[quote name='Admiral Ackbar']I don't know where to post this, but I gotta vent.
For the past several years I've been involved in republican politics in the state of Delaware. Mike Castle is one of my idols. But I've been involved in the last three elections. I've got a chance to see many of the state candidates and politicians. because this state is small, you can meet the govenor in the mall and eat lunch with a representative in congress. There are a lot of states in the nation where people never even meet their local representative, let alone their federal rep.
Having said all that, over the past several years I've also gotten to meet Christine O'Donell, work with her, actually see her at debates, and other stuff. When I met her for the first time several years ago I didn't know anything about her. Now years later, I know one thing. She's unfit.
I could tell sooo many stories. My personal favorite is when she advocated two years ago for invading Iran from Iraq. Or there's the mistreatment of her campaign staff. I've seen it! She blamed them for her 65-35% loss to Biden. And that's why she goes on a talk show and claims she won two counties when she didn't win any. Because she's also delusional. And she's know as a serial liar about her accomplishments and involvement in the community. There's the fact that she has no job, and has lived off campaigning the last five years. Or that she's had opportunities to actually learn how to be a local rep and serve on the state level, but she felt she was too good for that. For her, it's the senate or nothing.
The irony is, I work my ass off not just for my party but for my community. I attend civic league meetings. I work with legislaters. I actually see shit get done. Like the real shit including roads built and incinerators stopped. And the majority of voters I've met who have supported Christine this time around frankly, don't know shit. They don't even go to their own civic association meetings let alone ever been to a debate with Christine O'donnel. They listen to conservative radio and talk about cap and trade and have no clue about what she's really like.
And when I point out all the shit I've seen over the past four years, All the crap that she has pulled, they all look at me like I'm the asshole. That I'm just some establishment guy in the party towing the party line. That I'm not really a republican. So all of the sudden, I'm the creep. The guy slinging mud. It doesn't matter that everything I'm saying is true. That I was actually there and saw it in person. No, I'm just some establishment asshole.
There's a reason every person involved in republican party politics in the state of Delaware was against her. And not lilke, "We'll we support Mike but Christine is nice." More like, "Christine O'Donnell is the devil incarnate." You don't generate that much hatred from a group of people without reason!
And look, Mike wasn't a saint. And he made a major miscalculation. He did turn his back on the Republican Party in this state. I realized that two years ago. And I saw it this entire election. And this is why.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V1nmn2zRMc
After going through shit like that, he stopped interacting with republicans. I mean, literally. And that was part of his doom. He'd show up to major republican events, wave, say a short speech, and get the hell outta dodge. And Christine played that up to the base on purpose at every event. She tapped into that. And it's his fault for leaving that opening there.
But really, here's a man who has dedicated his life to the state of Delaware. He knows goverment inside and out. Yeah, so he's not 100% on the republican platform. But that doesn't mean hes a bad man. Frankly, I have difficulty trusting people who tow the party line 100%. And who's Christine? What has she done? What original ideas does she espouse? What service has she ever performed for her community?
Yet she's the one that wins the primary.
And I'm the asshole.[/QUOTE]
That's an interesting story.
You should take out the cuss words and write it for a local newspaper - I think you have something worthwhile for a larger audience here.
ing Liebermann.
