Christine O'Donnell is a farce. She is a radical, right-wing would-be pundit who has made running for office and appearing on obscure television talk-shows a career. But let's put that aside for a moment. This darling of the tea party is insulting and I take personal offense to her most recent public appearance. The first television advertisement of her newest campaign addresses the comments she made on Politically Incorrect several years ago.
"I am not a witch," says Christine. "I am nothing you've heard."
I am not an ad writer, and neither is the person who put together this spot for young, inexperienced and socially inadequate Christine O'Donnell.
Let's forget that the ad is poorly written and poorly performed. Let's forget that her tone of voice lends one to believe she finds the issue of witchcraft ridiculous. I won't mention that this tells me she's a drama queen who prefers to waste time dealing with unimportant issues. Well, issues she finds unimportant. Let's forget these things for one moment.
The fact of the matter is that she was never a witch. She went on a date with someone who may have been a witch, however by her description, was most likely a satanist. If she did, as she claimed on Politically Incorrect, "dabble in witchcraft", then she may have dabbled. Dabbling doesn't make one a witch.
I am a witch. A full-on cloak-wearing, drum-banging, spell-casting, potion-brewing witch. I have my own line of essential oils and tonics. I deal in herbs and spirituality from reading cards to numerology and Theta Healing. I live by the tenants of "Harm ye none." I have a sign on my front door that reads, "I have flying monkeys." I am a witch. And I'm proud of it.
Yet, Christine O'Donnell claims to be "me". Now, she might argue that she isn't speaking to me. Rather, she is speaking to citizens in her district. Those who may actually elect her to Washington. However, once she's actually in Washington, her job and the decisions she makes will effect the national arena. Therefore, she is in a position to effect all of us. Even us pesky old witches.
She has alienated an entire sect of the population. Those of us we practice witchcraft take it very seriously. The little hitch in Ms. O'Donnell's voice indicates that she doesn't take us seriously, or our religion, or our practice. What kind of woman is this? What kind of person can be so insulting and not even realize it?
What frightens me most about Christine O'Donnell isn't the fact that she is anti-masturbation, anti-anything-not-Christian, and might be guilty of campaign fund fraud. These things range from the sublime to the ridiculous, certainly. No. What concerns me is the Christine O'Donnell doesn't have a clue how the world actually works. And she is going to take her clueless self all the way to Capitol Hill.
Unless the people of her district do the right thing and send her back to her job at non-profits that spy on China.
My name is Tilly and I am a Witch. I approved this message.
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