Now, I'm no professional pundit, but something tells me that when a major party nominee for the U.S. Senate has to put out an ad where she insists that she is not a witch, we have finally hit a new low in this country. I wish I were making this up. Christine "Derp Derp" O'Donnell, the Republican nominee for one of Delaware's Senate seats, has to actually pay good money to produce an air a TV ad where she has to clarify that she is not a witch.
This is unfortunate for her campaign, because for every dollar and minute spent making clear that O'Donnell is not a witch, that is a dollar and minute not spent telling the good people of Delaware (state motto--we make quality beer and you'll love our tollbooths) that she is not completely stupid. I don't know much about her opponent Chris Coons, but I do know that he could run head first into a tree and still be considered the intellectual in this campaign.
I also think this "I'm not a witch" thing is an ill-advised move. O'Donnell has no prayer of winning this race--why not pull a Palin and just set herself up for a lucrative celebrity career after this is over? (I hear she has financial trouble--wouldn't a multi-million dollar per year take as a TV celebrity and being paid to go to dance club openings be better than a U.S. Senate job?) Instead of "I am not a witch" she could do a series of ads saying "I was not a witch between 1985 and 1993", or "Booo!" or "Whether or not I'm a witch has nothing to do with my qualifications. But I still refuse to work during a full moon. No more questions!" She could even do the ad in a pointy hat to get attention.
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7 years ago
The ironic thing is, if she actually was a witch? I'd probably vote for her, because that'd be awesome. (And she's kinda cute, too).
ReplyDeleteI mean - I can't vote for her, because I don't live in Delaware, but if I did, and she was a witch, I probably would, because I think it'd be awesome.
ReplyDeleteMSnay--the witch thing actually would have been a plus, could have made her look a bit quirky and make people take a closer look at her.
ReplyDeleteI don't think she actually *is* hoping to win. What you said about becoming a TV celebrity and milking it? That's how she started, and she's probably trying to go big time like Palin now.. (Given that her race is apparently hopeless.. I'm sure she'd be in it to win it if she *could* win it)
ReplyDeleteJ--if so that makes her cynical, nihilistic, but smarter than I've given her credit for.
ReplyDeleteThere's an axiom in journalism they should practice in politics: Never, ever repeat the error. If you do screw up, just stick to your message and, maybe, people will forget you just stepped on your crank. Even if she has a realistic chance of winning, now all people would be talking about is her being a witch. Thankfully, she and her "staff" are too stupid to get even this right.
ReplyDeleteFoggy, have you considered that this might be reverse psychology? If she convinces us that she really is a witch, we might be afraid to disobey her Satanic commands. She has also unwittingly given millions of kids a great idea for Halloween. Witch-Tea Partier!
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