Quote of the Week

This week's "Quote of the Week" is noteworthy in that it's not new--not by a long shot. It's more than 10 years old, and yet somehow has managed to become newsworthy this week. Without further ado...

This week's QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"I've dabbled in witchcraft..." -Christine O'Donnell, GOP U.S. Senate Candidate; October 1999

Regardless of your feelings about the Tea Party movement (I'll be posting my own thoughts here in the near future), I think it's fascinating to see how the established parties have scrambled to either discredit or capitalize on its momentum (or do both at the same time). But the fact that this offhand quote from a decade ago has become newsworthy and raised questions as to Ms. O'Donnell's fitness as a candidate is frankly sad. Remember, this statement is from a show that was deliberately over-the-top provocative. Its name alone ("Politically Incorrect") stated its intentions, and it was ultimately canceled after its host made "insensitive" remarks following 9/11.

Only now does O'Donnell realize just how politically incorrect the show was. Apparently your very appearance on the show--and willingness to be candid in the process--is reason enough to disqualify you from future endeavors in the political arena. There may well be legitimate reasons to discredit this woman (there probably are). But if this is how you're going to go about doing it, then that's just Exhibit A as to why I will never choose to go into government. There's simply too much that I've said and done (even just on this blog) that could be deliberately misconstrued to smear my character, with or without any legitimate basis in fact. And that's not a game I want any part of--as a candidate, voter, or citizen.

[ABC News]