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elizabeth dole calls her constituents “vile”

Published Oct 10, 2008
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Senator Elizabeth Dole has launched an sustained attack against some of her constituents as part of her campaign for re-election. In a press release to her supporters and a mass mailing that’s been going out to voters, Dole attacks her Democratic opponent, Kay Hagan, by pointing out that she attended a fundraiser held by a couple of atheists, whom she describes as “vile.” Here’s what the mailer says:

FRONT PAGE: Image of torn photo of children saying the Pledge of Allegiance. "Godless Americans PAC wants to remove 'Under God' from the Pledge of Allegiance. And now, they want Kay Hagan in the U.S. Senate ..."

INSIDE PAGES: Pictures of Hagan and supporters of the Godless Americans PAC. "Liberal Kay Hagan flew to Boston to pocket campaign cash from leaders of the Godless Americans PAC. What is Godless Americans PAC? Godless Americans Political Action Committee is a left-wing organization based in Washington, D.C., dedicated to 'Mobilizing America's nonbelievers for political activism.' They actively support political candidates who are Atheists and who also support their liberal agenda to remove 'under God' from the Pledge of Allegiance and force the Boy Scouts to accept atheists and homosexuals as troop leaders. Their goal is to remove any reference to God in the public arena, including eliminating the Christmas holiday.

"Kay Hagan & the Godless Americans PAC. Liberal Kay Hagan flew to Boston to pocket campaign cash from leaders of the Godless Americans PAC, Wendy Kaminer and Woody Kaplan. They held a private fundraiser for Kay Hagan at their home in Boston, Massachusetts on September 15th. In North Carolina, Kay Hagan says she shares our values. But, behind our backs she's the guest of honor at a fundraiser hosted by the most vile, radical liberals in America."

"We can't trust Kay Hagan to defend our North Carolina values."

BACK PAGE: Image of a torn photo of a mother and young daughter decorating a Christmas tree. "And, Godless Americans PAC wants to eliminate the Christmas holiday. And, they want Kay Hagan in the U.S. Senate."

Vile? As someone on another blog pointed out, can you imagine her calling some religious group (like Jews or Muslims) “vile?” But those who choose science and reason over superstition are described as vile by a sitting U.S. Senator and no one even blinks.

And in the press release, she describes atheists as people “most North Carolinians would not be comfortable having over for dinner.” Again, this is one of my U.S. Senators. I’ve got news for you, Senator Dole–you had dinner with a future atheist in the fall of 2000. How about them godless apples?

Now, some would argue that this bigoted and primitive behavior by Senator Dole means that anyone who believes in being a decent human being and not spewing hatred at your neighbors should vote for Kay Hagan. I disagree. Both Republicans and Democrats have an appalling record when it comes to their treatment of those who don’t believe in the supernatural. Both use the religious, and their susceptibility to manipulation, to advance their own ends. The only party that truly stands for eliminating the irrational hatred of atheists is the party that would end the church-state alliance once and for all - the Libertarian Party. And it just so happens there’s an outstanding Libertarian in this race that the media simply chooses not to mention. Chris Cole is running on the Libertarian ticket against Dole and Hagan, and is now polling around 5-7% (when he’s actually included on the polls).

Cole and the Libertarian Party seek the dismantlement of the state apparatus, which would leave nothing with which to coercively promote religion or suppress atheists. Hagan, on the other hand, has a platform that is a laundry list of expansions of government scope and power. Also, after perusing her web site, she doesn’t seem to have a single press release hitting back at Dole for her anti-atheist vitriol. No, neither Hagan nor the Democratic Party are allies of atheists and the non-religious. Their schemes for promoting government will do nothing but further threaten everyone’s individual liberty and natural rights, believers and non-believers alike.

 

Originally posted at nocoercion.com

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"But you are proving my original point, which is that non-believers can be just as 'intolerant' as Believers are often accused of being."

True, they can. But there is nothing doctrinal for atheists that says that they are the only ones who are right, unlike many religions.

RB, I still have my old Franc White (Southern Sportsman) sticker that says, "Don't re-elect anyone, not even your mama." that I've had for 20-some years now. He sent it when I ordered some of his cookbooks.

Bash away folks, bash away. But you are proving my original point, which is that non-believers can be just as 'intolerant' as Believers are often accused of being.

Faith is not about making "sense". That's why it's called faith. Personally, I think it takes as much faith to beleive that some dust got together, blew up, and here we all are. (I can actually disprove this - my first apt didn't blow up and all the dust in NC was in there!) But you are free to beleive, or not, as you want. I am also. Regardless of how lame you think it to be.

Darn...Darren beat me to it - PASCAL'S WAGER IS SO LAME. Please. At least try to be creative in your justification of faith.

"I look at it like this. If I'm wrong, I've wasted a little time, a little money, and otherwise have tried to live what most would consider a moral life. I've never tried to beat anyone over the head, but God does tell us to be concerned for everyone, even our enemies. If you are wrong, well..."

Ha! I love it. Pascal's Wager. It was faulty when he came up with it, and it's faulty now. If there is a supreme being, it could just as well be Shiva or Allah or a magical talking pencil or the Tooth Fairy or some floating ball of energy (Star Trek style) who doesn't give a !@#* how you behave or have any plans for you after you die. It makes no sense to create the false dichotomy proposed by Pascal's Wager.

davidgnews - "...once we start regularly flushing the political toilet, the sooner we'll turn over these 'professional' congresscritters and get their attention."

I agree! Please check out my political motto at my profile and you'll see where I stand.

God bless.

Rev. RB

"Darren - Are you out of your mind???

Do you believe everything you hear about someone saying someone else said something???"

Rev. RB, I'll be honest. I have no idea what thought that particular string of words was intended to convey. Please try again, and I'll try to answer.

Rev I don't think much of anything for or about Hagen.

All incumbents need to go. You can vote out the new ones next time. It takes a few cycles, but that's where the voters will control term limits - not wishing congress to get it done.

It's a little painful at first, but once we start regularly flushing the political toilet, the sooner we'll turn over these 'professional' congresscritters and get their attention.

That is, if votes really count at all. One party is not the answer to the other party's ills, either way.

david - "AT LEAST SHE DOESN'T ACT AS THOUGH SHE CAN LEAD US AROUND BY THE NOSE AND WE'LL BELIEVE EVERYTHING SHE SAYS. That's exactly what she does. Good luck with that caps-lock."

The caps lock is so my answer can be delineated from yours. It makes reading the blogs easier when one is responding to more than one question at a time.

So you think Hagan has never led her constituents around by the nose?

You probably also think she had a hand in keeping our military bases open then - just like she does. sigh

God bless.

Rev. RB

I look at it like this. If I'm wrong, I've wasted a little time, a little money, and otherwise have tried to live what most would consider a moral life. I've never tried to beat anyone over the head, but God does tell us to be concerned for everyone, even our enemies. If you are wrong, well...

I will not offend you by saying I will pray for you, etc but do hope there is a softening of the heart at some point.

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