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Re: Wrenn: Godless ad over the line

MissV — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:21:34 -0400

Carter Wrenn? Pot calling the KETTLE black? He must be bored or job hunting. Sen. Dole is an extremely honest person who just asks WHY would a state senator FLY to an out of state fundraising activity, and then claim to know little about the purpose? Was this one of those forgettable freebie American Airlines flights?

Notice that Kay Hagan hasn't denied it. She just says she used to teach Sunday School and 'her gonna talk to her (Easley) attorneys.... '

Heck, priests teach Sunday School AND get deflocked for a myriad of sins. I agree: Hagan is a fictitious tailor-made character for David Price and the other dishonorables in Washington. As a junior senator she wouldn't be allowed, or expected, to make any policy changes.

But then, Democrats couldn't take a chance on sending another possible John Edwards to Washington....

Re: Wrenn: Godless ad over the line

seaknight8 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:07:56 -0400

When you're over Carter Wrenn's line, you're WAY out there.

Wrenn: Godless ad over the line

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:43:04 -0400

Carter Wrenn says the "Godless" ad is over the line.

In a post on the Talking About Politics blog, the longtime Republican political consultant writes that a new ad by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole appears to go too far.

Then, the announcer, speaking for Dole's campaign, asks, What did Kay Hagan promise in exchange for the fundraiser, and a female voice, which a lot of people are going to take for Kay Hagan's voice, answers, "There is no God."
And, right there, Dole's ad crosses the line. Unless, of course, Mrs. Hagan is an atheist.

Wrenn argues that the ad could backfire if Kay Hagan or a trusted advisor like former Gov. Jim Hunt makes a political ad fighting back and arguing that Dole's ad "crosses the line of decency."

"My guess is the next sound you may hear will be the roof falling in on Liddy Dole," he writes.