{"id":21838,"date":"2010-09-21T10:06:09","date_gmt":"2010-09-21T14:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/blogs\/theanchoress\/?p=21838"},"modified":"2017-03-09T22:13:48","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T22:13:48","slug":"o-donnells-masturbation-maturation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/theanchoress\/2010\/09\/21\/o-donnells-masturbation-maturation\/","title":{"rendered":"O' Donnell's Masturbation Maturation – UPDATED"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

In my Tuesday column, I take a surprising turn (I am full of surprising twists and turns) in order to defend Christine O\u2019 Donnell<\/a> on two fronts, although neither of them is witchcraft, since I wrote it before that bit of silliness raised its pointed hat:<\/p>\n

O\u2019Donnell is like Palin-Lite; half the experience, less bitter. In her favor, though, is that she appears to be utterly without guile. She projects the sort of wide-eyed-innocent openness that personifies American naivet\u00e9 to our cousins in Europe and often embarrasses (and trips up) the dismissive post-American sophisticates on the Upper West Side.<\/p>\n

I rise to defend O\u2019Donnell on two points tender to the Christian conscience, those of lying for the greater good, and masturbation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I hope you\u2019ll read it all and join in the debate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I have a feeling O\u2019 Donnell is going to need her own category.<\/p>\n

Deacon Greg wonders:<\/strong> What if O\u2019 Donnell were a man?<\/a><\/p>\n

Re the Witchcraft:<\/strong> I wonder how many Americans find O\u2019 Donnell\u2019s situation rather relate-able and not all that troubling<\/a>. I suspect many Americans would say, \u201cyeah, did that, got the tee-shirt, then tasted the milk and honey\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

More on that:<\/strong> The Pagans Pipe Up!<\/a><\/p>\n

Bookworm:<\/strong> It\u2019s all about, you know\u2026Growing UP!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In my Tuesday column, I take a surprising turn (I am full of surprising twists and turns) in order to defend Christine O\u2019 Donnell on two fronts, although neither of them is witchcraft, since I wrote it before that bit of silliness raised its pointed hat: O\u2019Donnell is like Palin-Lite; half the experience, less bitter. 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