Fresh off of her impressive victory over Mike Castle in Delaware, Christine O’Donnell has accomplished yet another astonishing feat — raising over $1 million dollars in just 24 hours! No doubt fueled by both a strong desire to send another commonsense Tea Party conservative to D.C., and intense anger over the GOP establishment’s disgusting attacks (while the NRSC has grudgingly come around, Karl Rove & Charles Krauthammer can’t seem to stop trashing her), online patriots nationwide logged onto her site and donated — in such strong numbers that her website crashed several times on Wednesday.
In an interview on Sean Hannity’s radio show, O’Donnell thanked Tea Party Americans for their support and solicited their patience while her tech team transitioned her online home from primary to general election mode. Earlier that day, she appeared poised, confident and optimistic in an interview with lamestream media member George Stephanopoulos, who wasted no time exploiting Karl Rove’s untoward remarks from the night before. To her credit, O’Donnell never backed down and never became defensive, answering for what feels like the umpteenth time, questions about IRS tax liens and student loans.
And once again, O’Donnell noted the IRS mistake, well-documented and posted on her website. But my favorite response was this:
We’ve addressed all of this stuff on our website. It took me 12 years to pay off my college loans. I’m not a trust fund baby. Most Delawareans can relate to having to work hard to pay for their own college education. I was never dishonest about that.
Attention Rove, Krauthammer and the rest of the dying GOP establishment: Most of us here in the real world can relate to Christine’s financial troubles. If you’re really trying to destroy her, criticizing her for taking 12 years to pay off student loans and for being harassed by the IRS are probably not your best options. Talk about elitist condescension. For guys who are supposed to be so smart, you really have no clue as to the mood of the country right now.
But as I said the other night, before the NRSC came around and sent her money, the grassroots would fund O’Donnell’s campaign. And $1 million in 24 hours is pretty nice work. Never underestimate the power and determination of American patriots determined to take their country back.
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