I Am Not A Witch- says politician

[Tomo Takino]

Washington (CNN) – Playing off of her admission that she dabbled in witchcraft in high school, Delaware Senate Republican nominee Christine O'Donnell will launch her first television ad of the general election on Tuesday, in which she looks straight into the camera and tells the audience "I am not a witch. I'm nothing you've heard. I am you."
The last part of that line clearly references some of the unflattering information that has come to light in the last few weeks about O'Donnell, including inconsistencies in what she has said about her education and her personal and business financial problems.

In an effort to make herself accessible O'Donnell says, "None of us are perfect."
Tea Party backed candidate then transitions in the ad to her core message that change is needed in Washington.
"None of us can be happy with what we see all around us. Politicians who think spending, trading favors and back-room deals are the ways to stay in office."
She finishes the ad vowing to "...go to Washington and do what you'd do. I'm Christine O'Donnell, and I approved this message. I'm you."
The ad, which was taped last week, begins airing Tuesday morning statewide, a source with knowledge of the ad strategy tells CNN. Because Delaware doesn't have its own television market campaigns have to buy time in Philadelphia and Salisbury, Maryland to cover the state. While refusing to disclose an exact amount, the source says it is a "substantial buy."
National Republicans had criticized the O'Donnell campaign for waiting this long to go up with paid advertising since it had raised more than two million dollars since her upset victory last month in the primary over Rep. Mike Castle.
When asked whether more ads would run this week, the source said they "could very well."

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.co...-first-campaign-ad-she-says-i-am-not-a-witch/

If you are me, then you must be a wizard.

 

[Namaste]

Build a bridge out of her!

 

[~N9NE~]

''I am you.''

Really?

If I saw her ad I would have vomited.

 

[Geist]

If she weighs as much as a duck, she's a witch.
We should be sure before we do anything drastic.

 

[freeman123]

If she had dabbled in Islam or Judaism in high school, anyone who criticized her for it would be labeled as some sort of bigot. So why is witchcraft any different? Also, why is her former belief in witchcraft deserving of any less respect than her current belief in Christianity?

 

[~N9NE~]

If she had dabbled in Islam or Judaism in high school, anyone who criticized her for it would be labeled as some sort of bigot. So why is witchcraft any different? Also, why is her former belief in witchcraft deserving of any less respect than her current belief in Christianity?

Judging by a quick youtube tour I did, she is getting criticised for both her past and her current Christian beliefs.

As far as your first point, it's just hypocrisy.

 

[freeman123]

Judging by a quick youtube tour I did, she is getting criticised for both her past and her current Christian beliefs.

As far as your first point, it's just hypocrisy.

Yeah, but it seems like they're especially focusing on the witchcraft stuff. At least that's how it comes off to me. Most of the criticism of her Christian beliefs, that I've seen, has been more about her ignorance of science than her belief in Christianity.

Nobody's really calling her crazy for believing in the virgin birth of Jesus, or that he died and came back to life again. But those things are just as crazy as anything that witches believe in. They just get more respect because more people are Christians.

 

[Tomo Takino]

She's focusing on the Witchcraft because it detracts from the more serious claims.

Learn to politic.

 

[Pluvia]

If I was a wizard I wouldn't deny it. While you're off to school I'd be laughing my way to Hogwarts.

 

[Rici]

Build a bridge out of her!

thread winner.

 

[Mr.Freeman]

So what, do we burn her now?

 

[jaswa]

If she weighs as much as a duck, she's a witch.
We should be sure before we do anything drastic.

Noone else picked up the Monty Python reference =\

@the title - if she's professing she's not a witch without encouragement or questioning, she's clearly got something to hide!

 

[Crimson King]

I really enjoy her in the spotlight. She is like this cursed person who has to destroy her life over and over.

 

[Ballistics]

Wicca (pronounced [ˈwɪkə]) is a Neopagan religion and a form of modern witchcraft. Often referred to as Witchcraft or the Craft,[1] its adherents are commonly referred to as Wiccans, or as Witches or Crafters. Developing in England in the first half of the twentieth century,[2] Wicca was popularised in the 1950s and early 1960s by a Wiccan High Priest named Gerald Gardner, who at the time called it the "witch cult" and "witchcraft", and its adherents "the Wica".[3] From the 1960s onward the name of the religion was normalised to "Wicca".[4]
Wicca is typically a duotheistic religion, worshipping a Goddess and a God, who are traditionally viewed as the Triple Goddess and Horned God. These two deities are often viewed as being facets of a greater pantheistic Godhead, and as manifesting themselves as various polytheistic deities. Nonetheless, there are also other theological positions within the Craft, ranging from monotheism to atheism. Wicca also involves the ritual practice of magic, largely influenced by the ceremonial magic of previous centuries, often in conjunction with a liberal code of morality known as the Wiccan Rede, although this is not adhered to by all Witches. Another characteristic of the Craft is the celebration of seasonally based festivals known as Sabbats, of which there are usually eight in number annually.
There are various different denominations within Witchcraft, which are referred to as traditions. Some, such as Gardnerian and Alexandrian Wicca, follow in the initiatory lineage of Gardner; these are often collectively termed British Traditional Wicca, and many of their practitioners consider the term "Wicca" to apply only to these lineaged traditions. Others, such as Cochrane's Craft, Feri and the Dianic tradition, take primary influence from other figures and may not insist on any initiatory lineage. Some of these do not use the term "Wicca" at all, instead preferring to be referred to only as "Witchcraft", while others believe that all traditions can be considered "Wiccan".[5][6]

 

[Namaste]

Thank you for that illuminating piece

 

[Ballistics]

Thank you for reading it!

 

[Jim Morrison]

Haha, no one read it ;0!

 

[Rici]

Build a bridge out of her!

Build a bridge out of her!

thread winner.

Noone else picked up the Monty Python reference =\

You missed it too.

 

[Jim Morrison]

If she weighs as much as a duck, she's a witch.
We should be sure before we do anything drastic.

I remember when this happened lol

 

[Dragoon Fighter]

Here is my "favorite" method of testing if one is a which is to throw them into the river with stones attached to there legs. If they survive they are a witch, and witches must be hanged/burned. (Sickening I know)

Truly sad that this is still an issue today, come on do you know how many witches are in "The closet" hiding there believes from view, suffering in quiet? Wishing to just be open regular people? What a cruel world.

 

[#HBC | Dark Horse]

She's a witch, she turned me into a newt
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I got better