Worst political ad ever?

Elizabeth Dole is facing a very tough Senate race in North Carolina. This ad is definitely in the running for most disgusting political ad I've ever seen.



The voice at the end that sounds sort of like Dole's opponent Kay Hagan is absolutely not her. Hagan is in fact a Christian and active in her church. As for that "secret event" supposedly hosted by the Godless Americans PAC... it wasn't secret and it included over forty co-hosts including Senator John Kerry.

But the false implication isn't the worst part. What really pisses me off is that Dole thinks it's okay to attack her opponent's religious beliefs OR the lack thereof. Let's pretend, even though it's false, that the implication of the advertisement is true. Let's pretend Kay Hagan doesn't believe in God. So what? Can you imagine if the ad had instead attacked Kay Hagan for being Buddhist? "Kay Hagan attended a fundraiser by the Buddhist Americans..." *duh duh duh!* Or Hindu? Or Muslim? Oh wait, the Republicans do attack opponents with implications that they're Muslim, but they're usually at least smart enough not to come right out and say it in a campaign ad.

Then despite the outcry over this terrible advertisement, Dole released another ad trying to link Kay Hagan to the Godless Americans PAC.

No US politician at the national level would dare run ads attacking their opponent for being a different religion, but Elizabeth Dole thinks it's fine to attack them for not being religious. Disgusting. Hopefully this close race turns into a landslide for Kay Hagan.