credit - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/27/christine-odonnell-craziest-quotes_n_718328.html
Let's get a few things out of the way - first, let me say it's not nice to call people names. But there are dumb blonde jokes out there, so why shouldn't the word equally apply to people of all hair colors? I'll admit that I've had my dumb moments and I'm a brunette. Second, if you have any political sensitives, then please do not read this post and check out my other ones here and here, which are light and funny and have nothing to do with politics (or politricks for some of you). Third, I don't typically blog about politics -there are a ton of blogs for those (see here and perhaps here), but I use hair to talk about a lot of things.
Now, let's get to it. Christine O'Donnell (the Tea Party-er who won the Republican senate primary in Delaware or as some of you after reading this may refer to her as C. O'Dumbell) is either dumb or had a dumb moment for not knowing that the separation of church and state came from the First Amendment. For the full article, please read here. (separation of church and state - "That's in the First Amendment?" she said, smiling. - That's hilarious). Usually, one learns about the Amendments in elementary school or when one is preparing for his or her naturalization interview to become a U.S. citizen. In her case, elementary school was a long time ago. But, when you are running to become a lawmaker, it's a good idea to know the law, especially if you are making points about religion and what children should learn in public school and especially before a debate. You decide.
Or maybe she's very smart - she's got a lot of us talking and writing about her. All the buzz will factor into her brand and maybe one day, a future child of hers will end up on dancing with the stars.
Recently the NAACP posted a paper written by the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights on the Tea Party aptly titled, "Tea Party Nationalism" (article can be accessed from the NAACP site). Ironically one of The Party's arguments is their definition of what a "real American" is which according to them is anyone who falls outside of the what they consider a Christian Nation and I'll allow you to interpret what that means on your own. They even argue that native-children born from undocumented immigrants aren't real Americans. This was completely outrageous to me because truthfully the only "real" Americans, as we learned in elementary school, are the Native Americans. I think we all agree that they were truly here first. Anyway, considering that Ms. Donnell is apart of group which seems to have forgotten that they are comprised of immigrants as well, I am in no way surpised in the least that she is unfamiliar with the First Amendment. Hide your kids, hide your wife and hide your husbands to!
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