Christine O’Donnell Versus The Screeching Meemees

I hadn’t planned on a fourth straight day of writing about Christine O’Donnell. Not that I mind writing about her, but there are other topics. For example, Sharks training camp opened today. Also, I’m feeling a lot better. It’s looking more and more like I’m allergic to caffeine, based on the symptoms not only this past Tuesday morning but, as I reflect, over the past several years. Ah well. Better to be sleepy than stressed. Anyway, back to O’Donnell.

Floating around on the Internet is a list I ran across one day of one hundred insults you wish you could say at work. One I remember was, “I like you. You remind me of when I was young and stupid.” Which, let’s face it. We all were. As time passes, one of the favorite games whenever two or more members of ‘the gang’ get together is reminding each other of those special moments in life when the brain failed to engage before mouth and/or body went into action. Painful amusement at its finest. All part of this process oft referred to as maturing.

Now, throw into this scenario the individual who at some point in their younger days has a head-on with Jesus Christ, especially if prior to their conversion said individual wasn’t exactly leading a quiet life devoted to Bible study and prayer. Doubtful they would be doing precisely that before becoming a Christian, but you get the idea.

This person gets the double whammy in the remember when game. Not only will they have whatever stupid things they said or did prior to becoming a Christian hanging over them, particularly by those looking for some reason to labor the person a hypocrite or worse, they will also have any mistakes they made in their zealous moron phase thrown back in their face. When you’re young and on fire for the Lord without a whole lot of knowledge about your faith, you will commit numerous errors of enthusiasm. And, should at any point during those heady days you have slipped back into old habits… well, obviously you’re a hypocrite. Because, you know, allowances for being human are for me but not for thee.

The transforming power of Christ in an individual’s life sticks in the craw of those who are aggressive in their pursuit of reasons to not believe. Such people want to find, or in lack of evidence believe, the worst of others as it provides a convenient excuse for the worst in themselves. Look, so-and-so can’t behave themselves. Why blame me when I can’t? And so on.

Now, apply the above to O’Donnell. The screeching meemees on both left and right have been clawing the dirt for any bit of mud they can find on her. Today, it was a comment from last century that prior to becoming a Christian, O’Donnell was on a date that involved attending a black mass or variation thereof. Also, a self-appointed watchdog group joined the harpy chorale with accusations of inappropriate use of campaign funds. Let’s deal with the latter first.

The group in question, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), is funded in part by individuals who are members of the Democracy Alliance. The Democracy Alliance was created in 2005 by former members of the Clinton administration in conjunction with George Soros and other like-minded wealthy individuals, determined to have a greater influence in the political process. Despite the claims of CREW it is non-partisan, its record features far more calls for investigation of Republicans than Democrats, while the Democrats it has asked to be investigated have overwhelmingly leaned toward either the moderate side of things, or been ridiculously easy targets such as Charlie Rangel.

Yeah, there’s a trusted impartial source.

Now, the black mass/witchcraft thing.

If doing stupid things in youth is a disqualifier for political office, Washington will be empty come the morn. Those who are clamoring for O’Donnell to make some grand and dramatic statement about this are wasting their breath. She has repeatedly demonstrated the genuine, sincere nature of her faith. Rehashing something that happened before her conversion accomplishes nothing. And, despite the snickers that inevitably accompany mention of satanic worship or approximations thereof, it is real and it does happen.

Nothing — nothing — that has come out today diminishes O’Donnell’s credentials or credibility as a candidate. Not that this will silence the screeching. But, as has been the case all along, it’s meaningless noise.