Hagan cites Ninth Commandment


Kay Hagan cites her faith in a new ad.

Responding to a recent ad by Sen. Elizabeth Dole criticizing her for attending a fundraiser hosted by an atheist, the Democratic Senate candidate called it offensive and an attack on her Christian faith.

"She even faked my voice in her TV ad to make you think I don't believe in God," Hagan says in the ad, released today. "Well, I believe in God. I taught Sunday school. My faith guides my life, and Senator Dole knows it."

The ad ends with a woman's voice saying "There is no God" as an image of Hagan is shown. The woman speaking is actually Ellen Johnson, executive director of the Godless Americans PAC, which advocates for atheists and secular humanists.

Hagan attended a fundraiser in September hosted by Woody Kaplan, a founder of the political action committee.

Hagan ends the ad by saying her campaign is about fixing the economy and — referencing the Ninth Commandment — "not bearing false witness against fellow Christians."

Hagan is an elder in the First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro.

After the jump, the script.

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I'm Kay Hagan, and Elizabeth Dole's attacks on my Christian faith are offensive.

She even faked my voice in her TV ad to make you think I don't believe in God. Well, I believe in God. I taught Sunday school. My faith guides my life, and Senator Dole knows it.

Sure politics is a tough business, but I approve this message because my campaign is about creating jobs and fixing our economy not bearing false witness against fellow Christians.

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Re: Hagan cites Ninth Commandment

My ? is under what platform did she attend their fundraiser and accept Woody Kaplan's money? It use to be taboo to take out of state money for a NC local or Senate race. These days, any politician should find out something about donors, especially if flying to Boston to a donor's home. That's a little different from receiving a check in the mail or someone dropping a check by a campaign office. She never told Bill LuMaye under what circumstance the trip was made. If he'd been part of National Taxpayers Union for instance, and made donation on their behalf, that might make sense. The case could be made that he was part of both groups and made the donation in connection with the one not in question.

Even as an ordinary citizen, if someone I don't know invites me to his home in Boston, I need to find out further info before I go.

Re: Hagan cites Ninth Commandment

RonB:

Thanks for typing slowly...

Please watch the ad...one of the first commentators quoted in the ad is Ellen Johnson and it clearly states her name on the caption on the screen...

Your point has just been refuted...

Actually Ellen Johnson speaks twice with her picture and name on the screen...

And it is clear to me that it is her voice at the end as well...

Senator Dole has done countless things for the state of North Carolina and I will be more than happy to take the time to list them out for you...if you have the inability to do the research yourself, but my guess is that you are just trying to make this ad more of a religious issue than what it is really is...

Again, there is nothing in this ad that talks about religious freedom, yet it touches on the stances of the Godless American PAC...that is all...again you must be a BLUENC liberal pandering to the masses with your quote from the Constitution. Plus the First Amendment was put in the Constitution to protect religion from government, not government from religion...It is easy to read the constitution, but it takes time and effort to read and comprehend the intentions of the founders...with the first amendment...

With that being said...you just informed me that you have the ability to do research, so check out Dole's record...her website is dole.senate.gov...since the media and the rest of the liberal blog world seems to disparage the legislation and actions of the good Senator.

I think the lawsuit will be a disgrace for the Hagan campaign...so I encourage them to march on...do not worry I am sure Chuck Schumer will fund that as well...

Re: Hagan cites Ninth Commandment

I'll type really slow so you might understand, but I doubt it.

Fact - the ad has a picture of Kay Hagan on the screen while a female voice says "

Fact - there is no mention of Ellen Johnson in that part of the ad.

Fact - if Elizabeth Dole actually did her job, representing *North Carolina* (and not her PAC contributors) in the US Senate for the last six years, this would not be a race. But she didn't. This is why we have elections.

Fact - the first amendment of the constitution states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

This group says throwing around "God" is a violation of this. Are they wrong? No. Are they allowed to exercise their freedom of speech? Yes. Is Kay Hagan allowed to petition the government for a redress of the griveance that is Dole's slander. Yes.

Re: Hagan cites Ninth Commandment

Liberals = morally hypocritical individuals that weep when an action is taken to expose a truth, yet drink the Kool-Aid when the attacks are against the GOP.

I will try to break this down as clearly as possible, since I know basic reading might be hard, even beyond, most of the liberal BLUENC readers of this blog.

Example 1:
"She even faked my voice in her TV ad to make you think I don't believe in God." - Hagan during her recent rebuttal ad.

This is called pandering to the uneducated masses, quite simply.

The Dole Campaign acknowledged, the day of the ad, that the voice at the end was that of Ellen Johnson, the executive director of the Godless American PAC.

If I were a member of the Dole campaign, I would file a "cease and desist order" against Hagan campaign for defamation and, religiously speaking, bearing false witness against thy neighbor.

Example 2: The DSCC, MoveOn.org, and various other outside ultra-liberal groups have spent over $18 million attacking Dole for being in the pockets of Big Oil and Wall Street. It is my instinct that most of the money that Hagan's campaign labels as Big Oil and Wall Street money is from employees of these respected companies, as I know FEC policy does not allow corporations to give money. The point is...the Hagan campaign NEVER objected to any of these ads pointed at showing where Dole gets her money. Now here comes the contradiction...(just making sure you liberals can follow this simple logic)...when the Dole campaign merely points out where Kay Hagan is getting her money(which so happens to be GODLESS AMERICAN PAC among others), then she cries foul. I am sorry Kay...what is fair for one group is fair for the other...

Example 3:
Hagan stated that she did not know who the Godless American PAC was or what they stood for before she attended the fundraiser. It is well documented that the Dole campaign exposed this facet for Hagan three weeks prior to the campaign in a press release.

Not only that...It is also well documented that Hagan's campaign went to great lengths to scrub the liberal blogs, event sites, and her own public campaign calendar to hide the fact that she was going to attend this event.

Kay Hagan is demonstrating characteristics of dishonesty, deception and poor moral judgment. She is not equipped to represent the PTA of my children's kindergarten, given her recent actions. I am truly disappointed in this most hideous display of deception and for all you liberals that buy into this pettiness and can not see the ad for what it truly is...I hope to God, my Lord and Savior, that McCain, Dole, and McCrory sweep the Old North State come November 4, 2008.

As I said numerous times...I welcome all rebuttals, because I use logic over emotion and facts over sensation...so let's play...

I am going to start a site to spite you liberals called "Hagan the Pagan" if she wins this race...and it will show you why she has no reason to be in the race or in the US Senate.

Without Chuck Schumer this would not even be a race...let's be realistic here...

Re: Hagan cites Ninth Commandment

C'mon Isaac. Do you really believe Jesus supports what the liberals are doing? Personally, I think He would be disgusted at both sides, but that's a whole other issue. He is also disgusted about *abortion*, but that's yet another issue. I remember reading where a church didn't accept a lottery donation. Good for them!

If Jesus were at that fundraiser, He'd likely be rebuking them for their unbelief. "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven." Matthew 10:33. Not pretending to know His will though, and knowing that our Heavenly Father is merciful and full of grace, it's also possible He would be performing some serious conversions. Suffice it to say, I highly doubt He would be just "chumming it up" with them. After all, God's love is not some kind of wishy-washy love, where you just must accept everyone and every belief. It's a saving love, and He is the only way.

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Why should she NOT attend a fundraiser sponsored by this group?
Don't they have rights? Is there something illegal or immoral about their cause? Is there something wicked or wrong with their organizing to fight against discrimination?

I am proud that Hagan is the kind of public servant who doesn't discriminate against someone because of what his faith is or isn't.

But you, who call yourself a Christian, you seem to be suggesting that a person can't associate with someone who doesn't share his or her religious beliefs? What kind of sicko are you?

You think Jesus would shun the company of nonbelievers? Think again. Or try thinking. You might learn something.

What's especially sickening is that any Christian wouldn't be disgusted by this ad.

Re: Hagan cites Ninth Commandment

It doesn't say "against Christians, Kay". Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord. Period. But as the old saying goes, "you are known by the company you keep". If they are Godless, it's highly doubtful your motive is to convert them to Christians. So then, what is your motive, Ms Hagan? Why would you attend a fundraiser sponsored by PAC?

Re: Hagan cites Ninth Commandment

GO Kay Hagan! Dole needs to come out with a new ad APOLOGIZING.