Christine O’Donnell in 1999: ‘I dabbled into witchcraft’ – The story of Christine O’Donnell’s past got a little stranger Friday. Bill Maher — on whose former show, “Politically Incorrect,” O’Donnell appeared repeatedly in the late 1990s — showed a previously unaired clip from Oct. 29, 1999, on his current HBO program, “Real Time,” in which the GOP Senate nominee from Delaware said she “dabbled into witchcraft.” From ThinkProgress:
O’DONNELL: I dabbled into witchcraft — I never joined a coven. But I did, I did. … I dabbled into witchcraft. I hung around people who were doing these things. I’m not making this stuff up. I know what they told me they do. […]
One of my first dates with a witch was on a satanic altar, and I didn’t know it. I mean, there’s little blood there and stuff like that. … We went to a movie and then had a midnight picnic on a satanic altar.
O’Donnell is an outspoken conservative Christian, making this admission a little surprising.
Update: In other O’Donnell news that may or may not be related, Bob Schieffer tweeted Saturday that the candidate has pulled out of a scheduled appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday. She is still scheduled to appear on “Fox News Sunday” at 9 a.m.
Second Update: O’Donnell also canceled her appearance on “Fox News Sunday.”
Republican Candidate Says Unemployment Benefits Are Unconstitutional – Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Tea Party favorite Joe Miller said that unemployment benefits aren’t constitutional.
Republicans Disagree With 300 Economists and Major Civic Leaders – The following statement was signed by more than 300 economists and major civic leaders.
In the fall of 2008 the U.S. and other major economies were in a free fall in the wake of a global financial crisis. Emergency stimulus policies here and around the world broke the fall, but brought us only part way to full recovery.
Today there is a grave danger that the still-fragile economic recovery will be undercut by austerity economics. A turn by major governments away from the promotion of growth and jobs and to premature focus on deficit reduction could slow growth and increase unemployment – and could push us back into recession.
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The President and Congress should redouble efforts to create jobs and send aid to the states whose budget crises threaten recovery by forcing them to lay off school teachers, public safety workers, and other essential workers. It also makes sense to invest in public service jobs – and in infrastructure projects for transportation, water, and energy conservation that will make our economy more productive for years to come.
Regards,
Jim
Andy Hailey