Elaine Benes Ringer-Senate Hopeful "Dabbled" In "Witchcraft"

On Friday night, comedian Bill Maher released a clip showing everyone's favorite Tea Party candidate/doppelganger for Elaine Benes on a 1999 episode of his show, Politically Incorrect. Christine O'Donnell, surprise victor in the Delaware Republican Senate party, was then known as a Christian activist and appeared frequently on Maher's show. In this clip, O'Donnell confessed/bragged, "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."

Then she added, "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." Yada yada yada ! Maher, who showed the clip on his HBO program, Real Time, joked, "I created her... You owe me Christine O’Donnell," and referred to her strict abstinence stance, "She does not have a mean bone in her body, or any other bone in her body." He also wants O'Donnell to appear the show, pointing out he has plenty of clips, "I’m just saying, Christine, it’s like a hostage crisis, every week you don’t show up, I’m going to throw another body out."

However, it's unclear if the upstart candidate wants to deal with answering questions about the clip. O'Donnell ducked appearances on talk shows—CBS's Face the Nation asked her campaign if the cancellation was due to the witchcraft revelation, but the campaign said, "Campaigns about what she did as a teen is hardly a worry to her or the people of Delaware." Still, Bush's brain Karl Rove said on Fox News that she "can’t simply ignore it. She’s got to deal with it and explain it."

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By Jen Chung in News on September 19, 2010 3:02 PM

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Dogsbody

Well I'm glad she gave up witchcraft. It's irrational and outdated. Now Christianity on the other hand...

John L

Ladies these crazy women politicians are really starting to make you girls look bad. Maybe that's part of the Republicans' plan.

I know there's some smart women republicans out there so why do they insist on letting women like this and Sarah Palin represent them?

JacqueMehoff

this person is a fame whore before the term fame whore. she's a professional attention seeker. how else can you explain all these media clips, starting with that MTV clip to present running for numerous political positions.

don't get me started on her slutty college days. that's just like a conservative, I did all that stuff but don't you do it. it's the I got mine, Eff yours mantra.

jchez

Listen, if Al Franken could get to be US Senator, what O'Donell did as a teenager is nothing. Also, Is Maher serious? He thinks that by embarrassing a previous guest of his that she'll comply and be his slave to go to his show whenever he wants? He is truly a sick f**k as his Halloween costume of Steve Irwin impaled with a sting ray showed him to be.

robingee

Pretty sure he's kidding.

baibaisea

Satanic chantry - baby, those weren't witches you were with, it was apathetic depressed goth kids who accept apparent too abounding movies.www.powerlinebattery.co...

robingee

alrighty then

Mike Licht

Christine O’Donnell simply bewitched Delaware voters.

elveese

Yo! Delaware Republicans -

Happy now?

Mr Mel

They're thrilled but not as much as the Dems. However, I don't think she'll last. It's just a matter of time before she gives up the nomination. There's just too much flak in the background. Something will show up to finish her off.

The Other Sarah T

She dabbled INTO witchcraft ? Huh...

robingee

Satanic altar - baby, those weren't witches you were with, it was bored depressed goth kids who have seen too many movies.

S.D.

"Is it.... SATAN?!?!?"

Global Wombat

In my experience, new age girls put out like crazy. Still, I've found that it's a bit difficult to put to the stake one that wasn't a hambeast or just plain ol' crazy.