So have you had a chance to see this announcement? (Link opens up to WDEL video.)
It is completely choice: nonstop wingnut dog whistles and none of it made any sense. AND we see Ms. O’Donnell try to spank Mike Castle for his age, his liberalism, and for not being a real conservative. The best bit, though, is when she takes questions. In the first you can see her run through the rehearsed name calling before settling in to say something sort of coherent. She was asked about her previous money issues –had to clarify if the reporter was asking about the country or her issues — and decided to wade through the “arrogance of Mike Castle” and the “Lords of the Back Room” (Get.Out. This is a definite drift into David Vitter territory — nudgenudge, winkwink) and “the Party Bosses are scared” rehearsed (badly) talking points. Lots of bluster and not much sense. Another questioner reminded her that she said she would not run unless she could get the right money and asked about her progress on that. This resulted in another blustery answer — with a reference each to exceeding and meeting goals; getting support and funds from supporters and national leaders everywhere and telling the questioner that only the numbers available on June 30 will count for evaluation. WTF.
The entire thing could have been phoned in from repub talking point central. But it was completely choice to see the manufactured outrage over government spending. Not only because here would be another repub who never cared about this when BushCo was spending money like it was going out of style but because apparently she can’t even manage her own funds! It’s pretty damned nuts to listen to her have on about spending other people’s money wisely and the evils of overspending in light of her own issues.
According to this account from the Community News, there was even a little intrigue at the event:
Aside from members of the media, the room was filled with campaign supporters except for former senior campaign staffer David Keegan, who said he worked for O’Donnell in 2008 and planned to ask O’Donnell about her finances. Keegan, of Hockessin, was escorted out of the press conference by campaign officials, who told him only those with press credentials were invited, while he loudly proclaimed that he was responding to a Facebook invitation.
“She had me escorted out because she was afraid of what I would say,” he said after the press conference.
Wonder what Mr. Keegan wanted to ask?