As if we needed any proof to what depth the Republican Party will go to in an attempt to smear a Democratic candidate for Governor we need to only look at the state I reside in.
More below the fold.
The North Carolina Republican Party is planning to roll out a television advertisement on Monday attacking a pair of Democrats running for governor in the state for endorsing Senator Barack Obama by playing a clip of his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, excoriating the United States.
When I first got wind of this, my thoughts were I had no idea that either candidate for Governor were members of the Rev. Wrights church. But the whole premise of this ad is to somehow link these candidates to him through their support of Barack Obama.
I realize that North Carolina is reluctant to elect a Republican as Governor but surely there are more issues in this state that require intelligent discussion than this. When the Republican candidate asks the NC Republican party to not run this ad you know it is pure political crap. This is from Senator McCain's campaign
From the beginning of this election, I have been committed to running a respectful campaign based upon an honest debate about the great issues confronting America today. I expect all state parties to do so as well. The television advertisement you are planning to air degrades our civics and distracts us from the very real differences we have with the Democrats. In the strongest terms, I implore you to not run this advertisement.
This ad does not live up to the very high standards we should hold ourselves to in this campaign. We need to run a campaign that is worthy of the people we seek to serve. There is no doubt that we will draw sharp contrasts with the Democrats on fundamental issues critical to the future course of our country. But we need not engage in political tactics that only seek to divide the American people.
Once again, it is imperative that you withdraw this offensive advertisement.
But being the Party that they are the NC republicans have decided to run the ad anyway. Just a side note 2 tv stations have refused to carry the ad. Part of me wants them to run it to show how idiotic these people are but another side of me realizes that there are a bunch of idiots who might believe in the ad.