So stupid:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
The National Organization for Marriage launched a new ad Tuesday criticizing Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) for voting to confirm a federal judge who went on to strike down the state's ban on same-sex marriage this month.
But what the ad fails to mention -- aside from the fact that judges rule independently from Congress -- is that nearly everyone in the Senate voted to confirm U.S. District Court Judge Max Cogburn back in March 2011, including North Carolina's other senator, Republican Richard Burr, who helped lead the effort to usher Cogburn through the nomination process.
NOM's ad, called "Kay Hagan's Judge," reasons that because Hagan voted to confirm Cogburn in March 2011, it's her fault that he rejected the state's same-sex marriage ban this month. The ad urges voters to take out their anger over that ruling by replacing Hagan with GOP Senate challenger Thom Tillis.
"Same-sex marriage has been imposed by a federal judge handpicked and confirmed by Kay Hagan, without voters getting our day in court," states the ad, which is running statewide this week. "Kay Hagan and her judge betrayed us. Send them a message. Vote Thom Tillis for U.S. Senate."
But an activist judge Cogburn is not. He cleared the judiciary committee in a unanimous voice vote, and later passed the full Senate 96-0 -- hardly a sign of concerns about his judicial independence. Burr sang Cogburn's praises during his confirmation hearing.
"He is an excellent choice and I believe will be a great addition to the court," Burr said at the November 2010 hearing. He ticked off Cogburn's accomplishments: a Stanford law degree, experience as a Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney and a magistrate judge, and time "spent teaching others how to herd cattle and shoot straight" at a dude ranch.
"Out of all the qualifications that Max Cogburn brings to this nomination, let me say this: He's a good man. And we need good individuals to serve on our bench," he said. "I highly recommend to the committee that we move as expeditiously [on] this nominee as we can." - Huffington Post, 10/28/14
NOM is just doing the gay bashing for Thom Tillis (R. NC):
http://www.slate.com/...
Thursday night, in a debate for North Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat, Republican nominee Thom Tillis was asked about the state’s constitutional amendment against gay marriage. The amendment, enacted through a 2012 ballot measure, has been tied up in court. Tillis, the speaker of the state House of Representatives, said he would defend the amendment because “60 percent of the people of North Carolina” voted for it.
If 60 percent of North Carolinians favored the amendment, you’d expect Tillis to say more. He’s in a neck-and-neck race against Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan, who opposes the amendment. He needs votes, and grabbing hold of a 60 percent issue is a great way to get them. Instead, Tillis changed the subject. Hagan, given a minute to address the amendment, used her time to criticize it. Tillis, given the same allotment, brushed past the question in seven seconds. He called it a distraction and used his time to talk instead about economic policy, voter ID laws, and Hagan’s committee attendance record.
Why would a politician duck what he calls a 60 percent issue? Because it isn’t a 60 percent issue. North Carolina’s marriage amendment never had 60 percent support. Today, it doesn’t even have majority support. Public opinion there, as everywhere else, is moving toward gay marriage. And Republicans know it. - Slate, 10/10/14
Again, stupid. Click here to donate and get involved with Hagan's campaign:
http://www.kayhagan.com/...