Hagan gets her (law)suit on
From this morning's paper:
RALEIGH — State Sen. Kay Hagan has sued her rival in the U.S. Senate campaign, claiming Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole defamed her with a campaign television commercial that implies the Democrat would support a “Godless” agenda."We said from the very beginning this was a very serious matter,” said Hagan spokeswoman Colleen Flanagan. “Kay takes the defense of her faith and her public image very seriously."
The lawsuit was filed in Wake County Superior Court, and Hagan’s campaign provided copies to reporters Thursday night.
The ad in question links Hagan to the Godless Americans PAC, a group that advocates for removing references to God from the Pledge of Allegiance and other areas of public life.
Dole's claim is based on a fundraiser Hagan attended in Boston that was organized by the Democratic fundraising group, ActBlue. Although Godless Americans PAC was not a sponsor, the event was held at the home of one of the PAC’s founders.
Hagan is a Sunday school teacher and elder at First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro. She says the implication that she would back an atheist agenda is "personal slander. ... This is politics of the worse kind."
Deeper in the story, Dole's folks call the suit "frivolous."
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Hagan is a Sunday school teacher and elder at First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro. She says the implication that she would back an atheist agenda is "personal slander. ... This is politics of the worse kind."
Lets get real with this. I've seen some of Hagan's ad's and she's no Mother Teresa, seems like Kay likes to dish it out but she can't take it in return. Beau
Posted on October 31, 2008 11:56 AM
True they both have been dishing it out to each other. One certainly with more civility than the other. Unlike Ms Dole, Hagan has used humor in many of her negative ones. Ms Dole's lately has favored dark, sinister negative ads. In addition to this one there have been the dark slashing black and white variation. This Godless one with the voice over does seem to be a new low. I'm not sure that I would want it's sponsor representing me and my state. John
Posted on October 31, 2008 6:08 PM