Those are Christine O’Donnell’s words in describing herself in her first campaign ad. I struggled with the notion of whether to post the video of the ad (courtesy of Dialogue Delaware) or the transcript, for I do not want such filth on our blog. But I decided that I want Christine to win the primary, so why the hell not? So here we go:
I’m Christine O’Donnell, candidate in the special election for the Senate seat once held by Joe Biden. If you’re tired of backroom deals and mudslinging, and you want a qualified citizen politician to go to Washington and serve, then I’m asking for your vote on Sept. 14th. To get our country back on track, we must replace career politicians with citizen politicians who represent you. Please visit Christine2010.com for more information.
Oh, the treasure trove that is Christine O’Donnell. First, if you are tired of mudslinging, why in God’s name would you vote for a Teabagger? Their kind have been dipping in mud from the day their reactionary movement was born. How many epithets have they hurled President Obama’s way again? I have lost count. But of course, I am forgetting the rule that is IOKIYAR (It’s OK if you are a Republican). And I am forgetting the all important Republican tactic of projection: always attack your opponent for what you do.
Second, I must admit, for once, and perhaps for the first time ever, Christine O’Donnell is telling the truth. She has finally narrowed down her qualifications for the Senate seat to something that is vaguely plausible rather than completely fictitious. She has proclaimed herself to be a “qualified citizen politician.” I assume that she was born in this country, thus making her a citizen of this country (although not for long if Christine has her way). I guess I should demand a birth certificate, as she looks somewhat Irish to me, but alas, I am too busy to forge an Irish birth certificate at the moment to back up my own doubts as to her citizenship. So lets just say for the moment that Christine O’Donnell is a citizen. Check. She is a qualified citizen. I doubt she could pass a INS citizenship test asking basic civics questions about our system of government and American history, but that is not required to be a citizen if you are lucky enough to be born here.
Christine has also proclaimed herself to be a politician. That would be correct. Remember, you don’t have to be a successful politician, or even a good one, to be a politician. She has been running for this Senate seat since 2002, albeit unsuccessfully. It is interesting to note, however, that the only thing preventing Christine O’Donnell from being a career politician rather than a citizen politician is her own lack of success in any of the races she has been in. If, God forbid, she has somehow won in 2002, she would be the very same “career politician” she disdains today. And I wonder why she disdains “career politicians” when her only career and only source of income has been running for office for eight years and appearing as a Faux News talking head. Would that not make her a “career politician?”
Perhaps I misspoke earlier. It would appear that Christine is stretching the truth again about her not being a career politician.