Is Christine O'Donnell You?
George Savage ·
Oct 5, 2010 at 12:28pm
Is the new Christine O'Donnell television ad likely to change hearts and minds about the Republican senate candidate in Delaware?
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Jul '10
Re: Is Christine O'Donnell You?
Funny, George - I just posted a commented on Dr. Rahe's thread about this.
I think it's pathetic. She's trying to play the Palin card here - minus the family, minus the political track record, minus any record of accomplishment.
She's almost saying, "I know you've got a few screws loose out there, so vote for me!"
Aug '10
Re: Is Christine O'Donnell You?
No, but she is invited to play in my bi-weekly D&D game.
Re: Is Christine O'Donnell You?
Isn't one of the first rules of political campaigns to not mention your opponents allegations against you?
Did she really think there was enough people out there who actually thought she might be Samantha Stevens that she had to keep the issue in the headlines herself by bringing it up?
It's not Watergate, for goodness sakes!
Jul '10
Re: Is Christine O'Donnell You?
She should have been petting a kitten. What an utter phony.
Edited on Oct 5, 2010 at 12:39pmAug '10
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I'm not nearly as attractive as Christine O'Donnell, so no.
Aug '10
Re: Is Christine O'Donnell You?
That better not be 4th edition D&D. ;-)
Jul '10
Re: Is Christine O'Donnell You?
Disagree.
Aug '10
Re: Is Christine O'Donnell You?
Kenneth: She should have been petting a kitten. What an utter phony. · Oct 5 at 12:38pm
Edited on Oct 05 at 12:39 pm
Christine O'Donnell as the next Blofeld?
Jun '10
Re: Is Christine O'Donnell You?
Tommy De Seno: Isn't one of the first rules of political campaigns to not mention your opponents allegations against you?
Did she really think there was enough people out there who actually thought she might be Samantha Stevens that she had to keep the issue in the headlines herself by bringing it up?
It's not Watergate, for goodness sakes! · Oct 5 at 12:35pm
Since nobody really believes she is, or ever was, a witch, the beauty of mentioning it in the ad is, it gives her tons of free media play for a very good sympathetic ad. Take out the word "witch," and no mainstream news show would play it. I think it's a great ad.
May '10
Re: Is Christine O'Donnell You?
I think it will help. Those who have been castigating her as a nutjob have overplayed their hand. She's not a nutjob. She not whacked out. She a normal citizen, passionate about her country and seriously appalled at the liberal values and policies that are destroying it. And she's been willing endure media hell to do something about it.
This will appeal to fair-minded Americans.
May '10
Re: Is Christine O'Donnell You?
Nobody really knows how an advertisement or marketing strategy will work. Somebody in Atlanta could have shown you reams of data that said everybody was going to bust down the doors for "New" Coke.
Advertising doesn't make you want to buy a car. Only you can put yourself in the market and then the advertisements may only lead you toward the possible choice.
People are in the market for changing DC. All she needs to do is show the people of Delaware that she's up to the task and won't embarrass them. This is a good first step.
Jun '10
Re: Is Christine O'Donnell You?
What an opportunity lost. I would have gone all Monty Python with this featuring a full cast of Democrats as the motley peasants.
Jul '10
Re: Is Christine O'Donnell You?
They way she looks, and the atmosphere, the only thing missing is the hat.
Jun '10
Re: Is Christine O'Donnell You?
Perhaps: if I were a flat-busted woman in need of steady employment; and if, having endured the dunking, she confesses.
Truly, she is nothing like Sarah Palin
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Sep '10
Re: Is Christine O'Donnell You?
This ad sounded like a joke without a punch line. I was waiting for Bill Maher to appear but nothing happened.
Re: Is Christine O'Donnell You?
Michael Tee
Disagree. · Oct 5 at 12:41pm
I don't see Chris Coons in the ad calling her a witch, so your video is inapposite.
Aug '10
Re: Is Christine O'Donnell You?
In answer to your title question; no, O'Donnell isn't me - I pay my employees.
May '10
Re: Is Christine O'Donnell You?
It would be a good ad if she wasn't reading from a teleprompter. The tone is great. Rather than combat being called a loon with argument, she responds with a smile and calmly moves on. Michael's right that it's the same strategy Reagan used. The problem is that she looks like she's reading something that's been prepared for her, so it comes off as not entirely genuine.
I didn't realize she's so young. That will hurt her with folks who want to see experience, but it will probably help to convince others that she's truly a non-politician who is serious about reform. Young people are generally less willing to compromise. That image could help her in the current political climate.
Edited on Oct 5, 2010 at 1:12pmMay '10
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She looks younger than she is, Aaron. She's 41.
Jul '10
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katievs: I think it will help. Those who have been castigating her as a nutjob have overplayed their hand. She's not a nutjob. She not whacked out. She a normal citizen, passionate about her country and seriously appalled at the liberal values and policies that are destroying it. And she's been willing endure media hell to do something about it.
This will appeal to fair-minded Americans. · Oct 5 at 12:50pm
Yeah, every normal citizen I know sues their employer for $6.97 million on totally specious grounds.
Call me a cynic; I've reviewed perhaps 100,000 resumes over the course of my career. If I'd ever handled hers, I would have felt an irresistible urge to cleanse my hands with Purell.