We dislike her for writing “insidery ‘humor'” that only she, or perhaps the rich in Chateau Country too, find funny, like this:
It was just another reminder that Carney, the Democratic congressional candidate, used to be the lieutenant governor. If a lieutenant governor falls on a deserted island, does it make a sound?
Groan.
And then sometimes she just writes nonsense puffery that would be more appropriate for the layman instead of the insider audience she is writing for, like this:
The unofficial motto of lieutenant governors in Delaware is, So Near And Yet So Far. Sometimes they move up, more often they do not.
And then sometimes she writes so inane, so ridiculous, that the reader actually gets angry after reading, not because they are insulted or outraged, but because they just had their time wasted:
It is an office that brings with it a whiff of second string, and it is best to remember Bill Clinton and not inhale. It can do a politician no good.
WHAT?
And then there are little anecdotes that make the frustrating exercise worthwhile:
[Former Lt. Gov.] Bookhammer even lost to [former Gov.] du Pont in a contest staged by Republicans in Sussex County to see which of them was faster putting clothes on a bare female mannequin. True story. It happened in 1974. Politicians apparently were more comfortable acknowledging this skill back then.
and this:
It should be noted that [potential GOP Congressional candidate Michele] Rollins’ husband John, who died in 2000, was once a lieutenant governor himself. He was elected to one term in 1952, although she was not around then. She was seven years old at the time.
Writing that makes you picture the late Anna Nicole Smith in the made for TV role of Michele Rollins, a young golddigger looking for a sugardaddy. Which, of course, would be an accurate depiction of Michele Rollins.
And then sometimes Celia writes something pretty revealing and newsworthy, and we wonder why it was not picked up by the mainstream press:
The [GOP] event was a makeup Lincoln Day celebration, moved from February because of all the snow that made Delaware feel more like Valley Forge. Better to leave it to George Washington, and fete Old Abe in March.
The Republicans — about 75 of them hosted by the Sussex County Republican Women’s Club and the Eastern Sussex Republican Club — were in a fine mood.
“We’ve got a big year ahead of us. This is our year, folks,” said Tom Ross, the state chair.
The Republicans were so merry, they did not even mind comparisons between Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama. They listened to this reading:
Lincoln came from Illinois. Obama comes from Illinois.
Lincoln served in the Illinois legislature. Obama served in the Illinois legislature.
Lincoln was a skinny lawyer. Obama is a skinny lawyer.
Lincoln was a Republican. Obama is a skinny lawyer.
Lincoln was born in the United States. Obama is a skinny lawyer.
So Celia reports that the Sussex County Republican Women’s Club, with notable party luminaries in attendance, including Michele Rollins and State Chair Tom Ross, embraced Birtherism.
How nice.
I confess, it is our fault here at Delaware Liberal that we missed this little tidbit until now. It because of the former reasons why we dislike Celia and her writing that we attempt to limit our exposure to her. But the fact that this birtherism reveal did not make news in the News Journal and elsewhere reveals one of two things: 1) no one reads Celia or 2) Delaware is way more insidery that we ever imagined.