Castle Refuses Levin; Palin on Hannity for O'Donnell

The American Spectator ^ | 9/10/2010 | Jeffrey Lord

[Qbert]

As this Ruling Class versus Country Class battle picks up speed, two interesting developments in the Castle-O'Donnell Delaware donnybrook, written about nearby.

Yesterday, the Country Class Sarah Palin went on the Country Class Sean Hannity Show to endorse the Country Class Christine O' Donnell over the Ruling Class Mike Castle in the Delaware U.S. Senate primary.

And thus far, the Ruling Class Castle has refused to accept an invitation from the Country Class Mark Levin Show to discuss his Senate race.

Both moments are clues to the status of different players in the increasingly vehement rebellion that every poll in America is picking up.

The refusal to go on the Levin show is particularly telling on Castle's part. If one is about getting elected to wield power for power's sake, the absolute last place one would want to be is on a show dedicated to conservative principles -- which is precisely what Levin is all about.  Castle's fear of appearing with Levin recalls William F. Buckley's famous response... 

[Qbert]

Pretty unfortunate that Castle won't have a chat with Mark Levin. I remember during the Obamacare debates, Sean Hannity interviewed Democrats who weren't afraid to go on his show- even though it was obviously going to be a heated debate- but it was important for helping the public become more informed. Here, we can't even get a Republican to go on Levin's show to answer respectful questions about important issues. Tell me again, why we should back Castle?

[Theodore R.]

Has DE ever nominated a conservative since Senator John Williams?

[Psalm 144]

“Country Class Sean Hannity Show”

Sometimes. Sometimes not.

[jonascord]

Hannity really wants to be part of the Uberclass. However, he still, occasionally, (and those times are getting more infrequent as his audience grows), urinates into his Better’s fireplace.

Until he can spout the entire GOP Country Club catechism, by rote, he will never make it into the frat.

[Psalm 144]

Pretty much how I see it too.

[Qbert]

“Sometimes. Sometimes not.”

Yeah, ok...I’ll give him credit for trying, but you’re right.

But Levin, OTOH, now there’s Country Class!

[Dr. Sivana]

Has DE ever nominated a conservative since Senator John Williams?

Pete Dupont was a good conservative governor.

[roj]

I agree. Castle went from a respectable person to a POS in 3 months.

[workerbee]

Dems aren’t afraid to go on Hannity’s show.
They are afraid to go on Levin’s show.

Hmmmm.... ?

[chris37]

Now why would a constitutional conservative like Castle fear going on Mark levin’s show to explain his record and positions?

/s.

[COBOL2Java]

That last line in the article says it all:

Castle's fear of appearing with Levin recalls William F. Buckley's famous response as to why a prominent liberal of the 1960s -- then-Senator Robert F. Kennedy -- had refused to appear on Buckley's television show Firing Line to debate the issues of the day. Replied Buckley with that famous mischievous grin: "Why does baloney reject the grinder?"

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

Castle's fear of appearing with Levin recalls William F. Buckley's famous response as to why a prominent liberal of the 1960s -- then-Senator Robert F. Kennedy -- had refused to appear on Buckley's television show Firing Line to debate the issues of the day. Replied Buckley with that famous mischievous grin: "Why does baloney reject the grinder?"

[FreeReign]

Castle went from a respectable person to a POS in 3 months.

Check Castle's voting record. He has been voting like a POS.

[Competition clutch]

Castle appeared on Hugh Hewitt.

Did anyone listen to the podcast? How did Hugh play it?

[Truthsearcher]

Hewitt is a Castle supporter.

And Castle’s pitch basically boils down to “I’m the only kind of Republican that can win in Delaware”. He didn’t even try to justify his voting record.