# Christine O'Donnell has replaced Palin in my heart of hearts... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 21, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499 "2010-09-21T02:35:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/221 "2010-10-13T12:27:52Z")
Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. Hold the goshdarned phone. They’re remaking _Red Dawn_?!?!?! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/222 "2010-10-13T13:38:36Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. Hold the goshdarned phone. > > They’re remaking _Red Dawn_?!?!?! [Release date uncertain due to financial issues.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dawn_(2010_film)) ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/223 "2010-10-13T14:00:04Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > > [@elucidator](#): > > > > Just saying, I think this may prove to be the chink in her armor. > > I saw what you did there. > [@elucidator](#): > > Can’t prove it. Everybody knows your puns are usually Occidental. ---
**Author:** ![heatmiserfl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@heatmiserfl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heatmiserfl)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/224 "2010-10-13T16:16:10Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I’ll bet there aren’t many people who can eat Christine O’Donnell and want more an hour later. Careful. I heard she has crab rangoon. ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/225 "2010-10-14T02:05:33Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. Hold the goshdarned phone. > > They’re remaking _Red Dawn_?!?!?! > [@](#): > > The film drew sharp criticism from the Global Times, one of the leading Chinese state-run newspapers, with headlines such as “U.S. reshoots Cold War movie to demonize China” and “American movie plants hostile seeds against China”. That’ll teach 'em to pirate our God Fearing, Commie Killing DVD’s. America, Oorah! ---
**Author:** ![Satyagrahi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@Satyagrahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satyagrahi)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/226 "2010-10-14T02:19:50Z")
Hey, it’s been a week since she made a fool of herself. [O’Donnell thinks we [the U.S.] fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 80’s and 90’s.](http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/10/christine-odonnell-says-us-hasnt-finished-fighting-soviets-in-afghanistan.php) Right off the top, before we determine who was fighting whom, I’d like to know where she found Soviets in the 90’s… Thank you, Christine, for what we have received. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/227 "2010-10-14T02:23:35Z")
Don’t you recall the great documentary Rambo III? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/228 "2010-10-14T02:37:05Z")
> [@Satyagrahi](#): > > Hey, it’s been a week since she made a fool of herself. > > [O’Donnell thinks we [the U.S.] fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 80’s and 90’s.](http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/10/christine-odonnell-says-us-hasnt-finished-fighting-soviets-in-afghanistan.php) > > Right off the top, before we determine who was fighting whom, I’d like to know where she found Soviets in the 90’s… > > Thank you, Christine, for what we have received. 😛 She also said that Coons will vote with Harry Reid “lock step and barrel”. Gold, I tells ya. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/229 "2010-10-14T02:45:42Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > She also said that Coons will vote with Harry Reid “lock step and barrel”. Gold, I tells ya. You’d think a real Tea Party patriot would have her gun metaphors well in hand… ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/230 "2010-10-14T03:19:46Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > > [@Chefguy](#): > > > > She also said that Coons will vote with Harry Reid “lock step and barrel”. Gold, I tells ya. > > You’d think a real Tea Party patriot would have her gun metaphors well in hand… I’m waiting for some of our local teabaggers to come in and declare her decisive victory over Coons. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/231 "2010-10-14T03:22:57Z")
And just who might those be, perchance? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/232 "2010-10-14T03:47:12Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > And just who might those be, perchance? We can’t tell, they are so diverse and decentralized, they could be anybody! ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/233 "2010-10-14T03:51:52Z")
Excellent point, and one which begs the question of how **Merijeek** could know any are here in the first place. He certainly sounded sure enough. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/234 "2010-10-14T07:45:37Z")
Well O’Donnell has proven her tea party cred with an inability to name a recent Supreme Court decision she disagreed with. Apparently, she’s been studying with Palin. I particularly like that she asked the moderator for a hint. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/235 "2010-10-14T08:32:36Z")
You know it’s funny, I can’t remember a single time when a Democratic politician or would-be politician was asked what magazines they read, or to recite the name of a Supreme Court decision in a debate. I can think of lots of Supreme Court decisions I’ve disagreed with over the years but I couldn’t name most of them to save my life and I’d bet there isn’t a poster on this board who couldn’t say the same. These are nothing but “gotcha” questions deliberately intended to make the candidate look bad. “Mr. Coons, how many people went down on the Titanic?” “Ms. O’Donnell, can you name them please?” ---
**Author:** ![tagos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tagos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tagos)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/236 "2010-10-14T08:57:41Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > You know it’s funny, I can’t remember a single time when a Democratic politician or would-be politician was asked what magazines they read, or to recite the name of a Supreme Court decision in a debate. That’s because the Dems don’t select people as stupid as you or the bigoted morons you support. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/237 "2010-10-14T09:20:40Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/238 "2010-10-14T10:16:00Z")
The last resort of the poor Republicans-whining about how the media is so unfair to their widdle candidate. After all, she shouldn’t be expected to be acquainted with any Supreme Court decisions. It’s not like Citizens United was discussed earlier in the debate (except that it was). And, of course, how could they ask her to actually cite the actual name of a case (except that they didn’t). Also, it wasn’t like she asked them to give her a hint despite the fact that they were asking for her own opinion (except that she did). If she has said that she could not remember specific names but cited any issue that had been decided, even one she agreed with, I might have given her a pass. Asking the moderator to tell you your own opinion, though, is beyond stupid. I think that this demonstrates the difference between Republicans and Democrats. The Democrats want their candidates to be actually aware of the issues; to understand them and be able to discuss them intelligently. The Republicans want their candidates to repeat talking points and parrot back the party line. ---
**Author:** ![tagos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tagos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tagos)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/239 "2010-10-14T11:04:43Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > nm Good. Now make it a general principle. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499/240 "2010-10-14T11:49:00Z")
Don’t push your luck. I decided to cut you some slack because the election’s around the corner and it’s becoming obvious that you and a lot of other posters around here are starting to lose your cool. But if you want to keep acting like an asshole I can do that too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christine-odonnell-has-replaced-palin-in-my-heart-of-hearts/554499.md?page=13)