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Christine O'Donnell, some random lady who is a member of the Tea Party, won the Republican primary in Delaware.
The conservative Tea Party movement has won several victories over mainstream US Republicans in primary contests ahead of November's mid-term elections.
In one of the biggest upsets, Tea Party-backed candidate Christine O'Donnell beat a veteran congressman for the Senate nomination in Delaware.
A Tea Party candidate also won the race to stand for New York governor.
Republican strategists fear these candidates will not appeal to the wider electorate in November mid-term polls.
Seven states and Washington DC voted for candidates, in what is seen as a test of the mood within the parties.
Republicans are hoping to benefit from anger over the US economy to win both houses of the US Congress in November.
The grassroots Tea Party movement - which favours tax and spending cuts - emerged as a force in American politics only last year.
But observers say it has had a powerful effect on the Republican Party's choice of candidates for November and is seriously challenging the party's establishment.
Full story @ bbc.co.uk
Somehow these victories by members of the Tea Party are becoming more and more common. Frankly, I think it's unbelievable that this movement is gaining any meaningful ground at all. I guess the popularity of the Tea Party is an indicator of the frustration and alienation felt by some Americans regarding the current system...or maybe it's just ignorance?
What are your thoughts on the issue? How should the GOP feel about all this? I have to imagine they are uneasy considering the majority of the population would likely see O'Donnell or other Teabaggers as radicals
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... Who the hell is this broad? I've never heard of her before. Is the Tea Party trying to convince us that random bitches who crawl out of the woodwork to run for government spots are indeed somehow qualified for those positions?
At least Palin had some experience in governmental services. As far as I can tell, this O'Donnell person has... none. Hell, my mother had some experience in leadership with running the local PTA, but that doesn't mean she should run for a seat in the fuckin' Senate.
Try harder, Tea Partiers. Maybe if you keep wishing with all your heart, maybe you'll turn out to be slightly significant in the world. Until then, keep out of the big boys' politics.
/rant
EDIT: Okay, it seems this woman's been around for a while. Unfortunately, any experience she has gained during her years of activity is immediately and unequivocally rofl'd, thanks to Carnac's link. Again, try harder, sweetie.
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It is just hilarious. Let's leave it at that. She has no tact, no clear platform except anti-change, and no real chance of winning Delaware.
Frankly, the more often this happens, the more hopeful I am that the right comes back to the center instead of the far right wing where they currently hang out.
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This is absolutely fucking embarrassing.
A candidate against Masturbation wins primary. This is fucking embarrassing.
Completely fucking embarrassing.
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Has there been any reason to pay attention to Delaware since the 1800s?
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wow....this woman scares me.
At the very least, this probably means that the Democrats will regain control of the two houses 'cause the conservatives will be weakened and split by this Tea Party nonsense.
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# ^ In earlier years, there had been a discrepancy regarding her university graduation. Her 2006 Senate campaign website identified her as a Fairleigh Dickinson University graduate. However, she did not receive a degree from there until September 2010. See "Meet Christine O’Donnell". Politico. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/42209_Page2.html.
# ^ In the ISI suit, O'Donnell falsely claimed to have been accepted into a master's degree program at Princeton University; in actuality, she had not yet received a bachelor’s degree from Fairleigh Dickinson and had only attended one non-graduate course at Princeton. See McCormack, John (2010-09-12). "Citing 'Mental Anguish,' Christine O'Donnell Sought $6.95 Million in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Conservative Group"]. The Weekly Standard. http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/citing-mental-anguish-christine-odonnell-sought-69-million-gender-discrimination-lawsuit-again. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
Dude... TheLastShadow and combat_ex got banned from TL for pulling less bullshit than this. Can one of the mods please IP ban this chick from the Senate? Y'all have that power right?
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In a 1996 discussion on CNN, O'Donnell, advocated the teaching of creationism in public schools and argued a literal interpretation that the world had been created exactly as laid out in the book of Genesis. That view, by necessity, is at odds with Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, which O'Donnell asserted had not met scientific criteria to be considered anything but a theory.
"There is not enough evidence, consistent evidence to make it as fact, and I say that because for theory to become a fact, it needs to consistently have the same results after it goes through a series of tests," O'Donnell told host Miles O'Brien. "The tests that they put -- that they use to support evolution do not have consistent results. Now too many people are blindly accepting evolution as fact. But when you get down to the hard evidence, it's merely a theory."
And fucking young-earth creationism is a fact?
Fiscal conservatism is one thing, but it's shit like this that makes it so hard to take the Tea Party seriously.
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On September 17 2010 10:06 Sleight wrote:
Dude... TheLastShadow and combat_ex got banned from TL for pulling less bullshit than this. Can one of the mods please IP ban this chick from the Senate? Y'all have that power right?
If they can summon flying monkeys, they better be able to pull this shit off.
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Reading her wikipedia page is like taking a stroll down insane alley right next to batshit road.
Two years later, O'Donnell appeared as a SALT representative on Bill Maher's show Politically Incorrect, and argued that since America "took the Bible and prayer out of public schools" we were now "having weekly (school) shootings", and that the 1960s "sexual revolution" led to the AIDS epidemic.[19]
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O'Donnell has rejected Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, asserting that it "had not met scientific criteria" and that "when you get down to the hard evidence, it's merely a theory."
Bwahahaha wtf? Nearly as dumb as the rest of em I guess.
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The this is a loss fore the repbulicans. They had a good chance of getting a moderate republican elected to the senate, but now that they have such a far right winger they will never get the votes in such a blue state
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/13/delaware-gop-chair-threat_n_714525.html
The chairman of the Delaware Republican Party received a death threat last week over his support for Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del) over Tea Party challenger Christine O'Donnell in the state's upcoming Senate primary, a party official confirmed to the Huffington Post.
"She's not a viable candidate for any office in the state of Delaware. She couldn't be elected dog catcher"
-Tom Ross
Whoops.
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Religion-based positions
In a 1996 discussion on CNN, O'Donnell advocated the teaching of creationism in public schools and argued for a literal interpretation of The Bible's Book of Genesis.[17] O'Donnell has rejected Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, asserting that it "had not met scientific criteria" and that "when you get down to the hard evidence, it's merely a theory."[17]
It never fails to shock me and make me pause when I read things like this.
also:she moved to a Delaware townhouse, where she pays half the rent with campaign contributions because it doubles as her campaign headquarters for her 2010 senate run.[3] Her 2008 campaign ended with $23,000 in debt, and between 2007 and 2009 the Federal Election Commission cited her eight times for failing to supply contributions reports on time.[3] As of 2010, she owes payments to staffers, consultants, and volunteers from the 2008 campaign.[3][36]
huh
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Sigh... if she wins the Senate seat...
Oh god, how the hell does this country even run itself then?
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This is hilarious, who voted for her? I feel bad for the republicans in Delaware that didn't vote for her, she's beyond crazy. Looks like ez pz win for the Democrats though.
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that the fuck is going on in Delaware that they would elect her? I'm legitimately scared for this country.
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Nooo America NOOOOOOO!!!! Honestly who are these tards who voted for her, like seriously it boggles my mind that people could put such responsibility in someone so utterly unqualified. Barely a college graduate (a liar at that), completely and utterly ignorant of what science is and just stupid.
Wow America just WOW.
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