"We congratulate Christine O'Donnell for her nomination this evening after a hard-fought primary campaign in Delaware," said National Republican Senatorial Committee executive director Rob Jesmer in a terse statement released after the race was called.
The O'Donnell victory, which was considered a political impossibility as recently as a month ago, is a major boost for Democratic hopes of holding the seat once held by Vice President Joe Biden. New Castle County Executive Chris Coons was unchallenged for the Democratic Senate nomination.
Well depending on whether O'Donnell can win in the general, this will either be a feather in Sarah Palin's bumpit, or an anchor around her political aspirations. Well to be honest it would be ANOTHER anchor around her political aspirations.
Undoubtedly Palin will be tweeting her victory lap in 5..4..3..2..
Later I will embed Rachel Maddow's VERY revealing segment concerning Christine "Stop touching yourself!" O'Donnell.
Update: Speaking of Teabagger backed candidates knocking out "sure thing" Republican candidates, Lisa Murkowski has announced that she will decide by Friday whether or not to run as a write in candidate. She also made the following, kind of awesome, statement:
“As disappointed as I am in the outcome of the primary and my belief that the Alaska Republican Party was hijacked by the Tea Party Express, an outside extremist group, I am not going to quit my party,” Ms. Murkowski said in campaign release. “I will not wrap myself in the flag of another political party for the sake of election at any cost.”
Update 2: As promised here is Christine O'Donnell's anti-masturbation video for MTV
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Oh yeah she is going to be a BIG hit with the younger voters. All the Democrats have to do is tell the twenty somethings that if elected O'Donnell will not let them jerk off anymore and they will turn out to vote by the HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS!
And Ms. O'Donnell will be announcing that she will not do interviews or debates in 5...4...3...
ReplyDeleteDelaware is a pretty blue state. Mike Castle has been repeatedly elected for 30 years as Delaware's only state rep precisely because he is a moderate. By nominating a Sarah Palin-like radical, the republicans have signed their own death warrant at the hands of the democrats. Irony of Ironies.
ReplyDelete--- Native Delawarean
Gryph....do you have a video of O'Donnell's comments on masturbation? If so can you put it up? Rachel showed it earlier, but I can't find it. It is hilarious.
ReplyDeleteO'Donnell's victory reflects the GOP's sharp turn to the right. That's the only thing that can explain primary victories of people like Sharron Angle, Joe Miller, Rand Paul, and Christine O'Donnell.
ReplyDeleteIt would be a huge mistake to underestimate the readiness of some Americans to vote against their own best interests or to stay home because the so-called enthusiam factor is not present, particularly among Democrats. As far as I'm concerned, I don't have to be "enthusiastic" to vote in my own best interests. Sooner or later, enthusiam wears off because the novelty ceases to exist. All of us who don't want to see the forces of reaction prevail in Congress in November need to get out and vote as if our lives depended on it. As I said, I don't need to be enthusiastic in order to be motivated to vote in my best interests.
wow it's pretty sad that someone with such ignorant views can win a primary in the greatest country on earth.
ReplyDeleteThis is another major wake-up call to Dems and moderate Repubs who didn't vote, thinking things were fine the way they were and seeing how motivated the crazies are. I ran to the polls in WI today because we had similar Palin wannabees bombarding us with their "conservative" messages and it scared the crap out of me.
ReplyDeleteHopefully in November, everyone who fears the takeover of the whackjobs will get out and vote.
O'Donnell sounds like she needs some major outing of her financial mismanagement problems...sound familiar???
I'm giddy, I can hardly wait for November. This is going to be deee-li-cious. (how long do you think til a sex tape of O'Donnell surfaces???)
ReplyDeleteI wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry listening to Palin's robocall on behalf of O'Donnell. Constitutional conservative, really? Like you and the Missoula press's Right to free speech, former half-term governor?
ReplyDeleteFrom bearingdrift, a conservative blog:
ReplyDelete"There are more crushing components in [Christine O'Donnell's] back story that have yet to surface, but they will if she wins the GOP nomination. The Coons campaign is licking their collective chops with a smorgasbord of opposition research that hasn’t yet seen the light of day. This is a warning to conservatives if you nominate O’Donnell: The national media will write off not only her but the entire Tea Party Movement as a laughing stock which could result in its ultimate demise."
GET ENERGIZED, DEMS!!!
She is cute as a button and has no need to maserbate. I would like to see this little cutie on dancing with the stars.
ReplyDeleteMs. O'Donnell is giving her victory address now--it's SO evident that SP's vocal coach is working their "magic" with her as well. Yikes!! She sounds like a combination Palin and Valley Girl.
ReplyDeleteugh
ReplyDeleteGlad I live in PA, not DE.
PA_John
I tweeted this to Palin
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@sarahpalinusa what kind of house do you want to run with O'Donnell, Angle, carrie Prejean,& Nikki Haley????
New article on Palin by Shushannah Walshe at the Daily Beast:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-09-14/inside-palins-life-in-alaska/3/
At one point she writes of Palin's parents: "These days, Sally often accompanies her daughter on trips outside Alaska, helping out with the grandkids..."
GrandkidS? Hmmm. Wonder if that was a quote from Sally?
The only reason these tea baggers win is because the thinking Republicans have gotten complacent and have stayed home. They've let this simple-minded minority have the loudest voice at the polls.
ReplyDeleteIt's up to the Dems to wake up to the fact that they are going to have to get OUT and VOTE or they will find themselves with a tea bagger taking the prize.
I'm horrified that our only options are corporate-owned candidates or stunning incompetents, some with their own criminal/unethical baggage.
Lisa's just bitter because Americans are onto the GOPs ass for straying too far from what America is meant to be - and that does not include her ideals.
ReplyDelete6:19, she sure is a cutie! and dancing with the stars is where she belongs. yes, on DWTS. very far away from public office (and public finances) where she could do a lot of damage!
ReplyDeleteHow Christine O’Donnell and Sarah Palin Handed the US Senate to the Democrats
ReplyDeletehttp://www.politicususa.com/en/o-donnell-palin
Once again, Sarah Palin has put on full display her ability to cut off her own party at the knees for her own selfish motives. Republicans will likely enjoy a brief moment of House control before the reelection campaign of Obama gives the House back to the Democrats, and Republicans will be left wondering what might have been if Sarah Palin and the Tea Party would not have butted in and Mike Castle could have won a quiet midterm Delaware primary in 2010.
Dam! Now I'll have to pleasure my husband cuz Christine will make a law making masturbation illegal. I hate that wack-a-doodle!
ReplyDelete@Anon 6:42: I think she is referring to Sarah Palin's kids--They are Sally's grandkids: Piper, Willow, etc...
ReplyDeleteFrom a friend in Canada: Palin, Angele, Miller, O'Donnell: Whatever happened to American exceptionalism? I am so afraid for you- it seems like the lunatics have taken over the asylum. How are these people going to govern if they win? By bullets instead of brains? As an outsider, I believe that all these people are just pawns and that the real power and the real money to elect them is from elsewhere; no one, aside from the most extreme right wing fanatic, could really believe that any of them, with their lack of any real knowledge could be a serious candidate.Sarah Palin was the canary in the coal mine: the test case, I believe. When her brand of vitriol, snark, ignorance fear-mongering and lying, more of her ilk were backed and you will have even more.I hope the real "RILL Amerikuns" unite to stop this train-wreck before more damage is inflicted on your country.You deserve so much better.
ReplyDeleteHoffman, baby, Hoffman!
ReplyDeleteI think the Tea Party needs to be a separate party from the Rebuplican Party. Otherwise, more and more moderate Repubs such as Lisa Murkowski are going to be knocked out of the running Republican ticket by these freaking right wing fanatics. They talk of less government, but in reality, they would end up enacting "blue" type laws that would seriously mess with our freedoms.
ReplyDeleteChristine O'Donnell is the new Sarah Palin. What is horrid about it all is they are both popular at the same time.
ReplyDeleteDemocrats and Independents and intelligent Republicans!!!! Get out in November and Vote and stop these tea party (bagger :) ) idiots from taking our government. Get the vote out!!!
Watch Christine O'Donnell's 1996 Anti-Masturbation Campaign On MTV's 'Sex In The 90s'
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Citing "Mental Anguish," Christine O'Donnell Sought $6.9 Million in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Conservative Group ...and falsely implied she was taking master's degree classes at Princeton.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/citing-mental-anguish-christine-odonnell-sought-69-million-gender-discrimination-lawsuit-again?page=2
For those not in the know, Delaware is a microcosm of the U.S.- You've got the Yankee, Blue north and the farmland, Conservative South.
ReplyDeleteThese people confronting Mike Castle in "Slower Lower" Delaware are the people who voted for O'Donnell.
Mike Castle was one of the few republicans to say loudly that the Birthers were very wrong- And he paid for it.
-- Native Delawarean
I hope it' Hoffman, Baby, Hoffman, but worry about us laughing while the voting machine results are manipulated:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bradblog.com/?p=8072
She communicates much better than Palin and isn't afraid of the media and their questions...at least that is refreshing!!
ReplyDeleteSo, my babysitter is gonna be a SENATOR???
ReplyDeleteI can just SEE her on the floor of the Senate...
"Oh, my GAWD! You guys are just so cool to let me stand here and become part of the permanent record of the United States and everything...I mean, oh.....my....GOD!"
The dummies of Delaware will deserve everything they get.
The Castle Campaign dug up a ton of stuff on O'Donnell and the masterbation deal is the least of her worries.
ReplyDeleteShe may bring in money from the Koch Brothers but the average person won't give money to a candidate who uses it to pay her rent/mortgage etc..
As bad as Baggers like Angle are this O'Donnell is even worse in my book. She's used running for office as a way to make money and pay her bills so where is the public service Ms. O'Donnell?
Ha ha ha ha. Oh lawd, O'Donnell is just as nutty as Palin or more, I can't decide.
ReplyDeleteAlvin Green of South Carolina is a Rhodes Scholar compared to these bagger nut jobs. Yikes!!!
Palin and the Baggers are creating mayhem in the GOP.
ReplyDeleteGood news for the Dems.
Looks like the rethuglicans had their party stolen! Oh heavens! How tragic!
ReplyDeleteOh man, I feel so sorry for all those old white guys who have a regular special "date" with a handful of Viagra and a picture of Sarah Palin .....
ReplyDeleteAs a Delawarian all I can say is Sorry! As a Democrat I could not vote in the primary. As a resident of Slower Lower Delaware I can only testify that not all of us are conservative idiots, but we are outnumbered.
ReplyDeleteSo O'Donnell is working "hard" on getting her "Mastur's" degree?
ReplyDeleteMale masturbation, not M-F sex appears to prevent prostate cancer:
http://tinyurl.com/2qbru3
I guess there's no global warming, no science.
Physically attractive women candidates appear to have the electorate by the b*lls! Not good. Perhaps a little masturbation might let the male voters "see" more clearly. Oh, that's right! Prior activity has "blinded" them!
Gryphen...last night's must see TV was Bill Maher on Larry King's show. It was great. Can't wait for his Friday show on HBO this week.
ReplyDeleteThis should serve as a reminder to all Democrats, and sane Independents and moderates of both parties...get out and VOTE, vote early, tell your like minded friends and neighbors take nothing for granted. Canvas, phone, bank, and volunteer for your local dem gongressman or senator. If your district is not competitive, then volunteer for someone else.
ReplyDeleteBTW, Twitler's R pick for gov in Maryland who she never met or spoke with got crushed., and three times as many dems voted in primaries than Republicans
Anne in DC.... The GOP didn't take a sharp turn to the right. They bought a ticket on the Crazy Train!
ReplyDeleteJust because us Progressives aren't out making fools of ourselves like the Tea Party fringe doesn't mean weren't not out here waiting to vote in November.
Ohiovoter
-Native Delewarean
ReplyDeleteI hope you are right. Most candidates tack to center for the gen. but these 'baggers don't seem to know that. We need to let folks know that any vote for Repube is a vote for these people. That and get off your ass and go vote!
And the dumbing down of America continues ... look at the obvious, she's cute and has cleavage, sex appeal and stupidity sells. Palin is still selling her sex for lack of brains, any credability, complete thought process, or any common sence imaginable. Who cares if O'Dumb or the Quitter have any brain cells between their ears, they are "hot" ... it is absolutely ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteLet me see if I have this straight. The Tea Party wants less government in 1) helping our citizens to have health care, 2)increasing job opportunities, 3)having regulation to stop banks from bringing the financial market to its knees 4)less environmental regulation, etc. but they want government to control our bodies. They really, really love the constitution except for all the parts they don't!
ReplyDeleteI found this gem in the comments of "G.O.P. Leaders Say Delaware Upset Damages Senate Hopes", an article about the O'D win in today's NYT. It bears some thought.
ReplyDeletePaul in Princeton, NJ
"This political landscape is similar to that of the Chinese cultural revolution- when millions of "intellectuals" were sent to farms to become "re-educated". The sad part is that the re-education process should begin with the corporate CEOs and the Wall Street bankers.
Instead, they have played a segment of the disenfranchised American public like marionettes in a tragic farce from the 19th century, with the populace trying to topple the government so they can become the "heros" - to rescue the working class from the tyranny of "big" government. I would laugh, were it not so tragic - when the Tea Party members wake up and discover that they, or their parents won't receive any social support from anyone.
We are developing into a neofascist state with all thoughts of others viewed as "liberal" or "socialist".
I will happily keep my taxes - and not give them to anyone in Alaska, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Wyoming or anywhere else where voters think my tax dollars aren't important to their local welfare.
I want my money back from all states that have taken my tax dollars - and let them fend for themselves."
I hope they let us make s'mores at re-education camp, 'cuz I know I'm going to end up there.
It kind of makes one wonder if the Republicans line up to kick John McCain in the nuts every so often now - say... once a week or something.
ReplyDeleteYa know?
Angle wins in Nevada - God damn you John! We had Reid on the ROPES! (OOOoooff!)
Miller wins Alaska primary - McCain, you sonofabitch! (OOOF!)
O'Donnel in Delaware - God damn you John McCain! That Senate seat was a LOCK!!!
(OOOOF! OOOF! OOOF!)
..."a feather in [SP's] bumpit....still laughing, thanks....
ReplyDeleteAnon @ 7:09 said:
ReplyDelete"Dam! Now I'll have to pleasure my husband cuz Christine will make a law making masturbation illegal. I hate that wack-a-doodle!"
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Hilarious!