O'Donnell first became involved in politics in 1991 when she worked the polls for the College Republicans . She was a youth leader for the Bush-Quayle campaign and attended the 1992 Republican National Convention . While there she began making media contacts , meeting daily with a CNN producer and giving television interviews that offered a college student 's perspective on the convention . The following year O'Donnell worked for three months in Washington , D.C. for the anti-pornography organization Enough is Enough . She then spent two years working in the communications office of the Republican National Committee ( RNC ) in Washington D.C. Disappointed that the Republican Party had shifted its emphasis away from pro-life issues after the 1994 election , she quit the RNC and worked briefly for the Christian Coalition as a media consultant with its President Roberta Combs . O'Donnell then became the Press Secretary for the conservative Christian group , Concerned Women for America . Christine O'Donnell appeared regularly on C-SPAN including as Concerned Women for America 's Press Secretary in 1995 . In 1996 O'Donnell attended the Republican National Convention in San Diego , moved to Los Angeles , and founded her own advocacy organization , The Savior 's Alliance for Lifting the Truth ( SALT ) , serving as its president . SALT lobbied the U.S. Congress on moral issues and promoted Christian values , including sexual abstinence before marriage , to the college-age generation . In the 1990s , O'Donnell took a public stance against masturbation , calling it " sinful " and equating it with adultery . Some commentators have noted her comments are consistent with official Roman Catholic doctrine , which condemns masturbation and other forms of non-procreative sex . O'Donnell appeared on Fox News , MSNBC and C-Span as a representative of SALT . She also appeared on MTV 's '' Sex In The 90s '' , advocating sexual " purity " , and was a regular guest panelist on Bill Maher 's ABC show '' Politically Incorrect '' , appearing in 22 episodes . In a 1996 discussion on CNN , O'Donnell advocated the teaching of creationism in public schools and criticized Darwin 's theory of evolution on the ground that it is " merely a theory " or " a myth " . She asserted that " there is just as much , if not more , evidence supporting creationism . " In the late 1990s O'Donnell moved back to Washington , D.C. , where she continued her advocacy work . In 1998 she published an article in '' Cultural Dissident '' entitled " The Case for Chastity " . In 2003 she wrote an article , " The Women of Middle Earth , " for the '' Catholic Exchange ''
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