let’s hear it for positivity!

my last several posts have been pretty negative, and that, combined with the overall stress of the election, could lead to acne or heart failure or a whole host of other unpleasant health conditions.

so, deep breath, put on a happy song, and let’s discuss some of the really super aspects of kay and elizabeth and their spiffy campaigns.

kay: energetic and effective. in the state senate, she worked tirelessly on behalf of her constituents, established spending priorities and helped protect north carolina markets from overpowering competition. confident, moderate, and business friendly.

elizabeth: honourable and well liked. in the senate, pushed for wall street regulation, succeeded in strengthening north carolina’s military position, helped local sheriffs, and negotiated a favourable tobacco-buyout program for her state.

its too bad they spend so much time attacking each other and not enough time talking up their own accomplishments….

but just look at these smiling faces.

do you feel better?

these liberals…

in just a few moments, you will see yet another attack ad released in the north carolina senate race.

this one is unique, however, because it goes after the entire democratic party and tries to frame kay as a washington pawn whose nomination to run for senate was based solely on the desire of “these liberals” to control all branches of government.

well, true. that is the ideal for any party- a president in power and a 60 count filibuster proof majority in the senate. since the democrats actually have a chance of success here, several key senate races are being fought to the death.

because, obviously, on the flip-side, the republicans can’t think of anything worse than a democratically controlled legislative and executive branch. one is bad enough. but two?

enough talk, let’s cut to the newest creation of the nrsc.

first- it appears that national republican senatorial committee is conceding the presidency. well, not condecing, per se, but there is a definite allusion to obama winning the presidency.

second- the democrats are within arms reach of a congressional majority. that is a major cause for concern for any republican or independent who who would like to retain the checks and balances that a more closely tied election offers. although, in a heartbeat, wouldn’t the republicans love this sort of widespread majority?

yeah, well, who wouldn’t.

(answer: independents)

third- this might not bother all independents, and heres why.

in the minds of the people: divided government —> partisan gridlock—> inefficiency of government

so for those that share liberal views, the one party in power system might be a welcome change from this paradigm of constant political argumentation.

just until, that is, the party in power decides to abuse this position.

lose-lose, but its better than anarhcy.

follow up: atheism

oh, two for two today. am i getting addicted to blogging? no- im addicted to helping the constituents of north carolina make an informed decision on november 4th. time is running out!

as well as a mention in the infamous gay marriage flyers, the atheism issue came up in this ad, sponsored by the national republican senatorial committee:

to further consolidate the point, several flyers have been circulating. i highly recommend checking them out with a discerning eye: here

basically, kay attended a fundraiser co-sponsored by 40 beneficiaries, including woody kaplan, a member of the advisory board for the godless americans pac.

she said, she said—–

liddy’s camp: “either she shares their views, or puts money over her principles,” links the group with kay to abolish christmas as a federal holiday, remove “under god” from the constitution, and remove the “in god we trust” from all currency.

kay’s camp: “desperate” and “pathetic” attempt to save the Republican seat at any and all costs”, kay is an elder member of the first presbyterian church, i don’t support any of that nonsense! (my words not hers)

the atheist camp: we will not tolerate this anti-atheist bigotry! we support kay because the north carolina senator is supposed to represent all north carolinans.

the issues just get more and more interesting……

does this have an affect on you? alter your opinion, if only slightly? please comment, let’s discuss.

whaaaaaat is happening?

a quick little poll update:

kay hagan- 47.1%

elizabeth dole- 42.4%

christopher cole- 4%

and now for the juicy stuff:

the mudslinging reaches jacksonian levels

most recently, the north carolina republican party circulated these pamphlets, presumably as a last ditch effort to generate enough fear (of the breakdown of the sancity of marriage, of the “gays,” however you define this issue) (trying really hard to remain bipartisan here, applaud my efforts at neutral language please) among the n.c. electorate to switch the election in liddy’s favour.

in response, the kay kamp (kute) declared that “kay believes that marriage is between a man and a woman, and this is fundamentally a state issue. she would not support a federal amendment defining marriage. here in north carolina, there is a law that she supports that says marriage is defined as a relationship between a man and a woman, and she sees no reason to change that.”

the federal marriage amendment, which would ban gay marriage on a national level by putting it in the constitution, wasn’t mentioned on the flyer.
what was mentioned, in addition to gay marriage of course, was kay’s alleged ties to an atheistic group, claiming that kay supports a “radical homosexual agenda” that includes removing “under god” from the constitution and forcing the boy scouts to accept gay and atheistic troop leaders. those that criticized these mailers wondered “what, exactly, is the gay interest in removing ‘under god’ from the pledge of allegiance?”

indeed.

this tactic is not likely to have any sort of tangible effect on voters. most dismiss it as slander, and those that fervently believe the hype probably also fervently believe in supporting liddy dole, since the candidates basically hold the same position on the idea of gay marriage. (although well hidden or absent from the candidates websites… hmm)(please comment if you were able to find such information)