(Updated 4:47 p.m. ET with O'Donnell campaign response)
(CNN) - Christine O'Donnell, the surprise Tea Party-backed Senate candidate in Delaware, threatened to sue a local radio station if it did not turn over a videotape of an interview it conducted with her.
O'Donnell's campaign later apologized to the station for the threat, WDEL reports.
O'Donnell appeared on WDEL's "The Rick Jensen Show" Tuesday, during which she fielded several questions from listeners and the host. Upon the conclusion of the interview, an O'Donnell aide demanded video of the interview be turned over to the campaign and destroyed because such videotaping had not been previously approved.
It was then, according to WDEL, that O'Donnell herself threatened to sue the station if it did not comply with the request. WDEL also says it later fielded a phone call from O'Donnell campaign manager Matt Moran, who threatened to "crush" the station with a lawsuit if it did not agree to turn over the tape.
WDEL's attorney was soon involved and told the campaign there was nothing illegal about videotaping the interview for later use on the station's website and added that such action is protected by the First Amendment.
Upon further investigation, WDEL says O'Donnell's attorney called the station to apologize for the uproar and threat of litigation.
Doug Sachtleben, O'Donnell's campaign spokesman responded Wednesday.
"Prior to the WDEL interview, we asked the show's host if the video camera would be in use," Sachtleben said in an email. "The host never gave a straight answer and due to the constraints of live radio, the interview began without the campaign getting a straight answer or granting permission for the use of the camera. That's what we talked about after the interview."
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Christine O'Donnell to her campaign staff: "Is Freedom of the Press in the First Amendment?"
She is running for US Senate, but does not want to be videotaped. The sad thing is, even though she will lose, 45% or so of the Delaware electorate will vote for her.
A sign of desperation by O'Donnell.
Upon further investigation? Just more proof this idiot knows very little about the Constitution she claims to love so much.
Also... way to do more damage to your campaign and reputation than would have been done by the video in the first place.
the liberal media – always hiding behind something called the constitution! what an outrage! ms. o'donnell is bigger than the 1st amendment . . . the tea party is bigger than the 1st amendment!
Why doesn's she just cast a spell on the station....that should take care of that.
These Tea Baggers, are intent on spreading lies and misinformation,.. and when they're called out, they would like to suppress the media. Nazi and Communist regime tactics.
Christy O'Donnell, protector of the original intent of the Constitution-except for all the parts that running joke and her ilk want to change.
Republicans and their lawyers! Always threatening to sue. Since Republicans are always bashing lawyers, it should be illegal for any Republican to be a lawyer or use a lawyer.
Apparantly there's a lot about the First Amendment that O'Donnell doesn't know.
This woman is a political train wreck. I'm actually starting to feel sort of bad for her.
Yessir. You Tea-tards and your candidates certainly are the cream of the American crop. Hateful of lawyers and our current judicial stystem, yet versed in your own homegrown delusions about constitutional law and litigation. Disrespectful of scientific findings from our country's brightest minds, yet strict adherents of your own dabblings into creationist, corporate-funded psuedo-science. Boy, I'm so glad many of my fellow citizens are so ready to throw themselves and their families at the mercy of ignorance and delusion, to drag our country and its economy back into the Dark Ages. It bring tears to my eyes, to be an American.
2010 mid-term election, is the election of its kind. We are witnessing what we never thought of before.
Don't forget, she know little about the amendments. This poor thing needs to get a real job; pathetic....almost sad.
oh how fun!
see just how terrific she would be in public office! she throws around threats as well as Palin!
Why don't this mooron of a witch just ride her broom far away from civilization and take her hand full of supporters(whom she tricked)with her?
Still without a clue about how things REALLY work regarding the 1st Ammendment...
No surprise here.
Nice. Any some of you want this crazy in Washington? Thank God I don't live in Delaware. Good luck folks!
While impossible to know, I will leap to the conclusion there was a remark or two that did not endear Ms. O'Donnell to the electorate and this was an attempt at damage control – just guessing. Otherwise why care?
She needs a law suit so she can pay her upcoming rent. As soon as she loses the election, there will be no more campaign money for her personal bills and living expenses. What a joke and a money leech she is.
Sounds like O'Donnell's attorney is as unfamiliar with the first amendment as O'Donnell is.
You can admit to lying like Joe Miller of Alaska or act in this disgraceful and ignorant manner like Christine, lie and cheat like Vitter of Lousiana or John Ensign of Nevada or threaten violence like Sharon Angle and Boarden of Dallas Texas and you are still competitive in the Polls. Heck, they might actually win. These are corrupt even before they take office and this is a new low for our democracy. the People who are telling us they are going to change Washington for the better. People are so hateful of the president and the democratic party that they are willing to put these corrupt individuals in power. Wow! And they rile against corruption?
I wonder what stupid thing she said now.
Then again, everything she says is stupid.
What a joke some people are.
Oh yeah, that nasty first amendment again. Darned if you do, darned if you don't. O'Donnell believes in the First Amendment except when she doesn't believe in it.
"We'll throw you down and stomp you," she cackled, then she flew away on a broom. Really, when will her fifteen minutes be up?
Stomp on people's head, threaten to shut down business, walk around in public places with fire arms...what does the Tea Party think of it self...I am getting a little fed up with these 15% to 20% morons running around like they can do whatever they want...I think it is time to show these morons that the rest of us have guns too and we won't be keeping our cool for too long...
Whats the excuse now lady? Oh okay.. freedoms only apply to you and noone else....
gotcha
Huh???? What is the 1st Admendent? Sounds like we heared this one before.
O'Donnell is a expert on the First Amendment. Who is advising this little girl, she is stepping on it every time she turns around. The law suit may have been her meal ticket until the elections of 2012 when she runs for another office is is not qualified for.
All right... this is what america needs! Elitist tea party people who dont know the first thing about the constitution. If these whack jobs get elected, then the People of the USA are stupid... plain and simple...straight out dumb.
BWHAAAAHAHAAHAHAHAAHA. Some one get her a copy of the Constitution. Not that she would read it though.
I'm sure we'll soon see the video and all it entails. This lady is a walking circus. If she doesn't like how her interviews go, she needs to go back to her previous tactic of declining to do them.
Hasn't she gotten used to people seeing her make a fool of herself by now?
Darn-blast-it ~ there they go with that First Amendment thing again!
In this day and age, when you are at a media outlet, it is likely that your interview/proceedings are going to be taped in some fashion, either audio or video. What did she think was going to occur?
More idiocy from the Party of O'Donnell. The TPGOP are a laugh a minute, too bad some of them are going to get elected!
What's that? O'Donnell doesn't understand the first amendment... again?
Stupid is and stupid does. This woman gives Palin a run for the money in the stupidity race.
There is a big difference in threatening someone with bodily harm, and threatening to sue... but you wouldn't know it from reading this biased article.
Another implosion...
LOL she sure knows about the constitution... especially the 1st Amendment LOL! typical tea-bagger.
Why in the hell did she do the interview then?
This O'Dummie is funny as hell. She is dumb as Silly Sarah and now she is threatening a radio station she gave an interview, well good for her. She didn't set the ground rules and now she want to change them mid stream. I glad the radio station was not scared and kept their tape. We will see it real soon as I am quite sure that their is enough laughter on that tape to keep SNL on the air for a very long time. reThugliCan't GOBPers Purtid Tea Bagges = Laughter all around the world.
I thought they (Tea Partying Constitutional experts) didn't do that sort of thing?
Once again, this candidate shows she doesn't know what is legal and what is not. Threatening to sue if someone doesn't do what you want them to do is wrong and she doesn't know it. She also doesn't know anything about the 1st amendment as she has already shown during a debate. She is not someone you would want running the country.
DANG! She Crazy.
I think the version of the Constitution O'Donnell and other Tea Party candidates must read: "Congress shall make no law barring the use of Irony."
another reason why tea party candidates shouldnt be elected.
You would think after her first blundering about not knowing what the First Amendment is that she would at least look it up before giving anymore interviews...awesome. I might vote for her anyway just to make things interesting.
Typical white-wing nazi-wannabe. Fortunately for the world, these wannabees are brainless and clueless as well as evil.
For someone who "seems" to know so much about the Constitution, she sure doesn't know whats protected under the First Amendment. What a nutjob this chick is.
Yep – that Ms. O'Donnell is a real Constitutional Scholar.
I will enjoy watching this whack-job go down in flames on election night.
Good people of Deleware, do the rest of us a big favor and send this idiot packing. She has demonstrated that she doesn't even have a middle school level of understanding of the constitution when she questioned her opponent about his "assertion" that the first amendment deals with seperation of church and state. Now she, along with her campaign people, are threatening lawsuits over another first amendment issue!? This woman should grab herself a copy of the constitution before she seeks any political office.
Yeah right...O'Donnell's sue happy. Not the first time and won't be the last.
Miss O'Donnell, the supposed scholar of the Constitution, clearly doesn't give a flying F about the 1st amendment when it inconveniences her or exposes her as the dunce that she is.
This O'Donnell chick is a joke. A real joke.
LOL. Well, we all know that O'Donnell knows nothing about the First Amendment, so not a real shock here. I think it's safe to say that she aint gonna win next Tuesday.
How DARE they defame her by showing her answer questions? I had way too much fun in the 60s but she brings it to a whole new level!
More proof that tea-party candidates are only big on the constitution when it's in their favor. Otherwise, meh.
She now plans to use some witchcraft to destroy the tape!!!
She's all class just like the rest of the tea party candidates.
We The People have two choices on November 2nd:
Vote for the American principles of freedom and liberty, vote for a free market economy, vote for individual responsibility and opportunity - vote Republican.
OR
Vote for the overreaching, overspending, overtaxing, overtly divisive agenda of Obama, Pelosi and Reid.
Ok so CD agrees to an interview and than demands the videotape back. The questions is Why? Does she think that she owned the videotape since she appeared on it? Or could it be that she once again proved that she is not qualified to be a senator by the answer she gave during the interview. It might have gone something like this...Question:Ms. OD what would you do about the deficit? Answer: Its not in the constitution...Interviewer response: Huh? Ok Ms.OD lets move on...Question: Ms. OD what would you do about S/S? Answer: Collect it ..interviewer response: WTF!! ok Ms.OD moving on: (Ms.OD interupts)..Ms.OD: Talking about *move on* didn't you like how we, the TP people stomped on that liberal head...LOL..I bet she won't go anywhere near one of us again, we are the power and we stomp on little liberal.....Interviewer: Ms.OD Rand Paul said..Ms.OD interupts again..Don't get me going on Rand, what a weird looking whacko..have you seen his hair and that funny looking head of his...lol...Oh by the way, this is not a tape is it? Interviewer responds: Yes Ms.OD..Ms.OD replies: Give it to me or I will sue you and get momma G from Alaska to attack you on her FB and twitter.....end...................So maybe thats why she want it back...Just a thought...
i guess "frivolous lawsuits" are ok as long as you're a tea partier. i don't know what she is worried about. it's not like she ever says anything stupid. (that's sarcasm – you tea partiers may have to look that up).
I call on all Republicans and Tea Partiers to condemn this shameful act of litigiousness, much in the same way they condemned Shirley Sherrod's intention to sue Andrew Breitbart.
love that 1st amendement. . . . . . . unless its protecting things i don't agree with.
Palini / Tea Party / GOP Fascism has come to America wrapped in the U.S. flag and carrying a cross...
What the Fascist GOP'ers fear most of all is intelligence.
"I'm not a witch...
...I'm you...
...paranoid and overly litigious."
Best get a grip Christine. You are making your fellow conservatives look bad. This is not just about you and your political ambitions.
WDEL's attorney was soon involved and told the campaign there was nothing illegal about videotaping the interview for later use on the station's website and added that such action is protected by the First Amendment.
Now, you know that NOBODY at The O'Donnell Campaign HQ knows ANYTHING about the First Amendment!
What was on the videotape that was SO bad they wanted it?
Better an apology than a spell.
Did she say someting stupid again? If she was speaking that is a safe enough bet.
I doubt the First Amendment protects the Radio Station if they had an "agreement of terms for the Interview" in which the Station videotaped it without her permission. That be violating Christine O'Donnell's First Amendment rights and others.
However now that Christine knows what the Radio Station does without her permission, she can reject all future requests for interviews as a U.S. Senator from Delaware.
Maybe the Radio Station is run by Witches. I did find a great number of Witches Covens in Delaware.
Actually I thought the emotional fluff ups over Christine O'Donnell 20 years ago expressing interests in Witchcraft had more to do with the Numbers of Witches practicing in Delaware today!
Delaware is a very wierd place as evidenced by Vice President Joe Biden and his frequent vocalizations.
That woman really does have a problem with the First Amendment, doesn't she? I'm just guessing here, but I suspect she's a lot more comfortable with the Second. Fortunately, if the current polls are indication, she's the one who is going to be crushed, and most deservedly so.
Don't you love those who proclaim that the Gov't is treading all over our rights, but when it is inconvenient for them for those right to be excercised, they are the first ones to trounce all over them.
None of this really matters, because let's face it, we are gonna get crushed on Nov 2.
Good for you Christine! If you don't get what you want, then threaten to sue!! That's a tried and true American response to situations such as this. I hope that is one of the values that you plan to take to Washington if elected. You go girl!
O'Donnell keeps showing her utter ignorance of the Law. A case in point....
In the TV debate, she seemed completely out of touch with the concept of 'Separation of Church and State". It would seem that, as far as she is concerned, if those exact words are not in the Constitution, there can be no constitutional reference made for such separation. I have seen many posts concerning this that make the assertion that the first such use of this term was contained in a letter from Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptist Association in 1802.
The object of that claim is to attempt to undermine the truth by asserting that the phrase ‘Separation of Church and State’ came AFTER the First Amendment of the Constitution was proposed and ratified. If they can make you believe that the phrase came after the Amendment, they can alter the meaning of the Amendment itself. The fact is that that phrase predated the Constitution itself by more than one hundred and forty years.
In 1644, Roger Williams wrote ‘The Bloody tenant of Persecution, for cause of conscience.’ At the time he wrote it, he was resident of the English colonies in America. On page 261 of that book you will find the sentence “me thinks I see before mine eyes a wall daubed up (of which Ezekiel speaks) with untempered mortar: Here they restrain the Magistrate from making Laws either concerning the substance or ceremony of Religion”.
That entire book dealt with the reasons that there should be a separation of Church and State. It was known to almost everyone in the Americas by the time of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The ideals expressed by Roger Williams (who founded the Baptist Church in America) were known by all the founding fathers, and the words that begin the First Amendment reflect that knowledge:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”
O’Donnell should pull her head out of her cauldron and start reading some of the works that we base our liberty on.
Where is she going to get the money? Most likely from the campaign money. Poor teabaggers are stuck paying for it.
Gee, what a shock. The nutcase teabaggers are at it again. Arrest opponents, threaten to sue, step on their heads. Do whatever needs to be done. Take back our country from those different colored people. The white trash have found their saviors.
Yep, she's a Constitutional Scholar all right
Christine O'Donnell most likely said something dumb again,after all she is as dumb as a box of rocks. She after all very UNQUALIFIED to run for the U.S.Senate or any other PUBLIC OFFICE. Want she need to do is go back to school or get a real JOB. And trying to look like SARAN PALIN is really making you look even dumber than what you are. SARAN PALIN and you look like that MOVIE DUMB AND DUMBER.
This evil station did the unthinkable by showing O’Donnell is incompetent with the most damming evidence of all: they rebroadcast her own words. Maybe she should shut up if she doesn’t want to sound stupid.
Can this woman do anything right??
Scary, Scary, Scary!!!! All these tea party candidates carry that same scary personna and way of thinking. We as a country are in for some strange and scary rulings if these candidates get their way.
Freedom of the press will kick her sorry lawyer’s butt.
Why get mad if your ducks are in a row and you have nothing to hide (threat even), an intv is an interview; radio or video. Unless of course she had cheat notes and the visual would give her away ;-D
Christine O'Dumb Bell ...that says it all!
Maybe she can use some of that witchcraft she has and make the video tape disappear...
She just gets better and better!
I guess Mrs OH Donal!!! forgot the constitution First Amendment.
Ha H a Ha...!!
I can't imagine a constitutional scholar such as Oh.. Donal!! forgeting such an important amedment..
The Republican party is at its worst. A bunch of "witches" and Steele. Next time McCain gets a twinkle in his eye, he might stay away fro the ladies! Now look at the mess you got us into, you two timing goofball!
WDEL's attorney "added that such action is protected by the First Amendment." Well...duh... how is Christine O'Donnell supposed to know that???
Bristol Palin fallin in the footsteps of her mother. Lets look back in time to that elopement. HMMMM!
Isn't this the absolutely BEST way to ensure that this radio station's interview video will have the maximum number of viewers? Is this reverse psychology at its best or rational thinking at its worst?
that lady is so funny!
Crazy; just crazy.
So much like Palin with her blustering at the media... What we see over time is that the people who are the most insecure about what they say, are the same people who will most tightly control their contact with the public. Either by refusing to debate an opposing candidate, or refusing to interview with the national media, or by only allowing pre-approved questions into a news conference.
It all points to one thing: O'Donnell (and others who engage in this same sort of media paranoia) is completely insecure about her positions. She's afraid she might have said the wrong thing, or let something slip out that wasnt pre-approved by her handlers, and doesnt want it open for public scrutiny.
Now i've said my piece – enter the tea-party apologists with their accusations of biased media and (no pun intended) a witch-hunt against O'Donnell.
This is a person who really, really needs to read the 1st amendment.
She's still relevant? We had fun with her, but she's done.
Please make her, Sarah palin and Brett favre all go away soon.. PLEASE!!!!!
This lady needs to get her man-pants on
And this is someone running for political office to help run our country!!!!!!!!!!! Heaven help us!
Where is her mind?
Where da tape at? I wanna see it. Tea Party is a joke. It's painfully obvious they all rode the short bus...
God help us if she wins.
Giving her the explanation that it is covered by the First Amendment probably didn't mean much to O'Donnell considering she has no idea what the First Amendment says!! haha...what an embarrassment!!
This woman is the most incompetent space case American politics has ever seen.
Did the little piggy cry wa wa wa all the way home ? wa wa wa, wa wa wa, wa wa wa.
Too funny. She can't make money fleecing the people of DE in Congress so her new idea is to sue for money.
What a distusting piece of witchy craft she is.
I'd give my "right" hand to see the video!!!
Another glimpse of the nightmare government under the T baggers!
Please please release the audio for the interview. Let the Tea Party hear their cow dung queen speak.
HaHaHaHaHaHa! This candidacy gets loonier every minute.
odonnell = palin = professional victim. Really getting old.
Interesting what hypocrites the GOP and Tea Baggers are....always complaining about liberals perusing the courts to sue, but here they are threatening to do the same.
O'Donnell and her attorneys probably had to go look up "First Amendment" before they relinquished.
Remember, she's a member of a party (REPUBLICAN) that is against frivolous lawsuits. Oops, I forgot, nothing pertains to the party of NO. As long as they do it, it's ok. If their enemy does it, it's wrong!!
She can say "I am not a witch" with some honesty. But she can never say "I am not an idiot."
She sounds so much like Palin with her accusations about the media... Seriously, the people who are the most insecure about their positions or their appearance are those who strive to most tightly control the media. Either she is afraid she let something slip that wasnt approved by her handlers, or she is worried that someone might recognize that she is a prop. When people have no confidence in substance behind the talking points – they resort to not saying anything at all. They stop talking to the national media, or they wont debate their opponents, or they aonly allow pre-approved questions in the press conference.
OK i said it – now the Tea-party apologists can start with their accusations of the media bias, and their paranoia about a (no pun intended) witch-hunt against O'Donnell.
Just another Sarah Palin, a disaster! How could we let a disaster like her have a shot at governing in this fine country ? Are we going backward now ??? Wake up America
A crayon that dull needs to remain in the box.
Yep, the Teatards are all about "transparency" and government in the sunshine....you know...as long as you're wiling to take everythign they say at face value, believe it without an iota of scrutiny or critical thought and NEVER LOOK BEHIND THE CURTAIN. But hey, why would you? You're supposed to be looking through the looking glass they've provided. So straighten out your tinfoil hats and stop criticizing what was obviously a very legitimate attempt by her and her campaign to keep everything secret and prevent the voters from making informed decisions about their candidates.
Nobody sticking up for her? Come on!
why threaten to sue – she could have just cast a spell
Plan B was to put a spell on them.
She needs a shrink and a copy of the U.S. Constitution with her at all times!
Wow, all this and she is supposed to be an 'expert' on the Constitution.
Add to that the fact that the first resort was to bully the station. How small-minded is that? To threaten a lawsuit, then say that they would 'crush' the station ?? Makes you wonder how these people would fare in Congress. It doesnt sound like they are capable of bipartisianship, or even of listening to anyone else's opinion with an objective ear. Isnt that the very definition of fundamentalism? Is the Tea party the new American Taliban?
ROTHLMAO!!!!!! Dang, what was she doing on the video – Rituals?? (Oh, that's not right – Wait a minute, it is RIGHT, far-RIGHT and not going anywhere.)
The only good thing about O'Donnell losing is the fact that she will GO AWAY after the election is over!!! CNN, there is NO NEED to drag her into the future trying to SUGGEST that she is qualified to be President – LIKE the PA'IN n the NECK!!!
DEmocrats in DE – Great job in keeping the extreme RIGHT from the finish line. BUT, YOU MUST VOTE!!!!!
This is T'SAH and I approve this message!
Teabagging Nuts Gone Wild...courtesy of dimwit Sarah a$$ Palin:
Joe Miller thugs are arresting journalist
Rand Paul activitist caught stomping on a woman's head
Christine O'donnell threatening a radio station to deny them of their first amendment rights and free speech
Carl Paladino sending offensive "psychiatric disorder" text msgs
Sharon Angle calling "Latino's" Asians and asking them NOT to VOTE to deny Americans of their constitutional rights!
Welcome to the new United States of Teabaggers...with these folks elected into public office, Iran and North Korea will look like paradise on earth!
Why are T-Party candidates soooo unstable? Did they all drink from the same Kool Aid?
What? That pesky FIrst Amendment AGAIN? Do you expect me to have time to read it and run for Congress at the same time?
Interesting how the anti-trial lawyer republicans are always quick to call them if they want to sue about something.
May be they station filmed her in a phone booth putting on her witch at and flew away with her broom
And here I thought the Republicans were aginst all these frivilous lawsuits....aren't they the ones who always say the trial lawyers are screwing up the country?
Ahhhh.....but when it is THEY who wish to sue – then it's all a different story.....the story called HYPOCRISY!
Of course, who can blame poor little Christine? She doesn't even know what the Frist Ammendment says – much less what it means!
Can't wait until the wingnuts take over Congress.....it'll be the biggest laugh of the century!!! And then, Obama will be a sure bet for 2012. And they can't even see it coming!
As a woman, she's an embarrassment to me, but as a person, I'm starting to feel embarrassed for her.
tryin to pull a nixon and burn the tapes eh?
What a waste of air she is.
She wants the videotape back because there was a mirror in the studio and the tape revealled that she casts no reflection. O'Donnell promised to put a witchcraft curse on the station if the tape wasn't destroyed.
What a clown. And this is what Republicans want in office - complete idiots whose only "qualification" is a simpleminded version of religion. This country is truly doomed if Republicans ever get control of it again. They are the worst our nation has to offer, and they're dumbing down our society so much that we'll be the laughing stock of the planet. What Islam did for the middle east, Evangelical Christianity will do for the U.S.
I'm surprised she didn't get her strong arm goons to stomp on their head, a la Joe Miller......
What a Sarah
Frickin Wackadoo. She's so far around the bend she can't see the curve in the road!
Once again, O'Donnell has no idea how the law works. And this is what some people want in the Congress of the United States of America? A person with no knowledge or understanding of the Constitution and little understanding of law in general. What is wrong with you people? Are you putting this person on the ballot out of spite? Certainly there are better qualified Republicans in Delaware than O'Donnell. Can you imagine her in Congress?–"Could ya explain how that 1st Amendment thing works before we discuss this legislation? Are you sure that's an ammendment....in the United States?" Unfortunately, stupidity isn't against the law. The voters better decide– vote for the stupidity of O'Donnell or vote for her opponent...a person who tried to explain the 1st Ammendment to her. I'm not from Delaware and I am an Independent.
most of the canidates and incumbents have reach the lows of well manure, but in today's america bad behavior is rewarded by corporate and the public, spitzer has spot on cnn, vitter leading, palin heading the gop, and this o'donnell person, the list doesn't stop there
Poor thing. She has taken a beating, but i sense that she is in denial about her abilities as "politically stalwart" enough for the position she is seeking. Of course, it ain't over for her yet in this election, but should be. Her naivete has her convinced that she is potentially a Great Leader. She seems to be nice enough and convinced that she can do good. Wrong venue for being a sweetheart. However, she does have potential for greater gain, like Sarah Palin. She can roam around making millions as a revival All-Star. That's what Sarah does. She puts on some lipstick, fuses together some words that are not cogent, not solutions to our problems or plans for a way forward, but gets mighty cheers and money. Something to think about, Christine.
The younger, dumber version of Sarah Palin is obviously still confused about the First Amendment.
her an expert on the Constitution ? what's wrong with ya
she is a disaster and went to the same school as Sarah, Disaster University
She would have been smart not even to respond to all of those segments of her Maher had on his show. The guy is a moron most of the country knows that, but she stepped right into it unfortunately.
This has to be that fibrous law suits that W always talked about. I think Miss O'Donnell's worst enemy is herself. Every time she opens her mouth something stupid comes out!
I just read on WDEL's website that she was having problems answering questions from the host as well as from callers. When attacking Chris Coon's "spending habits", he asked her what she would have done differently, and her answer was that she was running for State Senate and not for County council or something.
Apparently, she was embarrassing herself yet again, and her people didn't want it to be all over the news. HA! take that suckas!
I'm getting my costume ready for Halloween!
Typical Tea-Nazi behavior.
You can't sue someone because of your own stupidity idiot. LOL. O'Donnell is a fool. Literally.
WTH...what a JOKE.
It seems during the interview she made some spell casting hand movements she doesn't want people to see.
Hey foolkiller the bodily harm part comes later when some tea party nut job stomps on someones head
These people are so bad for America, I wish I could vote for them.
I'm in a boring state...boooooo, I want to vote for the nuts
I'm all for a government by the people and for the people, but could the people be just a wee bit more intelligent and mature than O'Donnell and the idiots who voted for her to be their nominee?!?
Then again, I'm a Democrat and it's good to reveal to the world how moronic the teabaggers truly are.
i trully don`t understand any of your politics...it`s enough i listen to some of the idiots up here in Canada...but my God you do have a couple of weirdos.trying to be elected...and people stating that maybe Sarah Palin could be a presidential canditate & even the next president....come on my southern friends .. .....tell me someone that... this is joke....right
Sarah Palin needs to give this witch a ride on her broom to Alaska.
stevegee – "Vote for the American principles of freedom and liberty, vote for a free market economy, vote for individual responsibility and opportunity – vote Republican."
Now THAT, is funny. You probably aren't old enough to remember the last time they told us that.
She said those things on the radio – why can't they broadcast the video? If you don't believe in what you're saying and don't have the wherewithal and guts to stand by your words, you certainly don't belong anywhere NEAR the US Senate!
Mrs. O'Donnell
You step into this arena, stand up take it!
Of course she wanted to sue...it sort of smacks of her failed multi-million dollar frivolous lawsuit of a few years ago. She has had no visible means of support for many years other than the campaign contributions she uses for her never-ending political campaigns. Apparently, as long as she keeps her campaign headquarters in her home it is legal. She will most likely leave this failed Senate campaign a millionaire, and immediately start a campaign to run for the Senate again. She is basically just a scam artist.
I thought she'd threaten to turn the station manager into a newt! This is so silly. Her entire political career may have ended.
when is the RNC goig to apologize for the cast of carazies that have put forth?
If this party is to ever to be taken seriously, they must first disavow the Tea Party crackpots and then start backing REAL candidates.
Nah, she does not need a copy of constitution. If she has not read it before, she won't now. Maybe just scribble a couple of quick facts on the back of her hand, like "Masturbation is not against the law".
O'Donnell still doesn't understand Constitutional Freedoms. Scary. Forget the witch stuff. There are many more scarier things about O'Donnell.
Fortunately O'Donnell is so far behind in the polls she will not make it to Washington. The scary part is there are other TPer's out there with higher poll numbers and more money (Angell, Miller, Buck, Bachmann and others) who can and will go to Washington and this is the kind of bull boogers we will have to put up with. They can actually help Obama in 2012.
And she wants to be a Congresswoman? What's she gonna do...sue C-SPAN too?
I wonder if the videotape showed her picking her nose?
I know she's thinking "that effing first amendment AGAIN!!! I should probably read that thing!"
This woman is beyond anyone without a brain and she has no brain-she knows nothing just like palin-and all the rest of the republican party all they want is to keep us back and themselves full of money in their pockets-they don't care about the american people,they did this to us for 8yrs and now want to repeat the process-hell no,we want go. back all their lies are the same-donot be fooled by these lies the republican party are saying-it's no different than 8yrs ago-if we go back it is our fault-donot let them republicans win for our jobs have already been sent over seas because of them-do we want to repeat ourselves-they get money from big billionares and rich friends to give them money for their campaigns in return for favors to keep jobs going over seas and profiting from them right into their pockets-their lies have been exposed I just hope and pray no republican gets anywhere in the WH.for if they do AMERICA WE ARE DOOMED AGAIN FROM THEM REPUBLICANS
Is it just me, or are more and more tea party candidates and supporters turning out to be the modern version of the Brown Shirts? That guy at Paul Rand's rally who put his foot on that ladys head – would've fit right in in Germany 1936.....
Rick ....a Tea-Nazi behavior is what Teabags need to cover up their dumbness and ignorance of even the clearest stuff that's in the Constitution. These teabags should first attempt to learn how to read before they get excited about winning votes ( I know teabaggers are multiplying, but hopefully not enough of em to win elections)
She looks and acts like Sarah Palin. Ding dong, ding dong!!!
the woman is an idiot and in this for the money
Another genius who support the Constitution & Bill of Rights, whatever that is, as long as they agree with the posisiotn or it's anti ANYTHING Obama or from a democrat....
I guess the Tea Party doesn't mind big government throwing their weight around...as long as they're the ones doing it.
Maybe she'd lighten up if she squeezed one out once in a while.
I'm really sorry but is it ALWAYS something with this idiot? Lawsuit threats...gender discrimination... witchcraft... And some of us think PALIN is a joke... this one is fartin' in the wind.
Times are tough. Thank God this woman keeps delivering entertainment to us!
O'Donnell is an idiot. This is what this country has come to. We're screwed.
Where in the first amendment does it say ANYTHING about video taping!!!
Well, you can't say she doesn't provide a certain level of entertainment. That, combined with her tendency to threaten litigation and the fact that you know precisely how she would vote every time and her tendency to threaten litigation, makes her a sort of female, conservative Al Franken (yikes). The difference is that she will lose, because the votes won't need to be counted seventy-three times.
She was in favor of the First Amendment before she was against it.
Let me guess, another video tape of her looking like the idiot she is.
TRAIN WRECK in Delaware.
She should hire some of Rand Paul's stormtroopers to put a boot on the neck of the liberal local radio station elite......
There are a lot of comments today about how stupid this lady appears to be. There are also comments about the Tea Party this and the Tea Party that and finally there are comments about the Republican Party and it's stance on suing or whatever????
What I would like to hear from the majority of you making comments is this: ARE YOU GOING TO VOTE??? Getting the Democratic base along with young voters out to stand up to this nonsense is the ultimate answer. Making jokes about a woman's knowledge of the Constitution does not win elections, your vote does.
The Republicans have spent almost an entire two years making Americans believe that the train wreck our country is in was caused by Barak Obama and the Democrats. Anyone with a brain knows that that is not true. It is the right's hope that you and I will stay home on November 2, 2010. That is the way they can and will return to power. Listen to the news media. They are already giving the House and maybe the Senate to these neocons. I don't know about you, but I intend to do my part this coming November 2, 2010 and vote for the people we sent to Washington to do the people's business, not just stand around and say "NO".
Wow! What a fascist little missy! What more evidence do you need to know her assertions that she treasures the Constitution ring hollow and she has never actually read it. You would think that after last week's debacle on the First Amendment, she would have taken time out to read it and attempt to understand that parts pertaining to freedom of speech and the press.
What a MASSIVE hypocrite! She loves the Constitution in so far as she thinks it can protect and provide cover for her nefarious machinations. Witchy woman! What are you hiding from the people here!?
Will someone -ANYONE- PLEASE put America out of its misery and shut this IDIOT up? PLEASE?!!!!
@Debby – Maher is a moron? Like him or not, he's a smart guy. and next to odonnell – he looks like a genius!
Wake up people! She's just a prop! she's the political equivilent of a cardboard cutout. She doesnt know anything, only says what she's been told to say and is being 'handled' into the election. Look at it objectively: Here is a candidate who was down on her luck, couldnt even pay rent, had very little going for her failed political career. She desperately needed the tea party. But quid pro quo: why did they pick her up? Why are they pouring truckloads of cash into DE? Not out of the goodness of their heart (if you believe THAT, then i've got a bridge i'd like to sell you). They 'adopted' her plain and simply because she could be BOUGHT.
Isn't it interesting that Republicans hate lawyers and trials so much, but the first thing they do when things like free speech or fair elections don't go their way...is to sue? Typical.