Godless goes robo
From our friends at the Associated Press:
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ Incumbent GOP Sen. Elizabeth Dole continued Saturday to question her campaign rival's attendance at a fundraiser hosted by an adviser to an atheist advocacy group.Dole's campaign began sending out automated telephone calls that talks about Democratic state Sen. Kay Hagan and the Godless Americans Political Action Committee. Her campaign said 1.3 million calls are planned through Monday.
Hagan has sued Dole her initial television ad about the fundraiser, accussing her of defamation and libel. The initial spot concludes with a picture of Hagan while another woman says, "There is no God." Hagan is an elder at her Presbyterian church and has responded with an ad that strongly declares her Christian faith.
Dole said Saturday she didn't know whether her advertisement had succeeded in its intended purpose, but she defended the widely criticized line of attack.
"There are two issues. One: why did she go? And the second, what does she think about their agenda?" Dole said in an interview. "She's not answering the ... questions."
The automated call asks listeners to "press one" to hear from Hagan. Recipients then hear clips of an interview in which Hagan tries to explain why she attended the event after Dole's campaign had raised questions about the hosts.
The event was not billed as a Godless Americans event, and other hosts included an ambassador and Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee.
