Oh my: Palin endorses O’Donnell over Castle; Update: Audio added
posted at 4:58 pm on September 9, 2010 by Allahpundit
I didn’t hear it happen, but evidently she did it this afternoon on Hannity’s radio show. No audio (yet), alas, but here’s Hannity’s tweet:
Thanks @SarahPalinUSA for the last minute call in. Endorsement of Christine O’Donnell was an exclusive. Said she hadn’t told Christine yet.
And here’s Dave Weigel, who’s relishing the thought of a Palin vs. the Weekly Standard primary battle, with some background:
I previously reported that O’Donnell met with Palin at the August 28 “Restoring Honor” rally in Washington. Here’s some more of the backstory. Matt Moran, O’Donnell’s campaign manager, previously worked with Doug Hoffman’s campaign in NY-23. It was Palin’s endorsement of Hoffman that really rocketed him into the stratosphere, and made her endorsement valuable — something that was not at all clear in October 2009, when she took that first leap. And Moran’s connection to the Palin camp was obviously helpful in keeping the possibility of an Palin-O’Donnell endorsement alive, even as Republicans tried to stunt her momentum and prevent any more groups like the Tea Party Express from jumping in.
Guy Benson wonders how valuable this endorsement really is given that hardcore Palin fans were already surely planning to vote for O’Donnell next week. The value, I think, is purely in the buzz it’ll generate, which will catch the attention of conservatives who aren’t necessarily hardcore Palin fans but also, until now, weren’t paying close attention to the race. High turnout among righties is Castle’s biggest nightmare and this can only help in that regard. Having said that, I’m surprised that she jumped in. I joked last week in one of the Castle/O’Donnell posts that Sarahcuda might join Chris Christie in endorsing the RINO and a commenter argued that, whatever happens, she stands to gain little by endorsing O’Donnell. Which is true: Either Castle wins anyway and the media runs with its predictable “Palin’s influence overrated!” storyline or O’Donnell pulls the upset and the media runs with a “did Palin just hand a Senate seat to the Democrats?” storyline. Only if O’Donnell beats Coons in November does Palin stand to win big here, and I’m still extremely skeptical of that happening. Even with conservatives energized by an O’Donnell win, the Democrats will be frantic to take advantage of Castle’s defeat and hold this seat; the November bloodbath will be so terrible for them that control of the Senate may hinge on it, which means they’ll hit O’Donnell with everything they’ve got. In fact, since it’s a blue state, it’s an ironclad guarantee that they’ll use Sarahcuda’s endorsement of her to motivate their own Palin-hating base voters to turn out.
As of last night, Jim DeMint’s group hadn’t endorsed O’Donnell; it’ll be interesting to see if this opens the floodgates for other “true conservatives” or if electability trumps. Exit question: The primary’s just four days away. Is Palin too late or right on time?
Update: Here’s the audio. She mentions O’Donnell’s opposition to cap and trade and ObamaCare as evidence that she’s the conservative in the race. Fair enough on the first point — Castle did vote for C&T in the House — but he voted against O-Care. The only concession he’s made on that that I’m aware of is that the GOP can’t repeal it over the next two years with Obama’s veto pen still a threat. Click the image to listen.
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I am wondering the same thing about all of you folks who are doubting Christine. Will you be happy when the REAL conservative wins? Or will you be sad that the RINO Mike Castle has been struck down by the Delaware people? Will you stop ragging on her and give her the respect she deserves if she wins? Most likely not.
I don’t know why everyone has their panties in a bunch saying Christine can’t beat Coons once she beats Castle…have you EVER SEEN COONS? He looks like a schmuck and Delawareans are wide awake! Exhibit A.
All I know is that Mike Castle is the worst of the worst in the world of the RINOs, and he doesn’t have my vote….Christine has a lot of support here in the first state, as she has been making appearances and reaching out to the public. Mike Castle? Well, he’d rather send out his attack dogs, namely the GOP goons and local liberal media, rather than facing the voters and answering for his voting record.
CHRISTINE 2010! (Palin agrees!!)
liquidlanguage on September 9, 2010 at 8:34 PM
Yep anyone OK with takin guns from law abiding citizens is capable of takin pretty much anything from them.
Give me Life, Liberty, Property or death! The second amendment secures all the other rights of the Republic!
dhunter on September 9, 2010 at 8:35 PM
Interesting that you would mention Hoffman: it seems that the man who ran his campaign is now running Crazy Christine’s.
As for Angle, Paul, Miller and even Hoffman, they had actual records upon which to run and personal histories showing that they were moral, accountable, stable and responsible.
Unlike O’Donnell.
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 8:35 PM
Jen, really…take a deep breath… it’ll be fine…
CCRWM on September 9, 2010 at 8:35 PM
How can people be THIS stupid.
It’s not about the “quantity” of castle’s votes, but the QUALITY.
Let’s say Castle votes with the GOP 80 percent of the time (a stretch by any measure) Most of those will be procedural votes.
Now let’s look at the TWENTY PERCENT of the votes when Castle will go with his brethren in the Marxist-democrat party.
Cap and tax, you bet’cha.
Card Check, of course.
Amnesty, oh hell yeah.
One more thing people keep forgetting, this is NOT an election to be seated in the NEW Congress. This is a seat in the Congress we have NOW.
Mike Castle will be a vote FOR anything the lame duck Marxists want to throw out there. ANYTHING.
Christine O’Donnell will be a vote AGAINST.
THIS is why it is so critical that Mike Castle be stopped at ALL costs. No quarter for this guy.
Why people cannot understand this is simply beyond me.
gary4205 on September 9, 2010 at 8:35 PM
Actually, Castle is a centrist..right in the middle and we don’t really know what O’Donnell will be if she becomes a member of the ruling class. We do know that she has the kind of record that would have conservatives howling if she were a liberal or even a moderate, but apparently they are willing to overlook that in the hopes that they can defeat the only successful Republican in the state of Delaware and give the state to liberal Democrats in the Senate…and that seems really kind of counter productive for a bunch of people who claim to be conservatives.
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 8:36 PM
No he would not have supported Castle, there is nothing in his history that suggests this. He even stuck by McCarthy longer than most during the Red Scare, he was a true beleiver.
Maybe his idiot son would support castle, but not him. Buckley may have remained silent on this particular race, I’ll give you that, but no way would he have supported Castle. The man was willing to take losses and criticism for the greater future of a true Conservative movement.
Daemonocracy on September 9, 2010 at 8:36 PM
Did they pass Obamacare back then? They were not perfect but they beat the hell out of the Democrats..and you know what? Being in the minority will not help conservatives, it will not advance their agenda. The truth is this is a big country, not everyone is going to think like you. You have to remember that, otherwise you will not accomplish anything.
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 8:29 PM
It was the RINO’s that led to Obamacare. what part of 2006 and 2008 elections do you not understand. By the GOP abandoning the Reagan revo*ution and all their standards they ALLOWED the socialists to take over. the fact that voters saw not a “dime’s worht of difference between the 2 parties they attacks of liberal tax and spend, soft foriegn polcy no longer worked. because every time the GOp tried to use it the dems simply said well you did it too.
the voters saw tax and spenders for big business, for wall street and tax and spenders for the “working man”. they choice the tax and spenders for the working man. It was as simple as that.
It makes no difference the dems were lying. It matters that the Bush GOP went so far down the liberal rathole that the voters no longer saw a difference. And instead saw it in class warfare terms.
Castle is everything bad about the GOP since bush 41 took over all rolled into one man. voting for him would be condoning the Bush wing of the GOP and all the ills they have brought on this country by their desire to blurr and fuzz the lines between the parties.
unseen on September 9, 2010 at 8:37 PM
I think what is lost here is that this is currently a Dem seat. It is not a seat we should be winning anyway.
technopeasant on September 9, 2010 at 8:38 PM
“The “peasants”–in this case the Delaware voters–have voted for Castle over and over again.
They like him.
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 8:32 PM”
IF that’s the case they’ll nominate him through the primary. Maybe, like Massachusetts, thoughts and attitudes have changed. IMHO, Compared to Castle, Scott Brown is Attila the Hun.
I really love the “surrender First, Kowtow at Leisure attitude”
Regards,
the Dragon on September 9, 2010 at 8:39 PM
Actually, Castle is a centrist..
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 8:36 PM
ROFLMAO>>>>ROFLMAO
centrist?
oh that’s a good one. Castle is a centrist if you consider Stalin a leftist
unseen on September 9, 2010 at 8:39 PM
Since when?
gary4205 on September 9, 2010 at 8:39 PM
what O’Donnell will be if she becomes a member of the ruling class
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 8:36 PM
ruling class? you really think these people in DC are our “rulers” and not our elected leaders.
Well that explains why you like Castle so much. Let us bow down to our rulers and overlords…
unseen on September 9, 2010 at 8:42 PM
Speaking of stupid, it seems that some people can not count. The whole point is that the more Republicans there are in the Senate the more chances there are for conservatives to run committees and they will make decisions as to what even gets to the floor for a vote. If you do not have a majority, then the Democrats will continue to control the agenda..and if they control the agenda there is a far greater likelihood that there will be votes on issues like the ones you mentioned. You seem to have the idea that the only option is to force every Republican in the entire United States to vote for the people you tell them to and then force every Republican Senator in the United States to vote exactly the way you tell them to…and then everything will be okay fine. But that will not happen. You get the best deal you can. That is how it works.
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 8:42 PM
They passed Medicare Part D knowing it wasn’t paid for. They quintupled the size of the Dept. of Education with NCLB. And they tried to ram Shamnesty down our throats. Why? Because that is the stuff the RINOs demanded for their support.
Rocks on September 9, 2010 at 8:43 PM
Please.
There is no “Bush wing” of the GOP and they’ve “brought no ills on this country.”
There are worlds of difference between the 2 parties, anyone with eyes in their head can see that.
This attempt to paint Castle, who is a “moderate” or “centrist” Republican as a “Socialist” is ridiculous!
Notice that not a single supporter of O’Donnell’s here can support her without painting Castle or his supposed supporters as a “Socialist” who is “in bed with the Bidens” or without completely over-the-top rhetoric about how Castle and his ilk have “destroyed the country” and if O’Donnell isn’t elected, the republic is “doomed.”
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 8:44 PM
Oh, well I thought that all the politicians were members of the ruling class. I don’t really like Castle all that much. I just do not like throwing away elections on people who can not win.
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 8:44 PM
Holy crap. You just lost any credibility you might have ever had, ever.
If Castle is a “centrist” I’m Ethel Merman!!!
This guy is to the left of EVERYONE in the GOP, and on par with Obama hisself.
You have officially jumped the shark at this point.
gary4205 on September 9, 2010 at 8:44 PM
Honestly Jen you are just being idiotic about gun stuff. What do you call the Assault Weapons ban? All laws have to pass both houses.
Rocks on September 9, 2010 at 8:45 PM
You have to pass it before you can vote on paying for it.
That’s how it works, so there was no “knowing.”
Congress also didn’t fund NCLB.
Actually, I thought Bush immigration reform was pretty good and was the best possible solution to the problems, both of illegals and closing the borders.
And it wasn’t amnesty.
???
BTW, Reagan passed outright amnesty.
Are you willing to call him a RINO?
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 8:47 PM
And THAT is why we have PRIMARIES! Sarah always said she is for competition IN THE PRIMARIES! Save your outrage for the Murkowskis and Crists of the GOP who cannot abide that they were not selected, that they are our entitled Rulers. Last I looked this is a PRIMARY let the best person win then come together.
dhunter on September 9, 2010 at 8:47 PM
He kept the democrat primary contest going. He wasn’t MIA.
scrubjay on September 9, 2010 at 8:47 PM
They passed Medicare Part D knowing it wasn’t paid for. They quintupled the size of the Dept. of Education with NCLB. And they tried to ram Shamnesty down our throats. Why? Because that is the stuff the RINOs demanded for their support.
Rocks on September 9, 2010 at 8:43 PM
and thus blurring and fuzzing the lines between the parties to wher ethe voters did not see much difference and decided to go with the party talking about helping the porr and middle class instead of the one talking about helping the rich.
which is what you get if you abandon the ideas of liberty, fiscal sanity, social issues, small government, that the gov that govern least governs best.
the GOP is quick to attack the dems about using class warfare but the Bush GOP has allowed then the ability to use that attack because of their desire to blur the lines of the parties.
hell if not for Palin I would have sat home in 2008 because I can no longer support any RINO. burr is going to be a tough vote for me in 2010. I may just leave that slot blank.
unseen on September 9, 2010 at 8:48 PM
That expired in 2004 and was not renewed.
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 8:48 PM
Wow, I missed a lot.
It’s interesting to see that Jen and Terry are now claiming that not only can they read Rush’s mind, they can channel the dead (Buckley).
That’s neat.
Hey Jen: Did you ever figure out where in the Geraghty piece Castle is quoted as saying he regrets his Cap and Trade vote? I remember you saying you are not a liar so I guess that means it must be in there somewhere. Right?
Joe Caps on September 9, 2010 at 8:49 PM
Yeah, while leaving the GOP primaries to languish.
There were more than a few GOP candidates (and millions of conservative Republican voters) who could have used his help.
Frankly, I don’t his “Operation Chaos” was all that effective.
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 8:50 PM
BTW, Reagan passed outright amnesty.
Are you willing to call him a RINO?
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 8:47 PM
the deal reached was amnesty for border security. reagan got played. And is the man reason conservatives demand enforcement first before any talk of amnesty happens.
unseen on September 9, 2010 at 8:50 PM
Give it a rest.
I don’t remember where I read it and I’m not going looking for it tonight.
Maybe he didn’t regret it–it really doesn’t matter.
It still doesn’t make Christine any more appealing and I’m certainly not sending her any money so she can spend it on a new house, car or furniture.
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 8:52 PM
Based on her adult life working for very conservative non-profits, we have an excellent idea of how she’d vote. You are still reasonable to oppose her based upon what you view as her character failings, but voting-wise, conservatives would probably find her pretty solid.
DrMagnolias on September 9, 2010 at 8:53 PM
Medicare Part D has come in 43% under budget. I do not know of any other program you can say that about. And if it had not been there, there would not have been any Medicare Advantage or Health Savings Accounts either, they were all part of the same deal..and without them the Democrats would certainly have made a drug discount program part of Obamacare and they would have won the support of Seniors then. No old folks showing up at town halls screaming leave my medicare alone. But you know what? If you really hate the program, put it on a bumper sticker and run on it. Tell all those people out there that you want to get rid of part D. See what happens to your chances of winning.
As for NCLB, Bush ran as the education president and the plan has actually improved test scores. But what the hell, run against that too. Do what Reagan did and promise to shut down the Department of Education. Maybe this time it will actually happen. But I doubt it.
And as for shamnesty, or whatever, Bush did not do what Obama did with Obamacare, he let it go when people made it plain they did not want it.
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 8:54 PM
You called her Crazy Christine!
CCRWM on September 9, 2010 at 8:54 PM
No, I’d call him a dupe. he only signed it because he had a guarantee we would get tough on border enforcement. Sound familiar? Bush’s policy was crap which is why the country went ballistic on Congress and they pulled it down. And you don’t have to pass something and then pay for it. You could make cuts that pay for it in the same bill. Do you even know how laws are made?
Rocks on September 9, 2010 at 8:54 PM
Uh, actually, he’s not.
There were about 7 other GOP House members besides Castle who voted for cap and trade.
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 8:54 PM
Maybe, maybe not.
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 8:55 PM
Castle is getting only 48 percent in the Rasmussen poll against Coons, and only 47 percent aganst O’Donnell, even though Castle has been a Congressman 18 years, and was the Governor, and a Lt. Governor, and a state representative and a state senator–in one public office or another in Delaware for about 40 years.
Emperor Norton on September 9, 2010 at 8:55 PM
So in a Castle Coons race there really is no choice, realistically speaking the votes produced will be the same, either a RINO or Dem, but they vote the same when it counts. At least with an O’Donnell Coons race there will be a choice… Personally I am sick of voting the lesser of two evils, give me a clear choice, a conservative who I can count on to vote the way I want, or a Dem I know will vote the way I dont.
Koa on September 9, 2010 at 8:56 PM
You obviously don’t.
In Congress, they pass bills…then they have to pass the budget to fund them.
See how that works?
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 8:56 PM
Rush never endorses in GOP primaries.
scrubjay on September 9, 2010 at 8:57 PM
There were about 7 other GOP House members besides Castle who voted for cap and trade.
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 8:54 PM
hey let’s run those guys in 2012 for all open senate seats!
unseen on September 9, 2010 at 8:57 PM
Well, we can say the same about Castle. Anyone can promise; anyone can claim to have changed his mind; anyone can veer another direction. All we have to go on is the record of what they have supported in the past (and for non-career politicians, that has to be their personal and professional lives), and hope that we can predict what they’ll do in the future based on it.
DrMagnolias on September 9, 2010 at 8:58 PM
No, that was not the only reason he passed it. Reagan was pro immigration as both Governor and President. He made that plain, he said time and again that he would not support any bill that left food to rot in the fields, he also said he would not pass any bill that did not treat the Mexican government as a friend rather than a foe. He was the kind of man who tore down fences, he did not build them. He was something of a dreamer at times. He was also president for two terms and if he wanted to make border security an issue he could have.
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 8:59 PM
You’re reading that wrong: Castle wins over Coons with 48% of the vote if he’s the nominee, but Coons wins by 47% over O’Donnell if that crazy, lying woman is the nominee.
Which is why the DNC came out tonight and endorsed Christine O’Donnell!
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 8:59 PM
And yet, it has NEVER worked that way before.
LIARs (Liberals Impersonating A Republican) like Castle will always vote with fellow LIARs.
Just because this nimrod has an R beside his name means NOTHING.
Thinking “this is the best you can do” is exactly why America is on the brink of destruction by a bunch of Marxist thugs! The LIARs in the GOP enabled these revolutionaries to come to power.
Mike Castle must be eliminated, period.
Use you’re brain.
We’ve listened to people like you for way too long. People like you are the reason our nation is in peril.
It’s time to be BOLD. It’s time to take the GOP back and take it back by FORCE.
If we are to win in 2012, we must do it now. If we are to save the nation, we must do it now.
This is long term. It will take a lot of time to reverse the damage Marxist-progressives have done. On BOTH sides of the aisle. We can never achieve any of this if the GOP is allowed to continue on it’s path.
Rewarding Castle with a win tells the GOP that its all good. Keep on being “democrat lite” and screwin the people. Taking scum bags like Castle down, no matter the cost, tells them it’s over.
THIS is what this is all about.
gary4205 on September 9, 2010 at 9:00 PM
And from Christine’s record of her personal and “professional” life, we can predict that she’ll lie, make things up and generally skip out on her responsibilities.
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 9:01 PM
It still isn’t paid for. If Obama reduces the deficit by 50% next year he will be 50% under budget but we will still be half a trillion in debt. They should be addressing the big picture instead of buying seniors votes like a Democrat.
And got the Federal government involved in a massive way with a local issue. No thanks. Again buying more votes.
Thank God he did or the Rs wouldn’t have a hope right now. But they fought like hell thinking they could buy the Hispanic vote.
Let’s try this for a change. We elect people who don’t look at every piece of legislation as a payoff?
Rocks on September 9, 2010 at 9:01 PM
Well did you read it or not? You say you read it. Did it say what you think it said? Are you suggesting you may have misinterpreted it and walked away thinking he regretted it when that was not what it said at all?
Weren’t you just preaching the power of Google a few pages back? How hard could it be to find if he really said it and you really read it?
How does it not matter? If he is in the Senate he will be able to vote for Cap and Trade. Are you a proponent of Cap and Trade?
Joe Caps on September 9, 2010 at 9:02 PM
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 8:55 PM
There is truth to this no doubt. But the real point is that in all likelihood if O’Donnell manages to win the primary then Coons will win the general and while Castle might only vote the way you want him 50 or 60% of the time, Coons will probably never vote the way you want him to. So the choice is really between the Republican who can win or the Democrat.
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 9:02 PM
If the Republicans have the majority, there will not be any cap and trade bill to vote on in the first place. That is the whole damn point.
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 9:03 PM
And from Christine’s record of her personal and “professional” life, we can predict that she’ll lie, make things up and generally skip out on her responsibilities.
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 9:01 PM
and here you were worried she wouldn’t fit in with the Senate. hell with those qualifications she should be majority leader within 6 years.
unseen on September 9, 2010 at 9:03 PM
How many also co-sponsored the DISCLOSE Act?
Mike Castle must go at ALL COST, period.
gary4205 on September 9, 2010 at 9:04 PM
You are clueless.
Rocks on September 9, 2010 at 9:04 PM
If the Republicans have the majority, there will not be any cap and trade bill to vote on in the first place. That is the whole damn point.
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 9:03 PM
With 41 senators there is no vote in the first place. filibuster….
unseen on September 9, 2010 at 9:04 PM
Not according to his Attorney General Ed Meese.
Rocks on September 9, 2010 at 9:06 PM
It’s still amazing that O’Connell supporters can hammer Castle on POLICY, and yet all Castle supporters can do is attack her personally and make crap up about her.
Says VOLUMES about Castle and his supporters.
gary4205 on September 9, 2010 at 9:07 PM
Yeah…and what if they don’t have the majority? The odds are they will not. The odds are the Dems will hold their majority and we will be able to filibuster anyway.
Joe Caps on September 9, 2010 at 9:08 PM
Which explains why Castle won’t debate her and is running scared. He can’t defend or run on his record. The DE GOP should have worked to get a new candidate instead of relying on an incumbent liberal in a year no one wants incumbents and liberals.
Rocks on September 9, 2010 at 9:09 PM
Rocks:
Medicare Part D is not a giveaway, it is a discount drug program that people pay into on a monthly basis and it is very popular. If you want to get rid of it, then tell all those old folks out there you do not intend to continue it because it is unfunded or whatever. But remember that the program is popular and that drug companies are protected from foreign competition in this country. These people can not go somewhere and get a better deal.
And Bush did not get the federal government involved, it was already involved, he just made teachers and educators accountable and what is more Bush never pretended that he was not interested in education, he did not misrepresent himself in anyway and people knew just where he came from. and he never pretended to be Tancredo on immigration either. And for that matter when Bush left office there was more security on that border than there had ever been in our whole history.
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 9:09 PM
You are correct on the math, Jenfidel. I stand corrected. Somehow, I saw “Castle” where Rasmussen had really written “Coons.” Anyone can make that mistake, right? :)
But my point is made. Actually, it’s even worse than that for Castle, who despite his 40 years in on government payrolls and in the Delaware public eye, is only 2 points ahead of O’Donnell among likeliest voters.
Emperor Norton on September 9, 2010 at 9:11 PM
I am not sure he is running scared, he might be refusing to debate her for the same reason Brewer is refusing debates in Arizona. He is way ahead.
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 9:12 PM
Is that the Tea Party poll? I am not sure about that. They only talked to 300 people and they have a huge margin of error.
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 9:13 PM
Terry I don’t hate Bush and I don’t really want to rehash past stuff. It’s done now and you have to work with it. But don’t give me having a Republican majority is all sunshine and roses, it isn’t. It especially isn’t when you have to deal with guys like Mike Castle to get anything done.
Rocks on September 9, 2010 at 9:14 PM
I don’t blame the DE GOP for endorsing him. The guy has a long history in the state and he is a Congressman.
That said, they didn’t need to go nuclear on Christine and trash her the way they have. If Christine wins the primary, and they are forced to back her, they are going to look like idiots (which they are) standing behind the candidate they said couldn’t be elected dogcatcher. They are horrible people and they should be ashamed of themselves.
Joe Caps on September 9, 2010 at 9:14 PM
Well hell, if people throw away elections there is a lot less likelihood of the Republicans winning the Senate. That is the whole damn point.
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 9:15 PM
From what I hear she has been pretty nasty herself.
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 9:16 PM
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 9:09 PM
So when did the gov get the power to pimp drugs?
NCLB is terrible. It is one of the worse education bills I have ever seen. Teachers and schools no longer teach they train for the test. the test is all they care about. anything and everthing not focused on the test is forgotten or pushed to the side.
from your comments you appear to approve of the direction that the liberal BUSH gop wing has gone. No thank you. I want smaller gov. a gov not in the business of selling drugs to grandma, a federal gov not in the business of deciding what my son learns and what he doesn’t. I would also like a gov that follows its number 1 reason for being and control our border. but you continue on with your liberal Bush RINO love. It has worked so well for the GOP that even with a 100% marxist government they are still in doubt on wether they will win Congress back.
unseen on September 9, 2010 at 9:16 PM
Brewer stopped debating because of her freezing up on camera. Castle has been in government for many years. He is quite used to debating. If he is so far ahead and O’Donnell is so prone to gaffes why not debate her and make it obvious to the public in front of a tv audience?
Rocks on September 9, 2010 at 9:16 PM
At this point I would vote for a dog before I cast a vote for Castle.
unseen on September 9, 2010 at 9:18 PM
You cannot be serious. He does not want to debate her for the same reason the DE GOP and their minions refuse to talk policy: they do not want to talk about his record.
Joe Caps on September 9, 2010 at 9:19 PM
Well no, there is no such thing as all sunshine and roses.The point is the country is center right, not far right and not far left. I just think that some people on the right are making the same mistake the Democrats made…they think that since it looks like they are winning they are assuming that everyone in the country is suddenly a conservative..they are not.
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 9:19 PM
Exactly!
gary4205 on September 9, 2010 at 9:19 PM
Oh please. Examples?
Joe Caps on September 9, 2010 at 9:21 PM
Lets hope the folks of Delaware dont chicken out and go back to the corruption of castle,
I like Weekly Std but the truth is they are part of the DC circuit and DC think bots as well
georgealbert on September 9, 2010 at 9:21 PM
“They only talked to 300 people and they have a huge margin of error.
Terrye on September 9, 2010 at 9:13 PM”
Heck, there’s only like 1,000 people in DE ;-)
the Dragon on September 9, 2010 at 9:22 PM
Governor Pete DuPont supports Mike Castle for U.S. Senate
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 9:22 PM
In 40 years of public service, Castle has never been found to be corrupt, so stop insinuating that he has, please.
Can’t you O’Donnell supporters be the least bit honest yourselves or is that why you like her?
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 9:23 PM
Terrye, I think what you really mean is “their” type of “conservative.”
And how they define “conservative” is kind of a nuanced, moving-goalposts situations involving Reagan, Goldwater and William F. Buckley and their placement on the “Conservative/RINO” playing field.
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 9:26 PM
His entire statement:
I am proud to support Mike Castle as our next U. S. Senator. Under Mike’s leadership thousands of new jobs were created in Delaware, the budget was balanced eight straight years and personal income taxes were cut three times. Mike’s common-sense approach to resolving issues is what is really needed to turn things around in Washington, DC.
Ancient friggin history. Not one word about his time in the House. He acts like Castle is an outsider or something. I’m not surprised by Dupont’s support. He worked with Castle for years it’s not like he is going to abandon him now. This is a personal favor for a friend.
Rocks on September 9, 2010 at 9:27 PM
“In 40 years of public service, Castle has never been found to be corrupt, so stop insinuating that he has, please.
Can’t you O’Donnell supporters be the least bit honest yourselves or is that why you like her?
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 9:23 PM”
You make similar charges. BUT I get you Castle folks, learned your stuff from Plouffe & Axelrod?
Regards,
the Dragon on September 9, 2010 at 9:27 PM
Was that a pun?
Joe Caps on September 9, 2010 at 9:28 PM
And if that’s all they got to offset Palin’s endorsement they are in a world of hurt. If I was Castle I would be forcing Romney to get off the fence and endorse right now or forget about support in 2012.
Rocks on September 9, 2010 at 9:31 PM
Didn’t you say he voted for Cap and Trade to help DuPont? That may not be corrupt per se, but why should Delawareans have to deal with skyrocketing electric rates just so Mike Castles pockets can be lined with DuPont cash? We don’t all work for DuPont, ya know.
Joe Caps on September 9, 2010 at 9:36 PM
Quit projecting. You are the one predicting gloom and doom if we don’t support your socialist of choice. Quit turning the argument around. You’ve been checked by Palin and now you have to save face.
You embody the arrogance of your god Limbaugh with smug remarks about Odonnell, even repeating the smears that were generated by the establishment. But once Palin and Limbaugh come to the understanding that Odonnell is simply being singled out and attacked by the GOP socialist establishment, you have suddenly become the nutter you claim others to be.
Your arrogance knows no bounds. You claim we call others names like socialists, yet you specialize in smug, arrogant, embittered name calling of those that might have a different opinion of you.
Hypocrite…
Mat 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
Yes, someone who supports socialists GOPers is a nutter.
Welcome to the club. Ha ha ha ha…
True_King on September 9, 2010 at 9:39 PM
I’m not oblivious to how politics works, and I don’t think that people everywhere are all going to support the same sort of candidate. I simply stated that you aren’t going to have change in Washington with the same formulas we’ve had in Washington. It’s that simple. Is O’Donnell the best candidate or even a good candidate? I don’t know. What I do know is that Castle represents more of the same.
jimmy2shoes on September 9, 2010 at 9:44 PM
Ironically, I’m saving face, at least on HA, by being seen to find fault with something’s Sarah’s doing which the PDS crowd alleged wasn’t possible for me to do.
Sarah will regret this endorsement.
O’Donnell’s a disaster and not a viable solution to replacing the RINO Castle in a very Blue state.
That’s not the understanding they came to.
Your arrogance knows no bounds. You claim we call others names like socialists, yet you specialize in smug, arrogant, embittered name calling of those that might have a different opinion of you.Pot calling the kettle black?
You are way too vitriolic and caustic to try and have a reasoned political discussion.
True_King on September 9, 2010 at 9:39 PM
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 9:45 PM
And yet, just a few days ago, Gov. Chris Christie came out in support of Castle.
Gee, I guess this puts a damper on the dreams that some of you had about a Christie/Palin 2012 ticket!
UltimateBob on September 9, 2010 at 9:45 PM
how did he become a millionaire just by “serving the people“?
darwin-t on September 9, 2010 at 9:55 PM
After so many idiotic comments from you, this is one of the top 3.
Why would people believe you know what you are talking about.
Sir Napsalot on September 9, 2010 at 9:57 PM
So much for my confident assessment that there is no way Palin would endorse such an unqualified candidate. Wow.
Jaibones on September 9, 2010 at 9:57 PM
Wrong Jen! Respectfully Sarah has always said she favors competition in THE PRIMARIES. She is supporting the CONSERVATIVE candidate and bulding her core support of conservatives nationwide by helping in their local races!
By the time the Presidential Primaries commence she will be a household name in Conservative circles in every state and will have shown she is not afraid to pitch in and help wherever she can.
Its a PRIMARY quit hyperventilating. Save the outrage for the Murkowskys and Crists, the insider ruling class turds who cannot accept that they were defeated for a seat they perceive to be theirs!
Then ask yourself what would Castle do if defeated, what would Christine do? It says a lot about character and entitlement philosophy!
dhunter on September 9, 2010 at 10:00 PM
I think she got conned by Moran. I don’t think she really knows either candidate, which is obvious since she emphasized O’Donnell being against ObamaCare even though Castle voted against it. She probably relied on info from Moran and may be sorry later.
Deanna on September 9, 2010 at 10:03 PM
Which tells me internal polls most have them very close. There is no reason to jump in this late otherwise.
Rocks on September 9, 2010 at 10:06 PM
I have thought for several years that this is a pretty solid conservative forum. Only on this topic have I seen so much support for all the wrong ideals and for everything that’s wrong in our political methods. Here’s a synopsis of what I’ve read from some of you:
Stick an (R) behind the old boy’s name and we’ll support him
if enough other voters willin spite of the legitimate conservative in the race.That logic is justified by such brilliant insights as [paraphrased] “she makes mistakes,” “she’s actually still trying to pay off old debts,” “she’s rude,” “she doesn’t like to talk about her mistakes [as much as I do],” “she says things that make MSM-types and RINOS roll their eyes,” and my favorite “she hasn’t screwed up our government enough yet to be considered a serious candidate.”
Jenfidel, you want Rush to start telling conservatives how to vote? Get a clue!! You want to turn a great resource for conservatives into a petty one that you wouldn’t listen to anyway.
O’Donnell has character flaws? So did my Congressman, but he votes 100% conservative and hasn’t demonstrated those flaws as a Congressman.
Can’t support the rube? Remember the House Class of ’94? There were so many outsiders that they actually felt comfortable remaining outsiders–which is what we want right now from our Freshman Class of 2010. Political nerds who don’t forget they represent the people.
For those of you who cite Castle’s “Conservative” stance on most of the recent issues (as though his ascendancy from 28% to 56% were evidence of some kind of conversion), I’d remind you what every sports fan knows: his votes were always in a losing cause, so he had very little pressure on him to do the right thing. I’m not going to admire a liberal (R) for voting conservative unless his vote actually helps us win. That’s the only time his vote has meaning.
Considering his stance on C-and-T and DISCLOSURE, I doubt any of you think he has made a conversion.
The country may only be ‘enter-right’ but the mood of the country is far righter than Mike Castle. I don’t see why any HA poster (other than the obvious trolls) wants to refuse the voters the opportunity to support the most conservative person the voters think is electable.
Spare me the elitist wisdom of who we think is electable.
I suggest we give the primary system a shot. If O’Donnell can get enough Delawarans’ votes to win, it will be because she worked her butt off, and she will need all our help. If not, groom somebody else to replace Mike Castle in 2014, and hope he doesn’t demonstrate too frequently that the most liberal (R) in the House has become the most liberal (R) in the Senate. Because he will be.
rwenger43 on September 9, 2010 at 10:11 PM
The Democratic Party endorsed Joe McCarthy in his 1946 Republican primary, too, thinking he was easier to beat. But McCarthy won against 3-term incumbent liberal Republican Senator Robert LaFollette, and then went on to win the general election with 61%.
Emperor Norton on September 9, 2010 at 10:11 PM
Because I don’t make stupid statements like “Congress passed Medicare Prescription Drugs knowing they weren’t going to fund it.”
That’s how.
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 10:16 PM
Most of it isn’t. At least not right now.
I don’t think Christine’s electable for a whole host of reasons.
We’ll find out Tuesday.
If she’s the nominee, God help us because she will lose the general by a huge margin…and she should.
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 10:20 PM
I’m with you both, but who is Moran again?
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 10:23 PM
Why would you care? You appear happy with new entitlements like Medicare D and with NCLB.
AshleyTKing on September 9, 2010 at 10:25 PM
“If she’s the nominee, God help us because she will lose the general by a huge margin…and she should.
Jenfidel on September 9, 2010 at 10:20 PM”
Gotta to love it. Just like an “Establishment” Republican…IF WE DON’T GET OUR WAY…take our marbles and go home…ala Murky & Crist.
Regards,
the Dragon on September 9, 2010 at 10:29 PM
Yikes. I have to agree with Jen on this, and maybe Deanna is right: maybe Palin actually is completely clueless on this race and these candidates. That would be a great disappointment, but Sarah has disappointed me greatly before.
And I wonder if the startling lack of qualification by O’Donnell is a non-issue for Palin, given that this is an issue that has been used against her to great effect.
Maybe she feels unqualified disqualifying anyone on the basis of qualifications.
Jaibones on September 9, 2010 at 10:30 PM
And why the hell is anyone supposed to care what Dave Weigel thinks about anything? Is Allah getting paid by the link to Weigel? If I have seen his name 30 times in my life, 28 of those times was on HotAir.
Jaibones on September 9, 2010 at 10:32 PM
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