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Christine O'Donnell says prayer impacts her polls
CNN Political Ticker ^ | 10/25/2010 | Shannan Adler

Posted on 10/25/2010 10:48:59 AM PDT by facedodge

In a recent interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network, Christine O'Donnell listed both God and Gloria Steinem as sources of inspiration and influence when times get tough on the campaign trail.

The interview was conducted by CBN's The Brody File on Friday at Wesley College in Dover, Delaware and is posted on CBN's website.

O'Donnell cited a double standard she believes is being applied to women, specifically conservative women who choose to run for office. "I don't feel it because I don't watch the news. (Laughs) No. I do feel it. There's certainly a double standard and I don't often quote Gloria Steinem but she said you can look at a double standard if they wouldn't attack the male opponent that way and there's no doubt that they wouldn't say the things they're saying about me, they wouldn't do the things that they're doing if I weren't a woman. I'm not whining but there certainly is a double standard especially when it comes to conservative woman."

O'Donnell then delved into faith stating, "God is the reason that I'm running. If I didn't believe that there were a cause greater than myself worth fighting for, if I didn't believe that it takes a complete dying of self to make things right in this election cycle I would not be running and when you die to yourself you rely on a power greater than yourself so prayer is what's gotten us all through."

She continued that her success in politics can be directly tied to prayer: "The day that we saw a spike in the polls was a day that some people had a prayer meeting for me that morning for this campaign so I believe that prayer plays a direct role in this campaign and I always ask please pray...

(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cod; delaware; elections; odonnell
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1 posted on 10/25/2010 10:49:01 AM PDT by facedodge
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To: facedodge
"The day that we saw a spike in the polls was a day that some people had a prayer meeting for me that morning for this campaign so I believe that prayer plays a direct role in this campaign and I always ask please pray for the campaign; please pray for our staff; please pray specifically that the eyes of the voters be opened."
2 posted on 10/25/2010 10:50:04 AM PDT by facedodge (Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program. ~Friedman)
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To: facedodge

What god did she pray to, exactly? Aqua Buddha, perhaps?

And where was the prayer meeting held? Middle of the night in the woods? In the basement with her coven?


3 posted on 10/25/2010 10:52:10 AM PDT by Tublecane
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To: Tublecane

Go away troll


4 posted on 10/25/2010 10:53:01 AM PDT by facedodge (Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program. ~Friedman)
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To: facedodge

Prayer impacts everything. Even non-churchgoers will, when they are in life’s foxhole say things like, “pray for me”. Or “pray for my loved one”. Only a fool dismisses prayer. I have doubts about O’Donnell being able to win but she said the right (and true) thing.


5 posted on 10/25/2010 10:53:29 AM PDT by Artemis Webb
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To: Tublecane

And where was the prayer meeting held? Middle of the night in the woods? In the basement with her coven?

Troll


6 posted on 10/25/2010 10:54:21 AM PDT by scooby321
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To: Tublecane

What is your major malfunction?


7 posted on 10/25/2010 10:54:53 AM PDT by Artemis Webb
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To: facedodge; casino66; Poetgal26; generationgop; wschrader; Hurricane Andrew; Uncle Jazzbo; ...

Don’t tell the troll to go away. When liberals smear Christine like that, her poll numbers (and checkbook balance) go up.


8 posted on 10/25/2010 10:58:28 AM PDT by MarkLevinFan (Thank me!)
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To: facedodge
"God is the reason that I'm running. If I didn't believe that there were a cause greater than myself worth fighting for, if I didn't believe that it takes a complete dying of self to make things right in this election cycle I would not be running and when you die to yourself you rely on a power greater than yourself so prayer is what's gotten us all through."
I never thought I'd hear these words coming out of a candidate's mouth. But then again, I never thought I'd see actual photographs of mangled aborted babies being aired on television advertising in D.C. Keep praying everyone ... God is with US ...

Missy Smith 2010
Rosary for Peace
9 posted on 10/25/2010 10:58:32 AM PDT by mlizzy (Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee ...)
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To: facedodge

“Go away troll”

It’s a joke, you alarmist.


10 posted on 10/25/2010 10:59:03 AM PDT by Tublecane
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To: scooby321

“Troll”

Blockhead.


11 posted on 10/25/2010 10:59:50 AM PDT by Tublecane
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To: facedodge

I´m praying for her victory.


12 posted on 10/25/2010 11:00:29 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: facedodge

Who would have thought that ex-Governor Pete DuPont would have endorsed COD.


13 posted on 10/25/2010 11:01:35 AM PDT by techno
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To: Tublecane

If you are what your profile suggests, why should you care whom she prays to or for in her life?


14 posted on 10/25/2010 11:01:42 AM PDT by egannacht (Inalienable rights granted by...)
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To: Tublecane
Funny? No. Clever? Uh-uh.
15 posted on 10/25/2010 11:02:07 AM PDT by JPG (Sarah Palin says: "Buck-up or get out of the truck.")
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a off would have helped.. but it's pretty much on what the left would say
16 posted on 10/25/2010 11:02:31 AM PDT by Lib-Lickers 2
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To: Lib-Lickers 2

sarcasm off


17 posted on 10/25/2010 11:03:16 AM PDT by Lib-Lickers 2
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To: egannacht

“why should you care whom she prays to or for in her life?”

I don’t.


18 posted on 10/25/2010 11:03:24 AM PDT by Tublecane
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To: Tublecane

I was wondering - that post didn’t meet your usual angle...

I usually put “/libspeak” at the end of something like that.


19 posted on 10/25/2010 11:03:44 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a (de)humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: Artemis Webb
Prayer impacts everything.

No it doesn't.

Even non-churchgoers will, when they are in life’s foxhole say things like, “pray for me”. Or “pray for my loved one”. Only a fool dismisses prayer.

Do you mean "non-churchgoer" believers or "non church-goer" non-theists? Because if you meant the latter, your blanket statement is not true. And I dismiss prayer quite confidently, and I am no fool.

I have doubts about O’Donnell being able to win

But, why? She's praying to win? She has entire groups of people praying for her. Coons surely has none. How can she possibly lose?

My point is not to bash O'Donnell, as I am really, REALLY rooting for her to win, but to ascribe some supernaturalism to a bump in polls is as ridiculous as people denigrating her for the "witchcraft" nonsense.
20 posted on 10/25/2010 11:03:44 AM PDT by whattajoke (Let's keep Conservatism real.)
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