul and candidates like them… straight to them.
Posted by: Paul In Pittsburgh | September 15, 2010, 9:57 am 9:57 am
Republicans should be grateful for Tea Party candidates joining their party primaries. Tea Party represents the country’s backlash against the status quo. There is tremendous energy in the party to sweep away the Dems in November.
How would you like to run against Tea Party independents? Get on the Tea Party Express or get run over in November!
Posted by: jon | September 15, 2010, 9:57 am 9:57 am
I refuse to pay any attention whatsoever to opinions regarding candidate fitness for office from members of the party that sent Al Franken to the U.S. Senate.
Posted by: vstarrider | September 15, 2010, 9:57 am 9:57 am
Ok O’Donnell got her degree last month thank goodness at least she will have a step up from her HS diploma or GED. If GOP wants to win at least vote smart 26000+ Castle voters did. OH and when the TARP and Stimulus money runs out next year. Can you say Panic in the Streets. At least those 2 percenters will have their tax relief check. Go T Party
Posted by: PappyNiner% | September 15, 2010, 9:58 am 9:58 am
Karl is from the same Administration that perpetually lied to the American public so I believe Christine O’Donnell over Karl Rove any day and I’m glad she rolled over the lying GOP establishment too! We gave both parties more than enough chances and after promises and contracts with America the GOP principles are just as if Democrat principles!
Posted by: jeffery_yoder | September 15, 2010, 9:59 am 9:59 am
What is the difference if a RINO wins or a Dem? And who says she cant win the general…Karl Rove and Kieth Olberman!Go Christine!
Posted by: Chip | September 15, 2010, 9:59 am 9:59 am
O’Donnell will unite both conserative democrats and republicans in the state of Delaware. As you might have observed, the citizens of Delaware are ahead of the curve in understanding the direction our country is heading. We will ride the Fiscal Responsibility train, and will not entertain any other agenda until this country is solvent.
We are both democrat and republican united for a strong America.
Posted by: Jake | September 15, 2010, 9:59 am 9:59 am
It is really funny that no one seems to understand that it doesn’t really matter what NEW person gets elected, it is about people who have been there and NOT done what we want.
This is basically becoming a “recall” vote and as for Palin, the BEST thing she has going for her is that she DOESN’T know Washington and is coming from about as far away for it as one can!
If you doubt this, the ask yourself one question: “How well has ANY of them worked for you for the past 20+ years….or more”?
Posted by: fs | September 15, 2010, 10:00 am 10:00 am
paintpaintpaint explain to me if you are in debt and you spend all your credit and credit you don’t have how that get you out of debt? Try doing that and see where it gets you.
Posted by: Billand | September 15, 2010, 10:00 am 10:00 am
…and so it was that later, as the mirror told it’s tale, all the Republicans in the room about me, turned a whiter shade of pale. – ITWARZ
Posted by: ITWARZ | September 15, 2010, 10:00 am 10:00 am
The National Republican Party won’t see any contributions from me this year if they can’t support the choice of Delaware (and maybe Alaska, Utah, and Kentucky) Republicans.
The Republicans must get rid of the RINO leadership.
Posted by: Bot | September 15, 2010, 10:00 am 10:00 am
Personally I don’t know what the difference would be in electing Castle or Coons other than playing pretend. O’Donnell gives the GOP an opportunity for an honest Conservative vote. Too many traitor Republicans were at fault for undermining the Republican agenda on tax cuts and controlled spending in the past and giving the Dems back the power. Not this time for turncoat Republicans.
Posted by: Matt | September 15, 2010, 10:00 am 10:00 am
It’s about time someone called out Karl Rove for the mistake he was. The left just didn’t like him because he was successful in the first set of elections. The right didn’t like him because his policies and strategies and left leaning ways lost the house in 2006 and gave us Obama now. Go back to Texas.
Posted by: Dee | September 15, 2010, 10:01 am 10:01 am
the “architect” is overrated. to be proclaimed “architect” for an almost failed election campaign is an extreme exaggeration. It’s that kind of passive campaigning that finds us with obama instead of McCain. To Obama’s credit, at least we knew what we were in for. Who didn’t know our country would be methodically taken apart. McCain’s compromising bent would find us almost in the same boat. Sure the democrats took over in 2006, but did anyone hear Bush screaming about their antics? Regardless, the passiveness of Karl Rove would find us better served to remember that his version of passiveness really means he’s a progressive just like Bush.
Posted by: Dan Smith | September 15, 2010, 10:01 am 10:01 am
Karl Rove sure woke me up, He is no different then the lefties, His way or attack, Gonna take time to undo this damage Rove!!
Posted by: Bob Cregar | September 15, 2010, 10:01 am 10:01 am
The NRC won’t back her? My donations will continue to go to sarahPAC until those twoface morons wake up and respect their electorate.
Posted by: raybojabo | September 15, 2010, 10:02 am 10:02 am
The Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee should be cleaned out. It’s staff are nothing but assassins of the GOP nominee.
It is inexcusable what they did to trash O’Donnell. And like the other so-called “professional operatives,” they were wrong about how the election would turn out.
They remain wrong because they are out-of-touch with the body politic. Do they think that only Tea Party supporters turned out to vote yesterday? Do they think that mainstream Republicans sat at home and let O’Donnell walk off with the nomination because Castle didn’t do everything he could to turn out his supporters? What’s with these idiots?
O’Donnell will win because she beat the person everyone expected to beat Coons. Do these so-called professionals think that all those who voted for O’Donnell will now stay home and not show up for the GE?
They will turn out in droves. They feel empowered and will exercise that empowerment in November. They will be joined by others who equally understand that The GOP/Democrat Establishment is merely two sides to the same useless coin.
Coons is dead meat. And in November, the so-called professionals will be proved as wrong again as they were proved wrong last night.
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Posted by: Kenneth E. Lamb | September 15, 2010, 10:02 am 10:02 am
Hey, “hamishad”:
Here’s another rhyme for ya:
How ’bout we take BOTH houses in November?
Then you can say “Obummer, the One-Termer”!
See ya at “Little Big Horn, Part II” (for you Libs, that’s what’s known as an “historical reference.”)
Posted by: Geechee | September 15, 2010, 10:03 am 10:03 am
“Despite her decisive win – the Republican Party has said that it will not spend any money to help her Senate bid, Jon Karl reported this morning.”
Not one dime. Not one fracking dime to the RNC. They can take their country clubs, shove them where the sun don’t shine, then go around the corner.
You want O’Donnell to win? You want others to win? Donate directly. Don’t trust those at the top. They pushed losers like Dede Scozzafava and Charlie Crist, who, like Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue, “took the money and ran”. Until the top is cleaned up from the establishment-mentality cesspool festering there, we need to start at the bottom, replacing the foundation.
Posted by: Anon | September 15, 2010, 10:03 am 10:03 am
What everyone is mssing is that you have a new American Revolution going on. We the People are Mad As Hell and aren’t going to take it anymore. The crooks and criminals that are running Washington and telling the people to go and eat cake are going to be thrown out of office. People who believe in the principles of the Founding Fathers and bringing back constitutional governement are being elected. We the People are telling the elite media, the progressives and the liberals both Democrats and Republicans we are coming after you and intend to through you all out of office and restore the Republic to a Government of the People, by the People and for the People once again!
Posted by: David Allen | September 15, 2010, 10:04 am 10:04 am
Nice to see the left running scared. The country wants their rights back and our money too. It’s looking more and more like the country thinks Sarah Palin was more qualified to run things than the current party-time money-grubbing bunch.
Posted by: Danielle | September 15, 2010, 10:05 am 10:05 am
The political class (Democrats and Republicans) in this country are scared to deal of this real threat to their power structure. Make no mistake about it the Tea Party is upsetting the ruling class. The media can’t explain it, but the people are being heard and this conservative is happy for it!!
Posted by: GT Squid | September 15, 2010, 10:05 am 10:05 am
What qualifications to run a government (into the ground) does Mr. Obama have ??
Posted by: ron | September 15, 2010, 10:06 am 10:06 am
T-ROC
“she will choose the MILLIONS she is making over running for office”
Maybe she should run for office and rake in the millions like the Obamas?
Obama has made more money as a “public servant” than he ever did at a real job. Oh, that may be because he’s never had a real job my bad.
She is earning the same as Democratic former office holders who are out on the speaking circuit I guess the problem is that she’s not a liberal so that makes it bad.
Posted by: Jack Sheet | September 15, 2010, 10:06 am 10:06 am
I’d rather lose with O’Donnell than settle for another RINO. No more wishy-washiness.
Posted by: RoccoSiffredi | September 15, 2010, 10:06 am 10:06 am
After reading some of “so called ” experts and hate mongoring liberals All I can say if you are still wearing your goggels and ear plugs nothing will change that.
If after those devastationg 4 years of democrat control and this emty suit president brought this country on the verge of collapse you are still recycling the race card- what else this empty suit in WH can say for himself after runnung up the deficit only equal to all tghe previous presidents combined that is all he and his cohorts have left- plaing race card, insite one group against another to divert the attention from his complete incompetence or maybe worse deliberate mission on destruction( form of reparation). He is lucky he has many idiots like some of you posting their clueless posts here to carry the water for him.
And yes, you have no idea what TEA PARTIES are all about. A: They are very educated and informed (not from the newspaper propaganda or state run media) common sense people who want control on out of control lavish spending, corruption, limit on endless tax hikes, freedom to make personal choices, establish own businesses, careers, rase the family and children without them being indocrinated in school and forced to read SAl Alinsky and prevent ur country either being transformed into former Sovit Union or Muslimazation of our country. And this is just the gest of it . IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG with it????
Posted by: brassia | September 15, 2010, 10:07 am 10:07 am
For all the Democrats that think this is the shot in the arm they needed to get back on track are fooling themselves.
American conservatives, even in Deleware are standing up and saying we have had enough. And we are taking our Country back back from the good ole boys and bringing new blood. Anyone that thinks otherwise is delusional.
On CNN right now they are talking about her hurting the Republicans in this race. This should prove to everyone that both the establishment republican and the Democrats are run by idiots.
As for the Rove and the establishment that says they wont support her, they will change their minds very shortly because they will see as everyone else will see, we the people will support her. Just as I have done today and donated $100 bucks to her campaign and I am from Ohio.
Posted by: Dave | September 15, 2010, 10:08 am 10:08 am
Wait a minute! “Republican Cannibalism”? That’s a misrepresentation of the facts. Come on guys. It’s hard to pretend. Get you head out of the sand and see the Dems running away from Obama. As far as Republicans go, this is “Progressive Cannibalism”.
Posted by: Dan Smith | September 15, 2010, 10:08 am 10:08 am
it’s fun listening to all the scared progressives. They are actually rooting for establishment republicans because they fear the tea party. Progressives know that democrats have no chance. This election is between republicans and the tea party. I never thought I’d see progressive lining up behind the establishment republicans. Progressives had their chance and have been soundly REJECTED.
Posted by: Brian | September 15, 2010, 10:10 am 10:10 am
There is something the pundits are missing. The fact that these ‘off the wall’ canidates are winning should be seen as a voter revolt to the status quo. Best advice to any incumbant, don’t buy that new house.
Posted by: richard | September 15, 2010, 10:10 am 10:10 am
It’s not the Tea Party Dems are cheering, it’s the establishment GOP who are fighting against her who did the most to hand Dems the seat.
O-Donnell -was- leading in the general election matchup … and her GOP opponents went personal, while she stuck to the issues and Castle’s voting record.
Shoot, if I were a GOP operative and had 30 years invested in electing Castle, I’d hate to see it all go down the drain too.
But it was the GOP operatives and their garbage that cost Castle the election. They didn’t only attack O’Donnell, but the entire conservative base for being “out of the mainstream”.
They need to be pruned, and replaced with party operatives who care about serving the grassroots and not their own careers.
In 2 years, the health care bill will be far clearer in its impact, and the American public will be forced to hand control of the government to the GOP for self-preservation. When that happens, the biggest obstacle to repeal will be the RINOs in the Senate.
Better a Dem in any seat than a RINO.
Posted by: David B | September 15, 2010, 10:10 am 10:10 am
If the Tea Party wants Credibility They need to throw away the GOP — Its hijacking of the movement has eroded its Independence– If they do, there may be a shot at having a third party in America( Which is a good thing) — Then perhaps we could enact real change by building a Coalition Govt. — The GOP as it stands is Anti American — They have placed Party loyalty over the Country’s interests. So she is correct they have become Cannibals— Anyone who has any streak of Independent thought is shunned— Ala Charlie Crist!!!
Posted by: brian | September 15, 2010, 10:10 am 10:10 am
Ok, first I am a Reagan Conservative and supportive of the Tea Party BUT I do believe the Tea Party is going to not only shoot itself in the foot in the November elections BUT cause the GOP to suffers some losses that it wouldn’t have otherwise.
Posted by: Anthony | September 15, 2010, 10:11 am 10:11 am
If Cristine loses in November it will be because of people like Rove and the RNC. That’s why people are going independent The establishment politicians don’t listen to the will of the people I don’t care what symbol (D or R) my rep has when they don’t vote the way their constituents want. Maybe the Republican party should just go directly to the dustbin of history, don’t pass GO and don’t collect $200. Maybe we need a new party designation. We are just tired of politics as usual.
Posted by: Beenaroundyaknow | September 15, 2010, 10:11 am 10:11 am
As a hard working Delaware woman, I’m so pleased to have voted for Christine, and my friends all agree it’s time a smart, scrappy woman took the reins and steered this mess of a looney liberal state back to fiscal responsibility, and time honored conservative values.
Some of you are going to quite surprised come a few months from now…enjoy!
Posted by: Lady Delaware | September 15, 2010, 10:11 am 10:11 am
Dang! This so-called ‘extreamism’ sure is getting popular!
Posted by: CopperheadCSA | September 15, 2010, 10:12 am 10:12 am
imo, Rove was out of line making those comments about O’Donnell and needs to offer her an apology..
Posted by: Sigmonde | September 15, 2010, 10:13 am 10:13 am
No chance of winning? That’s what liberals say when they are scared. The establishment Republicans need to understand that our center/right country wants a clear choice with bold differences between candidates not a watered down version of the same things.
Posted by: Mark | September 15, 2010, 10:16 am 10:16 am
Hey o’wayne. I guess if she is completely unqualified then she should run for president. You idiots elected a frickin’ community organizer, and not a particularly good one, to be president and she seems to be at least as qualified as odumbo.
Posted by: rightsaidfred | September 15, 2010, 10:17 am 10:17 am
I really hope the RNC does not support her. This will prove them the bigoted hypocrites they really are. The RNC embraces anything republican? Apparently so, as long as it’s liberal and compromising.
Posted by: Dan Smith | September 15, 2010, 10:17 am 10:17 am
“Flawed Candidate” Where would GWB with all of his personal flaws have been without family money and party support? Rove is only an ideologue when it comes to the money and one has to wonder whether or not he or one of his cronies was looking to “cut a fat hog” running the campaign for Castle and other RINO’s who got the boot.
And to pick on a girl that was unable to go to daddy to write her permission check is is just the rich kids abusing the working class. As someone who worked for 18 months until after my graduation to make a final tuition payment that was not covered by financial aid or a student loan, I find Rove personally insulting and as a Texan, the description of him that comes to mind is ###.
Posted by: Chase Ingersoll | September 15, 2010, 10:19 am 10:19 am
The Establishment is looking for people with R’s next to their name, the voters are looking for representation.
Posted by: Farkel44 | September 15, 2010, 10:19 am 10:19 am
the democrats and republicans are so naive and arrogant. these primarys were for registered party voters. they forget the independants who will decide these elections in nov. being one of them. also being so mad after what has gone on these last 2 years. you democrats better get your resumes out you are finished. the liftime pols and the media have no clue how angry americans are. also if they think we have short memories. you are fools!
Posted by: carlb | September 15, 2010, 10:20 am 10:20 am
Too rich, Obamao hires tax cheats and no one cares and the same “smart” voters just voted for Charles Rangle, again. And who is “dumb”?
Posted by: Skippy | September 15, 2010, 10:20 am 10:20 am
All of you who are so quick to poit out anyone’s “checkered past” or call them morons (like you did with S. Palin) -when you point a finger at someone else remember the remaining 4 are pointing back at you. Just wonder if by some weird reason you ran for office do you think that somebody somewhere wouldn’t find some things abut and made public that were less than flattering..true or false, out of anger, spite…it takes all kinds of people after all and the hateful people criticizing others have many reasons for being who they are-so what is it in your past- some drugs, theft, murder, rape???Somebody can create a story about you and than try to repeal it!!! Now put yourself in the position of anyone who would even want to put oneself in the position of scrutiny and mud slide -is it a wonder we end up with the politicians like we have? We are human beings- why don’t we started acting like decent human beings for a change and have an intelligent convesation based on facts and what is best for our great country instead of the endless venon and hate? And that is from a proud TEA PARTY member.I lived in Soviet Union-trust me we don’t want USA to become USSA.
Posted by: brassia | September 15, 2010, 10:20 am 10:20 am
All of you who are so quick to poit out anyone’s “checkered past” or call them morons (like you did with S. Palin) -when you point a finger at someone else remember the remaining 4 are pointing back at you. Just wonder if by some weird reason you ran for office do you think that somebody somewhere wouldn’t find some things abut and made public that were less than flattering..true or false, out of anger, spite…it takes all kinds of people after all and the hateful people criticizing others have many reasons for being who they are-so what is it in your past- some drugs, theft, murder, rape???Somebody can create a story about you and than try to repeal it!!! Now put yourself in the position of anyone who would even want to put oneself in the position of scrutiny and mud slide -is it a wonder we end up with the politicians like we have? We are human beings- why don’t we started acting like decent human beings for a change and have an intelligent convesation based on facts and what is best for our great country instead of the endless venon and hate? And that is from a proud TEA PARTY member.I lived in Soviet Union-trust me we don’t want USA to become USSA.
Posted by: brassia | September 15, 2010, 10:20 am 10:20 am
Too rich, Obamao hires tax cheats and no one cares and the same “smart” voters just voted for Charles Rangle, again. And who is “dumb”?
Posted by: Skippy | September 15, 2010, 10:20 am 10:20 am
Rove, you cost the GOP this seat by attacking her. You, sir, are an idiot!!!
Posted by: Diz | September 15, 2010, 10:20 am 10:20 am
Rino’s have killed the republican party. People lost faith in the republican message because they were infiltrated by democrats posing as republicans to weaken the party. If deleware is stupid enough to vote in another democrat, they get what they deserve. But its better than having a republican that votes democratic, because that makes the republican party seem hipcritical.
Posted by: Brian | September 15, 2010, 10:20 am 10:20 am
I’m gonna donate $200 to her campaign.If the RNSC won’t pony up the tools & $ she needs to win we will. If she loses so be it. I’ll not be disappointed knowing I did my part.
Posted by: MELLSBAD | September 15, 2010, 10:21 am 10:21 am
I am a native of Delaware. I graduated from Brandywine HS and the U of D. The establishment at one time ran candidates that actually cared about the State and the people, i.e. Pete DuPont and Bill Roth. Although neither of them were “commoners” they walked, talked and acted with a “commoners” touch. Today, I don’t see a bit of difference between the RNC and the DNC. Both only care about power and their own little cronies. The “Tea Party” is rooting out the thieves in the RNC. Come on Democrats, root out those commies, oops I meant to say “progressives”. Destroy the establishment and we, the American people, will meet in the middle. In the middle we can discuss the important issues such as 1) out of control tax and spend (both RNC and DNC guilty);2) unending wars in the middle east (both RNC and DNC guilty); 3) long term energy policy that must include the responsible use of our natural resources and renewable sources (both RNC and DNC have failed); 4) global trade/immigration that forces free American labor to compete with exported/imported slave labor (both RNC and DNC have failed); and 5) real financial reform, including auditing the Fort Knox gold reserve, auditing the FED and have a real debate of whether this private bank should be given control of the credit and money supply starting with whether it is even a constitutional institution.
To my dear friends Karl Rove, Mr. Murdoch, and all of your sycophants at the RNC, you shall rue the day that you excluded Rep. Ron Paul from the Presidential debates. You started a fight, a fight that the libertarian, Howard Taft wing of the Republican Party shall finish. Not for wealth or privilege shall we fight, but for our sacred honor shall we fight. A sacred honor, that no greenback federal reserve note can buy. Winning or losing is not as important as our desire to stand and fight, as our forefathers stood and fought against tyranny.
Posted by: wags | September 15, 2010, 10:22 am 10:22 am
“Why did she mislead voters about her college education? How come it took nearly two decades to pay her college bills so she could get her college degree?”
i’m not in general on mr. rove’s side of things, but allow me to extend this line of questioning: why did it take her decades to COMPLETE her college education? she recently took one last required class so that she could receive her degree just LAST WEEK!!
it’s hard to believe that anyone could be less qualified to hold elective office than sarah palin, but here she is…
Posted by: justsane | September 15, 2010, 10:25 am 10:25 am
@delaware voter
And that last person who had “…dubious finances and spotty work history.” got elected president in ’08.
Posted by: John | September 15, 2010, 10:25 am 10:25 am
Ahhh, how quickly you libs forget (or hope) the reality of this years politics. Your boy and his allies dumped the health care tax and spend bomb on our heads without so much as a fare thee well to the people stuffed into that scheme and now you’re going to pay. Why do you think Scott Brown, a REPUBLICAN, won the “Ted Kennedy” seat in Mass? Do you think only the 20 or 30% of the state’s voters who are Republican voted for him? The undercurrent all across this country is that you libs have screwed the pooch and now you’re out. EVERYONE, except you government loving government employees, sees this economy for what it is…a disaster. And a disaster prolonged by you libs and your so-called “President”. Enjoy, especially when C.O’D. takes the oath and gives you the finger.
Posted by: CaliforniaIsADream | September 15, 2010, 10:25 am 10:25 am
As a republican, I’d rather have O’Donnell lose in the general than RINO Castle win. DON’T CARE ABOUT THE SEAT. At least Castle won’t be voting with the libs.
Posted by: Mitch | September 15, 2010, 10:25 am 10:25 am
YES WE CAN!!
Posted by: X_DEM_BECAUSE_OF_OBAMA | September 15, 2010, 10:26 am 10:26 am
Rove also backed Dede Scozzafava (sp?). What good does it do to have a candidate with an (R) after their name, if they vote like a Democrat? It’s all a game to Rove, and his time is about ended. A lot of centrist Democrats will feel better about voting for Tea Party candidates, now that they see it isn’t in lock-step with Karl Rove.
Posted by: NotDeadYet | September 15, 2010, 10:26 am 10:26 am
I love how the dems love to chant that Bush ran up the deficit. Uh, folks, if you take a quick look at the constitution, the prez cannot authorize spending. It all comes from Congress, and he either signs it or he doesnt. For most of Bushs terms the dems and the rino “useful idiots” in Congress controlled spending.
Its just like the media whines about how much tax cuts “cost” – cutting incoming revenue doesnt cost anything – its the out of control spending that costs. Bring on a balanced budget amendment and line item veto!
Posted by: midwest conservative | September 15, 2010, 10:27 am 10:27 am
So a spotty financial history, education record and work history are sufficient grounds to keep candidates out of a race per the GOP and their spokespersons. This is why the Tea Party is kicking the GOP’s collective posteriors.
How did the Dems carry Obama with his sealed records and spotty work record across the finish line. The answer is they were determined to have him win. When is the GOP going to support their candidates instead of cannibalizing them. Wake up-the Tea Party is going to burn you a new one.
Posted by: Howell Shaw | September 15, 2010, 10:28 am 10:28 am
Loved your comment Ray Ray. I for one will send my contributions to candidates like O’Donnel and candidates just like her. The RNC is the organization that should be worrying about there campaign coffers. I will never send them another dime. I will contribute directly to the campaigns of O’Donnel,or candidates that indicate they will end the “politcs as usual” theft of our childrens future. Also congratulations to you die hard demorcrats on the primary victory of your stellar candidate Charlie Rangel.
Chris Christy for President!
Stop the waste!
Posted by: Stop the waste | September 15, 2010, 10:28 am 10:28 am
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the new variety show: Laughable Liberals.
This is the show where liberals taunt dark-horse candidtates and the people that voted for them, by casting insults, falsehoods, and pseudo-intellectual rantings. For instance, liberals view O’Donnell as the “anti-candidate”; a candidate voted for because voters vehemently hated the opposition’s offering. Liberals selectively forget that Obama represented that same paradigm when running against Bush II.
Yes folks, Laughable Liberals will keep you in stitches when you hear some of the gems they spew. Catch them at their best when they backtrack on a position by using vitriol and hate speech…speech they say is protected by the First Amendment of a Constitution they say needs to be scrapped! Go figure.
Republicans and Democrats are two sides of the same coin. Their ONLY interests are protecting the inertia of the power base they’ve created for themselves, at the expense of the citizenry. They DO NOT CARE one wit about their constituencies except to throw them enough crumbs to pacify them until the next election cycle. O’Donnell may or may not be the best candidate for the job, but the message that’s being sent that no candidate’s job is safe, is a good message. Eventually, voting incumbents out on a regular basis might provide an opportunity for less self-serving individuals to run for office, because they know they’ll have to follow the will of the people.
Posted by: common-sense | September 15, 2010, 10:29 am 10:29 am
If the state of Delaware can continue to re-elect Joe Biden, the most incompetent man on the planet, who really cares who replaces him???
Posted by: Mitch | September 15, 2010, 10:29 am 10:29 am
For those of you who think the republican establishment will allow O’Donnell to lose withut their support. Remember what Hillary Clinton said about Barak Obama before the primaries were over. She called him everything but a child of God.
November is almost two months away. The party will come together and support O’Donnell.
Posted by: theunbubba | September 15, 2010, 10:29 am 10:29 am
Wow Democrats and news reporters are screaming victory is ours. Yes, it is obvious that a good number of news reporters credibility in the public’s eyes is gone because they have allowed their own politics to influence the way they slant their stories. I however suspect everyone is missing the big point. The Middle Class is fed up with the failure of the leadership of both parties to protect them and to work on solving their concerns. The old leadership of both parties is getting scared, because they are failing to shape events. An angry Middle Class, fed up with Washington, is going to be kicking out incumbents across the board both in the primary and November. Before anyone shouts victory they better wake up and realize just how angry the Middle Class is.
Posted by: Harnes | September 15, 2010, 10:29 am 10:29 am
Time to wake up here in the liberal think tank.
Real change is coming.
Back to the basics.
Posted by: oldman | September 15, 2010, 10:30 am 10:30 am
What everyone needs to realize is the Tea Party is cleaning out the RINO’s from the party and if it means that they Dem’s keep the senate for 2 more years then that is fine also. Until they had 2/3rds and could override a veto it did not matter. Its better that the Dem’s continue to own 2/3rds of this mess for the next 2 years so the anger will continue to grow. The best thing that could have happened to democrats is to lose both houses and then start blaming what is sure to be a worse economy on the Repub congress. Now they won’t have a scapegoat and no one will buy it was Bush’s fault in 2012. In the mean time the conservative movement will continue to get rid of the scum that calls itself Repulicans.
Posted by: Stressboy | September 15, 2010, 10:34 am 10:34 am
We lost the T Kennedy seat because we took our eye off the ball and let someone forget what it takes to be a Senator. Good thing she lossed. It was the wake up call to prevent a melt down in November. Yes majority rules.
Posted by: PappyNiner% | September 15, 2010, 10:34 am 10:34 am
I wonder if PELOSI still thinks the TEA PARTY Movement is still ASTROTURF?
Well, Nancy we’re waiting!
Posted by: General Mortars | September 15, 2010, 10:35 am 10:35 am
What difference does it make if a RINO progressive Republican like Mike Castle wins against a progressive Democrat, when he votes like a progressive Democrat anyway? I’m glad Christine O’Donnell won even though she may not win ultimately against Coons. At least we’ve gotten rid of another RINO and have poked a thumb in the eyes of the establishment elites. The ultimate goal is to run candidates that more closely reflect the will of their constituents. The goal is not to have candidates forced upon the people simply because the party apparatus wants to win at all costs. Republican Dierdre Scozzafava comes to mind. When she lost to her challenger, she threw in her lot with her Democratic opponent.
Posted by: facker64 | September 15, 2010, 10:36 am 10:36 am
Everyone is missing the point. The Tea Party candidates are popular because it’s what the people want. The people don’t really care what the Republican, Democratic or Libertarian parties want. They are voting for the best person to represent them in government (finally!), and regardless of the outcome of the GE, this change in voter’s attitude will eventually result in a better government, and a better country. If the government had spent out tax dollars more responsibly over the last few decades, this would not be happening, but I’m glad it is!
POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!
Posted by: HannityWarnedYa | September 15, 2010, 10:37 am 10:37 am
They also said Massachusettes would never give Kennedy the murderers seat to a Republican. You Liberals get me sick!
Posted by: hesarebel | September 15, 2010, 10:37 am 10:37 am
There is 1 reason DE can afford to believe in the DEM dogma: low personal taxes.
DE has low taxes because in the past, something like 7 in 10 people worked for DuPont. The result of this was that the DuPont family and company had supreme influence over the State. This resulted in sustaining the tax-paying manufacturing in DE which is the lifeblood of any successful economy. In addition, the State courts are VERY business friendly which is why many US companies are incorporated in DE – which brings more $ to the State.
These revenue sources have enabled the State to have lower than average tax rates (no sales tax, no excise taxes, low property taxes…).
It is quite ironic that the wonderful cost of living DE enjoys results from a business-friendly legal system and attitude which is in complete opposition to DEM dogma.
If DE begins to have revenue problems similar to other liberal States, the enthusiasm for the dogma of ‘income redistribution’ will quickly wane.
Posted by: LivedInDE | September 15, 2010, 10:38 am 10:38 am
Y’all said Scott Brown could not win in Mass too. Oh and Lindsey Graham… Ya better update your resume 2012 inst that far off….
Posted by: Joe | September 15, 2010, 10:39 am 10:39 am
People! Oh you are so brainwashed! Stop it already with the left-right bashing! That is exactly what the establishment wants! There will never be real change if you keep it up. The dems and repubs are controlled by the same corporate interests, that is why Obama has been no different than Bush on the issues that matter, like war, and our rights, backing of wall street, etc. Wake up for America’s sake!
Posted by: TruthSeeker | September 15, 2010, 10:39 am 10:39 am
I am a Conservative and if the Republican Party doesn’t wake up, they will be HISTORY and the Democrate Party and the TEA PARTY become the dominant political parties in this Country.
Posted by: Dutch | September 15, 2010, 10:40 am 10:40 am
It appears that O’Donnell has as many qualifications to be in politics as the community organizer obama. They both went to college. O’Donnell has a spotty work record & obama has none.
Posted by: ironskull | September 15, 2010, 10:40 am 10:40 am
Amazing how much hatred is directed by the left at Palin. They must be completely threatened by a woman who actually has more experience and character than our present narcissist in chief.
Posted by: Trudy | September 15, 2010, 10:40 am 10:40 am
I like the idea of Palin / McDonnell in 2012.
How could this ticket be any “dumb and dumber” than Obama and Biden? These idiots wouldn’t know how to create anything of value, much less a well-paying job, if they had a manual.
Run all of the incumbents out. It’s our country and it’s time to take it back to fiscal responsibility and sane policy.
Posted by: Moe | September 15, 2010, 10:40 am 10:40 am
Regardless of what happens in the GE, we denied Castle his chance to be another senate RINO. I have no problem with liberals, so long as they run with D after their names.
You really don’t get much bang for your buck when you donate to the GOP. I think I will send a donation to O’Donnell, Angle, and whoever is running against McCain.
Posted by: Dave | September 15, 2010, 10:40 am 10:40 am
It’s amazing how so many people are still brainwashed into the left-right paradigm. “My team is better than yours!” It’s so sad they don’t realize that both are the same, controlled by the same interests. Wake up you sheep! Stop listening to the mainstream media already!
Posted by: Jeremey Fills | September 15, 2010, 10:41 am 10:41 am
I have a suggestion for the democrats…beware of the tea party people. I am not an advocate of these people as too many of them are way far out and want to take the party back 20 years in regard to racism,privitize social security, medicade,and education. We fought to hard for these benefits and they are not enetitlements like Sharron Angle says…we paid into social security for our entire working lives and want it just as it is….keep your paws off it. This education system under Obama has started to turn the system around and many good things are now happening as opposed to the failure of no child left behind..so back off. And for the health care bill, it is going to benefit all of us when all of its parts in working order and it is a shame the republicans made it necesary to do in parts instead of a whole. Just the fact that no one can be thrown off their insurance when they get ill and children with lifelong diseases like childhood diabetes, autism, down syndrom will now have coverage…that is important and for nothing else…it is worth it. Hopefully, we will get a public option but not as long as the reps. have a say. I find it funny that the reps were saying the public does not want the democrats…it seems they don’t want them either. We need to choose wisely…just to vote out people is not the answer…we need to pay attention to the candidates and vote wisely. All the tea party people are not perfect either so pay attention, read and please do not let Fox have any influence on your judgements.Look things up get educated and then vote…don’t let the flurry of the moment make you do a decision you may regret…think…think..think.
Posted by: talmag | September 15, 2010, 10:41 am 10:41 am
The actions of what was my party (republican)caused me to stop all funding to the national party. I can no more be a part time conservative than I can a part time Christian. We are either going back to the GREATEST NATION status or continue to give in to those that would destroy us.
Posted by: oldgoat22 | September 15, 2010, 10:42 am 10:42 am
I am so fed up with the Republican Party….as in the ones who are at the top of it. I know countless others agree with me. I vote Republican, I have for a long time. For a long time they (leaders) have taken my vote for granted. They need me to get elected, and once elected they do what they need to hold power. I am so sick of that. They hold us Tea Party supporters in contempt. They look down their nose at us.
But I have news for you Republican leaders, you half wit…. gutless, spineless wonders… WE THE pEOPLE ARE TAKING CONTROL OF THE gop. It may take a few election cycles, but you guys are on your way out, unless we see drastic changes. I mean real change, not talk. You’ve screwed us once too often talking before. No more McCains, no more Bushes, Castles…. RINO’s must go, Conservatism will prevail. You guys work for us, not the other way around.
And you new guys we are electing… We are going to keep the fire on your feet. Don’t get to comfortable in your new seat. Remember who put you there. We can, and will remove you too.
Posted by: ScottK-n-Texas | September 15, 2010, 10:42 am 10:42 am
The fact she goes to “poppalopulous’s” blog shows she’s got her priorities in a twist. That said, if the GOP doesn’t support her because she beat their boy will be problematic for the Party. Tea Party folks will burn the Grand Old Party to the waterline if they keep their cash to themselves. We’re watching- do the right thing and stop all the pouting. You’re not the only ones who can hand the dems a walkover. Screw with us at your own peril! Karl Rove is way smarter than that!
Posted by: Michiel Archangel | September 15, 2010, 10:43 am 10:43 am
Karl Rove just alienated a lot of us conservatives. He and the republican leadership do not get it.
We want new blood in congress. I am doing two things, sent a donation to Christine O’Donnell and sent a letter to the republican party telling them to take me off of their rolls. I will never give them another dime unless they support the candidates we want.
Those on here nit picking Christine’s life need to step back and take a serious look at theirs. No one is perfect. If you are, why aren’t you stepping up to run?
Posted by: Ben | September 15, 2010, 10:44 am 10:44 am
Rattle you must. The ruling class is shaking in its pants today. Never – NEVER underestimate the power of the CONSTITUTION that this beautifully crafted document gives to WE THE PEOPLE.
Posted by: MuBarack Hussien Obummer | September 15, 2010, 10:44 am 10:44 am
It’s good to see Christine
O’Donnell fire back at Rove.
Castle’s the loser, and just who
does Rove think he is? Haling
from PA, I am aware that we were
saddled with 6 unnecessary years
of Senator Specter thanks to some
lame Republican notions of
party loyalty that rendered them
unable to tell the difference
between a real Republican and a
RINO.
It’s long passed the time for
Democrat lite from Republican
candidates. How could a bright
guy like Rove be so dense? The
times they are a changing and
Rove, as well as a lot of other
centrists better wake up before
it’s too late.
At least if O’Donnell is elected
there will be opposition to the
pernicious ideas ofObama, Reid,
and Pelosi. Not so with Castle!
Posted by: Ken Brinzer | September 15, 2010, 10:47 am 10:47 am
Oh, and for mr Rove…. I have lost every bit of respect I held for you… You just donn’t grasp what is happening here. You’re clueless. Either follow us, or be crushed in our wake. WE THE PEOPLE will prevail in spite of you…. WE have awakened.
I’m very saddened to read this that your blocking real progress. “Compassionate Conservatism” was a failure. Conservatism, by it’s nature, and principles, is very compassionate. It doesn’t need a re-branding.
Posted by: ScottK-n-Texas | September 15, 2010, 10:48 am 10:48 am
The GOP has lost its way if it thinks electing a man like Castle is any better than having a Democrat in office. The purpose of a political party is NOT to elect candidates. You elect candidates only to help enact your political principles. Candidates such as Castle that actively hinder your core principles are worse than having a Democrat in office.
Posted by: Masher | September 15, 2010, 10:48 am 10:48 am
Slowly we’re learning the GOP is the origin of our divided country.
Posted by: newz4i | September 15, 2010, 10:48 am 10:48 am
Here’s my idea of a good breakfast: two eggs, over easy, buttered toast, a couple of strips of bacon cooked nice and crisp, maybe a sausage link or two, some jam or jelly for the toast, coffee and a small glass of juice to wash it all down. Now, I’m not claiming these are healthy choices, mind you, but Boy Howdy! Mmm-mm goo-ood!
Posted by: Aaron | September 15, 2010, 10:49 am 10:49 am
The Democratic Party is going to owe the Tea Party a very large fruit basket when this is all over. To get nuts like Angle in NV and O’Donnell in DE nominated does two things: 1) it helps one understand how otherwise intelligent people can elect an extremist like Mussolini or Hitler, and 2) it rescues defeat from the jaws of victory for the GOP.
Posted by: The_Mick | September 15, 2010, 10:49 am 10:49 am
People who denigrate the work experience of young people during the Obama Great Recession probably have well-paying jobs.
The 20 million unemployed, and underemployed, young people AND their parents who have them and their kids housed in the old family home, may well swing this election in such a way that ALL incumbents pretty much LOSE.
It simply amazes me to see so many pukes out there who cannot comprehend that a HUGE percentage of the people in this country are in serious financial trouble due to the Recession, and they are going to vote on that issue!
Posted by: muawiyah | September 15, 2010, 10:49 am 10:49 am
The NRSC is a disgrace. O’Donnell won the primary and deserves their backing. The Republicans have a great opportunity to win a Senate seat in Delaware. And the NRSC is not going to support her? What the heck? I think it’s time to clean house at NRSC; get rid of the RINO old boy network.
Posted by: Jim Rockford | September 15, 2010, 10:50 am 10:50 am
The problem we have is the Democrat ( communist) Party. I don’t give whit whether it is the Tea Party or the Republican Party, we have to root these communists out or we will all be living for our trainers in the government.
Posted by: Jim Baker | September 15, 2010, 10:51 am 10:51 am
The Tea Party is just the Christian Coalition with a different name.
Posted by: URwhatiswrong | September 15, 2010, 10:52 am 10:52 am
High School graduate Karl Rove shouldn’t be questioning other’s college education as he doesn’t have one.
Bush’s “brain” never went to college. As such, his opinions should be given the importance of an uneducated commoner. How he gets on TV is beyond me.
Posted by: Jimi | September 15, 2010, 10:52 am 10:52 am
“Baggage” or no, O’Donnell needs conservative support. So stop the bickering.
The voters of Harlem didn’t give a toss about Charlie Rangel’s baggage. They turned down a really attractive candidate (ACPowell-4) >2-1 in favor of a possible felon.
With enough support, O’Donnell can do the same. Sure she needs a bit of polish, but folks around the country seem not to mind having their reps learn on the job. Why not O’Donnell?
This isn’t about O’Donnell or even Delaware. This is about gaining control of the senate.
Posted by: Grammy | September 15, 2010, 10:52 am 10:52 am
This is awesome!! The GOP is actually electing someone that believes in conservatism and will vote in that manner. Most of the old-timers in the GOP are liberals running as Republicans. We want candidates that won’t make excuses to raise taxes. We don’t want any more George Bush. We want a conservative leader. The National GOP leadership is a joke.
Posted by: Matt | September 15, 2010, 10:53 am 10:53 am
@ Laura Long
You asked me to explain, here’s goes: first off I’m guessing if you’re against President Obama I’m guessing you were a HUGE President Bush supporter. So, it’s noteworthy to mention I hope you had this much frustration when Bush took office and didn’t vote for him the second time (2004). When Bush left office the deficit was $10.7 trillion. Now, now that we’re pass that, majority of the debt was caused bythe economic downturn. What I want YOU to explain to me is what would’ve happened if President Obama did absolutely NOTHING, could we have afforded that? Doubt it. President Obama simply tried he passed a stimulus, he helped the banks out, which the public disagreed with, no one couldn’t read the bank CEO minds that we would help them out and then they turn their backs on us. What was President Obama to do go to EVERY taxpayer and give them money? Come on, you folks that say he ran up the debt act like he did so just just throwing money away. I was always taught: there’s a difference between reading and comprehending, MANY businesses are seeing a profit, President Obama did his part, back to the comprehending part don’t believe the hype about businesses are scared to hire because of some healthcare bill, they LOVE the profits hey are seeing. You mean to tell me they can’t hire ONE person, even if it’s part time? I will tell you one thing don’t let your emotions cloud your intelligence. You may not like President Obama but try to look at thugs logically. So back to the deficit President Bush spent more in his first term and supporters voted for him twice, I’m wondering what happened to that “patriotism” that Bush preached for SEVEN years after 9/11. I thought we suppose to support our Preside through good and bad. One more thing, you act like the U.S.A has never held a debt before. Of course it’s higher than before, giving inflation, in the 1700′s I can almost guarantee someone was upset about deficits back then. Laura——lastly open your mind. Let me leave you wiu this thought: imagine you don’t have a job, so no income coming in, a possible job opportunity open up and you have no money so you “borrow” from your family member, let’s you “borrow” $50 (gas, train). So now you’re $50 in debt to someone does that mean the next probable job interview that come up you won’t “borrow” again because you don’t want to keep owing someone? I HOPE NOT I would hope you would realize there is a means to an end. One day you’ll ace that interview and you’ll probably end up owing some folks but you’ll be able to pay them off, eventually. I would love to see how you totally disregard my logical explanation.
Posted by: T-ROC | September 15, 2010, 10:53 am 10:53 am
Reagan Republican, Christian Coalition, Tea Party – all the same people.
Posted by: URwhatiswrong | September 15, 2010, 10:54 am 10:54 am
Rove’s response should have been, “She may not have been my 1st choice, but the people have spoken. We will back her.” The Republican party better take note.
Posted by: wheresmymoney | September 15, 2010, 10:54 am 10:54 am
Well at least they can get to the issues and the Dems cannot use the same story line about the old GOP establishment guard. It will be interesting to see how it turns out. McCain in the last national election represented more the Republican establishment that was defeated last night than the Tea Party that is pushing Palin. Palin was the reason McCain got any votes for President in 2008.
Posted by: IndianaSpade | September 15, 2010, 10:55 am 10:55 am
The Republican Party has a choice – understand that the tea party reflects legitimate activism by conservatives and endorse and support their candidates, or risk being destroyed by them. As a lifelong Reagan/Goldwater conservative, in the last two decades I have seen the Party transition to the Rockefeller wing we beat in the 60′s and 80′s. I will no longer financially support the Republicans until such time as there are clear conservative choices and the party supports them when they win the primaries.
Posted by: Mark Crawford | September 15, 2010, 10:55 am 10:55 am
So whets the difference if O’Donnell loses in the general. You still end up with a democrat being as Castle is a big time RINO. As long as RINOs roam the earth the dems will always control the show.
Posted by: Mike | September 15, 2010, 10:55 am 10:55 am
HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Let the elites in the GOP be warned AGAIN. BOTH sides of the ruling class BEWARE. Conservatives want RINOs out just as much as Lib Dems.
Posted by: votemout | September 15, 2010, 10:56 am 10:56 am
What doesn’t the whiney GOP establishment understand… the people would rather vote for someone like O’Donnell over a liberal, establishment RINO like Castle! Castle votes liberal (i.e. Cap and Tax) so what win would it be if he defeated the Dems in a general win he votes just like a Dem!? Now the Dems and Conservatives have something in common… that Karl Rove is pathetic.
Posted by: tobias2012 | September 15, 2010, 10:56 am 10:56 am
@ Delaware Voter
Glad I can get through to someone.
Posted by: T-ROC | September 15, 2010, 10:56 am 10:56 am
Delaware and the Joe Biden principle!
JB is:
Plagiarist – uses others’ speeches as his own.
Racist – “dat Obama sho do talk good for a black feller”
Generous – $400 annually in charitable contributions.(probably to the JB foundation.)
Useful Tool – wind me up and tell me what to say, and I’ll say it.
Don’t assume that Delaware voters are as predictable as you think. After all, they sent this buffoon to DC for 37 years. Maybe they are on the long road back from irrelevancy. Hope so – Go Christie O’D. – at least you are not a career politician. Citizen legislators everywhere. Term limits. End of earmarking. No more career bureaucrats.
Oh. At least Joe B has sunk into total irrelevancy in his current role. Be thankful for small things.
Posted by: Sam | September 15, 2010, 10:57 am 10:57 am
I am going to love the November elections when the trash (Dems) are thrown out.
Posted by: eric | September 15, 2010, 10:57 am 10:57 am
Karl Rove’s day is done, as is that of the current RNC. Today’s Conservatives, Libertarians and Independents are mostly yesterday’s Republicans. We didn’t leave the Party, the Party left us. Unless they wake up and realize that business as usual is over forever in Washington, D.C., they are as much history as the Whigs. Get frosty guys, pay attention and do what we tell you to do or lose, even if you do beat the Dems in November.
Posted by: Kinnison | September 15, 2010, 10:58 am 10:58 am
This is why Republicans Shouldn’t be in power. They stonewall and can’t get along with anyone even themselves. They have gotten so bitter and angry and unwilling to cooperate, working with them is just more trouble than it’s worth.
Posted by: D | September 15, 2010, 10:58 am 10:58 am
I never in my life thought I’d see the day I got to read thru a bunch of republican posts putting down Karl Rove. What in the world is going on over there people? If you’re sending your darling to the gallows, while electing crazy people, there are issues for sure. Is there some shortage of normal women on the right? Because I just don’t understand how you keep coming up with such whack jobs.
Posted by: secondlook | September 15, 2010, 10:58 am 10:58 am
comments regarding lack of qualifications should include Al Franken.
Posted by: David | September 15, 2010, 11:00 am 11:00 am
Sheesh! Is there anyone on here that doesn’t work for the DNC? Wayne, you guys just need to chill! Go over obama’s and have a toke-you know he’s got the best wee-er, I mean, “wacky tabaccy”, yeah-that’s the ticket! We’ll remember in November. You people get a much-needed break. For about 6-8 yrs. Ta, now! I’ve gotta go and have Sarah take more advantage of me or at least tell me how to vote.
Posted by: Michiel Archangel | September 15, 2010, 11:01 am 11:01 am
You_Lie:
“Sarah Palin is a “cancer” to the GOP. It happened before with John McCain. Now, she is again paving way for Democrats to win. Sarah is not as bad as people think she is, after all.”
Sour Grapes since you cannot have it your way all the time? We have had the RINO’s for years say they are conservatives and turn out to be turncoat liberals and it is about time this happened. If we cannot have true conservatism then let us turn our country back to the traitors and teach us all a lesson.
Posted by: PanzerFaust | September 15, 2010, 11:01 am 11:01 am
Tot tot. The Republican establishment is concerned about running a serious candidate in Delaware. With no due respect to the residents of Delaware, they gave us mr. plagiarist himself Joe Biden, the emptiest of empty suits. If Joe Biden can be elected in Delaware anyone can! Suspend disbelief! Stop whining and get behind Ms. O’Donnell! Run her like she is the female embodiment of Edmund Burke himself!
Posted by: Dave | September 15, 2010, 11:01 am 11:01 am
Why are the Dims so concerned about who the GOP nominates? If your enemy gives you advice that you don’t need to do something then you had better do it. The Dims must really be affraid of Palin, O’Donnell, Bachmann, Miller, etc for them to recommend that we don’t support them!!
Posted by: typclwhtprsn | September 15, 2010, 11:02 am 11:02 am
TEA PARTY PLATFORM: End social security but more money for bombs and war, kill the dept of education but more money for missiles and war, reduce money for medicaid & children’s health care, but more money for predator drones and war. The PENTAGON must love these people!
Posted by: AlChemist | September 15, 2010, 11:03 am 11:03 am
She’s awesome. She is articulate, she put the mo-jo on Karl Rove, she’s not about party politics, and is for “we the people.” Go Christine O’Donnell!!!!
Posted by: Lancer | September 15, 2010, 11:03 am 11:03 am
Rove is a skilled liar, he has NO credibility. We are ALL so sick of this left-right lying machine. GO AWAY…go home all of you Washington scumbags, time to clean house.
Posted by: clickron | September 15, 2010, 11:03 am 11:03 am
Wow! Amazing! We never asked how how two disbarred lawyers (Michelle and Obama) ended up in the WH. We have no records of Obama’s school records.
Yet, they what and whine over O’Donnells finances etc.
This is what We the People find so distressing.
We the People are not stupid.
Posted by: Marrabella | September 15, 2010, 11:03 am 11:03 am
Simple manifestation of Republican voters disgust with the career (or career wanabe) politicians of either party who continue to expand the size of government. Jack the Ripper could have been elected because he was not Mike Castle. Politicians rarely vote their conscience without regard to the political consequences. Voters often vote their conscience without worrying about the balance of power under the Capitol dome.
Posted by: Politico4Life | September 15, 2010, 11:04 am 11:04 am
Mike:
Even if Castle voted with the Dems 100% of the time, if he claims to be GOP, his seat counts toward gaining majority in the Senate. Unless, of course, he decides to jump ship and go over to the Dark Side. I wouldn’t put it past him. He’s better gone.
Three cheers for O’Donnell!
Posted by: Grammy | September 15, 2010, 11:04 am 11:04 am
Yeah. It would have been a lot better for the Republicans to nominate and elect a Republican Senator who thinks like and votes with the Democrats. Maybe he could pull a Spector and become a Democrat after the winning the election with RNC dollars. The RNC has to start listening to what the rank and file think, rather than telling the rank and file what to think.
Posted by: Mighty Righty | September 15, 2010, 11:05 am 11:05 am
There is little difference between the anti-O’Donnell naysayer RINOs and the Dems. Rove has shown his true establishment colors. If they can’t handle the “Young Guns” of the Tea Party crowd forcing the Repubs back to their roots, let Rove et al become Independents like Charlie Crist in FL. The Dem candidate may as well have the seat as have Castle go back to DC and vote with the WH. That’s why the Tea Party is so hard to fight – they aren’t a party as much as a movement of fly-over-country Americans who have had enough. I like the divisions showing up among Repubs – Rove and Hannity are now at odds. An almost biblical separating of wheat from chaf. I look forward to seeing O’Donnell and Rubio standing shoulder to shoulder in the US Senate. At least Tea Party people realize Obama is about to force America to Cross the Rubicon and MUST be stopped.
Posted by: Stephen of Orlando | September 15, 2010, 11:05 am 11:05 am
Yeah. It would have been a lot better for the Republicans to nominate and elect a Republican Senator who thinks like and votes with the Democrats. Maybe he could pull a Spector and become a Democrat after the winning the election with RNC dollars. The RNC has to start listening to what the rank and file think, rather than telling the rank and file what to think.
Posted by: Mighty Righty | September 15, 2010, 11:05 am 11:05 am
I really hate to see this happen…I thought Chris O’Donnell was awesome as Robin in Batman. Wait…what?
Posted by: TusseyMussey | September 15, 2010, 11:05 am 11:05 am
“un-factual”. Code for ‘it’s all true except for the personal opinions’. Believe me, O’Donnel is as crazy and ill-prepared as Sarah Palin to run a government
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yeah Pelosi has done a bang up job with all her preparedness
Posted by: glenp | September 15, 2010, 11:06 am 11:06 am
Watch out you radical Leftist commies. Here we come. Raise my taxes and take my healthcare and add cap and trade? Losers in November Big time Losers
Handout takers suck
Posted by: Joe M | September 15, 2010, 11:06 am 11:06 am
Well, maybe Rove will refudiate some of his unfactual statements and then we can all just get along.
Posted by: WBinNT | September 15, 2010, 11:08 am 11:08 am
Why do so-called Republicans keep wringing their hands that these results mean the Democrat may win the seat in Delaware. Don’t they get it: Mike Castle is no better than a Democrat. Who cares is there is an R after his name if his votes & policies are wrong. We want the right votes – not just too appear like we have a Republican seat.
Posted by: Walker | September 15, 2010, 11:08 am 11:08 am
And how have all these establishment politicans been working out for all of you? They have failed across the board. I think it is about time the people are getting rid of these career politicians who are destroying the country and putting new everyday people in office that will govern with common sense. Something the current president fails to possess.
Posted by: Tammy | September 15, 2010, 11:08 am 11:08 am
Someday my Republican Party is going to understand the voter choices being made today in this country are no longer about Democrat vs Republican. It is all about conservative vs. liberal, and conservatives are winning because the majority of voters in this country are already fed up with Obama and his socialistic policies. O’Donnell may not win the General Election but Republicans would have won nothing had Castle won the Primary. He is nothing more than a liberal RINO who would have more often than not voted with Obama.
Posted by: Southern Comfort | September 15, 2010, 11:09 am 11:09 am
Conservatives can’t win. That’s the theme, right? Reminder: Reagan was a conservative and won a landslide 49 states in his last election. Castle was not a conservative; look at his voting record. He wasn’t even moderate. He voted LIBERAL consistently. So a Republican has to ask themselves, do I want to give this guy my vote? So what if Christine doesn’t win. Better to have a proclaimed Democrat win then a phony Republican. The GOP is being swept clean. It isn’t going to stop. I wish you self-proclaimed liberals who think you are so smart would take a minute to really analyze what’s happening to our country. There’s a movement going on here that is incredible. Don’t miss the boat.
Posted by: Pat | September 15, 2010, 11:10 am 11:10 am
Looks like the common people are taking over. Elitist is a bad word whether you’re Republican or Democrat. Maybe obama and Rove should have a beer summit to establish a strategy against the tea party. LOL! The tea party! LOL!
Posted by: Jenny | September 15, 2010, 11:10 am 11:10 am
Karl Rove can go to hades. I ain’t forgot about the Amnesty he and Bush tried to shove down our throats, along with TARP. Welp, we will see if the GOP Republicans can stand behind their primary candidate now, or take a chance of losing the House. Kindof like in Louisiana we never got a chance to choose our man for the Presidential run. We were stuck with McCain by the time the primaries got here. So now, let’s see what the Castle voters do. Will they stand with their candidate or stay home and sulk.
And , a very stern warning to FOX News. Stop pummelling the Tea Party Candidates when they beat your established GOP Boy, or we will start turning you off in droves. Don’t think we ain’t been watching what you are doing.
You see Folks, it’s all about getting the incumbents out. If they have been in 3 – 4 election cycles they are the problem whether they are Republicans or Democrats.
Posted by: Ratt | September 15, 2010, 11:11 am 11:11 am
Politics sucks…can we ever get a break from all the dissent & hate? just wonderin. I’m sick of it.
Posted by: xyz | September 15, 2010, 11:13 am 11:13 am
FluffyinDE “There is NO way that New Castle Co will vote for a republican for senate that is such a Palin wantabe.”
Think again fluffy….I also live in Colorado and would vote for a qualified “Palin backed” candidate in a heart beat if it would mean getting rid of Salazar, Bennett and Udall.
Posted by: Tired of the Hate | September 15, 2010, 11:13 am 11:13 am
Last night I listened to some old interviews of Christine O’Donnell. This woman is a fundamentalist nutjob with a strong agenda of far right priorities like extreme “sexual purity” and homophobia. Listening to her speak gave me cold chills, she sounded like a Puritan, right off the boat in the 1500s. So, the Tea Party folks have decided that only they deserve the mantle of “true conservatives” and that they have the right to dictate who is and who isn’t entitled to call themselves a Rebublican. Sounds a little scary to me. Frankly, I don’t think Abe Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt or even Ronald Reagan would have fit in here. Sooner or later, their smug anger and exclusionism is going to bite them in the butt. Couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch in my opinion!
Posted by: Phoenix Lady | September 15, 2010, 11:15 am 11:15 am
The people have spoken, Karl. Relax and get over it.
Posted by: potvin | September 15, 2010, 11:16 am 11:16 am
Regardless of who the GOP candidate is, if Delaware voters want benefits paid for by their children, go ahead, vote for the Democrat. At this point, the correct & smart vote is anyone – ANYONE!!! – but a Democrat.
Posted by: Go_Figure7722 | September 15, 2010, 11:16 am 11:16 am
I have not followed the Delaware campaign. Why is it to Republican Country Clubbers that your party must hold their noses and vote for one of your own type instead of someone new and with strong conservative voice. The Republicans of Delaware have spoken and the main stream Republican CC are out of touch. People want change true change in govt not Obamas and not Repub CC which is stay the course and compromise your values to liberals like Reid and Pelosi.
Posted by: pohd | September 15, 2010, 11:17 am 11:17 am
She lied about her education. She was sued in 1994 for a lousy four thousand she still owed on her education, and she didn’t manage to pay that off till 2003. She filed a bogus lawsuit against an employer, which lies about things in it. Yeahhhh, she’s the new face of what is right to fix this nation. Well, I guess you guys are right. She should fit right in with Washington. She’s already got lying and trying to steal down. Be sure to ignore her trying to take advantage of her employer.
Posted by: secondlook | September 15, 2010, 11:17 am 11:17 am
Hey: T-ROC. Educate yourself please. No President of the United States can create either a budget deficit or a budget surplus. All spending bills originate in the House of Representatives and all taxes are voted into law by Congress.
Democrats controlled both houses of Congress before Barack Obama became president. The deficit he inherited was created by the Congressional Democrats, including Senator Barack Obama, who did absolutely nothing to oppose the runaway spending. He was one of the biggest of the big spenders.
The last time the federal government had a budget surplus, Bill Clinton was president, so it was called “the Clinton surplus.” But Republicans controlled the House of Representatives, where all spending bills originate, for the first time in 40 years. It was also the first budget surplus in more than a quarter of a century.
The only direct power that any president has that can affect deficits and surpluses is the power to veto spending bills. President Bush did not veto enough spending bills but Senator Obama and his fellow Democrats in control of Congress were the ones who passed the spending bills.
Today, with Barack Obama in the White House, allied with Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi in charge in Congress, the national debt is a bigger share of the national output than it has been in more than half a century. And its share is projected to continue going up for years to come, becoming larger than national output in 2012.
Having created this scary situation, President Obama now says, “Don’t give in to fear. Let’s reach for hope.” The voters reached for hope when they elected Obama. The fear comes from what he has done since taking office.
Posted by: steamboat | September 15, 2010, 11:18 am 11:18 am
Laura Long…you have got to be kidding me? The banking fiasco, the trillion dollars spent on Iraq and Afghanastan, the cost of No Child Left behind,the housing bust …all took place under George Bush! Democrats and progressives have been explaining this. Sadly, conservatives, Republicans fail to acknowledge and accept only becasue it makes their “party” look bad. It’s a shame that a person’s political affiliation is more important than the truth.
I’m an Independent…but, I think the Democrats need to get it together if they want to maintain any “control” this year. Tea Party canidates run on a platform of lies and fear. And since there are many Americans too lazy to actually research information – and those who have every right to fear more economic turmoil – it seems that these folks have a good chance of winning. Since no one is really sure what they plan on DOING once they get into office, I’d be concerned as a citizen.
Oh, and the person talking about attacks on O’Donnells mental capacity… please, have you seen the video…her anti-masturbation message. That is whacked!
Posted by: Tanya | September 15, 2010, 11:19 am 11:19 am
George attacked her for taking 12 yrs to pay her college loans???
HMM, i didnt hear george tell us about the ‘SLUMDOG IMAM’. HE WAS ACTUALLY SUED FOR HIS 2 OWNED PROP IN N.J. GEORGE DIDNT GET THE MEMO,HUH. VERMIN INFESTED, MOLDING, NO FIRE ALARMS, NUMEROUS WARNINGS AND CITATIONS. HMM GEORGE. HOW ABOUT A STORY ON DEMOCRATIC INTEGRITY,CHARLIE RANGEL RE-NOMINATED BY 50%,LOOKS LIKE DEMOCRATS ARE ETHICALLY CHALLENGED,DIDNT SEE GEORGE SAY ANYTHING ON THAT.
DID YOU SEE GEORGE TRY TO END THE DISCUSSION WITH O’REILLY ABOUT IMAM’S BUDDY, A 9/11 TRUTHER,WHO HAS ACTUALLY PREACHED AT THE PROPOSED GROUND ZERO MOSQUE. HMM.
Posted by: jim germann | September 15, 2010, 11:20 am 11:20 am
I will say this, neither Republicans, or Democrats represent anyone but them selves! We need to get back to the “By the people, for the people” concept the this country was founded under. I believe the Tea party most closely represent this concept.
Posted by: Average Joe | September 15, 2010, 11:21 am 11:21 am
Steamboat, You’re nuts. I would agree spending did indeed take place for those two years under Bush when the dems took back over. But you are TOTALLY ignoring the garbage that took place the six before that. You’re also ignoring a pill bill, tax cuts, and legislation that came due later compliments of cons. Biased glasses.
Posted by: secondlook | September 15, 2010, 11:21 am 11:21 am
Simple, no more money to the GOP until they back O’Donnel. The broom is out and we can sweep the R’s as well as the D’s. Face it, we have a lot of cleaning to do. You can help or we will cut you loose. This is America…we just do…and to the old RINOs, we don’t need your help or permission.
Posted by: Phocus | September 15, 2010, 11:21 am 11:21 am
Castle is as bad as any Left-wing demon-crat, he voted with them on many issues in the past. And he is one of the bums that needs to be thrown out. The two parties are disgustingly similar and voting for the person YOU THINK can win got us a John McCain for president last time. I would rather lose with a worthy candidate than win with a liberal in conservative clothing
Posted by: imsancho | September 15, 2010, 11:21 am 11:21 am
So what the theme of the letters here appears to be is that Americans just cant get enough of the ruling class.
We are proud that Washington DC is thriving while the rest of the country gets screwed. These are the pros after all.
We really don’t consider ourselves capable of doing anything except earning the money required to fund these elites.
The ruling class should never be expected to “represent” us; they should instead “lead” us, as aristocracy of the magnificent Court of Versailles did in the days of yore before the riff-raff applied the French National Razor to their lily white necks.
Posted by: Sir Gareth | September 15, 2010, 11:24 am 11:24 am
Chris Coons and Mike Castle are and were both liberals and throwing this country and the American people to the wolves so certainly Christine O’Donnell is the start of a refreshing change and maybe REALLY this time, Change we can believe in! not just lip service like we are currently getting from an arrogant Congress, Senate and White House. Past time to get the lifers out of office and some need blood in.
Posted by: billcrawford | September 15, 2010, 11:24 am 11:24 am
This is pretty poor move on the GOP’s part. I send them donations so they can support my candidates of choice. Now they say they won’t support the Republican nominee because the REPUBLICAN citizen’s of Delaware picked her over Castle. THIS is why people have left the GOP. Some of them seem to have forgotten we elected them to represent…. not dictated back to us. Dem’s and Rep’s alike still haven’t realized that we hired them and we can fire them.
Posted by: Ryan | September 15, 2010, 11:24 am 11:24 am
Oh Karl Rove and those zany BushGOPers.
They’ve got to have their own band of nuts on the GOP ticket that can be bought and paid for and thoroughly controlled. The GOP hatefests and angry appeals to stir up their “base” have created a Frankenstein monster that will devour all those despicable Rovians.
Posted by: hopesprings52 | September 15, 2010, 11:25 am 11:25 am
This country has drifted WAY to the left. So far to the left we can see Russian style Marxism from here. We are pulling it back, correcting the course, and dumping the losers that let us drift or pulled us off course. The number one number in Washington D.C. is going to be U-Haul.
Posted by: Phocus | September 15, 2010, 11:25 am 11:25 am
“Who would have thought that such a little state would matter?!”
It doesn’t really Fluffy. It isn’t over by a long shot. You might want to take a look at your county voting base before you claim any type of victory.
As for what Rove says: He is a pandering idiot looking for his next meal ticket. It was a shame he Bush so bamboozled. Kinda like Rahm and the rest of the storm troopers have Oabmao hogtied.
Posted by: Rowwdy | September 15, 2010, 11:25 am 11:25 am
This will all be resolved by running Castle as an Independent.
Posted by: Charlie | September 15, 2010, 11:25 am 11:25 am
Evident in these comments, liberals and RINOS start to get their panties in a wad once conservatives start to flex their strong majority muscles.
The silent majority of conservative Americans wants their country back!
Return our country to common sense values, or we’re going to vote you out!!!
Posted by: Tariq Aziz | September 15, 2010, 11:27 am 11:27 am
rbfe said, “For over a year now the Tea Party has been dismissed, but they continue to win”
Uhhh. The Tea Party didn’t “win” anything yet. They are “winning” redneck conservative republican primaries. That in no way proves they will win the actual election.
By the way, this woman is nuttier than Palin. Which is a great thing for the Dems.
Posted by: Eric | September 15, 2010, 11:27 am 11:27 am
@PappyNiner%
Sarah Palin is my voice, she is the voice for millions. Her finger is on the pulse of the Tea Perty movement, she fully grasps what it’s all about. The Tea Party is a Behemoth that can’t be stopped, and Sarah full well knows this. If she was so trivial as you seem to imply… All the Libs would haver to do is ignore her. But they can’t. They can’t cause Sarah keeps them awake at night, she scares you, and all who think like you. She represents everything you hate about this country. Christianity, guns, the Bible, pro abortion. All things that if ever came to a vote Libs would lose horribly. The American people as a majority support these thing. Sarah is our voice to that end, and you along with all Libs fear, and loathe that.
Posted by: ScottK-n-Texas | September 15, 2010, 11:28 am 11:28 am
She lied about her education. She was sued in 1994 for a lousy four thousand she still owed on her education, and she didn’t manage to pay that off till 2003.
Posted by: secondlook | Sep 15, 2010 11:17:18 AM
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Obama won’t let America SEE his grades. Geithner LIED on his taxes, didn’t pay until he bacame Treasury Secretary, and Obama explained it away as a “mistake.” Your comment about a “lousy four thousand dollars” is offensive. To some four thousand is a lot of money.
Your Obama goggles are showing.
Posted by: wheresmymoney | September 15, 2010, 11:28 am 11:28 am
The inmates have taken over the asylum. The kooks have taken over the Republican Party. God Save America!!
Posted by: Herb Gray | September 15, 2010, 11:28 am 11:28 am
Wow, dang if she didn’t think she could just stop making her mortgage payments as well. Such a fine upstanding citizen this woman: “During her 2008 run, her mortgage company sued her, claiming she stopped making payments in October 2007, according to court documents. It received a judgment and the home was set to go to sheriff’s sale, according to court documents. She sold it days before to her then-boyfriend, who was acting as her campaign legal counsel, she said.”
Posted by: secondlook | September 15, 2010, 11:29 am 11:29 am
Mike Castle would have been a very good senator, instead, we have a total fruitcake who cannot pay her bills and doesn’t believe the law applies to her. She won’t win but if she does she will feel comfortable in Congress. Charlie Rangel, a crook who doesn’t pay his taxes but writes laws that make you pay yours, will be re-elected in a landslide, and there are dozens of congressmen and senators who have liens against them, criminal records, are in arrears in debt, don’t pay child support, etc. etc.
If we stupidly and blindly keep electing people to Congress that pass laws they continually break and have no intention of following themselves, then this says just one thing and that is that the American voter is an idiot. Voting for people like Sarah Palin, Sharon Angle, O’Donnell, and a variety of other nitwits, crooks, felons, and unqualified individuals doesn’t say very much about the electorate that is at all positive.
Winston Churchill once said that the best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. He was, unfortunately, 100% correct.
Posted by: Mark Jeffery Koch | September 15, 2010, 11:31 am 11:31 am
According to a comment made by someone named Frank thinks a republican president ran up the deficit. Does he not realize Obama has spent more money in the last two years than all the previous presidents going all the way back to George Washington? Do you not realize Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton literally forced banks to loan mortgages to people that could not afford their house payments while Congressmen Barney Franks and Chuck Schumer protected Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for years. President Bush tried thirteen times to have Fannie and Freddie investigated, but Franks and Schumer would not allow it. Democrats are so stupid that if a repubican becomes president they think congress is automatically controlled by republicans also. Wake-up people! Read your history. Don’t go by what a democrat or a republican says. Learn the truth for yourself! Da-ha!
Posted by: justavtoer | September 15, 2010, 11:31 am 11:31 am
According to a comment made by someone named Frank thinks a republican president ran up the deficit. Does he not realize Obama has spent more money in the last two years than all the previous presidents going all the way back to George Washington? Do you not realize Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton literally forced banks to loan mortgages to people that could not afford their house payments while Congressmen Barney Franks and Chuck Schumer protected Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for years. President Bush tried thirteen times to have Fannie and Freddie investigated, but Franks and Schumer would not allow it. Democrats are so stupid that if a repubican becomes president they think congress is automatically controlled by republicans also. Wake-up people! Read your history. Don’t go by what a democrat or a republican says. Learn the truth for yourself! Da-ha!
Posted by: justavtoer | September 15, 2010, 11:31 am 11:31 am
Xanadu – sounds like you might have had a bitter divorce, yourself? The Dems don’t even NEED to tear into O’Donnell -the old-school Republicans are doing that for them. Democrats have demonstrated time and time again that they will elect intelligent women. There already are NUMEROUS women in positions that demonstrate this, as well as the fact that women statistically tend to be Democrats. The key word, however, is “intelligent.”
Posted by: ASJinPA | September 15, 2010, 11:31 am 11:31 am
Xanadu – sounds like you might have had a bitter divorce, yourself? The Dems don’t even NEED to tear into O’Donnell -the old-school Republicans are doing that for them. Democrats have demonstrated time and time again that they will elect intelligent women. There already are NUMEROUS women in positions that demonstrate this, as well as the fact that women statistically tend to be Democrats. The key word, however, is “intelligent.”
Posted by: ASJinPA | September 15, 2010, 11:31 am 11:31 am
A Castle victory would have been meaningless, since he’s just another liberal RINO. A liberal RINO is worse than a liberal democrat. The liberals must go before they bankrupt this country. Christine should win easily if the RNC decides to support her. But right now, sounds like they support her opponent.
Posted by: SeeTheLight | September 15, 2010, 11:31 am 11:31 am
I laugh when I hear people who are NOT involved in the Tea Party Patriot movement making sweeping comments about what we are all about. Been to any rallies? meetings? Doesn’t look like it. We could give a rat’s behind which party the person is affiliated with – we are looking for people who will VOTE to move this country back to it’s roots and we are all Constitutional Conservatives. Poor Karl – he can’t accept the fact that he is a man without a President’s ear to whisper into with his OPINIONS. So now he has ordained himself the Psyhic for the Republican voters. GUESS WHAT KARL – more people will probably split their votes starting in November than ever before. I wonder if you have a few friends in the conservative “think-tank” that O’Donnell won a suit against. Did they take you to dinner and ask you to lob a stink bomb?
Posted by: IlonaE | September 15, 2010, 11:32 am 11:32 am
Can’t we just rename the “Tea Party Express” the “Crazy Train” and be done with it?
Posted by: CTSadler | September 15, 2010, 11:33 am 11:33 am
The American people understand we cannot keep traveling down this road of big spending. It must stop. Simple as that!
Posted by: Gary | September 15, 2010, 11:33 am 11:33 am
One must keep in mind that Karl Rove is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints. The LDS treat Women in a less than acceptable manor. Relegating them to cooking home making and having baby’s. To see a woman in a position of influence is threatening to them. LDS men consider them selves as gods and women are subservient to LDS men. One must keep this in mind when considering a Mormon for elected office.
Posted by: Kent Donaldson | September 15, 2010, 11:34 am 11:34 am
wheresmymoney – If Obama graduated from Harvard “magna cum laude” (which they have verified) then this translates into top 10% of the college. Look it up. He was the first President to EVER ask to even see a tax return, hence the issues. Though I’d agree with you that Geithner should not have passed that test. Your girl here was earning approx. 60K and couldn’t pay off a lousy 4K? Nope, she’s a crook.
Posted by: secondlook | September 15, 2010, 11:34 am 11:34 am
I grow tired of people saying Ms. O’Donnell can’t win and the Republicans will lose a seat. The defect in the Republican party is its lack of substance. Winning isn’t the point, it is a means. Good government is the point. Ms. O’Donnell has clear positions, which I agree with, and stands courageously by them. Let the election be on issues and governance.
Posted by: Wiilliam | September 15, 2010, 11:35 am 11:35 am
A conservative can’t win … blah blah blah. Keep hearing that from liberals this season, usually right before the conservative wins. Keep it up. The more you attack us, the stronger we get.
Posted by: SeeTheLight | September 15, 2010, 11:35 am 11:35 am
“Does he not realize Obama has spent more money in the last two years than all the previous presidents going all the way back to George Washington.”…………… THIS sir, is complete BUNK.
Posted by: secondlook | September 15, 2010, 11:35 am 11:35 am
Warning: Vote Democrat at your country’s peril.
A vote for any Democrat is a vote for Emperor Obama, Queen Pelosi and Senate Jester Reid (or heir apparent Schmuck Schumer).
Posted by: JJinCO | September 15, 2010, 11:36 am 11:36 am
LAST NIGHT THERE WAS A CLIP OF THIS LADY ON THE AIR TALKING ABOUT MASTURBATION AND WHY IT ‘IS A SIN’.
NOW… THAT’S JUST THE BRILLIANCE WE NEED TO SAVE OUR COUNTRY… IN 1910, ISN’T IT?
Posted by: CHUCK | September 15, 2010, 11:37 am 11:37 am
If the Tea party is so strong then why won’t they brake away from the Rebuplican Party and form its own party for Nov? Heck then Palin can run as the Tea party candidate for 2012. Now that would be some good TV!
Posted by: saraj | September 15, 2010, 11:37 am 11:37 am
Such venom from you typical leftists in a predominately democratic leftist state of delaware (not to mention…the entire idiotic democratic leftist “northeast”).
I have to laugh–so many of the comments so far seem to have aroused all of you Sarah Palin “derangement-syndrom freaks” ONCE AGAIN. I just know that all of you freaks would just love to pull a “Joe McGinniss” and do some real “stalking” of your own. Your Sarah Palin ‘ranting’ is getting real old. Live with it, you freaks.
I have to laugh again–you “northeast progrssives” a.k.a. leftist wack-jobs want to so quickly question Ms. O’Donnell’s “dubious finances and spotty work history”…I’ll bet you two-to-one that none of you obama freaks never once questioned the ‘anointed-one’s’ dubious (and quite radical) relationships as well as his quite “spotty” work history as a “community organizer and ‘part-time senator’ which most obviously and certainly never qualified this empty-suit to become a President of the United States.
I have to laugh once again–you leftist freaks STILL insist on BLAMING GEORGE BUSH in the face of this utterly obscene out-of control spending and deficits that have so obviously been brought upon us by the most radical left-wing, marxist, big-spending administration in the history of this country.
There is so much more that I could say…but I suppose that I will just sit back and watch and listen to you northeast liberals rant on..AND LAUGH SOME MORE.
Posted by: Mike | September 15, 2010, 11:38 am 11:38 am
Ah, the all wise “establishment.” Hmm, the democratic one elected a zero experience Senator from Illinois who is proving now…..he has zero skill to solve anything. Now the Republicans are involved in a self destructive battle with irate tax payers via the tea party.
And why do we not have a third choice in this country? I doubt the tea party backed republicans getting into power will help this country any more than the socialist Obamamites did. I don’t see much good on either side. So what can one do but vote for what they see as the least repugnant of two repugnant choices. Maybe one does give them a chance. After all if one gave the Obamamanians an opportunity and they messed up badly, how much worse can the tea partiers be?
Posted by: John | September 15, 2010, 11:39 am 11:39 am
This is precisely why the Republican Party has been eaten alive by democrats. When they do get in power they cave to the democrat voices and get beaten. Castle was a democrat and all you loonies who give money to the Republican Party are nuts when this is what they think is good for the party. Don’t forget they gave us Specter, Snowe, Collins Graham, Crist, McCain, Lott you name it there everywhere. It’s time to end their Trojan horse cerade once and for all if we are going to save this great nation. Maybe Christen O’Donnell isn’t perfect well showing me someone who says they are and I will show you lire. Rove and the other élites is what’s wrong with Washington. Don’t forget he was part of the Bush fiasco of lets all get along and spend all those tax paying idiot money on more programs. The real deal with Rove is he is afraid of conservatives because it will show how wrong his republican elitists have been for fifty years.
Posted by: David Smith | September 15, 2010, 11:41 am 11:41 am
Hey,
Why republican party is trying to discourage Christine. Please ubnite and support her in GE. please forget about Karl Rov. He is a certified destoyer of Republican Party. Christine and Sara you guys go and beat the DEMO-RAT. Wish you all the best.
Posted by: Al. Philly | September 15, 2010, 11:41 am 11:41 am
“Such venom from you typical leftists in a predominately democratic leftist state of delaware….”……. So “venom” is discussing her inability to take personal responsibility and pay her bills, her lying (um, it’s pretty obvious she does), and her bogus lawsuit? Does “venom” mean “anything you might not want to hear and acknowledge?” Because I see nobody spewing venom on here. We’re just pointing out what a complete nut she appears to be. And yes, we question the sanity of anybody on here choosing to support this person that appears to be lacking in any morals and values before she goes to the hill. She’ll fit in fine.
Posted by: secondlook | September 15, 2010, 11:41 am 11:41 am
Christine is not the TEA Party candidate, after last night she is the Republican Candidate and if the state party does not back her as it should, their predictions will be a self-fufilling prophecy.
And Frank, while Dubya was not as conservative as I would like, when he left office the deficit was about $600 billion, what is it today my friend? sorry that’s not George’s fault, as much as you would like to believe, this deficit is Obama’s, as is this economy, and I say we should stop using the “failed policies” of the last 18 months.
Posted by: NJ | September 15, 2010, 11:42 am 11:42 am
Amazing how the left/Dems attack the intelligence of candidates, particularly women. Where is the so-called tolerance and compassion that conservatives/Republicans do not supposedly possess? It is though they have the patent on intelligence. Elitists to say the least. Where are the qualifications of most who run for public office? Obama – are you kidding me? A community-organizer. Wow, that is extensive executive experience to cling to as qualification. You can see how that is going.
It is time for new candidates across the entire spectrum – Dem and Republican. Haven’t you had enough from all sides? How much worse off can we be than to add some new blood without re-electing the same time and again. Dismiss the movement all you want, but the GE will continue the trends we are seeing now.
Posted by: Len | September 15, 2010, 11:42 am 11:42 am
The NRSC just came out with a statement that says they will send O’Donnell a check for $42,000 today. This is the maximum that is allowed. Seems people have been calling their offices all morning, not so happy that they are not going to back her when the People voted her in.
Posted by: wheresmymoney | September 15, 2010, 11:43 am 11:43 am
Hey, entrenched Big Government Republican establishment (I’m looking at you, Rove): CAN YOU HEAR US NOW?
We don’t care if RINOs lose. We’re not playing that game anymore. We’ve listened to your lies about small government for 40 years and that bs is over.
You will adhere to the principles of small government and individual liberty or you will lose. We no longer care if you win.
Posted by: John | September 15, 2010, 11:43 am 11:43 am
She is super! She made mincemeat out of Steffi and Rove and the establishment! We need more Palin clones to take back this nation for the people!!!
Posted by: Licinia | September 15, 2010, 11:45 am 11:45 am
It’s good to see so many democrats on here, slamming Christine O’Donnell. It shows just how desperate they are. The old GOP has jumped the shark, which is why they’re wringing their hands and wailing against O’Donnell. The new Republicans, with Palin and the Tea Party will take us back to the top. This country is right of center. It’s moved further, thanks to a great awakening, and thanks to the abuses of “progressives”. No more Dems. No more Neocons (buh-bye Rove, et al). Palin cleaned up the Repuplican Party in Alaska, now she’s cleaning it up in the rest of the country. And she’s not even President yet.
Posted by: Nope | September 15, 2010, 11:46 am 11:46 am
“Amazing how the left/Dems attack the intelligence of candidates, particularly women.”………. No, we’re really questioning more the intelligence of voters that would vote for this. The woman is a flat out liar and just extreme. As you complain the left is. Here’s a hint. Don’t support extreme if you’re against extreme?
Posted by: secondlook | September 15, 2010, 11:46 am 11:46 am
Nice when she mentioned it took her 12 years to pay off her college loans because she isn’t a “trust fund baby”. The establishment made fun of her financial history. She just showed them to be elitists no different than the Harvard-Yale crowd. Well done.
Posted by: JDW | September 15, 2010, 11:47 am 11:47 am
Thank you DUM-Dum, Republicans, the Tea Party is the party that knows the answer, thanks to them the Dems will win in Nov, thank you again for putting Bi-Poler, people, in the primary….Yeah… Heard that a high salary movie star said, that they don’t need a tax cut, she does not need anymore diamonds. Yes she is a Dem, did Murdock not say that his secretary, paid more taxes than he did, and thought it was a shame. In fact, many Dems, who are rich, do not paying their fair of taxes. It is those greedy CEO;s and Republican wantabe, rich, are fighting for every cut, and loop hole they can get. Hannity,Beck, Orielly,Rush, are wannabe’s they are fighting tooth and nail for every penny.
Why is it that since the tax cut, we hhave lost thousands of jobs, and why are we in a recession. Why are thousands of middleclass people are getting unemployment. If those tax cuts wwere so good, why are the rich not
hiring. Sounds stupid to me, can the
people be so foolish to believe these
Republicans.
Posted by: Hinzel2 | September 15, 2010, 11:47 am 11:47 am
“Despite her decisive win – the Republican Party has said that it will not spend any money to help her Senate bid, Jon Karl reported this morning.”
The Republican Pary will not support the candidate elected by the Republican electorate?
I dont know this O’donnell person, so I wont invest my reputation in her with ignorant support. However, she won “fair-n-square”, and now the party snobs refuse to support her?
#@!* this party! No more support from me.
There are a bunch of egotistical snobs running both of these parties.
Posted by: natb1 | September 15, 2010, 11:47 am 11:47 am
Seems the GOP is willing to ride the Titanic all the way to the bottom to support its blue blood, country-club RINOs. They act like they would rather throw a childish hissy-fit and support these disgusting “reach across the aisle” types like McCain and the weasel Lindsay Gramnesty, rather than “get” the message from voters that they want strong, conservative candidates with a clear mandate to reverse the damage done by RINOs, the Kenyan and his democrat ilk. Hey, doofus GOP “leadership”; if you had supported solid, conservative candidates in the years past, there would never have been the “gnashing of teeth” going on about the Bush tax cuts expiring because that idiotic provision would have never even been considered, much less agreed to.
Posted by: typicalwhiteguy | September 15, 2010, 11:47 am 11:47 am
“Nice when she mentioned it took her 12 years to pay off her college loans because she isn’t a “trust fund baby”. The establishment made fun of her financial history. She just showed them to be elitists no different than the Harvard-Yale crowd. Well done.”……… SUCKER. She was earning about 60K a year. You’d believe anything.
Posted by: secondlook | September 15, 2010, 11:48 am 11:48 am
Speaking of un-factual things, are there really 57 states, as The Fresh Prince of Bill Ayres, says?
Don’t get all wee-weed up about people speaking like an average human being.
Posted by: John | September 15, 2010, 11:48 am 11:48 am
O’Donnell has more name recognition than Coons at this point, thanks to the media making such a big deal of the Republican primary win. When does the media ever even report much about the Republican primaries Delaware?!? So, there is huge support for O’Donnell in the state, and meanwhile democrat voters there are dispirited. I actually think that O’Donnell can win this. And despite the civil war between establishment Republicans and the Tea Party that the “left” was hoping would happen, the National Republican Senatorial Committee is fully getting behind the O’Donnell campaign “starting today with a $42,000.00 check”, says Chairman Senator John Cornyn.
Posted by: the_logician | September 15, 2010, 11:48 am 11:48 am
Speaking of un-factual things, are there really 57 states, as The Fresh Prince of Bill Ayres, says?
Don’t get all wee-weed up about people speaking like an average human being.
Posted by: John | September 15, 2010, 11:48 am 11:48 am
O’Donnell has coined the non-word “un-factual” in the wake of Palin’s “refudiate.” By the time these pols get done, we’re gonna have a whole new language! Good greeeef.
Posted by: WileyinCA | September 15, 2010, 11:50 am 11:50 am
It appears that democrats are terrified the American public has seen what their party is really like, and is rejecting it completely. Democrats can not debate the issues like 9.6% unemployment, government take over of private companies like GM, Obamacare, or Obama’s retoric that consistently sides with our enemies and is inconsistent with the mainstream values of the American public. All democrats have to run on is the opposing candidate is crazy, or not fit for office (like the community organizer). Democrats will let you know who they don’t want to run against by the people they attack, like Sarah Palin. Well, it’s over dems. Your socialist government is about to change, and your dictator will be beat by Sarah. Obama will replace Carter as the worst President this country has ever known.
Posted by: David | September 15, 2010, 11:50 am 11:50 am
Don’t be confused by the manipulative semantics being used by the media to disorient you. 60 to 70% of Americans support the Arizona immigration law, oppose the building of a mosque at Ground Zero, want to repeal Obama Care, and oppose huge government growth, intrusion and taxation. That being the case, it is outrageous that these positions are routinely characterized as “fringe”, “extreme”, “radical” “reactionary” or somehow “out of the mainstream”. By convincing Americans that government run health care, government owned auto companies, government chosen bailout beneficiaries are “mainstream” policies, the manipulators in the media paint all opposition to these collectivist policies as “fringe”. The Tea Party’s policies and members are not fringe. They comprise 60 to 70% of America; they most likely include you, your family, and friends.
Posted by: NCMike | September 15, 2010, 11:51 am 11:51 am
To FluffyinDE,
If you or your daughter have more qualifications, get out and seek office. The situation we have now, you agree with all of the over-spending, all of the wasted dollars, all of the entrenched leadership? O’Donnell is who she is, at least she is standing up and doing something about it. Mike Castle had not been tested in 40 years, he should have been more prepared.
Posted by: mike | September 15, 2010, 11:53 am 11:53 am
“60 to 70% of Americans support the Arizona immigration law”……….. It’s in The Constitution that the feds control immigration. Look it up.
Posted by: secondlook | September 15, 2010, 11:53 am 11:53 am
I love when conservative principles are called extreme.
How screwed up is your thinking to believe that murdering children in the womb is less extreme than protecting it?
Keeping taxes low so that individuals can determine their own course by actually working and keeping what they earn as opposed to handing it to others.
What alternative universe do some live in?
Posted by: Len | September 15, 2010, 11:55 am 11:55 am
I wonder if this woman believes the same as Sharon Angle – that women who are raped should ‘make lemonade out of lemons’… DELAWARE and NEVADA this is the b/s you have in store if you pick this two wingers….
Posted by: Melanie | September 15, 2010, 11:55 am 11:55 am
The attacks on Christine together with the initial RNC denial of support basically reflected the good old boy Republican establishment network upset that the people actually asserted primacy in their game. Rove supported the “compassionate conservatism” of Bush that led to deficits and to the destruction of the Republican brand of fiscal conservatism. Unsurprising that he is unhappy that Republican voters want Republicans representing the party not RINOs. Castle was the most liberal Republican in the party. Now he is a sore loser. So is Rove.
Posted by: student1776 | September 15, 2010, 11:55 am 11:55 am
I can tell from the comments that the democrats are getting really nervous now. They are sweating like a democrat politician sitting handcuffed in the back of a police car.
Posted by: Spotlight | September 15, 2010, 11:57 am 11:57 am
wow…
“Republicans ran up the deficit…”
Bush = 1 trillion dollars in 6 years with two wars
Obama = 2 trillion dollars in 18 months with social spending and “de-stimulus” bills
Palin unqualified?
Elected leadership position prior to 2008
Palin = 2
Obama = 0
Biden = 0
O’Donnell no chance of winning?
Maybe, but i’d rather have a liberal democrat contributing to the ruin of this country, than a liberal republican, because you know that a liberal republican will give the libs a scapegoat.
No, i want a conservative house and a democrat senate, so that debate will be opened up. If the republicans get both, and still can’t accomplish anything because of Obama’s ideology, you know the MSM will blame the conservative congress for all the problems that Obama and social engineering programs have created.
Posted by: retrocon | September 15, 2010, 11:57 am 11:57 am
Win or lose, always vote for the most Conservative candidate. It’s the Right thing to do.
Posted by: Nunyer Bidniss | September 15, 2010, 12:00 pm 12:00 pm
“Dubious finances”? “Spotty work history”? Sounds like she’s qualified to be the Republican nominee for President. Mike Castle, along with Joe Biden and the man he replaced, Caleb Boggs, might have been the most popular politician in Delaware’s history. He was twice elected Governor and several times to the House, and was never seriously threatened until the Tea Party lunatics came in. He would have been elected to the Senate. Now, all Chris Coons has to do to win is show clips of O’Donnell’s appearances on “Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher” from the late 1990s, when she spouted insane right-wing opinions at a time when Sarah Palin was still an Alaskan version of Ines Sainz. She’s toast, and the Democrats will easily keep control of the Senate. I think they’ll hang onto the House, too, because the voters remember it was the Republicans who put us in this mess, not President Obama or any other Democrat.
Posted by: Uncle Mike | September 15, 2010, 12:01 pm 12:01 pm
Posted by: Nephron | Sep 15, 2010 8:55:35 AM Have to agree with that, if Castle was so beloved, experienced etc. he wouldn’t have lost. And I wouldn’t say she doesn’t have a chance, I am sure Feingold and Boxer thought they were a shoe in too but the polls are telling a different tale.
Posted by: Ferrari5555 | September 15, 2010, 12:01 pm 12:01 pm
“O’Donnell is who she is”……… Yeah, she lies and doesn’t pay her bills. I’d like to know why if all the republicans claim the liberals don’t pay bills it’s OK to put somebody in office in that already shows such a history. You know, I am just sure some decent people have become lawmakers and before it’s been over with they went crooked. I think the power rather gets to them. Why on earth would you put somebody in that is ahead of the curve and showing signs of this prior to you electing them? I get the angst. I share it and would like to fire all of them. But I’m not going to replace it with worse.
Posted by: secondlook | September 15, 2010, 12:01 pm 12:01 pm
Never say “never” in this political climate, do not count Christine out! We’re about to find out just how liberal the state of Delaware is. The president and his party have become toxic, so consider this race wide-open.
Posted by: rkm63 | September 15, 2010, 12:02 pm 12:02 pm
Posted by: Spotlight | Sep 15, 2010 11:57:13 AM
Not really… This woman is the definition of CRAZY…. Too bad for Delaware… Too bad for rape victim in Nevada if they choose Angle…
Posted by: Melanie | September 15, 2010, 12:02 pm 12:02 pm
“My daughter at U of Del has more qualification then she does!” … Wait, you voted for Obama, and suddenly you’re worried about how qualified candidates are???
Posted by: Realist | September 15, 2010, 12:02 pm 12:02 pm
Senator Cornyn, please prevent short-sightedness at the NRSC. The 2010 elections are only “half-time” in a very serious game to prevent more new deal great society ‘hopey-changey’. Consolidating a rock-ribbed conservative minority in 2010 will lead to more conservative wins in 2012, when they will be needed to prevent more liberal appointees to the Supreme Court. Get to work, sir.
Posted by: John_In_Houston | September 15, 2010, 12:02 pm 12:02 pm
Oh, wait … maybe Fluffy learned her lesson.
Posted by: Realist | September 15, 2010, 12:03 pm 12:03 pm
Second look…
Yes, the federal govt is charged with immigration and does nothing about it. Why close the borders and anger your potential, and illegal, voting base? Wonderful Dem strategy that damages the country.
Posted by: Len | September 15, 2010, 12:03 pm 12:03 pm
Len, Next we can discuss how the republicans held the majority for 12 years and never did squat about this. Do you support The Constitution or not?
Posted by: secondlook | September 15, 2010, 12:04 pm 12:04 pm
ABC News is miss reporting certain things in this story. You are being lied to by the DNC propaganda machine.
Posted by: kljlkkjlkj | September 15, 2010, 12:05 pm 12:05 pm
RINO hunting season is over for now.
It has been successful beyond most imaginations.
Now we must prove one more thing, that candidates with solid principles can win elections.
Once we do that, the nation’s course will be turned.
The rules have changed Mr Rove.
Posted by: Homer | September 15, 2010, 12:06 pm 12:06 pm
At least her political label and political beliefs match. I never understood why the GOP leadership believes that changing your political beliefs towards that of the opponent’s wins elections 0r advances you cause. Surrendering is the trait of a loser and a coward – O’Donnell is neither.
Posted by: Joe | September 15, 2010, 12:08 pm 12:08 pm
Hey secondlook, you really are clever. You state a bit of truth to push your personal agenda while ignoring the nearby facts that would be in opposition to your position. If you don’t already have one, you should get a job with the Dem party machine. You could be good hack writer.
Fact: The AZ immigration law’s purpose was to assist enforcement of existing Federal Law.
Fact: The Constitution does NOT grant the Executive Branch authority to Pick-and-Choose which Federal Laws to enforce. Justice is supposed to be blind – applying equally to all regardless of sex, race, religion, or place in society. Today Justice has been perverted to the Dem mantra of “Social Justice” which promises true inequality for all.
-Voter intimidation in Philly
-Illegal Immigration
-Tax evasion and fraud by Congressmen and WH Staff
…I’m sure everyone can come up with more evidence of these types of inequalities.
Posted by: LivedInDE | September 15, 2010, 12:08 pm 12:08 pm
We must all remember the reason why the Tea Party was created…the dislike for the person who is in charge of these United States! President Obama. Enough said.
Posted by: mojo3 | September 15, 2010, 12:09 pm 12:09 pm
…Surrendering is the trait of a loser and a coward – O’Donnell is neither.
Posted by: Joe | Sep 15, 2010 12:08:10 PM
No she is just a crazy woman… Does she believe like Sharon Angle dthat if a women is RAPED she should ‘make lemonade out of lemons..
Does O’Donnell belief that???? Probably!!!!
Posted by: Melanie | September 15, 2010, 12:11 pm 12:11 pm
Its too bad that the lemmings of the Democratic Party cannot see fit to get rid of their establishment politicos. If they did we MIGHT see the country return to greatness, which this administration and the Democratically controlled Congress have done their best to tarnish….Throw them ALL out!
Posted by: angus | September 15, 2010, 12:11 pm 12:11 pm
As a Californian first let me apologize
for Barbara Boxer. There is a wave of anger towards politicians who consistently run one way and vote another. Win or lose the die is cast. The people will now instruct the Pols on what they can run on to win and not the other way around.
Posted by: voting block | September 15, 2010, 12:11 pm 12:11 pm
This is all good. Now is the time to determine the nature of our country in no uncertain terms. The issue is whether we will be a country of limited government and fiscal responsibility or that of a nanny state, big government from Washington spending wildly mostly as bribes to their favored special interests and to “spread the wealth around”. So let the mass media, the Democrats and even, disappointingly, Karl Rove join in the internal Republican attacks. Strangely, even Rove, for whom I have much respect except for his post election attack on O’Donnell, fails to understand the country cannot get back on course with Republicans like Castle who cannot be relied upon to vote conservatively.
Posted by: Bobothree | September 15, 2010, 12:12 pm 12:12 pm
If O’Donnell is defeated by Coons it still beats the alternative. Castle is nothing more than a RINO and it better to have your enemies in front of you than behind you. What the left fears about the Tea Party is that it is pushing the GOP to return to its roots and back to the values and principles that distinquished America from the rest of the world.
Posted by: malarky1 | September 15, 2010, 12:13 pm 12:13 pm
So the GOP won’t financially support her in their get even with Palin now mode? The can’t have the actual members of the party telling them what they want now can they. America is angry at all of the DC elites – America is actively working to remove al the DC elites. This, like the original revolution, will not go lightly into the night
No wonder every conservative that I know is hanging onto their wallet.
Sooner, rather than later, we are heading for at least a three party system and the GOP will be the least of the three. Good leaders get in front of their constituants not shoot them from behind.
Posted by: Don L | September 15, 2010, 12:13 pm 12:13 pm
I doubt she has as much baggage as people think she does. When my wife was paying off her college debts, those went on for over 12 years…20 don’t bother me at all. The question is whether or not the RINOs can get together with Democrats or not. The lesson here is that Democrat lite is not going to sell with Republicans. Don’t forget that this happened before with RR.
Posted by: Nate | September 15, 2010, 12:14 pm 12:14 pm
Frankly, The republican party brought this on themselves when they took control of the congress then began acting just like the democrats, tacking on pork to the 1997 transportation bill.
Then, they distracted everyone with the LClinton scandal and continued to spend,spend, spend the government into a major deficit.
So, the voters put the democrats back in office, but Pelosi, Reid took this as mandate from the people to spend, spend, spend more.
This is a backlash from the MAJORITY, not liberal or conservative, but common sense voters who are sick and tired of the Roves and Pelosis of this world.
The majority of Americans are sick and tired of debates on NON issues, while the congress drives us into complete bankrupcy.
Posted by: X republican because of irresponsible Republican Congress | September 15, 2010, 12:14 pm 12:14 pm
i’m so glad Charlie Rangel and Barney Frank weren’t able to win with no baggage.
Posted by: joe6pak | September 15, 2010, 12:14 pm 12:14 pm
Karl Rove? Isn’t he the guy that supported McCain too. This machine is over with.
Posted by: Don L | September 15, 2010, 12:15 pm 12:15 pm
Hey, Fluffy,
Unless your daughter is at least 35 yrs old, she does not have more qualifications than O’Donnell. I’m guessing your daughter needs a few more years to be just as qualified as O’Donnell.
Posted by: daddontsk8 | September 15, 2010, 12:15 pm 12:15 pm
Rove is a bone-head. A Rhino if ever there was one.
Posted by: Brian | September 15, 2010, 12:15 pm 12:15 pm
“Despite her decisive win – the Republican Party has said that it will not spend any money to help her Senate bid, Jon Karl reported this morning.” How ironic…This is the same Republican Party I haven’t spent any money on for a few years….
Posted by: Mike S | September 15, 2010, 12:15 pm 12:15 pm
Factual? Smart? Experienced? Who cares? She’s a babe! That’s what it takes to win these days …
Posted by: Rick in KC | September 15, 2010, 12:16 pm 12:16 pm
This is Joe Biden’s seat and someone is worried about Ms. O’Donnel’s intellect? please…
sexism, pure and simple.
Posted by: Brettl | September 15, 2010, 12:18 pm 12:18 pm
Karl Rove is a Trojan Horse. Remember, he orchestrated Bush’s spending spree
Posted by: Justin | September 15, 2010, 12:21 pm 12:21 pm
Rove sounded like Barney Frank on Hannity last night. What a spoiled child. Didn’t he recently admit that it was a big mistake not to have George Bush “fight back” against the Democrats during the last two years of his presidency? This passivity (of Bush) helped create Obama. The people were disgusted with a weak leader. Rove’s (arrogance) made him wrong then, and make him wrong now.
Posted by: NJ Independent | September 15, 2010, 12:22 pm 12:22 pm
I LOVE THE GOP STRATEGY!!
IF THE RIGHT WING BOAT IS SINKING, THEN LETS DRILL SOME MORE HOLES IN IT TO LET THE WATER OUT!
KEEP GOING HARD RIGHT WITH THE TEA PARTY. THE DEMOCRATS LOVE IT!!!
Posted by: WAB | September 15, 2010, 12:22 pm 12:22 pm
It’s heartwarming to see so many liberal posters and press being so concerned about the well-being of the Republican party, as in “…but will O’Donnell’s victory hurt the GOP?”
Get a grip, you goobers. It’s so-called “moderates” like Castle, and Snowe, and Collins that that have hurt the GOP. What do those people stand for? Nobody knows. What are their principles? Nobody knows that either. They’re moderates. OK, what’s that?
Ms. O’Donnell is a principled conservative, and we know what her values are, and we know how she’s going to vote. And she’s cute!
Posted by: Quiet I'm talking here | September 15, 2010, 12:23 pm 12:23 pm
I wish the tea party haters would make up their minds! One day they say the tea party is just another republican party tool and the next day they say it’s destroying the republican party. The bottom line is the tea party is not a single monolithic organization! However, it is evidence that there is a citizen revolution afoot in this country! Wake up politicians. Your days are numbered! The citizens are taking our country back.
Posted by: MaggieLyn | September 15, 2010, 12:23 pm 12:23 pm
What the hell is wrong with Karl Rove? So your candidate did not win get over it and help the repulican candidate who did win. Don’t be a sore loser. I thought Rove was beyond this petty crap. Isn’t it funny how dems fight one another like crazy during primaries, but when they are over, everybody backs the winner. Learn something from them Rove.
Posted by: anthony guerra | September 15, 2010, 12:25 pm 12:25 pm
ah, perhaps some of the Conservative over-confidence about November is starting to wane? Its a LONG time to November…!
Posted by: indithinker | September 15, 2010, 12:26 pm 12:26 pm
Honestly I’d rather see her win the primary and lose the general than have a liberal in Republican clothing get elected. Real conservatives are getting sick and tired of voting for moderates (closet liberals) because they are the lesser of two evils. To hell with the GOP if they are going to support RINOs like Castle just so they can win a numbers game. There is no such thing as a pro-gun control, pro-abortion conservative, no matter what he calls himself. Carl Rove is the one who brought us the fiscally liberal George W. Bush and look what it’s done for us. It’s given the liberals a whipping boy they can run against even after he’s out of office. And btw, who cares if the whitehouse loves these results. Barry (Jimmy Carter II) Obama is a one term president who is sending his party into the wilderness for decades.
Posted by: Allen | September 15, 2010, 12:26 pm 12:26 pm
The whole objective is to win. Not look good losing. To stick to the “Establishment” in the primaries means nothing if you lose in the GE. Be careful what you ask for…
Posted by: WildTexasWind | September 15, 2010, 12:27 pm 12:27 pm
The people have spoken. Get over it oarty leaders. BOTH parties. Things are going to change by vote or by gun smoke.
George, you are a tool of the liberal Dems. Nobody has any faith or trust in you other than those under medication and out of touch. Nobody older than you believes you. We all know better because we were there.
Posted by: Odins Acolyte | September 15, 2010, 12:29 pm 12:29 pm
The fact that it was a closed primary rather guarantees that O’Donnell was the clear favourite of the registered Republicans in DE – at least amongst those who took the effort to vote. And in this country that’s what counts.
The Republican party should have remained neutral in these races. Let the candidates battle it out, and after each has had their say let the voters decide.
Once the voters have rendered their verdict the Republican party should throw 110% of its support behind the winning candidate. And if they were more interested in representing the wishes of the Republican voters than those of their favorite insiders that’s exactly what they would do.
That they haven’t and won’t speaks volumes about the sorry state of the Republican leadership – proof that most if not all of them are in it only for themselves. Good riddance.
As a conservative I take greater pleasure in seeing an establishment Republican tossed out on their butts than I do in seeing the most radical liberal defeated.
Remember, without the wise stewardship of these illustrious and noble Republicans we might well have ended up with Obama in the White House, Pelosi in charge of the House, and Reid running things in the Senate.
Oh, wait…
Posted by: Bjartur | September 15, 2010, 12:30 pm 12:30 pm
Rove just showed his Establishment Republican Roots…ERR. To err is defined as wandering from the right way. I’m all for RINO cannibalism, which is defined as Tea Party endorsed candidates eating ERR’s lunch. It sure beats the D-Rat circle “F”.
Posted by: urstrange | September 15, 2010, 12:32 pm 12:32 pm
I think O’Donnell has a great chance of beating the Democratic candidate. She is riding the wave of disdain that the average American is creating. If Mr. Brown can do it in Massachusetts, why can’t she? I’d vote for her over the liberal, big government candidate.
Posted by: miroj | September 15, 2010, 12:32 pm 12:32 pm
As of last summer, according to all the polls, the tea party is supported by 20-25% of Americans and growing. The only party first democrats left are the outright leftie progressives and government dependants who want to vote themselves a check (includes mega business like GE, GM etc). The only party first republicans left are establishment politicians who are as happy with big government as are the democrats. The tea parties appeared spontaneously to fill the void as our politicians have largely abandoned America and its constitution. Carl Rowe, let’s face it, is an establishment republican and his response is predictable. His opinion will be of less and less influence on my opinion. In our effort to restore America, we have to learn to filter the information we are fed by the media. It is easy to do by applying rational thought. Just take a few minutes and think it through.
Posted by: Norwegianbear | September 15, 2010, 12:33 pm 12:33 pm
Castle is a Democrat – not a Republican. He should of ran with his own party.
Time to get rid of all the professional politicians and their cronies.
Posted by: Mr. Conservative | September 15, 2010, 12:33 pm 12:33 pm
She may not win the election. But, if Castle was so hot wouldn’t he have won the primary? The Repub Party must get some younger folks and build some excitement. Bob Dole and John McCain aren’t the answer.
I don’t think we could count on Castle’s vote when the chips are down… he brought this on himself.
Posted by: bill h | September 15, 2010, 12:34 pm 12:34 pm
Screw rove !!!!!!!!!! He goes off the reservation way too much–Sofomoric
Posted by: hhuv | September 15, 2010, 12:36 pm 12:36 pm
FluffyinDE: If your daughter has more qualification than O’Donnell to be a Senator, feel satisfied that she also has more qualifications than the empty suit in the White House. I agree with you that most Americans are more qualified than the filth who currently call themselves Politicians.
Posted by: Shawn | September 15, 2010, 12:36 pm 12:36 pm
“First they ignore you, then they mock you, then they fight you, then you win.”
Gandhi
Posted by: JYY | September 15, 2010, 12:37 pm 12:37 pm
Is it really that difficult to see what would happen if a good number of Tea Party candidates came into power? They would get to Washington, adapt to all the same old political pitfalls, start playing the same old games and do absolutely nothing different than the big two parties in power now. The only power the Tea Party has is that they’re NOT a part of government. Once they get in they become part of the problem and you’re going to need yet another ‘grassroots’ movement to protest the Republicans, Democrats and Tea Partiers. And I’m not quite sure why all of the Tea Party candidates have to be such freaks. The basis of the movement is a good thing but the attacks on Obama’s citizenship reflect a horrible light on it. The best thing for the Tea Party is to stay out of government. The day they get elected the party is over. Well maybe the party won’t be completely over but the music will have been turned down, the beer is gone and all the good looking girls have left (actually I’ve been to a Tea Party rally and honestly I didn’t really see any good looking girls but that’s beside the point…)
Posted by: WonderingOutLoud | September 15, 2010, 12:45 pm 12:45 pm
The goal is not to elect Republicans for the sake of electing Republicans. The goal is to prevent federal bankruptcy which Obamacare and endless bailouts will ultimately lead to. How does ensuring a Castle victory prevent federal bankruptcy?
Much better to gamble on O’Donnell and have a fighting chance to oppose Big Gov’t At All Costs, than to lock in Castle with a guaranteed pro-gov’t slant indistinguishable from Dems.
Posted by: DH | September 15, 2010, 12:47 pm 12:47 pm
It’s interesting to read the comments from Dems on both Sarah Palin and o’Donnell. One is not seeking any office and the other just whipped an establishment Rep. who was part of the Del landscape for 40 years. And all the Dems can come up with is that the Del voters are stupid, Rove is now their hero, and Palin is ruining the Country. Gee,I guess all Dems and Rep.who vilify O’Donnell and Palin must feel this country is headed in the right direction. That obama has done a great job getting the unemployment #’s down. He really has worked hard in gettting the deficit down as well and has had the help of people like Castle and Biden to do so. Oh I forgot Bush brought the economy to the brink of a depression. Of course that was after inheriting a recession from clinton and then being able to create more jobs than any other president in our history. Everything was going fine until the Dems took over in 2006. As a matter of fact the Dow hit 14000 in july of 2007. Of course the Dem programs hadn’t hit us yet like the increase in the minimum wage. But now that we have had over 4 years of Dem control we all feel good about ourselves and people like O’Donnell and palin should go back under the rocks they came from. Yes, i guess the Dems and Rinos have really got us on the right track.If we could just get rid of Stupid voters who vote for people like O’Donnell.
Posted by: jpk | September 15, 2010, 12:47 pm 12:47 pm
Rove is a joke and I have been saying it for a long time. He single handed let Bush get framed and now he says he regrets fighting back. He is not that skilled.
GOP as we knew it is over.
Posted by: JJ | September 15, 2010, 12:47 pm 12:47 pm
It seems almost the entire ABC News viewership weighed-in on this post. It’s good to hear from the marginalized minorities from time to time, even if they still haven’t learned anything new.
Posted by: Dr. Theo | September 15, 2010, 12:47 pm 12:47 pm
Bush was no conservative he was a RINO. Rove is a non-factor and is wrong about alot of things. People of DE did good, now complete the job in Nov. Elect O’Donnell and show the RNC and Rove where they can take their opinions.
Posted by: Kevin B | September 15, 2010, 12:48 pm 12:48 pm
Hey fluff who is paying daughter’s tuition. eight to five says it some fed sponsored fund.
Posted by: Paul 31 | September 15, 2010, 12:49 pm 12:49 pm
Castle, Coons, Biden, Hussein Obama….they are all the same. I would rather see Coons (a stated Democrat win) than Castle (a backstabbing RINO). Go Christine. When they say you cannot win, then you know you are half way home
Posted by: edward doyle | September 15, 2010, 12:49 pm 12:49 pm
i cant believe some of the comments tha say republicans are responsible for deficit. obama has added more to debt in 18 months that busch did in 8 years. and im no fan of busch.
Posted by: charlie | September 15, 2010, 12:51 pm 12:51 pm
What is up with Karl Rove? Doesn’t he get it that we are tired of the same ole crapola in the Republican Party. It is time for these guys to quit lying and smearing other candidates to make themselves look good. We are going to replace these people with people who will go to Washington and SERVE the people of the United States! Delaware is just the beginning!
Posted by: Dee | September 15, 2010, 12:51 pm 12:51 pm
Let’s look at Coons….Reported by Slaven..”As New Castle County Executive, Chris Coons raised taxes on the very voters that he will need to support him; Sussex is sure to go to O’Donnell on November 2, and Kent might do the same, but how much support can he expect from people who have criticized him in the past for unnecessarily raising taxes?
In May 2010, Politico reported that Coons described himself as a “bearded Marxist” in the 80s, and even when so far as to question the basic principles of “free enterprise,” in an article he wrote for a college newspaper. This story alone should be enough to turn any voter with an ounce of sanity against the Democrat. Delaware is a state full of businesses, and people who work for them, and the last person we need representing us in Washington is a self-described Marxist who has rejected capitalism and freedom itself.
Coons supports President Obama’s scheme for yet another economic “stimulus,” which would pay off special interests and hurt small businesses, as was the case with the first stimulus. This irresponsible economic strategy simply does not work. Do Delaware voters, even Democrats, really want to waste hundreds of billions of tax dollars on a plan that is obviously going to fail?”
Posted by: wheresmymoney | September 15, 2010, 12:53 pm 12:53 pm
Is the Republican Pary obligated to support the Tea Party nominees in November? Posted by: Frank | Sep 15, 2010 8:24:37 AM
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Frank……there is not “tea party” per se. Ms. O’Donnell won the primary and will be running as a Republican in the Republican. There is not a “tea party” column. Whether the Republican National Committee chooses to support her monetarily or not is up to them. Personally, I think the RNC would be foolish to NOT support her. The current sentiment is that because she is a conservative republican instead of a RINO, that Delaware will not choose her. I think that that is a dangerous assumption. Here we have a lady that was rated as “not a chance” against Castle beat him handily. Castle had a war chest of $3 million dollars. O’Donnell had less than $400 thousand. Castle had name recognition and the (reluctant) backing of the GOP. O’Donnell did not. Yet, she won. The citizens of Delaware spoke their piece: they said, quite loudly, that they are fed up with ‘status quo’ in DC. They should be applauded for displaying the courage of their convictions. The end result may be that the Dems beat her in November. If so…then so be it. It won’t be like obama gained any votes in the Senate: Castle has voted like a liberal for his whole career. The downside to conservatives is that there is that much more work to do (if O’Donnell is defeated in November) to regain control of the Senate. With Castle or with the Democrat having won, the vote tally in the senate would not change. But with the (R) behind his name, it could result in the firing of harry reid, if Angle doesn’t unseat him. So, i’m not sure that will happen now, unless O’Donnell can get the monetary support of the RNC. I’m writing a check to her right now…….
Posted by: ncpilot09 | September 15, 2010, 12:53 pm 12:53 pm
So O’Donnell has an unidentified “checkered past” but “can’t win”. Charlie Rangle has a “checkered present” yet he has no problem winning. Besides O’Donnell can be in the calendar “Hot US Senators”. Only she would have to represent all 12 months. Delaware – Vote for the HOTTIE in November so she never gets out of the news!
Posted by: Joe | September 15, 2010, 12:54 pm 12:54 pm
It’s going to be over for the “elite” whether a D or R…We The People are baaaaack…!
Let’s not forget that Karl Rove and all the other “talking political heads” don’t have “real jobs…” They do not contribute to society, they do not create jobs…they leach off the bloated political system…
Let’s remember…He who has no sin amoung you …cast the first stone…” I for one, want any encumbant OUT. I don’t care how “good” they are or how “conservative” they are or how much “seniority” they have or how well they “know the system” AL OF THEM ARE PATHETIC AND ARE SELF SERVING. I say, in the next 6 years, we can completely turn over Congress and the White House ( Legislative and Executive Branch) and then over the next couple of years deal with the Judicial branch…Lets get the country back to THE PEOPLE!
Posted by: flaboater1 | September 15, 2010, 12:54 pm 12:54 pm
Rove just gave O’Donnell her best campaign ad.
I can see it now, play Rove’s rant, followed by, “I am not part of the inside the Beltway GOP old guard, they are the problem.”
Posted by: Cotton Picker | September 15, 2010, 12:54 pm 12:54 pm
Bushwhackers, Carl Rove, and the bunch are Liberal Light. NEVER were these
Country Club Repugnants “Conservative”. NEVER !!! The Bushwhackers totally fooled the “Conservatives” in the “past”.
Posted by: Keith Kennedy | September 15, 2010, 12:56 pm 12:56 pm
How the haters of Reagan Blue State American exist in delusion in attacking the Tea Party and Gov. Palin.
It was the Tea Party which elected Scott Brown in Teddy Kennedy’s old seat in uber liberal Massachusetts.
Continue to sniff the Obama musk as a revolution is sweeping America in another Ronald Reagan wave.
These Reagan Democrats, Conservatives, Christians and yes the real GOP base with Independents were told to shut up by Bush 41′s Baker people who ruined Dan Quayle. Were lied to by the Hassert era GOP patricians and watched their Conservatives like Jewish George Allen destroyed by the Rove machine in favor of the John McCain social democrats.
They are more schooled now. Not going to trust the lying left which has the Obama folks posting more filth on this site. This is the beginning and every time the Obama folks count Gov. Palin and the Tea Party out, they by God’s Grace are awarded another victory to restore America.
Democrats betrayed by Mr. Obama and the Pelosi Reid misleadership are the rising tide for the Tea Party who are most welcome as they desire a secure America, a debt free future for our children and prosperity so all of us can care for ourselves in good jobs.
Karl Rove burned his bridge like a fool and it was political rape engaged in on Ms. O’Donnell, just like this same group attacked Sarah Palin…..and just like the same group by Obama smeared Hillary Clinton.
This attacking American Women is disgraceful and it will stop for the crime it is.
Posted by: Lame Cherry | September 15, 2010, 12:56 pm 12:56 pm
Why can’t the tebaggers find better qualified people to run with. This woman gives me the same headache when she speaks as I get from hearing Palin speak. The tea party won the battle in Del, but lost the war.
Posted by: Karma6338 | September 15, 2010, 12:59 pm 12:59 pm
The goal is not to elect Republicans for the sake of electing Republicans. The goal is to prevent federal bankruptcy which Obamacare and endless bailouts will ultimately lead to. How does ensuring a Castle victory prevent federal bankruptcy?
Much better to gamble on O’Donnell and have a fighting chance to oppose Big Gov’t At All Costs, than to lock in Castle with a guaranteed pro-gov’t slant indistinguishable from Dems.
Posted by: DH | September 15, 2010, 1:00 pm 1:00 pm
It’s obvious to me……………With this being such a key position in the Senate to keep the Democratic majority. I believe a lot of Democrats changed their party affiliation, to vote in the Republican primary to vote for the likely loser, thereby keeping their Democratic seat in the Senate………..You guys are giving way too much power to Sarah and the tea bags
Posted by: car | September 15, 2010, 1:02 pm 1:02 pm
Okay, let me get this straight: the Washington-based GOP thinks O’Donnell is not a viable candidate because she’s got too much baggage? Maybe if O’Donnell had not paid taxes on luxury homes she owns in the Caribbean, she’d have a chance? Maybe if O’Donnell had driven off a cliff in a drunken stupor and left her companion to die while she went and slept off her hangover, she’d be qualified. Or maybe if she’d been expelled from college for plagiarism ala Joe Biden, she’d be qualified for the Senate. Maybe if she’d taken some sweetheart mortgage deals like Chris Dodd or maybe if she’d benefited from some shady land deals like Harry Reid, she’d be qualified for the Senate. But the best they can come up with is she took twelve years to pay off college loans. So what? It took me ten years to do the same. And yeah, I once paid my federal taxes late because the $3000 bill was too steep for me to pay all at once. And unlike our current treasury secretary, I actually paid the interest penalties as well.
The Tea Party hunt of the RINOs continues. Wake up GOP. Conservatives would rather risk having a Democrat in this seat (and many other seats) than having a RINO. It’s about time.
Posted by: Frank W | September 15, 2010, 1:02 pm 1:02 pm
i am a conservative and think rove who advised pres.bush should not be talking about misrepresentation and rove was part of the big spending republicans not conservatives that brought us obamanomics, like christine said hes trying to get redemption but hes still and always will be a moderate republican win or lose we have to stand by our principles as conservatives. We all may not have a great spotless past but learning from it can be the greatest lesson to make right our wrongs…
Posted by: the electrician | September 15, 2010, 1:05 pm 1:05 pm
“Sarah Palin is a “cancer” to the GOP. It happened before with John McCain. Now, she is again paving way for Democrats to win. Sarah is not as bad as people think she is, after all.”
It’s time someone brings down both of non-responsive parties! Politician has become a dirty word! What has happened to a government by the people, and for the people! The system is broken and on life support! It needs new blood!
Posted by: 312capri | September 15, 2010, 1:05 pm 1:05 pm
This primary dosen’t get the democratics off the hook for the Mid-term elections. Not even close.
They are sinking and are grasping at a knife.
Posted by: J | September 15, 2010, 1:07 pm 1:07 pm
Our country is failing as a result of political polarization! We need new ideas and less infighting in Washington and among our state legislators. We continue to elect those who are among the dumbest in our society and we reap the benefits of their stupidity!
Posted by: 312capri | September 15, 2010, 1:10 pm 1:10 pm
This is better then watching Comedy Central. Tea Party candidates have no specifics what they can do better. “Take Back America” “Patriots” “Good Hard Working Americans” What exactly do those sound bites do to create JOBS, THE ECONOMY, EDUCATION ??? The GOP and Tea Party are a pathetic JOKE.
Posted by: jeanne021556 | September 15, 2010, 1:11 pm 1:11 pm
Mr. Rove shut up. I have donated to and support Christine 100%. We need fewer old guard lying deceiving political elites and more people like Sarah, Joe Miller, and Christine elected to office.
Posted by: Chris | September 15, 2010, 1:12 pm 1:12 pm
Obama’s administration is made up of 1960s leftist radicals, big government socialists, Chicago thugs, union bosses, liars, incompetent boobs, and Israel haters.
Obama is an arrogant, adoration seeking, lying demagogue who acts more like a child blaming others than the president of the greatest and most generous country in the world.
Posted by: Chris | September 15, 2010, 1:14 pm 1:14 pm
unfactual? where did this lady go to school? I bet she will misremember if we ask her.haha..
Posted by: Mike T | September 15, 2010, 1:15 pm 1:15 pm
It seems that the RNC, the Rino Ntl. Committee, always get it wrong.
They didn’t like Ronald Reagan either, so they backed Ford. Result, we got Jimmah Cahter. Same with Scozzafava in upstate NY, and on it goes.
Posted by: honolulu conservative | September 15, 2010, 1:16 pm 1:16 pm
I am from Southeastern Pa. and I can tell you the ONLY reason that Obama selected Biden was to help capture votes in this part of Pa. Chester Pa., one of the heaviest democratic parts of Pa. is 3 miles from the the Del. state line and Philly is only another 12 miles north of that. Take a piece of paper and write down Biden’s Pro’s and Con’s. You’ll find that he is not one of the Pro’s but certainly one of the Con’s. Real America has had enough of business as usual in D.C. Go Christine and go Sarah. By the way, I’m a guy.
Posted by: ZMan | September 15, 2010, 1:17 pm 1:17 pm
When one wants to return to conservative values one would support tort-reform – but since Ms. O’Donnell sued an employer for sex discrimation – dropped by her because she said she could not afford to continue after the employer proved she was conducting her own business on company time – one has to consider what “tort” is up for reform. When one wants to return to conservative values and ethics – Ms. O’Donnell and her hiring of a consultant firm that questioned the private live of her opponent but she denied as having knowledge of their action but appeared on talk shows as innocent while beseeching him to be more “manly” – one has to wonder which ethical issue we want to discuss. Ms. O’Donnell has stated and written her opposition to abortion and even masterbation – one has to wonder what Ms. O’Donnell suggests men do while deployed overseas for six months or longer – honey there isn’t enough cold water in the artic to satisfy your opposition. This woman’s financial manipulations during her numerous campaigns would give an auditor a coronary. And she wants to become a Senator while control on multi-trillon dollar issues? Ms. Palin and Ms. O’Donnell are cut from the same cloth – opportunism.
Posted by: Chap | September 15, 2010, 1:18 pm 1:18 pm
I just want to say this to all those that are in the mindset of “wait til November and the political establishment will be sorry”, please be careful what you wish for. You are going to f around and put all these dumb a$$ non-educated individuals in office and then what do you expect them to do, twirl their hair and suck a lollipop? Come on people I’m going to say what every one knows. The Tea Party wasn’t created because Republicans were becoming too liberal or any bs related to that. The Tea Party was created for all of those white americans and that hate the fact that we were finally able to elect a BLACK President. There I wrote it, read, it’s the damn TRUTH.
Posted by: Real As Can Be | September 15, 2010, 1:18 pm 1:18 pm
The VOTERS spoke… not the Tea Party! — Some of you are acting like conservative Tea Party members shouldn’t have even tried!! —- I would rather have a conservative GOP candidate lose than a liberal GOP candidate win!! — At least when the liberals run things into the ground… it won’t be because of liberal RINO’s like Olympia Snow or Scott Brown!!
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | September 15, 2010, 1:22 pm 1:22 pm
This rove character is the same bozo who let the libs,lib press, and all other dregs work over his boss “W” for years and remained mute. A real pc of crap/loser. Thanks for letting my Pres. get beatup for 8 yrs, you bum!!!!
Posted by: KnJAKE | September 15, 2010, 1:25 pm 1:25 pm
Realascanbe —– You’re totally off-base…. but what would I expect from a Progressive…. call names… throw mud… and sit and do nothing while their country dissolves around them!!
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | September 15, 2010, 1:25 pm 1:25 pm
No real as can be: We are going to put people there who will not be “political heads”. And the Tea Party wasn’t created because a Black man was elected to the White House. For your information, a LOT of White people voted for him or he would not BE in the White House. We, the Tea Party are sick and tired of the Political Charades in both parties and it has absolutely nothing to do with race.
Posted by: Dee | September 15, 2010, 1:25 pm 1:25 pm
Hey Carl, the party is over for you and your ilk
Posted by: KnJAKE | September 15, 2010, 1:27 pm 1:27 pm
All primaries SHOULD be closed. They are for people who BELONG to a party, not people who can’t commit to any party. If not, what’s the point? If you want a say in an organization, join the group or you don’t get a say. This is not hard to understand. Open primaries are prescription for all kinds of shenanigans by both of the major party’s. Grow up.
Posted by: Sid | September 15, 2010, 1:27 pm 1:27 pm
I think Karl realizes that O’Donnell as a standard bearer for the GOP would move them WAY outside the mainstream. I think we’re witnessing the GOP’s slow walk off a cliff of extremism. I the short term, O’Donnell might energize the base of the base, as it were, but in the long game, her views and shortcomings will make the GOP less appealing to independents.
Posted by: AppeaseThis | September 15, 2010, 1:28 pm 1:28 pm
Beat your shields and your sabres and call in all favors, convinced you can weather the tide, I urge you remember the tide comes in November and our anger will not subside.
Posted by: martin | September 15, 2010, 1:29 pm 1:29 pm
Well, it looks like the Republican establishment got it wrong again-Karl!
I never liked Karl Rove anyway, when they forced that RINO G.W.Bush on us back in 2000.
However, I do believe that Sarah Palin has a damn good chance of winning the Presidency in 2012 if she runs for it. Where-ever she goes she draws crowds of 10 to 20 thousand people, and you can’t do that unless your awfully popular! You know that politicians on either side would just kill to get that kind of response whenever they showed up in town. Yep, like it or not Sarah Palin IS going to be president of the United States someday. Its only a matter of time. She is a great lady, and will bring our country back to sanity! And she is great lookin too!
Posted by: Robertf | September 15, 2010, 1:29 pm 1:29 pm
RINO repubs. like Castle and Rove have to be in shock. Another “ruling class” Washington insider down the tubes….Stepheneeopolus- How come no tough follow-up question to Obama after his” my muslim faith” remark on your show?
Posted by: bobby99 | September 15, 2010, 1:30 pm 1:30 pm
Great day for the conservatives….and great day for the country.
Let’s all vote out these baby-murder-abortion-loving liberal democrats and RINO’s out of office and start rebuilding this nation.
RINOs like Rove shouldn’t matter. Olympia Snowe, L. Graham, and John McCain doesn’t matter. Vote them all out. Unfortunately, with the help of Palin, McCain has a new lease in the Senate…too bad.
But let’s start moving forward and rescue this country from the clutches of Obama’s Socialism.
Posted by: nilochsaloob | September 15, 2010, 1:30 pm 1:30 pm
Congratulations to Ms.O’Donnell! I think that the liberal democrats are in for a very nasty surprise in the election this November. Although being stupid is not against the law ,so who knows.
When 51% of Americans pay NO taxes, what is in it for them to be a conservative? No reason to get off the government dole.
Posted by: Mauren | September 15, 2010, 1:31 pm 1:31 pm
The wig party was replaced by the republicans because they stopped watching out for freedom. Now the republican party needs to realize that they and the dems are not safe in the face of the Tea Party. We all need to band together to break the hold that both the current parties have over all of us.
Posted by: bwebb | September 15, 2010, 1:31 pm 1:31 pm
I bet she wins the general election too. I did not pay attention to this race until a few days ago, but people seem to be fed up with professional pols, and the general inability of the government to perform even the most basic functions well (while always getting more and more expensive).
Posted by: Wm | September 15, 2010, 1:31 pm 1:31 pm
We can’t take back the country until we take back the Republican Party. Is there any other mechanism other than challenging in the primaries? I thought that is what primaries are for. Democrats nominating Rangel is ok but Republicans supporting O’Donnell is not? So sorry but this anti-socialist conservative will not suppport Obama Republicans and will no longer sit quietly in the back of the bus.
Posted by: Dwayne Keith | September 15, 2010, 1:32 pm 1:32 pm
There have been tons of Democratic Presidents with the same agenda as Obama. How come right wing republicans weren’t fed up long before Obama was president. Simple none of those presidents were classified as a Black man. COME ONE PEOPLE OPEN YOUR EYES. When the Tea Party first started kicking up it was all about calling Obama names. Now that they feel they can get some people in office now the focus has turned on so called Liberal Republicans. Sorry I have never met a Republican that was even close to being Liberal. Sorry the Truth hurts. If you read my comment I said white american that hated the fact we had a black president not the white americans that were cool with it.
Posted by: Real As Can Be | September 15, 2010, 1:32 pm 1:32 pm
So, this women is a liar and a cheat. Nice. I see a common theme with the Baggers. Tax cheats. Low education. Do these people not see that teachers are paid by taxes? The roads are paved, bridges are repaired, school roofs are repaired, paper for children in school, cops are paid, fire fighters are paid, fires are fought, snow is plowed, pot holes repaired, drains cleaned, trees along power lines trimmed, parks and recreation facilities mowed and maintained, swings replaced, bats and balls for little league all with tax money. This women didn’t want to pay her school loans back. Lovely. So, shall no one pay back their school loans? So now MORE tax money will simply go to free colleges since loans no longer are paid back. Who in their right mind would elect this sleeze ball. She’ll cheat, lie, take bribes, how can you trust her? She has one common theme throughout her life, consistent, flagrant dishonesty.
Posted by: wow what a bimbo | September 15, 2010, 1:37 pm 1:37 pm
why does it matter how long it took to pay off her college bill.what does it matter how she supported herself. my son in law took over 15 yrs to pay off his college debt, hasnt changed him anyomore than if he had it given to him free like out president.
Posted by: dan | September 15, 2010, 1:38 pm 1:38 pm
Nutty things like George Bush when he said, “We have to adopt socialism to save Capitalism”. or words to that effect. The nuttiest and stupidist thing any president ever said in American History with the exception of “I didn’t inhale”.
Karl Rove needs to take a breather for about six years as does the rest of the Republican hierarchy.
Posted by: Peter Courtenay Stephens | September 15, 2010, 1:40 pm 1:40 pm
“How we’re going to defend the homeland of our security”….oh my. I See we have another bubbledhead.
Posted by: wow what a bimbo | September 15, 2010, 1:40 pm 1:40 pm
This is how democracy is supposed to work. People are dissatisfied, and they speak out, form groups, and get elected, if they can, and fix things, if they can.
I hope the Tea Party replaces the GOP, but more likely, they will just become like them, to suck up to the money.
Posted by: Mark | September 15, 2010, 1:41 pm 1:41 pm
TEA Partiers and Non-Partisans have determined that there really is NO difference between the Democrats and the Republicans. That is why so many traditional Gopsters are being defeated. GOP–return to your roots! Stop being democrats, or it will end badly for you.
Posted by: Casey | September 15, 2010, 1:41 pm 1:41 pm
Teal As Can Be —– Please stop with the progressive “race-baiting” —— You’re not convincing anyone!!
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | September 15, 2010, 1:41 pm 1:41 pm
The Tea Party is a joke, but it’s amazing that so many people are stupid enough to fall for their false agenda.
It’s so sad that many mindlesss, sheep are “drinking the kool aid”. The middle – class and poor voters suporting the Tea party are too blind to see that the Tea party is headed by wealthy , self- serving, self- promoting hypocritical millionaires like like Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh et al.
These self- promoting clowns would do and say anything to keep the $$ rolling in!
Posted by: TLJ | September 15, 2010, 1:42 pm 1:42 pm
“can you answer those questions?”
“Sure…..”
then she proceeds not to.
Why did she lie about having a college education when she didn’t?
WHy did she sue a republican party think tank?
Why do baggers stand behind such empty headed bimbos?
Posted by: wow what a bimbo | September 15, 2010, 1:43 pm 1:43 pm
I only wish that Rove would be as aggressive in questioning how Obama’s education was funded as he is with Ms. O’Donnell’s.
Posted by: cluelessinky | September 15, 2010, 1:43 pm 1:43 pm
First of all “TheLoyalOpposition” it’s Real As Can Be, heard of copy and paste. Now to rip in on you for a sec. You bit! I didn’t need anyone to comment to make what I wrote valid. I am a minority living in this white america. So I write what I live and how I see things. If you don’t like it don’t comment. It’s simple as that.
Posted by: Real As Can Be | September 15, 2010, 1:44 pm 1:44 pm
Today I will send a donation to Christine
O’Donnell only because I am so pizzed with the Republicans and Karl Rove. With the corrupt people in congress what’s the problem with a woman who took too long to pay her loans???At least she paid them, which is more than you can say for those in the DC who suck off funds from their expense vouchers, don’t pay taxes, DC checking accounts overdrawn and not repaid? Look how Pelosi steals from us keeping plenty of booze on our airplane, and anything else she can siphon off.
Posted by: atlas shrugg | September 15, 2010, 1:44 pm 1:44 pm
My party, the Republican Party deserves to lose some of these elections. They have smeared the candidates that end up winning, and then all of a sudden support that candidate later on, such as happened with Rick Scott who is running for Governor in Florida. The Republican elite, jsut as the Democrat elite all deserve to go. Can’t they see that we do not want these people who have been lifetime politicians who are willing to steal the American people’s money and then live like King’s and Queens. It is too bad that we cannot pass a constitutional ammendment that bans someone for being a criminal and crook in office for more than 10 years or so.
Posted by: Jeff L | September 15, 2010, 1:44 pm 1:44 pm
Poor Rove. The 2006 midterms should have been a clue that there is a cancer within the republican party and its name is “big government entrenched elitism”. Instead, he and other cocktail swilling pundits are telling voters they must support the establishment republicans that drove this party to the edge of a cliff.
If we want spend-like-a-drunken-sailor-and-bankrupt-the-country politicians, we can always vote for Obama’s progs.
Posted by: Dale | September 15, 2010, 1:45 pm 1:45 pm
Gee, I wonder why the Tea Party seems to be so upset about taxes and government intervention only AFTER Obama was elected !
I didn’t hear from these clowns when Bush ran up our deficit with tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and an unnecessary war.
I also don’t hear from these morons when the government wants to intervene in private citizens’ bedrooms and a woman’s reproductive choices.
THE HYPOCRISY IS AMAZING !!
Posted by: TLJ | September 15, 2010, 1:46 pm 1:46 pm
wow the hatred for palin has to be masking insecurties in those peoples lives.I dont know who said it but (the first reaction to the truth is HATRED)why don’t the democrats have someone as dynamic as sarah palin. wait, wait, they do,im sorry. forgot about nancy pelosi, uncle joe(i love useing the f bomb) biden,then there the widly popular harry reid and also the president. give him a teleprompter and he can talk with the best of them.people want honesty, truthfulness being like the rest of us,thats why sarah palin is popular.
Posted by: dan | September 15, 2010, 1:46 pm 1:46 pm
“The Republicans and Democrats have been running this country for over 150 years and run it into the ground they have”.
Unelect all of them and help restore the Constitution.
“The people must use the ballot box to control government corruption and abuse of power so they do not have to use other means, which they also have a right to do.”
PCS 8/22/10
Posted by: Peter Courtenay Stephens | September 15, 2010, 1:46 pm 1:46 pm
I am a long time Republican. What we don’t need is a bunch of people that, in 2 years or 6 years can be pointed to as examples of GOP “crazies” or crooks. Now that she is nominated, I support her. So does Rove BTW. Her gratuitous picking a fight with him and others in the party is an example of why those worried about her candidacy might have been right. Remember Foley? It doesn’t take many bad apples to give the whole party a bad rep when the old line media are going to be pumping for the other side for the forseeable future. Dems can have their room mate running a call-boy outfit and get away with it. WE cannot.
At least the people supporting her did so at the right time. DURING THE PRIMARIES. In the general, considering the stakes, unless Jesus Christ is running for the Dems against Hitler for the GOP you must vote a straight ticket in all congressional races. PERIOD.
Posted by: bai pon kee | September 15, 2010, 1:47 pm 1:47 pm
Wow… what a gal!
Karl Rove is lower than snake spit, but really just like the GOP establishment that has infested the party. The crooks in the GOP are losing their grip and their cushy jobs. They are not taking it lying down.
All over the country, true patriots will send Christine money and support. She truly represents us and not the power hungry politicians in Washington. What a great day for liberty!
Posted by: Sleuth51 | September 15, 2010, 1:48 pm 1:48 pm
THANK YOU TLJ. That’s all I gotta say about that.
Posted by: Real As Can Be | September 15, 2010, 1:48 pm 1:48 pm
my apoligies for a bad URL on the recent comment. moronpolitics
Posted by: bai pon kee | September 15, 2010, 1:49 pm 1:49 pm
What’s the difference between a lousy liberal and a lousy RINO? Answer – There is none. Onward Christine!
Posted by: Wyz1 | September 15, 2010, 1:51 pm 1:51 pm
Have we ever seen the Democratic Party go after their own candidate because they were too “liberal”? I cannot think of one time they did that. Anyone who actually is a Republican should be ashamed of themselves for trying to tear this woman down. INCLUDING YOU MR. ROVE! Support her and try to win! You planning to throw in the towel now? My God people. Citizens of this country are trying to get rid of the “ruling class” and we try to eat our own?
Posted by: JSE | September 15, 2010, 1:52 pm 1:52 pm
We need some ultra-conservatives in there. Another RHINO, I just discovered, has helped sponsor a bill to give Homeland Security the right to shut down the internet. (Olympia Snow) Interesting tactic to shut down free speech and our grass roots ability to find out what’s really going on.
Posted by: JaneEDee | September 15, 2010, 1:53 pm 1:53 pm
Real as can be ——- First of all, I wouldn’t brag that you blame others for your woes? — Stop making excuses!! —— Second, it doesnt take a wizard to make a statement… and making a statement doesn’t make it “fact”… and you cannot prove your statements are true…. you only have an opinion… NO FACTS to back it up!!!
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | September 15, 2010, 1:53 pm 1:53 pm
The Ruling Class of out-of-touch establishment Republicans, like the lunatic-left d-crat socialists, are soiling themselves over the prospect that the American people might actually be poised to Take Back Our Country from our Masters. The struggle of the people in Delaware provides another example of the outrageous actions to which these despicable types will stoop to try to keep their power over REAL Americans.
Posted by: TeaPartyPatriot | September 15, 2010, 1:54 pm 1:54 pm
Real as can be, when Clinton lost the House after trying to pass healthcare, he said, “I get it” to the American people and went more toward the center. This President and the Dems have rammed (needing to use bribes to get the votes) things through that have been against what the majority of the American people want.
Race baiting as well as blamin Bush has passed its effectiveness. Try backing up your statements with facts.
Posted by: wheresmymoney | September 15, 2010, 1:54 pm 1:54 pm
I dont get Rove. We saw his nasty side on Fox last night. His whinning and bitter remarts reminded me of a child having a temper tantrum. It also made me wonder if Rove and Castle were in collusion in some devious way that we dont know about, and O’Donnell’s win upset that apple cart. Castle was pro gun control, pro abortion, and voted in suppoert of Obama’s cap and trade. Sure he would have won in Nov, but who wants a RINO in office. If he votes with the Democrats, then you might as well have a democrat. This issue with Rove tells me that Rove doesn’t care about conservative issues. He only cares about the Republican party gaining the majority. The heck with that. I want those old RINO incumbents OUT of office, We need to get control of spending in this country, and getting rid of Castle was a step in the right direction. I remind you that Carl Rove was President Bush’s main advisor when he signed that first massive stimilus bill in 2009. No way Rove is conservative.
Posted by: Eyeball | September 15, 2010, 1:55 pm 1:55 pm
TLJ —— If Bush “drove the car into the ditch”….. Obama has taken it down the hill, through the fence, and into the pond!!! —- THAT is why we are upset…. we have had enough… the tide has already started to turn…. pooooooor progressives!!!!
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | September 15, 2010, 1:55 pm 1:55 pm
Rove is way off base here. Even if he feels that Delaware is now a win for the dems, he should keep that to himself and spin this win for all it is worth and put all of the repub forces behind this winner.
I am going to predict that Christine is going to win the senare seat, because neither the democrats nor the liberal leaning republicans (rinos) who think they are “entitled” to their seats, get it yet. America is tired of the eliteism and entitlement mentality in both parties.
The more Rove and other liberal republicans say, the more the people will get behind Christine.
Posted by: Wally | September 15, 2010, 1:58 pm 1:58 pm
Yes, yes, let’s all vote Democrat. After all, the government deficits in Democrat-run states (CA, MI, NY, IL, etc.) and at the national level are “incidental” and not worth our collective attention, right? And how about all those big cities run forever by Democrats? How are they doing? I’ll take the likes of Christine O’Donnell any day over any Democrat pol. As apparently do Delaware Republicans. Castle was no Republican.
Posted by: Stu in SDGO | September 15, 2010, 1:58 pm 1:58 pm
The media and the GOP establishment concentrated their efforts on discrediting O”Donnell and not even blinking an eye at where Mike Castle was getting his money, all of his union support or his voting record that was a hair left of Joe Lieberman. If all of these people are worried about mis-speaking then they should have blown a gasket over the kind of flubs the previous occupant of this office has a history of saying. Anyone remember Biden trying to play God and get a wheel chair bound supporter to walk? And as far as losing elections 3 times in a row then we should have counted out people like Ronald Regan.
Posted by: Ross | September 15, 2010, 1:59 pm 1:59 pm
>Hopefully after the GE, O’Donnell will go back under the rock she came from. My daughter at U of Del has more qualification then she does!
Well fluffy, one can only hope your daughter isn’t as narrow minded as you libs are.
I don’t live in Deleware but, I just contributed to O’Donnell and look forward to you eatting crow…..
Posted by: Patriot | September 15, 2010, 1:59 pm 1:59 pm
OK “TheLoyalOpposition”, please read through any of my comments and list the woes that I’m blaming anyone for. You don’t know me personally and what I see is what I see. It has nothing to do with opinion. I recall when the Tea Party first started there were about 1000 protests with pictures of Obama calling him all sorts of names. Now where I’m from that is called a fact. Secondly my financial situation is outstanding. I have a great job with great benefits so again what woes am I blaming anyone for. I’m only stating what we all see Sweety. Let me tell you something, when you open your eyes to what is really going on then you holla at me with some intelligence and facts right now your words read as if I have hit a personal nerve with you. I don’t have any fear and we can debate this all day offline, just let me know and I will gladly give you my personal email and we can discuss this further with more facts. HmmK….Thanks sweety and remember God Don’t Like Ugly.
Posted by: Real As Can Be | September 15, 2010, 2:00 pm 2:00 pm
She seems disarming in her speech last night, but the anti-matsurbation video she made is very creepy.She couldn’t even get elected in Salem Mass. in 1692!!She’s waaayyy out there! She’ll be chasing that stuff for the next 6 weeks and I’m afraid it will do her in.I have no idea how she qualifies for the Senate in any way other than surface charm.
Posted by: mauibucky | September 15, 2010, 2:00 pm 2:00 pm
Rove needs to explain why HE has NO college degree at all. Then he needs to explain how HE took George Bush down the political primrose path and taught the neocons how to spin lies and do dirty deeds while smiling a snarky smile.
Watching Rove get a smack down on the Hannity Show demonstrated that he is as petty and small as Barack Obama, just lighter thin skin.
Rove is going into the sunset, and gosh darn that hurts.
When Rove gets beat down by the actions of a very little cash, and an appearance and endorsement for Sarah Palin….the target of elitist political derision on both sides…I think maybe they he and John Boehmer ought to rethink their arrogance and rush for reelection of a GOP majority….it is NOT going to COME easy, if at all.
Posted by: Rufus Levin | September 15, 2010, 2:00 pm 2:00 pm
If you Democrats would be honest with yourselves…. you would see that the Dem party of the 20th Century has been HIJACKED by progressives intent on a socialist utopia!! —– If you enjoy capitalism and like the free market environment….. join your local Tea Party and help us take this country back!!! —– The CHAIRMAN of my local Tea Party group just happens to be a registered Democrat!!!!
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | September 15, 2010, 2:00 pm 2:00 pm
Very interesting to see all the so called I’m smarter than you wannbe I want to spend your money Damocrats and ruling classes up in arms over the truth that American non union working people are fed up with the status Quo Manure spreaders out there! From Obama and the rinos need to look for other lines of work !
Posted by: rileymon | September 15, 2010, 2:01 pm 2:01 pm
This just means we are voting out all incumbents. Get rid of everyone in office and start over.
Posted by: David | September 15, 2010, 2:02 pm 2:02 pm
Rove simply does not grasp the fact that the old GOP is dead. The DEM administration has the same problen in understnading that they are history. THe fact we have Marxists in the office of PResident, house speaker and sneator leader is disgraceful. THe fact we are in a depression is the result. We need to get rid of all of them and limit terms to 2 years. THe only stimulus that works is “let the people keep their money”. not the Marxist elitists now in power.
Posted by: Richard | September 15, 2010, 2:02 pm 2:02 pm
It’s too bad Palin wasn’t consistent in AZ. She really could have made waves by supporting McCain’s opponent.
Posted by: knn | September 15, 2010, 2:03 pm 2:03 pm
There is no difference between the Old Democrats and the Old Republicans. Like the lawyers they are…they squabble and name call in public, but get together for a drink and a laugh in private.
NONE of them are anything but total FAILURESl…and the YOUNG GUNS GOP fellows better check your rhetoric carefully, because ANYONE getting elected on promises….will be held INSTANTLY accountable for immediate action on those promises once elected. NO HONEYMOONS ANYMORE.
If the Old Dems and Obama do funny business in a lame duck session, the NEW Conservatives will start impeachment and justice department lawsuits….and the Teaparty members in the STATES will begin to implement a national Constitutional referendum to amend the consititution to clean out the activist judge trash in the courts and to force a balanced budget amendment upon the government. This is not going to be business as usual in Washington.
Posted by: Rufus Levin | September 15, 2010, 2:05 pm 2:05 pm
I find it amusing when the Dems accuse Palin, ect. of manipulating “simple” people. The fact is, Democrats are in power SOLELY due to KEEPING blacks/ILLEGAL aliens in poverty and poorly/uneducated. It’s as if they are “slaves” on the Democrat’s “plantation” (i.e.- they will be alright only if they let the Dems “take care” of them)………..
Posted by: Todd P. | September 15, 2010, 2:08 pm 2:08 pm
4. The TEA party is slightly right of center.
Well sort of….
The TEA party believes that people should take care of themselves and that local and state level government should assist in necessary welfare where needed. The TEA party believes that Federal government is appropriate only in larger national issues but local issues should be and are best handled locally.
5. The TEA party believes that taxes are too high but would not mind increasing them on a TEMPORARY basis IF and only IF federal spending is reduced drastically. The increase in taxes would be to reduce America’s debt.
6. The TEA party believes in the free enterprise capitalist system is the best regulator of the market. This is not to say that EFFECTIVE regulation is not needed to make sure that fraud and corruption or abuse of the system do not take place. It is to say that the federal government regulations of private buisness have become to onerous and unconstitutional that they need to be revamped and scaled back in many cases.
Posted by: Bryan | September 15, 2010, 2:08 pm 2:08 pm
7. The TEA party believes an individuals rights are NOT granted by the government. The government’s place is to protect inalienable rights that every human is born with.
8. The TEA party believes that the United States of America is a nation of laws. Selective enforcement of the law means that the nation is no longer being governed properly. If you only have the justice department enforce the laws you choose to enforce on some but not others then that is a gross abuse of power.
9. The TEA party believes in FAIR trade; not free trade. When we allow China to manipulate its currency and drain all the world’s manufacturing jobs then that is not fair trade. When we allow other countries to pollute all they want and therefore their goods are cheaper than ours that is not fair trade. When we allow other countries to use child and slave labor to produce goods then that is not fair trade. It is this idea of free but not fair trade that has drained jobs from the United States.
Posted by: Bryan | September 15, 2010, 2:09 pm 2:09 pm
Finally:
THE TEA PARTY SUPPORTS A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR TERM LIMITS!!!!
Posted by: Bryan | September 15, 2010, 2:09 pm 2:09 pm
Real As Can Be —- You said “Thanks sweety and remember God Don’t Like Ugly” —– All I saw was rhetoric spouting the usual “party line” sound bites like “the tea party members are all racist”!!! ——- First, this is not true, and you ignore my pleas to show an example!! —- The signs with Obama as the “Joker” simply show that he is a looney-tune…. or simply a “joker”… nothing racial there!! — Secondly… God don’t like intentionally inflammatory fibbing either!!
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | September 15, 2010, 2:09 pm 2:09 pm
Being a Democrat or a Republican isn’t going to matter once America is dismantled and a one world government gains control! You can go down painlessly with the Democrats, or kicking and screaming with Tea Party Republicans, but you are going down!
Posted by: Tonto | September 15, 2010, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm
It will be very revealing to the nation as to HOW Delaware voters will conduct themselves in this election. They are either going to get with cleaning out Congress to prevent the nation from economic and social ruin, or they will just sit on their couch and play dumb and apathy roles.
The election is not about good old boys or good old parties. It is about changing Washington DC into a responsive and responsible government instead of a bunch of elites that pander to their constituents for reelection, but do nothing to PROTECT the nation.
Delaware, we want you to join the clean out party so we CAN ALL be Americans rather than just single minded and helpless victims of political machines that are going to make it impossible for our kids and grandkids to have life as well as you have enjoyed it so far.
Posted by: Rufus Levin | September 15, 2010, 2:11 pm 2:11 pm
Anyone else notice that the republicans have the best looking women? Palin, O’Donnell, Malkin compared to Janet Reno, Napolatano, Sotomayor, etc.
Rove is upset because the conservative republican won. If she wins and gives the repubs the senate, I hope she remembers his remarks.
Mitch McConnell needs to be the next one to go.
Posted by: Wally | September 15, 2010, 2:12 pm 2:12 pm
yep, love the comments by all the scared democrats on this site. you are next. Will learn your lesson in the General soon. posted by robert, sept 15, 0923
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No, Robert, the democrats will not learn their lessons. They squealed the loudest when it became apparent that they were going to lose the majority in 2010. They clamored in unison, “Throw them ALL out”. They sounded a lot like the Tea Party: courageous and angry. Now it’s time that the rubber meets the road. The Conservatives have shown that they can walk the walk. The Dems? They talk the talk, but then they fold like cheap napkins. The ones in New York put almost all their support right back behind the slimey Charlie Rangel. THAT is what they want to represent them…….that is so typical of Liberals…all talk, no action. No courage. And that is why NOTHING came of the vaunted “Summer of Recovery”. Just like all the other libs, obama was just all talk. All promises. Even with a solid majority in BOTH houses………nothing but a crappy set of new taxes called the HCR.
Posted by: ncpilot09 | September 15, 2010, 2:13 pm 2:13 pm
You know what you are right. I do believe a majority of Tea Party Members are total racist, but that is an opinion as you say. I didn’t want to say that in this forum but you got me. Now what? Obama was called more then a Joker in the beginning Sweety. I say sweety because my mom taught me if I can’t call you something nice then don’t say anything at all…so I choose to call you something nice. Again we can discuss this further offline. By the way I’m not a demo. or a rep. or a tea party person. I’m independent if you must know. Do you know what independent means? It really means that you have a mind of your own and you can see things objectively with open eyes and make rational decisions. Again will you take me up on my offer or continue to try to call me names and bash. I have no problems discussing the facts, again “God Don’t Like Ugly”
Posted by: Real As Can Be | September 15, 2010, 2:16 pm 2:16 pm
Mike Castle would have been a very good senator, instead, we have a total fruitcake who cannot pay her bills and doesn’t believe the law applies to her. She won’t win but if she does she will feel comfortable in Congress. Charlie Rangel, a crook who doesn’t pay his taxes but writes laws that make you pay yours, will be re-elected in a landslide, and there are dozens of congressmen and senators who have liens against them, criminal records, are in arrears in debt, don’t pay child support, etc. etc.
If we stupidly and blindly keep electing people to Congress that pass laws they continually break and have no intention of following themselves, then this says just one thing and that is that the American voter is an idiot. Voting for people like Sarah Palin, Sharon Angle, O’Donnell, and a variety of other nitwits, crooks, felons, and unqualified individuals doesn’t say very much about the electorate that is at all positive.
Winston Churchill once said that the best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. He was, unfortunately, 100% correct.
Posted by: Mark Jeffery Koch | September 15, 2010, 2:19 pm 2:19 pm
TheLoyalOpposition this is my final comment to you because I’m one of those not afraid speak on what I believe to someone face to face. You duck and dodge me and every question I have asked you. So I’m going to go back to work now to my great job with great benefits and hope that America decides to open it’s eyes and help those that need it. Good Afternoon and God Bless.
Posted by: Real As Can Be | September 15, 2010, 2:21 pm 2:21 pm
I voted Dem last time and have seen nothing but failure, incompetence, and tremendous deficits. My party chose to ignore what the majority of Americans want…or don’t want, and has been following a small minority’s agenda.
I will not vote Democrat again and i don’t care who the Republican is….I’ll vote for them.
Posted by: John | September 15, 2010, 2:24 pm 2:24 pm
Real As Can Be —— You want to see “racism”… why did 96% of African Americans voted for Obama?? As I recall, the white vote was fairly split!!! —- Also… I have voted for my fair share of Democrats in the past…. by now that they have been hijacked by progressives, I will not vote for a single Dem (local or nationally) until they wake up!! ——- I wish you the best… vote with your mind… do what’s right!!!!
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | September 15, 2010, 2:24 pm 2:24 pm
I hope the Tea Party gets enough clout to scare the senate and house into voting in term limits. Three terms for congress and two terms for the senate.
Politicams today have a “royalty mentality” and spend a lot of money buying and holding onto a lifetime title. They are pompous and arrogant (Arlan Specter comes to mind) and believe that the citizens should be silent and go along with their plans.
The people are saying that is what we broke away from when America was founded and we are now going back to the principles that developed this nation.
I would also like to see all federal politicans forced to take a 25% pay cut in these hard times and be charged for their healthcare policies. Also defund automatice retirement benefits and let them do their own plan from their own pocket. Put them on the social security plan for their retirement.
Its time to drain the swamp and the new change will last for about ywenty years then we will have to do it again.
Greed grown where it is best fed and Washington is one of the biggest feeding troughs for it.
Posted by: Wally | September 15, 2010, 2:25 pm 2:25 pm
“….it is a shame that people don’t give the TEA Party credit for trying to root out it’s own bad apples….”
The problem with this concept is that typically the Tea Party candidates are extreme right, rooting out the moderate conservatives.
Posted by: dmon | September 15, 2010, 2:26 pm 2:26 pm
Real As Can Be —- you said “You duck and dodge me and every question I have asked you.” —– I don’t recall questions… just statements you wanted me to accept! —– Ask away… I’ll answer “real” questions!
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | September 15, 2010, 2:26 pm 2:26 pm
If Palin is so insignificant, why did McCain’s run gain ground AFTER she arrived on the scene? Same thing happened in Del. primary! Why did the WH thugs attack her (and her family) so violently? And are still doing so!! Sounds to me like some folks are afraid of her.
BTW.. The last 2 years Bush was in office he was a great disappointment to many of us.. but then after all, the democrats did have control of both House and Senate at that time! I think his defict was somewhere around 4-6 hundred billion whereas it is knocking on 3.7 TRILLION today.
Posted by: 12wlw12 | September 15, 2010, 2:28 pm 2:28 pm
Rove meant she couldn’t win in November. Now that she is nominated, I hope she wins. Ross Perots’ 3rd party candidate elected ‘Sick Willie’ Clinton president.
Posted by: Jack Kinch(1uncle) | September 15, 2010, 2:28 pm 2:28 pm
If Palin is so insignificant, why did McCain’s run gain ground AFTER she arrived on the scene? Same thing happened in Del. primary! Why did the WH thugs attack her (and her family) so violently? And are still doing so!! Sounds to me like some folks are afraid of her.
BTW.. The last 2 years Bush was in office he was a great disappointment to many of us.. but then after all, the democrats did have control of both House and Senate at that time! I think his defict was somewhere around 4-6 hundred billion whereas it is knocking on 3.7 TRILLION today.
Posted by: 12wlw12 | September 15, 2010, 2:28 pm 2:28 pm
With the mood the country is in after finding that the change Obama was talking about was taking all the change out of our pockets not just by the same old tax and spend politics, but spending more than anyone would have thought possible. Seems that the more conservative one is, like an O’Donnell or others have the best chance of winning in Novembber. O’Donnell will beat Coons easier than Castle would have and with less money wasted. The country wants the establishment gone of both sides of the aisle, and November will prove it for both parties!
Posted by: Ken | September 15, 2010, 2:28 pm 2:28 pm
As the founder of NobleWarPrize, a site that helps Tea Party Candidates, I will be helping her as much as possible. Throw all of the bums out. We need to buy a few newspapers and channels now.
Posted by: DrFinch | September 15, 2010, 2:29 pm 2:29 pm
I think what did it was implying that she is some kind of social outcast for taking too long to repay her student loans. Everybody I know will likely never repay their student loans. It shows how out of touch the establishment is with reality.
Posted by: anon | September 15, 2010, 2:30 pm 2:30 pm
Mike T….Sept 15, 1:15pm: “unfactual? where did this lady go to school? I bet she will misremember if we ask her. haha”
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“I’ve visited all 57 states”.? (for you liberals, there are actually on 50 states) “I’d like to give a shoutout to my main man, staff seargent XXXXX, a winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor” (this during what should have been a solemn moment for veterans. A “shoutout”…can you get any more ghetto?. And the honorable staff seargent who is his “main man” did NOT win the Medal of Honor, he won the Silver Star. And said, I’ve never talked to obama in my life). How about “Let me praise KORPSMAN (it’s pronounced CORE-Man…the “P” remains silent…which obama SHOULD do when he thinks about going off teleprompter). And during his Memorial Day speech in 2009? “It’s humbling to honor those who have given the suprems sacrifice for this country…I see several of you sitting out there in the audience….” Where did this guy go to school??? I bet he wouldn’t be able to tell you if you asked…unless he had his TWO teleprompters to seek advice from. You know, Mike T…you and your fellow liberals should really study that saying about throwing stones and glass houses and such……..before you embarrass yourselves even more than obama embarrassses you.
Posted by: ncpilot09 | September 15, 2010, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm
This is the begining of the end of the Republican Party, or Tea Party, or call it what you want. There views are childish, and have no direct plan for anyhting as far a governing. Just a matter of time now. All the hate, and lies will start to fall under another party title.
Posted by: popeye | September 15, 2010, 2:36 pm 2:36 pm
After watching O’donnell’s performance on Good Morning America she blew me away. She is so right! There is no difference between Castle and Coons, that is why she won. And I believe she will win in November despite the abandonment of Karl Rove and her party. All I can say is: Remember Scott Brown!! I am from Mass and I saw that develop.. People are fed up with the same crap from both parties!!
Posted by: Walter | September 15, 2010, 2:37 pm 2:37 pm
The liberal media has tried its best to destroy the tea party by labeling it as racists and reactionary and their lies have failed. The tea party has black members as well as other races.
Guess who it is that engages in character assassination and fear mongering? Liberals!! Watch Begalla and Carville the next time you see them and watch the venom that spews from their mouth over anything republican or tea party. To them this is a sport and one must do whatever it takes to destroy the opposition.
The media is also losing ground, and like the politicans who are wondering “what is happening” thjey are becoming increasingly irrelevant.
The libs also label anyone who is their enemy as “un-educated” and “in-experienced” or just plain dumb. But Clinton and Obama are sooooo bright and high IQ!!! LOL. Clinton used his office to get women and Obama can’t speak without a teleprompter.
Its a sad, sad situation, but better days are coming as we show the elites the door.
Posted by: Wally | September 15, 2010, 2:37 pm 2:37 pm
But I gotta hand it to my liberal friends. They TOLD me that if I voted for a Republican President in 2008, then I would see our country split. I would see poverty numbers reach new (and record) highs. That I would witness the world opinion of the USA sink to new lows. That I would see unemployment skyrocket and huge foreclosures. Man, were they ever right!! I voted for McCain….and EVERYTHING they warned me about came true!!
Posted by: ncpilot09 | September 15, 2010, 2:37 pm 2:37 pm
I used to like Rove but I think he has become much too full of himself! Castle would have voted just the3 same as Coons, so what would have been the difference? We do not need RINOs! It is time for the Republican establishment to recognize they can not play games with candidates. We desparately need a 2 party system and RINOs do not offer us any alternative to the democrats. Wake up NRSC and the National Republican Party hierarchy! A revolution is afoot!
Posted by: MaggieLyn | September 15, 2010, 2:39 pm 2:39 pm
how about an update on imam rauf. he is a slumlord,sued by city of new jersey. no word from george.
muslim organization partner of imam rauf is a 9/11 TRUTHER.
no word from george.
ground zero mosque developer fired for $40k delinquency.
no word from george
goerge was attacking odonnell for how long it took her to pay back her college loans.
her pymt on her mortgage
Hmm. George.
obama bought a house at 10% of the value from a convited felon,tony rezco.
any update,george.
we still havent seen obama’s college transcripts. how did he pay for college?
any update,george.
Posted by: jim germann | September 15, 2010, 2:42 pm 2:42 pm
Walter you are correct. No one dreamed that Scott Brown would take the “esteemed” career senator Kennedy’s seat in a liberal state.
The liberal pundits looked like a deer caught in the headlights when Brown was announced the winner and I am expecting that same look when Senator O’Donnell give her victory speech.
Posted by: Wally | September 15, 2010, 2:43 pm 2:43 pm
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
STOP IT!!! You Libs and moderate “Republicans” are KILLING ME!
You’re time is over. We’re done with all of you sucking us dry.
Posted by: Hank Reardon | September 15, 2010, 2:43 pm 2:43 pm
This is only a primary. Winning a battle own your own turf and winning the war, are two different things. She’s a newbie and it will become apparent once the real race begins.
Posted by: justme | September 15, 2010, 2:43 pm 2:43 pm
You guys might want to do a quick check over on FOXNEWS.com….The GOP is indeed going to endorse and support O’Donnel, much to the chagrin of the liberal media. Well, Castle has gone on the record to state that he will NOT endorse her. Big surprise there. But THIS story by ABC is old. Here is a paragraph from the Fox affiliate: “National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn said in a written statement Wednesday that O’Donnell would have NRSC support as well as the maximum $42,000 donation from the organization.
“Let there be no mistake: The National Republican Senatorial Committee — and I personally as the committee’s chairman — strongly stand by all of our Republican nominees, including Christine O’Donnell in Delaware,” Cornyn said. “
Posted by: ncpilot09 | September 15, 2010, 2:44 pm 2:44 pm
This is fantastic! She stands for every American who just wants a change. Why did it take her 20 years to pay off her college debt? I don’t know, but it has taken me five so far and I havent even dented mine. So what she doesn’t say everything perfectly, thats the way it goes on main street!
Posted by: Geoff | September 15, 2010, 2:44 pm 2:44 pm
I am so tired of individuals blasting O’Donnell student loan troubles. The question that should be asked is not why people get into student loan financial trouble but why more people don’t. With kids feeling compelled to go to college, and both parents and student willing to take out debt to pay for the eduction in the hopes it will land them a decent job, and often being disappointed it often leads to financial troubles. It is not uncommon today for kids to graduate from college 50k or more in debt with little prospects of paying it back. The question people should be asking is why does college cost so much, why is a college education necessary, why are the banks and federal government so quick to allow kids and parents to pile up this debt. This system was created by the Mike Castles but its a system that is ultimately unsustainable. People need to start asking the right questions and looking at the bigger picture or there will be a lot more O’Donnel’s upsetting the apple cart
Posted by: Sonoma | September 15, 2010, 2:44 pm 2:44 pm
are you censoring my comments? i just sent an emial to howard kurtz @ washpost.
another smear job on a republican woman.
no mention of democrats voting overwhelmingly for a tax crook,charlie rangel. why is that?
democrats will vote for crooks,as long as its one of there own.
Posted by: jim germann | September 15, 2010, 2:44 pm 2:44 pm
NO President can run up a deficit budget or a surplus budget – He can ONLY veto bills. The last two years of President Bush’s term, as president, both houses were controlled by Democrats.
Posted by: moe | September 15, 2010, 2:45 pm 2:45 pm
Everyone loves a David and Goliath story. Can you say Senator O’Donnell?
Poor Castle crying in his beer and still in denial.
Posted by: Wally | September 15, 2010, 2:47 pm 2:47 pm
Karl Rove is the grandson of Karl Hienz Roverer, one of Hitlers own.
Posted by: Valmorgan | September 15, 2010, 2:47 pm 2:47 pm
Earth to Rove – It’s takes most of us in the ‘country class’ two decades to pay off our college loans – “Elites to the trash can!”
Posted by: M Pike | September 15, 2010, 2:47 pm 2:47 pm
“unfactual” sort of sums it up.
Posted by: The MacCala | September 15, 2010, 2:48 pm 2:48 pm
People have long complained of both political parties.
Now the Tea Party movement is poised to do something about it.
Independents have very long shots of getting elected.
Way to get around that is to take over from within a party. Take the nomination for various offices away from the old political cronies who do business as usual.
Posted by: RiverDog1776 | September 15, 2010, 2:50 pm 2:50 pm
Attention to those politicans who do not know:
Politics is not a “career” choice. The job is to serve the people then go home.
Posted by: Wally | September 15, 2010, 2:51 pm 2:51 pm
Posted by: rbfe | Sep 15, 2010 8:39:52 AM
Oh boy, did the White House love these results or what? I live in Kent Co and must be one of the few registered Democrats here. There is NO way that New Castle Co will vote for a republican for senate that is such a Palin wantabe. Who would have thought that such a little state would matter?! Hopefully after the GE, O’Donnell will go back under the rock she came from. My daughter at U of Del has more qualification then she does!
And more than Obama but we got stuck with him anyway, so what is your point.
Posted by: jjustice | September 15, 2010, 2:52 pm 2:52 pm
It occurs to me that it would be MUCH better to have a newbie conservative like O’Donnell in that senate seat instead of a RINO who votes with the dark side on important issues. I’ll take that chance on her instead of an old political insider who helped get us in the pickle we are in today.
Posted by: Jasonn | September 15, 2010, 2:56 pm 2:56 pm
>…..sonoma…the libs have nothing else. The atttack on her college loan issues simply emphasizes what we all know: The liberals have nothing in their own minds, so they depend on liberal web sites to garner their “intellectual” talking points. I dare say that those that are whining the loudest about her college history and other “baggage” could not form an honest opinion if their life depended on it. They know nothing about her, so they go to look at Huffington Post or some other libsite….There in 24 point font is all the trash they could hope for about Ms. O’Donnell. They salivate at the prospect of appearing all knowing when they start filling the boards with their own form of grafitti, screeching about her mis-speaks and college trouble. As though that were the most horrible thing in the world. In the meantime, they return Rangel to his pedestal so they can continue to worship him…after all, Ms. O’Donnell had trouble paying a college loan. HORRIBLE PERSON!!….and Mr. rangel…well, all he did was cheat on his taxes, lie on his returns, and just in general was a slimeball. But that is understandable and forgiveable. After all, he never had trouble paying back HIS college loans. It’s to be expected, and was 100% predictable. I saw the mindless barrage coming from the moment I read her history.
Posted by: ncpilot09 | September 15, 2010, 2:58 pm 2:58 pm
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Posted by: ncpilot09 | September 15, 2010, 2:59 pm 2:59 pm
I love how everyone is saying that the Tea Party Candidates can’t beat a Dem Candidate. I couldn’t think they are more wrong.
1) The Republican Party is being cleaned up – and the Tea Party is even more conservative than most Republicans – yet they are winning nomination after nomination.
2) This should scare the crap out of Dem’s. The vast majority of this country doesn’t believe the Dem’s have done a good job since they’ve been in control of Congress. They are tired of Obama’s reckless spending, the massive increase to our deficit as a direct result of his policies, the fact that he doesn’t give press conferences and can’t give one without relying on teleprompters makes Obama seem incapable of LEADING this country as President.
And all the while…the GOP has been restucturing itself with the rise of the Tea Party…and is gaining momentum.
Make no mistake – the Dem’s are in BIG trouble in this election…and the people are saying “Obama promised ‘Hope and Change’ but didn’t deliver.
The power of the people will deliver the change that Obama campaigned on – but refused to deliver.
Welcome to the Tea Party. They won’t just beat other “traditional” and “strong” GOP candidates – they will crush the Dem’s as well…because the people have realized that if they want change, they need to vote for something different…and this is exactly what the Tea Party represents.
Posted by: Reality Check 2010 | September 15, 2010, 3:00 pm 3:00 pm
Vote conservative always to preserve our great country! Do not take the Obama fork in road to socialism which will end freedom in the God Blessed United States of America.
Hey you democrats who voted for this president, do you honestly like what you have gotten? That is Employers/businesses not hiring nor thriving because of his twisted (wicked) politics. We tried to warned you, hopefully now you’ll join WE THE PEOPLE of the most BLESSED NATION IN THE WORLD! JOIN US CONSERVATIVES, WE CAN BE GREAT AGAIN! FREEDOM REIGNS!
Posted by: Truth | September 15, 2010, 3:02 pm 3:02 pm
She may not be a perfect candidate, but she can probably be counted on to vote for legislation supported by the GOP leadership, which Castle was not. And Castle is 70 years old running for Senate for the first time? The important thing is for Republicans, Independents, and Democrats to vote for the candidates that pledge to reduce the cost and size of government. The Democrats have had almost 4 years’ control of the pursestrings and 2 years of a profligate irresponsible leadership that throws tax dollars down the drain to support union jobs, corporate friends/associates at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and large banks, and public employees at the expense of private business. Democrats want to redistribute the money from those that work to those who do not.
Voting for McCain was not my favorite thing, but it was better than not trying to oppose Obama’s election. Those who sat out the last election because they were unenthusiastic about McCain bear just as much responsibility for what Obama has done to the country as those who voted for him. O’Donnell may not be the best candidate, but she was the one chosen by the Republican voters. Those who want to pick up their marbles and go home instead of supporting her will bear the responsibility for the next two years of Obama bulldozing unwanted cardcheck, amnesty, and healthcare mandates through Congress. Get a grip people on what is important. Winning back control of the legislature to turn back Obama’s redistributive largesse requires people to decide whether half a loaf is better than none.
Posted by: PammK | September 15, 2010, 3:02 pm 3:02 pm
She’s going to win.
Posted by: vikings4123 | September 15, 2010, 3:05 pm 3:05 pm
@TROC – “I can’t truly tell what the TEA party is about, they’re against spending but vote republican, political affiliation aside, it was a republican president who ran up the deficit”.
Let’s help you. Tea Party people do not vote Republican necessarily although the candidates they are supporting happen to be Republican. Why is the mainstream Republican National Comittee so upset? Because they have supported candidates who supported government growth and more spending. Tea Party people support reducing the size of government.
Posted by: lothar | September 15, 2010, 3:05 pm 3:05 pm
Lothar….the RNC Chairman, Michael Steele, has come out and stated that Ms. O’Donnell will, indeed, get the support from the RNC. It’s been reported on other websites, but it’s just too disappointing newsfor the Lib lemmings, so ABC is holding back just a little bit. And you knew that the RNC would support her…they just had to get over the shock.
Posted by: ncpilot09 | September 15, 2010, 3:10 pm 3:10 pm
I’m sure the white house will be loving these results . . . right up until they lose both houses of Congress on election day. Odonnell is going to be part of the Republican Revolution kicking the Dems out of power. Thanks Sarah Palin for the help! Way to go Christine!
Posted by: BobyMardell | September 15, 2010, 3:14 pm 3:14 pm
@Wayne:
“The Democrats are going to have fun slicing this crazy woman to pieces using her own words and actions while touting all the positive things the Democrats hace accomplished.”
I sincerely hope your employer tests their people for the use of narcotics.
Posted by: Chris | September 15, 2010, 3:16 pm 3:16 pm
In the fifteen minutes since I first saw her donation website she has raised $25,000…oops, make that $30,000 or 6% of the goal. She now stands at $400,000 vs. goal of $500,000. I believe this is in 1 day…today. She is going to win. By the way, I live in GA and donated to her campaign.
Posted by: vikings4123 | September 15, 2010, 3:18 pm 3:18 pm
Completely off topic, but thought you might want to see how well our president will defend the Constitutional rights of Americans: “N.J. Man Who Burned Koran at Ground Zero Fired From Job”…It was a government job…the NJ Transit. He practiced his freedom of speech on his own time, not in uniform, and not with a lot of fanfare……but he was fired nonetheless. Gosh, i wonder if obama will come out with an opinion on this? something like, “I support his right to burn the Koran….i just won’t speak about the wisdom of it”?????? nope…..as he stated in his book, “the audacity of hope”, ““I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”
Posted by: ncpilot09 | September 15, 2010, 3:19 pm 3:19 pm
Completely off topic, but thought you might want to see how well our president will defend the Constitutional rights of Americans: “N.J. Man Who Burned Koran at Ground Zero Fired From Job”…It was a government job…the NJ Transit. He practiced his freedom of speech on his own time, not in uniform, and not with a lot of fanfare……but he was fired nonetheless. Gosh, i wonder if obama will come out with an opinion on this? something like, “I support his right to burn the Koran….i just won’t speak about the wisdom of it”?????? nope…..as he stated in his book, “the audacity of hope”, ““I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”
Posted by: ncpilot09 | September 15, 2010, 3:19 pm 3:19 pm
Hey Barack, Nancy, Harry, we’ve had enough of you. Are you starting to get the message? Say bye bye to 65 seats in the house, 12 in the senate. Barry, you are next.
Posted by: vikings4123 | September 15, 2010, 3:19 pm 3:19 pm
Completely off topic, but thought you might want to see how well our president will defend the Constitutional rights of Americans: “N.J. Man Who Burned Koran at Ground Zero Fired From Job”…It was a government job…the NJ Transit. He practiced his freedom of speech on his own time, not in uniform, and not with a lot of fanfare……but he was fired nonetheless. Gosh, i wonder if obama will come out with an opinion on this? something like, “I support his right to burn the Koran….i just won’t speak about the wisdom of it”?????? nope…..as he stated in his book, “the audacity of hope”, ““I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”
Posted by: ncpilot09 | September 15, 2010, 3:19 pm 3:19 pm
It it becoming obvious that the conservative message is a winning message. It is way past time for the Republicans like Castle to be held accountable for being Republicans in name only. We may lose a few on the way to pulling the Republican back to a party for small government and personal rights, but listen up Rove, Crystal an all you other gurus. We are fed up with big government invading our lives at every point and we aren’t going to shut up and take it any longer. It isn’t about what letter follows a congressman or senator’s name, it’s about where they stand. Fire all the liberal Republicans! GO TEAPARTY!
Posted by: Stephen | September 15, 2010, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm
sorry about the multiple posts…….i guess i fat fingered the keyboard.
Posted by: ncpilot09 | September 15, 2010, 3:21 pm 3:21 pm
I want to know why it is assumed that the Tea Party candidate needs to be a Rep? How come there are no independents and democrats running under that banner? I thought the whole TP idea was to get the incompetent, self serving immoralists on both sides out of office?
Posted by: Shinea | September 15, 2010, 3:23 pm 3:23 pm
Another one with poor grammar? “Unfactual”? If what Rove said wasn’t true, she should just say that he was lying or say he didn’t tell the whole story. More trouble ahead for the Republicans….
Posted by: Carol | September 15, 2010, 3:24 pm 3:24 pm
O’Donnell is an example of where this country is heading. The people are upset with the status quo, regardless of the party who is holding the office.
Posted by: slim | September 15, 2010, 3:26 pm 3:26 pm
The Election, The Tea Party and The High Cost of Doing Nothing.
Commentary by
Patrick McCormick
9/15/2010
Yesterday’s Primary Elections surprised a lot of people. It shouldn’t have. Many Republican voters (Democratic as well) are angry with establishment politicians, either those running or those holding office. They understand the nation is in dire financial distress.
Instead of coming to the table and working through their political differences, our leaders have spent the best of two years trading insults and blocking the other party’s attempts to create any meaningful legislation. It was a frustrating period for most of US who are either working for less or unemployed.
During the same difficult period, most municipalities around the country raised their fees. None cut their payrolls; and I do not mean cut staff, I mean an across the board cut of around 40%. After all, they do live on tax revenue.
Our political leadership was seen by many to have been fiddling while the Republic burned. It is difficult to watch the crew having a great time “Roasting the Captain”, while the Ship of State is sinking.
The country needed more than that. The voters expected more than that. Members of Congress should have delivered more than that. It’s time to pay the piper and he’s piping “Yankee Doodle”.
Posted by: Patrick McCormick | September 15, 2010, 3:26 pm 3:26 pm
Karl, that flushing sound is you and your Republican party cohorts who are still unable to see that they are part of the problem. Then again, given the “traditional Republican Party” has not given one concrete suggestion as to what should be done to solve our numerous woes. No, they focus on what shouldn’t be done.
Number me among “used to be Republican” now happily Libertarian believing that both “major” parties are clueless.
If it says “incumbent” next to a candidate’s name in November, vote them out, out, out!
Posted by: Frank W | September 15, 2010, 3:29 pm 3:29 pm
Re Fluffyin DE,
How can a supporter of President Obama be taken seriously in their admonition that what is needed in politics in experience?
Say, what?
Posted by: Frank W | September 15, 2010, 3:32 pm 3:32 pm
Great to see young / unpolished citizen politicians shaking the system up.
Posted by: KevinSB | September 15, 2010, 3:32 pm 3:32 pm
Shinea, the Tea party candidate does not have to be a Republican. It’s just that these primaries that have been hi-lited are the Republican primaries. The Tea Party is not a party….it is a feeling. Kinda like margaritaville. The tea party is very pro conservative and very small government. Do you know any liberals that would fit that bill or admit to it? There is a good many democrats that are members of the tea party….Democrats can be conservative also. The largest portion of the tea party is the Independent voters. And as you know, they are the ones that put obama in office in 08……and it looks like they will be the ones to fire him in 2012. Unless the community organize can re-organize ACORN, and get some more dead people to vote. Of course, Reid is doing all he can to get the amnesty for illegals. If he can get that done before November, the next step would be to grant them the right to vote. Then obama will be safe in 2012. Because there are LOTS of dead illegals to get on the registry.
Posted by: ncpilot09 | September 15, 2010, 3:32 pm 3:32 pm
But George!
But George!
What about her TAN!??
We just have to know about her TAN, George!!
She might have a darker tan than Boehner, and we know how you feel about that!!
Ask her about her TAN, Georgie.
Hey Georgie, Do you sleep well at night knowing you are doing your part to help your party?
I sleep well knowing that soon you will be just another unemployed JournOlista main stream media talking head.
Posted by: John Steinbeck | September 15, 2010, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm
“Un-factual” —– Is that anything like Obama’s “57 states”…. or how “10,000 died in a Kansas tornado”… Come on, everybody “mispeaks”!!
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | September 15, 2010, 3:39 pm 3:39 pm
Now, in 38 minutes, her website, as of 3:38 pm EDT, has raised $60,000 more. They are now at 86% of the goal of $500,000. All of this in one day. Chris Coons is about to be torpedoed.
Posted by: vikings4123 | September 15, 2010, 3:40 pm 3:40 pm
Why are the libs so absorbed with Ms. O’Donnell’s “poor grammar” and waving her word, “un-factual” around like some kind of victory banner. “HEY, EVERYONE! LOOK! LOOK!…SHE USED A GOOFY WORD! LET’S BURN HER AT THE STAKE. LOOK! A SHINY THING OVER THERE! WHEEE!”. What a bunch of silly hens you sound like. Want to talk about poor grammar? Tell obama that you don’t pronounce the “p” in Corpsman…although, as Commander in Chief, he SHOULD know the ratings in the military. Maybe, while you are at it, you can explain to him that there are only 57 states in the nation he presides over. And, oh, yeah. Maybe, also, you should drop a gentle hint to him that when he is talking to 3rd graders, really! you should be able to do so without the teleprompter. My word! Gives a whole new meaning to the question, “Are you smarter than a 5th Grader?”……….looks like the answer would be “no” from the WH. So…again, i would caution you libs that are grasping at straws such as a conservative’s bad grammar….you really ought to make sure that your own house is in order…….
Posted by: ncpilot09 | September 15, 2010, 3:43 pm 3:43 pm
Sad so many .. Dem ::cough:: * Men* act like they just have to beat a WOMAN.. is that because so many Dem *Women* .. beat them so bad..
I would not trust a democrat with a dog let alone another human being.. so much hate.. especially towards Women!
Posted by: Patricia de | September 15, 2010, 3:45 pm 3:45 pm
B_Madoff — You said “It took 200 years for our government to accrue its first $1 trillion in debt. It took Bush 8 years to add another $6 trillion” —- The deficit on 09/30/2001 it was $5.81 Trillion —- and on 09/30/2007, the deficit was $9.01 Trillion —- an increase of 3.20 Trillion… so in 6 yrs the deficit increased $533 Billion per year! —- DEMOCRATS took control of congress in the 2006 election, so from the 9/30/07 deficit to today’s $13.4 Trillion deficit… who gets credit?????
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | September 15, 2010, 3:45 pm 3:45 pm
Sad so many .. Dem ::cough:: * Men* act like they just have to beat a WOMAN.. is that because so many Dem *Women* .. beat them so bad..
I would not trust a democrat with a dog let alone another human being.. so much hate.. especially towards Women!
Posted by: Patricia de | September 15, 2010, 3:45 pm 3:45 pm
:Now, in 38 minutes, her website, as of 3:38 pm EDT, has raised $60,000 more. They are now at 86% of the goal of $500,000. All of this in one day. Chris Coons is about to be torpedoed.”
Posted by: vikings4123
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and she just got another $100 from me. She can thank Rove for my contribution
Posted by: ncpilot09 | September 15, 2010, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm
This just in…… a White House clarification….. “the summer of recovery” didn’t really mean “jobs”, they REALLY meant “construction projects”!!!!!!! ——— what a load of hooooooey!!!! —- Is there any doubt WHY the Dems are going to lose in November!?!?!??!?!
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | September 15, 2010, 3:51 pm 3:51 pm
Except for a few, all comments continue to express the reason liberals are destructive and disliked. They still haven’t learn and never will as an old dog can’t learn new tricks.
So continue in your attacks on the American people and voters. At the end of the day, it’s our votes that counts not your lies and slut-like attacks on Palin, O’Donnell and so forth.
Whenever a liberal insults and falsely accuse O’Donnell, Angle, Palin and other loved candidates, liberals loose. We are not stupid as they think we are. We can see who is bad and who is good. Their false witnessing has become intolerable as much as Obama’s constant mocking and lies.
Wake up the lady with gonads which male liberals do not have beat the old fart male liberal last night.
Rove never had creditability, he was just lucky as Obama. Now he can’t ever fake it and hopefully, Rush Limbaugh will not have him as host again. Rove is similar to the methods of liberals of a person who deliberately gives false testimony. It’s no wonder liberals cannot face the ten commandments. The more the behave in evil, the more they expose themselves. Proven once again in Tuesday’s primaries. Rove must be dating a liberal woman as Bush is married to a liberal woman.
Posted by: Rivera | September 15, 2010, 3:53 pm 3:53 pm
If the Republicans – and I mean the elites as well as the rank-and-file ARE PATRIOTS, they will get behind O’Donnell. Whether they voted for her or not in the primary, SHE IS THE ALTERNATIVE to the Messiah-Wicked-Witch-of-the-West-Mortician-from-Nevada hydra. She may very well be the straw that breaks the Democrats’ stranglehold on this country’s throat. Get over any stupid pains you’ve got. This season, the worst Republican is the better choice over the best Democrat. Paraphrasing an old saying: The only good Democrat is an out of office Democrat (and preferably exiled to Venezuela Democrat). Get over it, grow up, and vote for O’Donnell. If you’re a patriot, you really have no other choice this time around.
Posted by: Cleary | September 15, 2010, 3:54 pm 3:54 pm
LoyalOpposition, here’s something else to think about: >>>
Can you believe THAT??? There is a lawsuit filed, so maybe the celebration can be held. “As obama would ssay, “the constitution is nothing more than a piece of paper”…..and the koran is— platinum, obama???
Posted by: ncpilot09 | September 15, 2010, 3:56 pm 3:56 pm
@Frank – Let me tell you what the Tea Party is about. It’s a reincarnation of the Boston Tea Party, come alive in modern day America. It is commonfolk sick and tired of being commanded rather than served by the government. For what use do people have of a government if it’s not to serve them? Ever heard of the phrases “Consent of the governed” and “Don’t tread on me?” When you understand these two phrases IN YOUR BONES, Frank, not just intellectually, but IN YOUR BONES, then you’ll know what the Tea Party is really all about. It’s really THAT SIMPLE.
Posted by: Cleary | September 15, 2010, 3:58 pm 3:58 pm
The first thing I’ve read in a long time that makes Karl Rove look good.
Posted by: fblaze | September 15, 2010, 4:01 pm 4:01 pm
Adios, Castle, et. al.!!
The ruling class is on the ropes, and… it’s about time.
Bring on true outsiders and let’s restore gov’t “of, for and by” THE PEOPLE.
Posted by: YouDude60 | September 15, 2010, 4:05 pm 4:05 pm
Castle is a Democrat in republican clothing. That seat has been democrat as long as Castle has been there. So if Christine loses to a Democrat, so what. Like I said, the seat has always been Democrat!!!
Posted by: Pat | September 15, 2010, 4:07 pm 4:07 pm
Wonder what the title of obama’s children’s book is? How about some suggestions?? “The Audacity of Coke”?
“Step On A Crack, Break My Palin’s Back……Please”? “Little Boy Blew”?
“Brown Shirts and Jack Boots”?
Posted by: ncpilot09 | September 15, 2010, 4:08 pm 4:08 pm
If O’Donnell is “unelectable”… somebody ought to tell that ‘Unelectable’ Mark Rubio as he opens a 14-point lead over Crist!!
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | September 15, 2010, 4:09 pm 4:09 pm
Wake up ppl! It doesn’t matter if there is a D or an R next to their names, they are out to do nothing more than screw all of us. How long will Americans sit back and do nothing about the two parties trashing our constitution, stealing our wealth, and destroying our heritage? Support a candidate that believes in limited government, and that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness should not be sacrificed by anyone. Quit supporting the trash on the Hill, it’s time to clear it out.
Posted by: chris | September 15, 2010, 4:11 pm 4:11 pm
Karl Rove is the RINO version of James Carville.
Posted by: B_Madoff | September 15, 2010, 4:11 pm 4:11 pm
Conservative Christians that claim their religion molds the manner in which they think and behave, NEED to carry that into the voting booth.
The Democratic Party’s official platform is in direct opposition to conservative Christian beliefs!!
Posted by: Doc E | September 15, 2010, 4:14 pm 4:14 pm
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and she just got another $100 from me. She can thank Rove for my contribution
Posted by: ncpilot09 | Sep 15, 2010 3:47:47 PM
Thanks. At 4:14 pm EDT, O’Donnell’s campaign is at 95% of the goal, or $450,000 on the way to $500,000. America is speaking today with its pocketbook. On November 2, the hammer comes down.
Posted by: vikings4123 | September 15, 2010, 4:17 pm 4:17 pm
*IF* “Delaware” “continue(s) to carry the DNC flag” this November, we can add Deleware to the heap of those responsible for ruining our nation.
Posted by: AmericanCitizen | September 15, 2010, 4:23 pm 4:23 pm
96%. Math mistake above. Her campaign has now raised $480,000 out of the $500K goal. Today.
Posted by: vikings4123 | September 15, 2010, 4:24 pm 4:24 pm
I love reading the comments from dems and liberals here on ABCNews.com. They are obviously absolutely beside themselves that conservatives are winning elections and that the Obama guilt-ridden experiment will soon be moot.
HW
Posted by: HCWHunter | September 15, 2010, 4:36 pm 4:36 pm
Doesn’t she have a right to run? Didn’t she WIN the nomination? One CAN’T win without being nominated. Rove is ridiculous.
Posted by: gerry in Maine | September 15, 2010, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm
Too bad the Tea Party can’t find any democrats to back too. I’m fed up with all the incumbents. Tear down the wall, and get back to the basic tenets of our constitution and quit wasting money!
Posted by: Richard Young | September 15, 2010, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm
Oh the tears of communists and socialists. This is just the calm before the storm.
RINO’s, Democrats, Progressives, Liberals- whatever name you pick for yourself this week. We are coming to destroy you. And that’s change you don’t have to believe in. Because it’s coming regardless.
Posted by: JAG | September 15, 2010, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm
I love reading republican comments on here where the accuse liberals of being afraid of something just because they’ve commented. It always makes me feel like I’m back on some grade school playground where somebody’s calling me a “fraidy cat” or something.
Posted by: secondlook | September 15, 2010, 4:41 pm 4:41 pm
100%. Goal met. $500k in one day.
Posted by: vikings4123 | September 15, 2010, 4:41 pm 4:41 pm
I hope the GOP nominates Sarah Palin in 2012. Put her on the stump and let her campaign. I am sure the Obama camp would love it too! No matter how bad his approval ratings – there is nothing better than running against an opponent that can’t name her favorite founding father or which newspapers she reads daily.
Posted by: RT | September 15, 2010, 4:43 pm 4:43 pm
All you Republicans hammering O’donnel, look at some of the really radical leftists the Democrats have managed to get elected. Obama, a full blown Marxist, Al Franken, a full blown bafoon, Polousey, a total leftest nut-case. The guy O’Donnell will be running against is a self-described Marxist. Who in their right mind would think O’donnel is radical beside this democrat bunch? I think the people of the great state of Delaware will figure it out. Marxist Socialism, vote democrat. Low taxes, personal rights and freedom, vote O’donnell.
Posted by: bob | September 15, 2010, 4:46 pm 4:46 pm
Ron Paul for President 2012 — and then the Tea Party will show what they’re made of.
Real anti-war, Constitutional, limited government and individual freedoms party.
All else is just lipstick and hairspray.
Posted by: Liberty Dawn | September 15, 2010, 4:49 pm 4:49 pm
Lets allow the pundits who are poo pooing this win for O’Connell. And lets see what happens in November. All this leftist and Progressive vitriol is only just that. There is a hatred for the Conservative movement in this country and no one this side of heaven will sway those voters or their vial comments. I will be an out of state supporter for supporter for Christine as many many interested folks will be from all over the mid atlantic states. Lets see who will lick their wounds come election time……
Posted by: Jazz | September 15, 2010, 4:49 pm 4:49 pm
Gotta go now. But, for an update, her campaign now stands (as of 4:47 pm EDT)at 102% of the goal today…$510,000 vs. a goal of $500,000. If I were part of the Coons campaign I might start to take notice.
Posted by: vikings4123 | September 15, 2010, 4:50 pm 4:50 pm
Some of the anti-O’donnell comments are really laughable. There is a huge disconnect between the Washington establishment (including Karl Rove) and the people in the rest of the country. What part of “government of the people, by the people, and for the people,” don’t they understand?
Posted by: Landslide | September 15, 2010, 4:51 pm 4:51 pm
Every time anyone says that Israel is our only friend in the Middle East, I can’t help but think that before Israel, we had no enemies in the Middle East
Posted by: Albert | September 15, 2010, 4:52 pm 4:52 pm
Who cares if Mike Castle would have won the general election?
If he is a democrat dressed in republican clothing, then the R or the D doesn’t matter. Castle would have voted with the democrats on most issues.
So, if we lose with O’Donnell, then we lose. But let’s have an election between two people with different view points than to have a democrat vs. democrat election.
Posted by: greg | September 15, 2010, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm
I hope the GOP nominates Sarah Palin in 2012. Put her on the stump and let her campaign. I am sure the Obama camp would love it too! No matter how bad his approval ratings – there is nothing better than running against an opponent that can’t name her favorite founding father or which newspapers she reads daily.
Posted by: RT | Sep 15, 2010 4:43:12 PM
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RT, at least she is fundamentally honest. Obama couldn’t make that claim even if he visited all 57 of his states professing with vigor such a trait. Outlandish as it may seem, I think she would beat him.
Posted by: vikings4123 | September 15, 2010, 4:56 pm 4:56 pm
The MSM crowd is earning their pay today. Did you ever learn in school that congress spends the money and the Pres just signs the bill? Who has been in charge of Congress since 2006? How long can you libs live on “It’s George Bushes fault”?
Posted by: OldBoomer | September 15, 2010, 5:01 pm 5:01 pm
The White House had better watch thier ass ! The race is not over and we are going to win Delaware. Then we will see how they dance.
Moderate Rino Republicains had better take note. Reaching across the aisle days are over. We are tired of your crap and we are getting rid of your types.
2012 we will get rid of Obama and his Commie staff. We will also get some more
Rinos in that election. Ms Snow are you Listening ?
Posted by: sattdon | September 15, 2010, 5:02 pm 5:02 pm
Christine is a breath of fresh air for the Republican party and women around the USA should be embracing her and working on her behalf. That doesn’t mean you need to live in DE you can operate a phone bank, do mailings right from your home office. I lost my admirmation with Rove after reading his recent book in which he attempts to legitimize Obama by saying his father was an immigrant to the US – Karl the American public is smarter and realize Obama could never be a natural born citizen.
Posted by: Jon | September 15, 2010, 5:02 pm 5:02 pm
Karl Rove is out of his mind ! He owes
the winner in that Delaware Senate Election an apology !
The establishment days of picking candidates are over .
Posted by: sattdon | September 15, 2010, 5:05 pm 5:05 pm
Karl Rove has put his mouth in gear BEFORE he statred his brain. It is people like Karl Rove who just can’t bring themselves to realize how badly we need to get the RINOS out of OUR Republican Party. Delaware’s move to vote for McDonnell, is proof that people in Delaware, Get It, even if Rove doesn’t.Karl needs to sit down and shut up unless he has an epiphany in the next few weeks and can actually come out and support the Tea Party Candidates. They are the future of this party and they need to be supported NOW!
Posted by: Susan Grant | September 15, 2010, 5:08 pm 5:08 pm
Way to go Christine!
And way to let Rove have it. You are the voters choice, not the Rep. choice. And that is they way it should be. The Republican party, which I belong to, is arrogant, misguided and out of touch for thinking they determine who the candidates should be.
Posted by: jose wasabi | September 15, 2010, 5:09 pm 5:09 pm
Now we need to get rid of the of all the Lobbiest in Washington !
The way to do that is electing more Christine O’Donnell’s to office. That is what we are going to do.
Posted by: sattdon | September 15, 2010, 5:10 pm 5:10 pm
No doubt the Republican Party tried its best to pick the person that could win. That having been said, these are different times. The American people are making themselves heard and its a beautiful thing to witness. It’s called democracy in action.
Posted by: vikings4123 | September 15, 2010, 5:11 pm 5:11 pm
The complete ignorance of the leftwing nutjobs is unbelievable. They will realize this very soon. Millions of Tea Party members are democrats who helped Reagan carry 49 out of 50 states. Deja Vu is very real.
Posted by: Don Taylor | September 15, 2010, 5:17 pm 5:17 pm
Wow. Can the Tea Party select women that can actually formulate a sentence, not just attractive? The Homeland of our Security? Really???? I think this hurts the view held by individulas outside of the Republican Party. Yes, she tripped on her words…but when you are in the position to lead we should hold you to a higher level. Should we not expect our leaders to be able to accurately represent us favorably?
Posted by: ejames | September 15, 2010, 5:17 pm 5:17 pm
Did Rangel just not get re-elected?
What about HIS baggage?
Posted by: Annabel | September 15, 2010, 5:18 pm 5:18 pm
Of course ABC News os playing this as a split in the Republican party as being worse than it is. The National Committeee is going to give her money – it said that over and over, but that doesn’t fit into ABC’s biased mindset.
Posted by: B. S. Davis | September 15, 2010, 5:20 pm 5:20 pm
There is absolutely no way O’Donnell can win. Oh wait, that was yesterday. Obama has just authorized a 1,000,000,000 dollar loan to Mexico to drill in the Gulf where we cannot drill. Obama has authorized billions to restore mosques all over the Middle East. If the people of Delaware are so ignorant of this redistirbution of wealth to other countries at the expense of the American taxpayers and vote demorat, then they deserve for life as they know it to be forever altered. Demorats have the race card and class hatred, nothing more, nothing less.
Posted by: Don Taylor | September 15, 2010, 5:27 pm 5:27 pm
November 2010 is just a single battle in a much larger war on avarice, stupidity and farce.
I’m not saying she will lose the GE; thats for the folks in DE to figure out, but it is strategically better for the cause to lose the seat rather than have a rino in there diluting the message and giving the dems “bipartisan” cover for their idiocy.
The more people get to see who the dems are and what they have planned for us, the less people will vote for them.
Our best bet is to give people a legitimate choice, not just put a donkey in an elephant suit so we can put a “win” up on the board.
The dems will pretty quickly defeat themselves as long as the argument continues to be big gov vs small gov instead of big tax vs big privacy invasion.
Posted by: cudmaster | September 15, 2010, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm
People are going to be so SHOCKED this Nov when the majority of the tea party folks win their elections and that streak includes O’Donnell. Then all of the pundits and nitwits who think they understand politics can go back to blaming it all of the economy. This is just the warm-up to 2012 and let me tell you…that is when the real shocker is coming!
Posted by: Norski | September 15, 2010, 5:30 pm 5:30 pm
It is a pity that they have become what they detest, a political arm of just the Republican Party. As a registered Republican I blame them for Obama getting elected, they selected McCain/Palin which was really no choice at all. McCain is in retirement; no one from Arizona can name one thing he has accomplished as an AZ Senator. Palin looks good in her cheerleading outfit but I would want her making decisions beyond that. Congrats to Christine, you go girl!
Posted by: extremegop | September 15, 2010, 5:31 pm 5:31 pm
For now, it is safe to say that these RINOS, media and liberal democrats are underestimating Palin. Let us not rush on this and not be demotivated about these things. Based on observation, slowly but surely, Sarah Palin has forming legions of warriors and major alliances that are vital for the whitehouse conquest on 2012. This is a combination of political and military strategy. I can say the military is secretly leaning towards a Palin presidency on January 2013. Poor Obama, he is blindly unaware that he is slowly seeing Nairobi Kenya from the windows of the whitehouse. Hahahahahaha!
Posted by: Raymond | September 15, 2010, 5:33 pm 5:33 pm
Presidents do not spend money–that’s Congress people. Please refer to your grade school government class before making such uninformed statements.
Posted by: TCD | September 15, 2010, 5:36 pm 5:36 pm
Public surveys are just surveys, in which, the probabilities are 40% viable. Most of the polls are dictated and manipulated by those who are undermining the credentials of some effective and moral principled leaders. KARL ROVE’s analysis and visions are obsolete and he needs to go… Old time traditional politicians, please go home and give way for the young turks.
Posted by: Raymond | September 15, 2010, 5:44 pm 5:44 pm
@t-roc and delaware voter
both of you appear to me the ones that are spoon fed hacs! You regergitate the same filth that all of the progressives put forth. The tea partiers don’t care which party the politicians are in. They are fed up with all the same garbage. By the way, Obama has run the deficit up over two times what Bush did. And, by the way, the tea partiers would have voted Bush out too. Bush was not the best, but Obama is by far worse. Perhaps the worst! Bush did not back conservative morals and and did what the progressives in either party would have done and that is why this nation is where it is now. Bush was Obama light. Why don’t you spoon fed hacs start owning up to your own faults now. It’s been almost two years since Bush has been in office. One year of blaming was bad enough, but two – good grief! The tea partiers are trying to get the nation on track and throw the dang professional politicians out.
Posted by: David | September 15, 2010, 5:46 pm 5:46 pm
I think a huge wave of rebellion against the establishment dems and RINO’s is ocurring. We can continue down the road to total ruin with Titanc and crew of dems and estab RINO’s or vote for new blood that will say no
to explosive spending, yes to freedom and the free market capitalims, no to
big union takeovers, yes to our constitution. Dont count out these tea party conservs. Many thought Reagan was to conservative……yet, we know
different now. All you libs in here and Karl Rove RINO supporters listen up!
Posted by: justme | September 15, 2010, 5:59 pm 5:59 pm
What a breath of fresh air she is! I am appreciative of Karl Rove’s masterful work in past key races, but unfortunately he’s got egg all over his face on this one; he participated in an undeserved hatchet job on Ms. O’Donnell and in so doing gave the D’s some fine talking points for the general election. That’s a shame. That said, November 2 is still far enough away that there is ample opportunity to bring this seat into the R column. What it will take is some courage and spine on the part of the Republican establishment — commodities that sadly have been in short supply.
Posted by: Kevin | September 15, 2010, 6:00 pm 6:00 pm
She seems like a real down to earth and good person.
Attacking her for taking many years to pay off college debts is reflective of how out of touch the elites are with the struggles most americans go through.
She didn’t have affirmative action or bankers as parents to pay her bills in life.
Posted by: Redux | September 15, 2010, 6:01 pm 6:01 pm
Supporting a mere label “Republican” no matter what it represents (socialist, liberal, moderate, conservative) is the same as supporting a mere label “America” no matter what it represents (America as constituted or as “fundamentally transformed” away from its Constitution). You’re a nihilist if you support the label over the substance.
Posted by: SharpShtik | September 15, 2010, 6:08 pm 6:08 pm
This conservate, tea party republican and WWII vet was sorely disappointedin Rove’s intemperate comments.
Posted by: TexAz | September 15, 2010, 6:08 pm 6:08 pm
SHE WON-BACK 100%
Posted by: cbsperry | September 15, 2010, 6:10 pm 6:10 pm
When you go to a liberal “progressive” website(ABC), you expect to see posts by liberal leftist owebamma supporting dhimmicrats. November is just around the corner and whether O’Donnell wins or not the socialists are gonna get a wake-up call. People of America are fed up with politics as usual.Change for the better will start in November.
Posted by: Tdog | September 15, 2010, 6:11 pm 6:11 pm
The establishment still does not get it. This is the real America taking back their country. No one said it was going to be pretty! I respect the will of the people even if I don’t agree. Nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, GOODBYE!
Posted by: jbaby | September 15, 2010, 6:15 pm 6:15 pm
Rove is a has been that lost both houses and the presidency for the GOP. He is now as out of touch with the voters as the rest of the Washington Insiders. It is the Independents that are deciding these races and they are going for the TParty candidates 3 to 1. Sarah is hijacking the TParty and it was a disgrace for her to approve of McCain, he is the biggest retread RINO of them all. We independents will throw you all out eventually, you can count on it! Vote against your constituents and receive the penalty of being thrown out in the prelims like all of these! More constitutional candidates will be taking their oaths next year than at any time since the American revolution. Let the revolution begin.
Posted by: Steve | September 15, 2010, 6:20 pm 6:20 pm
I have a 2 year German Shepard that is smarter, better looking, and infinitely more honest. Let’s make her a Senator!
Posted by: Nothing to hide? | September 15, 2010, 6:22 pm 6:22 pm
After this country had the nerve to elect Barack Obama to the White House it has no business questioning ANYONE’S qualifications.I congratulate Christine on her stunning victory….
Posted by: robert m. simon | September 15, 2010, 6:25 pm 6:25 pm
The left is showing their true colors.Women, Blacks…all equal until you go against a liberal; then you are dumb and “Uncle Toms.” Who is the real racist in this country?
Posted by: John Cook | September 15, 2010, 6:26 pm 6:26 pm
I just love how the liberals react to anyone who opposes socialism. Let the name calling begin losers. Put the bong down and try to find a dead person to vote for you.
Posted by: Dumbycratbootlicker | September 15, 2010, 6:28 pm 6:28 pm
Come on you Tea Party people.. Keep putting these crooks and idiots up for the November elections. Any person with rational sense is going to run away from them. I JUST LOVE IT… lol
Posted by: L | September 15, 2010, 6:34 pm 6:34 pm
The establishment Republicans like Rove are far more comfortable with the Democrats than with grass roots conservatives. They have little or no conservative values: they just like the perks of power.
Are there still enough informed citizens left to stop our slide into tyranny?
Unfortunately, there are so many people (and corporations) freeloading at the teat of big government that it may be too late to turn things around. That is, until things completely collapse and there is no one left to stick the bills to.
Posted by: Robert | September 15, 2010, 6:46 pm 6:46 pm
steve haynes, the only racists are the Dems. They use race to divide the country so they can get the vots and make all these special interest groups who are then “victims” of the establishment. Conservatives just want people to work hard, promote small government and embrace the constitution. Oh, how evil! Conservatives don’t care what color you are.
Posted by: clarityrising | September 15, 2010, 6:54 pm 6:54 pm
There is no such thing as the “Tea party”, it’s just a name to call a collective of Americans who are fed up with big, obtrusive, ignorant, aggressively socialistic and these people (me included) are ready to kick anyone out who resembles a socialist “regressive”. That is the amazing thing, the establishment can’t go after the “tea party”, because it does not really exist as an entity, it is a large percentage of Americans simply going out the freedom tree and breaking off a branch and giving the current arrogant politicians a whopping like a delinquent child! Its not over either, people who really think regressive government programs and spending really works obviously do not understand how freedom really works. Those people are deceived and ignorant and are willing to give freedom up for an eventual totalitarian government, where we all will stand in line for toilet paper (remember the Soviet Union) and will be told what job we will have, when where we will live, how much salt to eat, what kind of car to drive, what kind to own (if we could afford a car) and be expected to sing the Obama national anthem. Wake up America, wake up Washington.
Posted by: Richard | September 15, 2010, 6:56 pm 6:56 pm
She is a creationist who wants it taught in schools. Welcome to the 18th century.
Posted by: Doug | September 15, 2010, 6:59 pm 6:59 pm
The enemy has been released within the republican party and it is the tea party. These morons get their thinking from Beck, Palin, and the Fox fools and Rush Limpee. Democrats aren’t running around believing the idiocy that Fox and the extreme right wackos spit out routinely. These people are going to keep ruining the republican party, not that I care. One thing tea partiers have right is that republicans have not been fiscally responsible for years. They talked the talk, but all the policies were for the wealthy. All their policies were for corporate lobbyists. That still is what republicans are all about. The difference Democrats have with any republicans is that we want the blue dog Democrats gone because they are republicans themselves working for the corporate lobbyists.
Posted by: Vicki | September 15, 2010, 7:04 pm 7:04 pm
The RNC reaction shows the level of RINO infestation in the party.
Liberal, moderate, wishy washy, whimpy, half-_ _ _ Republicans, get the _ _ _ out of the Republican Party and let it do it’s conservative thing.
Conservatism has only been tried in this country once, for a short while, when Ronald Reagan was President.
We don’t follow our Constitution, and that’s why we’re facing a Depression and a worthless currency.
Posted by: John | September 15, 2010, 7:06 pm 7:06 pm
Rove just exposed his Establishment Republican Roots…E.R.R. To err is to wander from the right way. Are his remarks an example of E.R.R’s propensity to practice “Repulican cannibalism”? Not if he embraces the new definition: Tea Party endorsed Republicans eating RINOs for lunch. Wake up, Karl…don’t be a Marx.
Posted by: urstrange | September 15, 2010, 7:28 pm 7:28 pm
If this is a win for the people and not some dirty political trick, then the people have spoken! Vote non party and get behind the “astro turf” :)! We can do this! Raise up you slumberers and let’s kick some incumbents behinds. We are Americans! Let’s take our country back from being held hostage from everything under the sun! Republicans and Democrats together one voice we have the strength to throw the carpet baggers out! Hey Fluffyin, you don’t need qualifcations to be a liar, just look at Barry! So your daughter lies well and smarter? Maybe you should run.
Posted by: Wil | September 15, 2010, 7:35 pm 7:35 pm
BS. Conservatives are ecstatic over this result. Christine is gonna kick the Libs butts because the Voters are tired of Liberalism… in any Party! Rove, helped bring us Bush… the Liberal…. he too, along with every other RINO, must go.
We don’t want 51 seats if any of them will vote with Liberalism. 51-59 seats is useless…. we want more than 60 seats filled with Conservative Voting Senators so we can roll back FAILED Socialist programs as most other semi-intelligent Peoples (like China and Cuba) are doing right now.
Posted by: Dennis | September 15, 2010, 7:50 pm 7:50 pm
Soooo she has had trouble with her mortgage and her student loans and that makes her useless? I guess that means that millions and millions of other Americans are useless also. I would rather have her in there than the establishment ruling elites that have screwed this country over. I guess it okay with y’all that CBC members handed out scholarships to family members and staffers families, and I guess it is ok that white house staffers owe close to a million in back taxes. If you think that people like Rangald care about you you are as dumb as they think you are. But what do I know since I’m speaking out I’m just a racist islamaphob.(Excuse my spelling and grammer I was educated by union teachers with tenure)
Posted by: HeatherMae | September 15, 2010, 7:51 pm 7:51 pm
The Democrats, the “establishment” GOP and,especially, the media just do not get it. The Tea Party is not a “one hit wonder”. It is the real deal and it is causing a total upheaval of the “Good Ol’ Boys” way of doing politics in D.C. and around the country. I lost a great deal of confidence in Rove and now know that he is part of that “G.O.B.” network and I will be very skeptical about what he has to say about anything political.
Posted by: Donald Duck | September 15, 2010, 7:56 pm 7:56 pm
Better 30 Christine O’Donnells in the Senate than 60 Arlen Spectors.
Let the RINOs jump ship and switch parties. It’s not like they don’t have options.
Rove and Castle can always go re-start the Whig Party.
Posted by: Bobbipin | September 15, 2010, 7:57 pm 7:57 pm
Go Christine. I’m sick and tired of the good-old-boys in both parties. Bring on the new Turks and screw you old pols. Screw you Carl Rowe, you are just one of the good old boy network.
Posted by: palynn | September 15, 2010, 8:01 pm 8:01 pm
What would it have helped if you had a nominal Republican, whether or not they win the senate seat? Getting a majority isn’t the only factor. Arlen Spector and many other Republicans who have crossed over to the Democratic Party are poster children for what is WRONG with electing someone of a supposedly conservative party, but with a liberal leaning.
Posted by: Diligent Dave | September 15, 2010, 8:11 pm 8:11 pm
Longt said it all.The government has turned parasidic.And in response to laura long how much mental capacity does it take to be a thief.
Posted by: billwill | September 15, 2010, 8:12 pm 8:12 pm
There are alot of people on posting that are gonna eat their words. For example, how the RNC will not support her. Newsflash! 10 minutes ago, they threw their support behind her because they are beginning to realize the power behind the Tea Party Movement. You can live in denial, as most posting here are. You keep saying they don’t have a chance, well SURPRISE! This goes deeper than you can possibly imagine… Sure is fun to watch you squirm and try to convince one another that this can’t possibly be happening.
Posted by: right cross | September 15, 2010, 8:17 pm 8:17 pm
I’m from Delaware. Thought to be a Democrat leaning state. In my own meetings with the Republican officials I’m told that for the most part Republicans and Democrats in the local state government work together. The political line is blurred here. While I’m happy people are not voting for a ‘party’ here I don’t think this is as big a deal outsiders would like it to be.
Posted by: Lars | September 15, 2010, 8:24 pm 8:24 pm
All I see from the anti-Tea Party posters is childish name calling. The facts are these: 1. W was a disaster (Iraq, over-spending) who ushered in a catastrophe (BHO). 2. BHO can ony run on anti anti anti – first W, now Boehner. He has no agenda but to buy votes with taxpayer dollars and in doing so has run up twice the debt in one year as W did in 8. 3. All of the factions of the “Tea Party” stand for a limited government, accountability, and the principle of the Founding Fathers. 4. I haven’t seen a logical argument yet against the principles of the Tea Party – only name calling and mis-representation of principles. For example, calling Tea Party members racist is not only humorous, it shows only that they have no capacity to put forth sound arguments and that they themselves are obsessed with race. (When one person slurs another without knowing the facts, that person is usually guilty of what he is accusing the other of.)
Posted by: ASC | September 15, 2010, 8:27 pm 8:27 pm
Change might take a little more time, but her win shows that there is real hope out there…If Rove had any credibility, it’s gone now.
Got Tea?
Posted by: IraqVet | September 15, 2010, 8:28 pm 8:28 pm
Remember it’s the voter of Deleware who chose O’Donnell over Castle, not Palin or Tea Party. Don’t underestimate the voters’ will of Deleware. Bashing Palin or O’Donnell will not get you anywhere because you still have not got the point whether you are republican establishment or gloating democrat.
Posted by: Once_Democrat | September 15, 2010, 8:32 pm 8:32 pm
I love reading what the old dems and RINOs are saying in these comments. “Palin is a cancer”, “this opens the door for the democrats”, etc. Too funny, yet so boringly predictable.
While you’re busy deluding yourselves with your tired old talking points, please move out of the way while we run right past you.
The days of the old-school political elites are coming to a close. The People are taking back the nation. The establishment parties are beginning their death rattles.
You wanted “change you can believe in”? Oh, change is coming, baby . . . it’s coming!
The donkeys and the RINOs are fast approaching extinction.
True Americans do not bow to “royalty” nor will we become slaves to some elite “ruling class”.
We were pushed too far by Pelosi, Reid and Obama. The sleeping giant is now awake and there will be heck to pay at the polls in November.
Posted by: DJ | September 15, 2010, 8:38 pm 8:38 pm
So that state is so Democratic yet Obama has a negative approval there. Fact is that her opponet is an self-professed Marxist. Good luck getting that past the voters…..
Posted by: mitchell | September 15, 2010, 8:41 pm 8:41 pm
It’s time that people looked at the issues, and stopped the childish people bashing, Republicans or Democrats. This is a great nation of great people, who have the capability of looking at the ball when they want to and not the bat. It’s time to shed the snakeskin incumbents and start with some new blood, thinkers with logical ideas and not spin to promote the next social expirement.
Posted by: River Rat | September 15, 2010, 8:42 pm 8:42 pm
As others have pointed out, O’Donnell’s victory is less about O’Donnell than it is about Mike Castle. Castle is a RINO, as his cap-and-trade vote demonstrates. The Tea Party is about taking government back, not about supporting the candidate with the best chance to beat the Democrat. We are better off with a Democrat winning the seat in Deleware than with a Republican that is indistinguishable from Democrats.
Posted by: small_mountain | September 15, 2010, 8:55 pm 8:55 pm
I’m glad she won. As a conservative, I’d rather have a strong conservative running against a “bearded Marxist” liberal and lose than have a non-bearded closet Marxist RINO run and win against the bearded Marxist liberal.
The Lindsey Grahams, John McCains and Arlen Specters of the world are pretty much what has destroyed the Republican party of Reaganite conservatism.
Principle is principle. You do not just hold your nose and do the opposite out of fear of losing. If the establishment Republican party elites keep getting their head beaten in in election after election, then soon they will either rediscover the conservative principles they are supposed to support, or they will earn the destruction that they will deserve. And it will be the fault of the party and not the fault of the People.
Posted by: stumpCHUNKMAN | September 15, 2010, 9:09 pm 9:09 pm
hrmmm.. lot of folks are struggling financially these days. Wonder who the people will identify with.
Looks like the State Party Chairman is eating crow pie along with Rove.
Posted by: GSH | September 15, 2010, 9:10 pm 9:10 pm
There is a reason I don’t watch George (The Democrat) Stephanopoulos = he really dislikes all REpubs and conservatives, and does all he can to intimidate a conservative.
THis is the first time I’ve heard Ms. O’DOnnell, and, frankly, I am very impressed with her. I’d vote for her in a heartbeat, because I can see real people versus fake people (Kristol, ROve, Stephy, Wee Willy CLinton, etc.). Christine is a real person who can do a great job shaking up the establishment in D.C. and work hard for us, the People of the U.S.
As for Georgie – Just paint a big REd ‘D’ on your forehead before you come on the air next time.
Posted by: Jekyl | September 15, 2010, 9:14 pm 9:14 pm
“Palin & co. are exploiting the vulnerability of simple folks who believe in God and country. ….And I say this as a former supporter of the former Alaska governor.”
Posted by: Delaware voter
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Yeah I was just going to say you sounded like a strong conservative. That whole concept of the pitifully stupid and simple rubes that actually still believe all that God and country garbage, what morons.
And here I used to be a supporter of General Washington.
Posted by: stumpCHUNKMAN | September 15, 2010, 9:16 pm 9:16 pm
Rove needs to remember Reagan’s charge:
“Do not speak ill of another Republican”.
If he can’t say something nice, then shut up. Stop giving aid and sustenance to the enemy.
I was a hardcore Republican from 1972 until now.
Now, dammit, I’m turning into an Independent. I’m so damnsick of those smug, nasty republican snobs like Rove and McCain.
They’re almost as bad as the corrupt, evil Democrats.
Screw ‘em all.
Even if O’Donnell loses in November at least she got rid of that fat cat, perennial mooch and leech, Castle.
Posted by: sarah | September 15, 2010, 9:19 pm 9:19 pm
Rove needs to remember Reagan’s charge:
“Do not speak ill of another Republican”.
If he can’t say something nice, then shut up. Stop giving aid and sustenance to the enemy.
I was a hardcore Republican from 1972 until now.
Now, dammit, I’m turning into an Independent. I’m so damnsick of those smug, nasty republican snobs like Rove and McCain.
They’re almost as bad as the corrupt, evil Democrats.
Sc*w ‘em all.
Even if O’Donnell loses in November at least she got rid of that fat cat, perennial mooch and leech, Castle.
Posted by: sarah | September 15, 2010, 9:19 pm 9:19 pm
I think this is Awesome! What many who are mired in the political game don’t understand in this election cycle, is that O’donnell and many of the other tea party winners are simply Reagan conservatives and are touting the pillars of that doctrine. Reagan won in 2 LANDSLIDE victory’s with Reagan democrats in the forefront. Be afraid Democrats and libbies. I know you are…
Posted by: norinos | September 15, 2010, 9:21 pm 9:21 pm
You fine people still don’t get it, do you. The real change from the ruling class in DC, is coming, starting in Nov…Goodbye,solong,fairwell…. The corruption that is running out of the house and senate has finally awoken the heartland of the RED, White, and BLUE. You and your supporters are going to be sent far, far away from the gavel of dictatorship that you have been forcing upon us and leading our beloved country into bankrupcy. So enjoy your final insults, aimed at those us that will silence you and your kind, once and for all. We shall vote for those that give the country back to the citizens that they represent, and so sorry, but your attempt at socialism in our great country will be squashed, smashed, and deleted from all power once and for all. How bout that change……..
Posted by: taylorade | September 15, 2010, 9:22 pm 9:22 pm
I wouldn’t rule out Christine holding that seat. Just this afternoon she has taken in over $500,000 in just a few hours from people donating to her campaign. This may end up being the most expensive Senate seat in history.
Prediction: Tea Party will win it.
Posted by: lihansen | September 15, 2010, 9:28 pm 9:28 pm
Karl Rove is a part of the problem. Why anyone still thinks he is relevant is beyond me considering the fact that he was a major player in the “freedom loving” Bush Administration’s doubling of the size of government. Karl Rove is an advocate of big government, and his brand of “republicanism” is going the way of GM…
Posted by: JOHN | September 15, 2010, 9:36 pm 9:36 pm
It amazes me that the democrats continue to beleive in their corrupt and immoral leadership. The TEA party gives them a chance to get out from under a repressive yoke and embrace new visions without any party afilliation.
The TEA party is NOT a wing of the Republican party. We have only one party in this country today and that is controlled by the elites and NWO types. The TEA party will get us back to Constitutional restraints and get rid of these public parasites that call themselves CONgress people
Posted by: DAN | September 15, 2010, 9:53 pm 9:53 pm
If we the people don’t root out the establishment ruler wantabes we are going to lose our country. That includes the impotent Republicans and the Rinos and pretty much all the big spending, freedom stealing Democrats. Soccer moms helped to elect Clinton and Obama. Now grizzly mamas and tough women politicians are going to have to step up. Keep on bashing the tea party candidates and Sarah Palin. It only makes them stronger and more determined.
Posted by: Katepatate | September 15, 2010, 10:02 pm 10:02 pm
The misogyny of both Democrats and old line Republicans is breathtaking.
The “nuts and Sluts” playbook is back in operation. Everyone is worked up by some provocatively clad sports reporter being whistled at by sweaty naked men but no one says a peep about a duly elected political candidate who is called every vile name and accused like a defendant in the Salem Witchcraft trials with consorting with “familiar spirits.” and everything else.
It won’t work this time gentlemen.
Posted by: Helen McCaffrey | September 15, 2010, 10:09 pm 10:09 pm
I wonder how Obama would say ‘unfactual’ in Austrian- as in,”It is unfactual to say that I visited 57 states during the campaign’?
Posted by: gobnait | September 15, 2010, 10:11 pm 10:11 pm
BTW, ‘unfactual’ IS a word.
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2. based on or restricted to facts: a factual report.
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Posted by: gobnait | September 15, 2010, 10:13 pm 10:13 pm
Fluffy, Obama is only worried about his own butt. He’s toast in 2012. The democrats are really sweating right now. There’s going to be an earthquake in November and we’re already beginning to feel its tremors.
Posted by: Katepatate | September 15, 2010, 10:14 pm 10:14 pm
‘Un-factual’ ? We get it George. Idiot Republicans. How about ‘strategery’, ‘you betcha’, ‘nucular’ (that became an idiotic utterance only after GW mispronounced it – when Carter mispronounced it the same way, it merely showed his connection to the common man). How about these: ‘Marine Corpse”, ‘all… 57 states’? Pure genius according to the old media.
Posted by: lastfrance | September 15, 2010, 10:15 pm 10:15 pm
Wish more Democrats had the guts to root out some of their own bad apples. Charlie Rangel for one.
Posted by: Katepatate | September 15, 2010, 10:18 pm 10:18 pm
The greekie corrected obama when he admitted he was a muslim.
Greekie is a demorat.
Posted by: Rich Steinmetzer | September 15, 2010, 10:24 pm 10:24 pm
who cares if Castle could have won? His win would be the same as electing a democrat, and a liberal one at that. C’mon decribe how he is any different than a dem.
Posted by: nnizy | September 15, 2010, 10:30 pm 10:30 pm
Very ironic for Rove to criticize her for taking decades to repay student loans. As least she received a diploma, something the “genius” Rove never managed to accomplish… I would also venture a guess that she knows who her father is.
Posted by: Jake | September 15, 2010, 10:32 pm 10:32 pm
The repubs better align real quick with the Tea Party, or it is going to split
voters on the right, and give the Dems
their dream come true. Continued rule
that will soon have us all in the breadlines. Think not ? Just watch !
Posted by: J. Stein | September 15, 2010, 10:35 pm 10:35 pm
“ROVE” has garnished all his WEALTH off of the people who are STUPID enough to place him on the pedestal of “Human Interpreter Of Utopic Life On Earth” (HIOULOE)!!!! Just like all the other B Sers (BULL $hitters) Who tweak their collars and straighten their ties and/or pull their skirts up provocatively when they present their presence BEFORE THE EYES AND EARS OF POTENTIAL FOLLOWERS!!!! GOOD COP, BAD COP, Carl Rove plays either side required for the role of the “Agenda”!!!! If there is an Agenda/ If they have an agenda, Who are they plotting against? Unearned wealth is the “Crown Jewel” of their conquest!!!! OK…BACK TO REALITY…….Hitch up your harness…….MUZLE (Typo, MULE)….Quit complaining!!!!
Posted by: DEF | September 15, 2010, 10:49 pm 10:49 pm
No taxation without representa-
representation.! Since votes
have been distorted by lies,
our real representatives are
trying to make the bush tax cutts
enforced, in spite of what
poor Americans need or want.:(
Posted by: Moderate American | September 16, 2010, 1:26 am 1:26 am
Thank you for posting my e-mail,
Viva President Obama and
Americans :))))))
Posted by: Moderate American | September 16, 2010, 1:31 am 1:31 am
The Dims are toast, but so are some of the RINOs which is good for the Republican party, whether they realize it or not, and Rove criticizing O’Donnell is quite rich! I seem to recall Rove, the pillar of the community, being in all sorts of legal trouble back when Bush was still Prez? I am sure that O’Donnell hasn’t been investigated and subpoenaed like that crook Rove was!
Posted by: Nobozo | September 16, 2010, 1:45 am 1:45 am
She did a good job in the interview with George in spite of the leading questions.A fresh face with an everyday background ( we all have life’s experiences to draw upon)or would you rather have the old guy with no respect for the voter or our country–only respect for his own wallet? HE is what got us into this mess–get rid of them all!–and most of the reporters who refuse to ask the hard questions too!
Posted by: Tom | September 16, 2010, 4:19 am 4:19 am
To FluffyinDE, and all the other:
This is about Freedom folks. The only way to keep Freedom is to elect those in office that will vote to keep them. The Tea Party is cleansing alot of Republicans. RINO’s are out, just look at Brown in MA, Snowe, and Collins. Castle is an anti-gun rights, take-away-your-freedom Obama vote. He is done, and others will also be.
Posted by: Guss1211 | September 16, 2010, 9:43 am 9:43 am
I never thought I would agree with K. Rove but I do in regard to this candidate. She really is not qualified and I would really like to know if she did use campaign funds to pay her bills? This is a serious issue. The republican party is being taken over by the tea party and they should not accept them so willingly as they willhave problems getting done what they want in the future. I think there should be a third party on their own. They have rejected every rep. who has run so why is the republicans accepting them so easily. They should stand firm and let them be the third party because in actuality..the republicans are not winning the tea party is and they will soon take control of the rep. party. They will have a lot of issues on their hands if they do not stand up to them now. Many of them will take us back 20 year in their thinking and some over zealous religious ones want to inflict their thinking on all of us. I cannot belive the rep. are accepting people like Vitter, Panella of N.Y. Angle,Rick Scott the one from Arizona who sees headless bodies in the dessert…O”Donnell..what is this party becoming? They need to think this through. You see while the people did not vote for the democrats they did not vote for the republicans either so maybe both parties should get together and think about what is coming about the pike…
Posted by: talmag | September 16, 2010, 10:18 am 10:18 am
No sympathy for Rove. He brought this on himself. His brain-trust of making up lies about opponents and pandering to the right wing fringe has now come home to roost and they don’t want anything to do with him. He created the mess. He should figure out how the Republicans are going to deal with it. Trouble was he nor Bush never intended to be as far right as the nuts to whom they were pandering. The lesson? Be careful what you manipulate because it just might become your own personal nightmare.
Posted by: sfrussell1963 | September 16, 2010, 11:47 am 11:47 am
The tea-party seems to be in self-destruct mode.
Posted by: pt | September 16, 2010, 2:41 pm 2:41 pm
I support the Tea Party and have been to a couple of rallies here in Atlanta. However, I’m wary of Sarah Palin. She seems to be usurping the leadership of the Tea Party movement. I don’t think she’s honest, and is more ambitious than people realize.
Posted by: Calvin M | September 16, 2010, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm
I don’t see how anyone can live in Delaware or any of the liberal states specially in the New England or West coast area, America should have barred those states from the union a long time ago. Those states are contaminating the other states with their love sodomy and socialist ideology. People in those states are extremely perverse pretty soon they will be trying to justify pedophilia as just an alternate life style.
Posted by: joe | September 16, 2010, 3:53 pm 3:53 pm
My apologies, I meant to say Disney not GE. But Disney is still digging out from their reign of terror under Mr. Eisner.
Posted by: D in PA | September 17, 2010, 12:25 am 12:25 am
I was just sitting here doing some work with the Channel 6 news on from Philadelphia, which I rarely ever watch. After a while your nightline segment came on and that too past without anything of importance. Then one of your news commentators mentioned Ms. O’Donnell, her upset win in Delaware and whether her stance on masturbation and condom sex makes her unfit for the US Senate. With all the freaks we have in the Senate and Congress now, I’m surprised that your people would even mention such a stupid thing about Ms. O’Donnell. Guess that’s why I never watch your national network (including your sports programs) anymore. ABC, (The All Barrack Channel) never fails to disappoint the viewers on how far they have fallen. Maybe Disney will get wise and dump that money losing corporation called ABC. Good Luck with your stock options ABC Executives.
Posted by: D in PA | September 17, 2010, 12:27 am 12:27 am
“un-factual” really? Am I the only one having trouble with this. After all, she has a degree in ENGLISH literature. The fact that she took 17 years to finish her education doesn’t bother anyone in DE. There are a host of other red flags that people should recognize. God help us all, if another person who makes up words becomes the president. Let me give you a hint, George W. Bush. We all know how that mess went.
Posted by: nonsense | September 17, 2010, 8:10 am 8:10 am
If the rep. are smart they will join with the Tea party. Or are they too afraid some of them will lose there plus jobs.
Posted by: lynda smith | September 17, 2010, 8:54 am 8:54 am
The Tea Partiers have reckognized that since the the lines between the parties have been blurred over the years,(Not party retoric but actual defense of Constitutional principles), the real fight over the direction of the country has to take place in the primaries.
They are backing candidates based on their espoused principles. Then the general election becomes a battle of ideas instead of a popularity contest. People will have a “REAL” choice and if these Constitional principles lose out to big government euro-socialism in the arena of ideas, at least people had a choice.
This seems like a more honest approach than the “party loyalty at all costs” that have destroyed the Democrat’s morals and damaged the Republican’s credibility
Posted by: Mark | September 17, 2010, 10:16 am 10:16 am
Most people dont get it. Especially the press. Are to chose between our principles or with the candidate who can win. Which is more important. A liberal republican who votes against we believe in, so we can regain a majority. No more…
It only hurts us more with liberal republicans voting for big budgets and obama care. Let the liberals take credit for such nonsense. No more Rinos, Our party stands for limited goverment, less taxation and more personal resposiblity . So if i vote for a republican who votes against this,so we can get a majority, i just sacrificed my priniples. NO THANK YOU.
No More. I had it with Bush spending and lack of immigration containment. Now with Obama it is the same. NO MORE>
Posted by: mike | September 17, 2010, 10:19 am 10:19 am
Christine O’Donnell,you have spoken for many middle class Americans.As a citizen of this great country I applauded you for beating Former Senator Michael Castle.Do not be intimidated by Carol Rove comments.You are what the American people need to steer our country in right direction.Experience comes with the position and I know you can do it….. anyone who doesn’t support you is contrary to the middle class.
Posted by: Anthony | September 17, 2010, 12:17 pm 12:17 pm
I am glad to see her win and believe she will represent the common person. Will any person her age that has never had a financial problem cast the first stone. Not you Joe you are rich and that is one of the main problems. Rich people taking care of other rich people and the hell with the country. Good Luck and prove all the naysayers wrong.
Posted by: Jonesy | September 17, 2010, 6:57 pm 6:57 pm
Where was Rove when Bush wanted to bring in illegals or when Bush was spending like a drunken sailor. Rove is part of the establishment and so was her opponent. She will win despite Rove and the GOP establishment. He is hard to believe that Delaware voters will vote for Coons who is a socialist and a big a spender of their money.
Posted by: Dan | September 17, 2010, 8:43 pm 8:43 pm
Christine O’Donnell seems to be pillaged in this posts–the negative comments only serve to prove the point that the main attack is character assasination. What issue, in particular, is being challenged–I could find none, only the fact of her character. To be fair, our president was not treated in this fashion. However, it would not be the only time that liberals have two sets of rules. That, of course, is becasue liberals are not expected to have character, but rather conservatives are expected to.
Posted by: Jeff | September 18, 2010, 11:37 am 11:37 am
I can understand why O’Donnell won. She cornered the witch and antimastrabation voters. Now if she can corner the devil worshippers she can easily become senator.
Posted by: Charleston2 | September 18, 2010, 7:31 pm 7:31 pm
Mike,
I am sorry to read about your recent loss to Christine O’Donnell in the Delaware primary. Consider this your just reward for your yes vote on Cap and Trade.
Why is it that when a “veteran” politician like you loses a primary election you are hesitant to endorse the one that defeated you? What happened to picking yourself up, dusting yourself off, and helping to unify the Republican party by endorsing your opponent? It was an unfair fight and you lost it. You were defeated by an unknown with political baggage. You had plenty of mud to sling, you slung it well, and you lost.
It really is appalling when your campaign ads imply we need to support you, a “proven leader”, in order to assure the republicans will capture a critical senate seat in November. Then when the primary voters decide that someone else gets to run you fail to provide party support and endorse your opponent. What happened to supporting your party? Or are you too much of a liberal to endorse a conservative republican? Is this a case of sour grapes? After all you are probably much smarter that the 30,500 republicans who voted for your opponent in the primary. It appears that you took a page out of our good friend Wayne Gilchrest’s playbook. This one has been done before Mike. You remember liberal republican Wayne Gilchrest from Maryland? He was similarly defeated in the primary election by Andy Harris and he failed to endorse him for the general election. Andy Harris lost by less than a 2% margin. He could have won that election for the voters in Maryland with Gilchrest’s endorsement.
Will you endorse Chris Coons in his bid for the Senate? Or will you come to your senses and endorse Christine O’Donnell?
Posted by: Benjamin J Hendrickson Sr. | September 18, 2010, 11:07 pm 11:07 pm
“Once again, one Republican calling another one a liar. Can’t we all just get along and agree that Republicans are lying racist reactionaries? Never met one that wasn’t.” You forgot to say that without exception they are also dumber than the dumbest thing imaginable
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Posted by: SEO Traffic Spider | September 20, 2010, 7:52 am 7:52 am
no one is lilly white – none of you and no not the one Lady who has the “bawls” to buck the pathetic establishment.(Christine) we the people – not “party line” are in the fight for our free lives, and we all should take it upon ourselves to take those rose colored glasses off and be honest with where this current “administration” is leading us. Talk about the lamb being led to the slaughter! wake up you people. there’s been too much blood spilled to just shuck the freedoms that have been secured over and again for each of us. it’s time for a new guard in Washington. – come November I hope we’ve all got those glasses in the trash. God Bless America.
Posted by: bebe | September 20, 2010, 10:53 pm 10:53 pm
How can you back a politician when they are using lobbyists money to pay their bills? Where does it end? IF she gets into office, how easy will it be to sway her vote on bills that hurt AMERICANS? I thought this was what we, as Americans, were trying to get away from. She WILL take money from anyone that gives it to her and this will hurt us, the AMERICANS, in the long run.
Posted by: Roger | September 21, 2010, 8:13 am 8:13 am
I like the Republicans and the tea party. I do not like the democratic welfare,Obamacare,stimulus stupid,corrupt spending of Obama and his numerous crooked czars.There is an outrageous increase in debts, horrifying deficits by Obama, and terrible budgets plus tax crazy demands coming up. Vote out all damn dems. Save our country from liars and thieves.
Posted by: Patricia | October 6, 2010, 4:18 pm 4:18 pm
Um you know my daughter at U of Del has more qualifications than O’Donnell Does.
Buddy you must live under the rock you wish O’Donnell would crawl under and visit you,I’m sure your daughter has more qualifications that Obama,and probably you, but not O’Donnell. Just the fact O’Donnell is a Republican proves that!
Posted by: Paul black | October 24, 2010, 3:27 am 3:27 am
The TEA Party is where American are beginning to be proud again. They’re the heart and soul of this nation. That is why there is a battle in the Republican establishment. The Repub. Establishment really doen’t want our input they want our vote and money. They are not much different from B.O. who wants us just to shut up.
Their power is being rock by us. I would vote for O’Donnell if I were from there. But sadly I have to vote for Rick Perry another Establishment Repub over a low life Demoncrat.
Posted by: blewis | October 26, 2010, 6:37 pm 6:37 pm