Friday, October 31, 2008

Godless Americans...

The battle for North Carolina's electoral votes is definately hot, but not as sizzling as the crap throwing going on in the race for the Senate seat. The race features incumbent Elizabeth Dole facing off against State Senator Kay Hagan. The campaign has been recently rated as a toss up, and with such a race comes the mud. The newest issue, and the one that got my attention, is that Hagan is filing a lawsuit against Dole for a campaign ad that calls her "godless." From the ad:
The ad then shows members of the group, which promotes rights for atheists and the separation of church and state, declaring that neither God nor Jesus exists. "Godless Americans and Kay Hagan," the ad continues. "She hid from cameras. Took 'Godless' money. What did Kay Hagan promise in return?"
Well, one could hope that she has promised to not let religious dogma influence public policy, but alas, this is America and that would be far too enlightened.

1 comment:

Ken Graber said...

It's a good thing this race isn't in Texas, where apparently there's still a religious test for state office (i.e., you have to e a theist of some sort).

Yes, shocking, another reason to hate Texas.