Sen. Elizabeth Dole airs new ad attacking Kay Hagan on 'Godless Americans'

RALEIGH, N.C. — Republican U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole was back on the airwaves Friday with a new ad that again decries ties she says her rival has to an atheist group.

Dole says in the ad that the faith of Democratic state Sen. Kay Hagan is not the question. The incumbent says the facts are that Godless Americans held a fund-raiser in her honor in Boston.

An adviser for Godless Americans held a fund-raiser at his home. The event was not billed as a Godless Americans event, and other hosts included an ambassador and U.S. Sen. John Kerry.

Hagan filed suit against Dole on Thursday, saying an initial ad on the subject was defamatory. Dole's campaign filed a motion Friday to get the case dismissed.

The initial ad ended with a picture of Hagan and a woman's voice declaring, "There is no God." Dole ends her new ad by asking voters, "If Godless Americans threw a party in your honor, would you go?"

The dispute comes in the final days of a tight race between the two. A WRAL News poll released Wednesday showed Dole holding a 46 to 42 percent lead, with 9 percent of voters still undecided.

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Dole knows that these ads can procure her the votes of the religious lemmings.

aures000
November 3, 2008 8:42 a.m.

We lose commenting privileges in about 5 minutes, if you don't have the time to respond here but still would like to continue this conversation, post a blog. I believe we can post on those 24x7.

duggrr
October 31, 2008 9:55 p.m.

"Duggrr, in a world without God, who is to say what is right and wrong? Who is to say that moral values exist?"

So you are only moral because you fear eternal retribution? That's ridiculous. I am moral and I know what is right and wrong because it is self evident. I know that if everyone were allowed to do what they want all the time, society would never be able to exist. Humans would be in a constant state of chaos. I weep for those who say they only know what is good and what is evil because some old book told them so.

Let me ask you this question. If your god were to appear tomorrow and say that it is moral to abuse children, would you head to an elementary school and start beating on kids?

Are things moral because your god said it is or did your god say them because they are moral? I'll go with the latter tyvm.

duggrr
October 31, 2008 9:51 p.m.

Duggrr, in a world without God, who is to say what is right and wrong? Who is to say that moral values exist?

doobedobedoodoo
October 31, 2008 9:32 p.m.

Hagen is a sore loser... Why would a self acclaimed Christian take money from someone like that from out of state?