Delaware destroyed computer records of snooping into Christine O'Donnell's tax records...

This smells like a cover up. Paper records are bulky and difficult to store, but there is no reason to destroy computer records. it's actually more trouble than keeping them.

Via The Washington Times:

Delaware state officials have told Congress that they likely destroyed the computer records that would show when and how often they accessed Christine O'Donnell’s personal tax records and acknowledged that a newspaper article was used as the sole justification for snooping into the former GOP Senate candidate’s tax history.

The revelations to Sen. Chuck Grassley’s office came Tuesday as the Treasury Department’s inspector general for tax administration, the government’s chief watchdog for the Internal Revenue Service, formally reopened its investigation into the matter by re-interviewing Ms. O'Donnell.

Delaware Channel 28 Executive Producer Tim Qualls Sounded Like a Chris Coons Supporter in August

Christine O'Donnell tweeted about Delaware Channel 28 forgetting two times to air her 24 minute mega ad. She claimed she was told the station "forgot." Channel 28 executive producer Tim Qualls claims they didn't receive the tape in time to air the ad.

Tim Qualls, executive producer at Channel 28, said in an interview the ad did not air because O'Donnell's campaign did not bring a tape to the production studio by the agreed upon deadline. She reserved the time on Thursday, for $2,500, and agreed to bring a tape by Friday at 5 p.m., Qualls said.

Tim Qualls also said he was a Republican who planned to vote for O'Donnell until the ad controversy.

He said he is a Republican and had planned to vote for O'Donnell, but the tape situation changed his mind. "She's lost my vote," Qualls said.

Qualls does his own show on Channel 28 called 'The Tim Qualls Show.' On August 27, 2010, Qualls interviewed Chris Coons. Coons is currently Tim Qualls' County Executive. The video is posted on Channel 28's website. This is the most obsequious, fawning, softball interview ever. This interview would make Larry King blush. Some highlights of Qualls comments from the segment are:

Introducing the Coons interview
01:53 (six years) "When he came on and we met the family and fell in love with him..."
01:57 (speaking of Coons) "What a great man..."
04:23 (speaking of Coons) "My good friend..."
Interviewing Coons
Qualls lets Coons spend several minutes touting his accomplishments while he exclaims, "Holy cow!"
9:41 "You've done such a great job..."
9:48 "I don't feel bad now that you raised my taxes."
11:40 "Now I'm saying, wait a minute, I don't want to vote for you because I don't want you to leave..."
11:52 "It's important we get to Washington with that very same mindset that you are talking about..."
14:03 "I want to say what a fantastic job you did in County government and no matter where we can keep you in office, we need to keep you in office."

You decide if Tim Qualls sounds like a Christine O'Donnell voter.

Click on the image below to visit Channel 28's website and view the entire interview if you think these comments were taken out of context. Have your barf bag ready.


Click the 'Aug 27, 2010' Show link and watch the first 14:15 of the video.

After reportedly receiving over 200 emails and a lot of negative publicity, Channel 28 aired O'Donnell's ad today.

Public TV Station in Delaware Forgets to Air Christine O'Donnell Mega Ad Twice

What are the odds of this happening accidentally? Slim and none.



Even the Washington Post noticed this story.

Here is the ad Delaware Channel 28 must not want you to see.

We the People of the First State from Friends of Christine O'Donnell on Vimeo.

Democrats in Panic at Possibility of Christine O'Donnell Win

President Obama has spent time in Delaware and Democrats have focused a lot of attention and money on this race. If Christine O'Donnell has no chance, why is this? The truth is democrats are terrified O'Donnell will win. She has been gaining ground in recent polls and huge numbers of former Democrat voters appear to be pulling the straight Republican Party ticket this year.

Hill Buzz reported:

Yesterday, a poll went around showing Christine O’Donnell just five points behind Commie Coons in Delaware’s Senate race. This SORT OF explains the weird amount of time the White House has been spending in a slam dunk blue state.

But, Democrats are ferociously attacking CoD as hard as they attacked Scott Brown in Massachusetts. If she is so far behind, what is the point in beating up on this woman?

This is anecdotal, but I think I know why they are doing this…just like with Hottie McAwesome there are internals showing O’Donnell ahead.

Who is Chris Coons?

The Delaware Senate race has stirred national interest. The mainstream media has often attacked covered Christine O'Donnell. Of course, O'Donnell's coverage has been almost entirely negative. Very little other than campaign sound bites have been reported about her opponent. Just who is Cris Coons? Chris Coons comes from a privileged background and has a law degree from Yale Law School and a Master's in Ethics from Yale Divinity School. Coons studied in Kenya as a student, and after returning, wrote a paper claiming he was a "bearded Marxist." It is unclear if Coons is till a Marxist, but he is clearly to the political left of even President Obama. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has called Chris Coons "my pet." He currently is the County Executive of New Castle County in Delaware. On the surface, he seems like a pleasant man, but one local liberal has accused him of "evil" behavior and selective enforcement of laws for political purposes. Coons website claims he successfully guided New Castle County through the current economic downturn. However, many claim he has nearly bankrupted the County. He increased spending by 10% and hiked property taxes three times; one was a whopping 25% increase. Chris Coons personal finances are a little murky. In the past, he has been accused by some of violating campaign finance reporting law. According to the deed to his house, he bought a two story Colonial on a half acre for $10.It is unlikely Coons actually bought the house at that price, but it is unclear why he would hide the real selling price. Perhaps he was trying to avoid some of those 'sky high' property tax hikes he passed.

NRSC will refuse to support O'Donnell in Delaware?

Christine O'Donnell defeated liberal Republican Mike Castle in the Delaware GOP Senate primary yesterday. Castle was heavily supported by the GOP establishment because he was considered a likely win by many. Unquestionably, O'Donnell has a steep hill to climb to win as a Conservative in a very red state. O'Donnell has been endorsed by Sarah Palin, Jim DeMint and other Tea Party favorites. Now, we are hearing, the National Republican Senatorial Committee won't be funding O'Donnell's uphill fight.

Republican aides told Fox News Tuesday that the National Republican Senatorial Committee will not be funding O'Donnell's general election campaign, leaving it up to Palin and the Tea Party Express to do the heavy lifting.

The NRSC issued a terse statement congratulating O'Donnell for her nomination "after a hard-fought primary campaign."

The NRSC has failed to learn from past mistakes. It isn't about gaining a majority at any cost. Castle is the most liberal member of the GOP caucus and has a voting record to the left of former RINO Arlen Specter. We all know how holding a majority based on a Democrat in Republicans clothing has worked out for the GOP in the past. Jumping Jim Jeffords comes to mind. The NRSC position may cause many Conservatives to consider giving their donation to the Tea Party instead of the GOP.

Update: NRSC claims they will send O'Donnell a check for $42,000.

RINO Castle Defeated by Tea Party Favorite O'Donnell in Delaware GOP Senate Primary

O'Donnell defeats Castle in Delaware. The Tea Party wins again. Can you hear us now?

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Oh my! Republican Mike Castle Up 56%-27% Over Likely Democrat Chris Coons in Delaware Senate Race!

Joe Biden's son has dropped out of the Delaware Senate race. Young Biden saw the writing on the wall after the upset GOP Senate win in Massachusetts. Republican Mike Castle is now stomping likely democrat Chris Coons 56% to 27% in the latest poll.

Rasmussen reported:

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely Delaware voters shows longtime GOP congressman Mike Castle leading New Castle County Executive Chris Coons 56% to 27%. Five percent (5%) prefer some other candidate, and 13% are undecided.