Surrender Monkey Friday: Thin Skinned Hagan Follows Barry Plan
When Surrendie first heard this story late Thursday, he said “Mine! Mine! Mine!” And, since I usually avoid arguments with poo flingers, I said, “sure.” Raleigh N&O
Kay Hagan has filed a lawsuit against Sen. Elizabeth Dole.
The Democratic Senate candidate announced this afternoon that she will sue her Republican opponent and the Elizabeth Dole Committee over a television ad that criticizes her for attending a fundraiser hosted by the founder of an atheist group.
“In filing this suit, we’ve made clear that these kind of despicable tactics will not be tolerated, and our campaign is moving forward with the most important task at hand: defeating Elizabeth Dole, and giving North Carolina’s families a voice in the U.S. Senate that they’ve been sorely missing,” said Hagan spokeswoman Colleen Flanagan.
Surrendie is thrilled by how cool that is. Hagan has surrendered to the Barry way of doing things. Smear your opponents, lie about your own positions, then, if someone fights back, let your visceral response to be to investigate the lights out of them, and, file a lawsuit.
Now, to be clear, I do not think much of the Dole ad (below the fold), which, whether it is factual, stretches the truth, is false, is a waste of time and money, in my opinion. The whole atheism thing shouldn’t cause any contretemps for Hagan. People can be atheists, and shouldn’t be denigrated for that. It is their choice in our land of freedom. On the flip side, this has exposed not only this tremulous, friable Democrat candidate for high office, but, is a continuation of the Democrat playbook, and should give a big heads up over what the Obama presidency years will look like. And they will also be listening to the atheists would will force their agenda on others, rather then just live and let live.
Anyhow, Dole and her campaign say the ad is truthful. You decide.
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October 31st, 2008 at 8:12 am
Well thank you for standing up for the Atheists. Being one myself, I do not
appreciate anyone insinuating that it’s a bad thing to be friends with one. Just
because we have no faith in, in our opinions, an imaginary God, doesn’t mean
we’re not good and honorable people. We do not need the fear of God in order
to make sound decisions based on ethics and morality set up by the societies
that we live in. I give to charities, buy Christmas for underprivledged children,
while telling my children that it’s better to give at Christmas than to receive.
I have donated time to veterans and wounded soldiers and I am often one of the most
productive people in any office that I work in. Every animal living in my home
has been rescued from a shelter or off of the road, and at one time I wanted to
adopt 2 children from a 3rd world country (now I give bi-weekly contributions
to orphans of that country instead). I do this because I am moral, ethical,
and compasionate, and to insinuate that I do not have these qualities just
because I have no faith in God is hateful and discriminatory.
I just saw a study yesterday that asked people if they would vote for an atheist
president. Less than half of the respondents said they would. Guess I can can
any hopes I may have had of running for the Presidency.
Anyway, thank you for standing up for us.
October 31st, 2008 at 9:32 pm
You are welcome, Me. I would vote for an atheist, too. I look at positions, not religion.
I am also friends with several, and, also a Wiccan. I stood up for a soldier KIA who was a Wiccan, and wanted a Wiccan symbol on his tombstone.
What Dole is pushing is not that Hagan is an Atheist, but that the group is extreme in their views. I have issues with any group that wants to push their viewpoints down other peoples throats, including some conservatives.
And, you are correct: just because someone doesn’t believe in God, or any higher being, doesn’t make them a bad person. There are bad people in all walks of life, but, most are good.