N.C. GOP Leaders Stand By Anti-Obama Ad

RNC, McCain Condemn Controversial TV Ad But State GOP Still Plans To Air It

(AP)  North Carolina Republican leaders are standing by a TV ad critical of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama despite dissension in their own ranks and one station's refusal to air it.

Republican National Committee member Linda Shaw said Thursday she was shocked that her colleagues decided to produce and air the ad, which shows Obama with his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, and a clip of Wright's anti-U.S. comments.

"I do not support it," Shaw said. "I had nothing to do with it ... and I'm very disappointed."

Shaw, a longtime party leader, said she repeatedly urged state party chairwoman Linda Daves to withdraw the spot.

John McCain, the likely Republican presidential nominee, asked party officials to not run the ad on Wednesday and again Thursday.

"I cannot dictate to the North Carolina Republican Party what their message is, but I condemn it and I can appeal to the overwhelming majority of Republicans in the state of North Carolina," McCain said while campaigning in New Orleans.

State GOP spokesman Brent Woodcox said officials still planned to air the ad Monday, beginning with the evening newscasts. He said the party had not completed the details on the size of the ad buy.

Despite the ad's focus on Obama, Woodcox has said it is targeted at Democratic gubernatorial candidates Richard Moore and Bev Perdue; both have endorsed Obama, an Illinois senator. The ad was posted online Wednesday.

WRAL-TV in Raleigh and WSOC-TV in Charlotte have declined to run the ad, Woodcox and station officials said.

Jim Hefner, vice president and general manager at WRAL, said the station had determined the ad was "inflammatory" and decided not to run without knowing that McCain and national Republicans had objected to it.

Democratic party officials have criticized the ad. On Thursday, state Democratic Party Chairman Jerry Meek urged Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole to use her power to keep it off the air.

"As the highest-ranking Republican in the state, you have both the ability and responsibility to erase this stain on our state," Meek said in a letter to Dole. "Your silence tells North Carolinians that you will also sanction similar gutter tactics in your own campaign."

Dole said in an interview that she didn't want to get involved.

"I am concentrating on getting my work done here in the Senate, and I'm just not going to get into refereeing a third-party political ad that has nothing to do with my race," she said.

North Carolina holds its presidential primary May 6, with 115 delegates at stake. Polls give Obama the edge over Hillary Rodham Clinton.

[lorinkundert]

Now why would the GOP work so hard against Obama? Could it be that they want Hillary to be nominated so McCain can defeat her.

[realpatriot1]

starleo,

Dole is staying true to form, se dosn''t get involved in anything! That''s why the citizens on the coast had to fight the NAVY off themselves on the landing practice field issue and why the triangle lost out on federal funding for mass transit. Remember the Dole Plan when she ran for the Senate. She''s hoping you won''t. Kay Hagen for sure! Bev Perdue also!!

BLKPRESIDENT,

I''ve formed a new group which I think can provide you with the help you so desparately need. It''s called S.A. for sexists Anonymous.

We have a 12 step program for recovering sexists like yourself. We begin with a remedial history of leadership in the midst of conflict from Joan of Arc to Annie Oakley to Golda Meir to Margaret Thacher.

In the next session we simulate childbirth by expanding the slit in your *** to the size of a baby''s head to test your pain endurance to determine how brave you are.

It goes on from there. I think it could do you a world of good.

I beg you t seek the help you so desparately need.

[rowdytexan2]

Wonder who these broads would tap as Secretary of Defense, Jane Fonda? America needs a strong foreign policy over the next four years--not a weak and soft foreign policy that coddles our terrorist enemies. America cannot take a chance on lil'''' Hillary''''s lack of experience in foreign policy matters.


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Posted by BLKPRESIDENT at 12:19 PM : Apr 25, 2008

lol, I have more foreign policy experience than Barak Obama! Hell, any numb nuts knows you can''t go over to Iraq and prop up Bush''s failed puppet government! He thinks he can just wave a magic wand over those people and they''re just going to sit up and beg him to solve all their problems! ROFL!

Of course you could look at it another way, it would make a really good way for Barak to swill money off these corrupt idiots so similar to Chicago politicians! Maybe Obama sees some really good payola money there to be had!

[lindaredtail]

As I said yesterday Clinton had an affair and lied about it. Millions of people do that all the time. All of the cases in American history involving the abuse of power by the executive office have involved Republican presidents. Teapot Dome was Warren Harding. Watergate was Nixon. Iran Contra was Reagan. Now we have Bush with numerous "gates". Historians recognize the most corrupt presidency as having belonged to Ulysses S. Grant. He was not directly connected to corrupt acts but he surrounded himself with very corrupt people who were involved in serious wrongdoing. That can be found even in encyclopedias. The Republicans can complain about Clinton all they want. But the big first prize trophy for corruption in the office of the President belongs to them.

[blkpresident]

Hillary-Steinem ''08?

Wonder who these broads would tap as Secretary of Defense, Jane Fonda? America needs a strong foreign policy over the next four years--not a weak and soft foreign policy that coddles our terrorist enemies. America cannot take a chance on lil'' Hillary''s lack of experience in foreign policy matters.

[ksh1022]

tru-america1
I do think Bill Clinton was a great president! You Republicans love to bring up "He lied to the American people. He was *** Monica" What has Bush done? He lied to the American people and it has cost thousands of lives and the good will of the world. We unilaterally attacked another country. Iraq did not attack us first. Al-Quada did. Most of the airplane hijackers were from Saudi Arabia not Iraq. Bush is buddies with the Saudis so we couldn''t go after them. There were no weapons of mass destruction found. Yes, Saddam was a despot but there are many, many far worse despots out there. We only cared about Saddam because there was oil involved. For you to disparage Bill Clinton is laughable. He did a great job of running this country. He never took us to war, we had a budget surplus, we had jobs. Interesting, that during Reagan and GeorgeI, the defecit tripled. Then during GeorgeII we are in a financial crisis not seen in 75 years. We are in an unwinnable war. People are paying $3.50 for a gallon of gas. The oil companies are making record profits. We should be so lucky as to have Bill Clinton running the show again. You Republicans hated him because the American people loved him and you couldn''t run him off. He was tougher than all of you and a better President than either of the Bushes.

[lindaredtail]

It seems that too many of the Republicans conveniently want to stay out of the fray. If the National party really wanted the state party Republican chairwoman replaced she would be. All just the typical ploys. Almost like a bad cop-good cop scenario. But it doesn''t fly under scrutiny. Any more than some of mudrose''s supposed references from yesterday flew once I started to check them out.

[starleo146]

Good bye Elizabeth, BACK TO KANSAS WITH YOU, GO GO,hello Kay Hagen

[starleo146]

Dole said in an interview that she didn''t want to get involved.


Good job Elizabeth Dole, stay true to your ideals never get involved unless Bush tells you of course, North Carolina sure hasn''t been your priority so far, why hurt the N.C. republican Party who has been known for dirty tricks before and why hurt there feelings now, you may need them right!!!!!

[spoonerfineart]

NC GOP, well now that''s the same ol'' *** isn''t it!

A sizeable number of people below the Mason-Dixon line (i.e., the old Confederate South) are plain and simple, cross-burning, racist, reactionary bigots. So I am not surprised that they find a home in the Republican party. Their values are more aligned with Republican "values" than the party leaders (who try to window dress) let on. Hating poor people, minorities and being jingoistic warmongers is part and parcel of the package of the Old Confederacy. I wish they had succeeded in seceding back in the 1860''s. The US would be a better place for it.

[abbe91]

Diamonds, Diamonds ...
McCain best friends ?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/22/us/politics/22diamond.html?_r=2&hp=&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1208876530-pXfcsV7mLE2IoeA3V%20MH9A&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin

[blackspirit3]

TO ALL THE WHITE FOLKS WHO WILL NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA BECAUSE HE IS BLACK, WHO WS NEVER EVER GONNA VOTE FOR HIM AS A RESULT OF HIM BEING BLACK, PLEASE BE MAN OR WOMEN ENOUGH TO ADMIT IT. DON''T HIDE YOUR RACISM BEHIND REV WRIGHT WORDS. IF REV WRIGHT NEVER EXISTED YOU WOULD NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA. BE MAN ENOUGH AND WOMEN ENOUGH TO ADMIT IT. IF HILLARY WAS A BLACK WOMEN WHITE WOMEN WOULD NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH HER, ADMIT THAT AS WELL. MANY AMERICAN WHITES STILL HARBOUR ILL WILL AND FEELINGS TOWARDS AFRICAN AMERICANS PERIOD. HIDING YOUR HATRED FOR OBAMA BEHIND REV WRIGHT WORDS IS WHAT COWARDS DO. BE WHO YOU ARE AND STOP FRONTIN AND DUCKIN AND DODGING AND COMING UP WITH FICTICIOUS REASONS FOR WHY YOU WON''T EVER VOTE FOR A BLACK CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT. BE HONEST FOR A CHANGE. IF OBAMA CHANGE DON''T WORK FOR YOU, AT LEAST COME TO THE TABLE HONESTLY. FOR A CHANGE

[mudrose-2009]

Getting a jump on the 527 ads that George Soros and the Lefties are planning for McCain in the Fall, I''d say this is rather good move. Bringing up Effendi Snob-oma''s pastoral connections is a rather good thing especially to those Southeners who have never heard God''s Gospel preached so eloquently in racist diatribes by a man who preachs "his" gospel of liberation theology. Good job.

[realpatriot1]

rjstolba,

The Jessiecrats are losing their grip and are trying to hold on, but it''s too late.

The only true conservatives running in the Republican Gubanatorial Primary(Smith & Graham) are trailing badly to a moderate.

They''re trying to revive the old southern strategy and it''s not going to fly.

[obama8years]

Obama and his associates have already proved they will not be able to handle being president and people will not vote Obama in.

THe President is always under scrutiny. Would Obama be able to handle the scrutiny that George Bush is getting or would it be called Racism.

[rjstolba]

I live in NC. This is exactly why I am a DEMOCRAT!!! I knew when I moved to NC, I was entering the conservative Republican base. However, I did not know, until now, that I was also living among hate and fear mongering Republicans.

[jack3213]

NO MATTER YOUR PARTY AFFILIATION, THE TRUTH IS THAT THE AD IS WRONG TO AIR, BUT FREEDOM OF SPEECH GIVES THE RIGHT TO DO SO. IT SHOWS WHO HAS CLASS AND RESPECT AND WHO DOESN''T

[mcvet]

If you would vote for McCain you would be an idiot responsible for the continuation of everything wrong with the country.


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Posted by realpatriot1 at 05:03 AM : Apr 25, 2008
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I agree. For someone to vote for a canidate because they are the "Lesser of Two Evils" when they see RIGHT in front of them.. LIVING the WORST PRESIDENT in our History. They deserve the results. AL Gore is so far ahead of Bush as a leader and a person it''s rediculous. He''s not the President because... SOME viewed Bush to be the "lesser of two evils". Kerry would have lead us MUCH better the last 4 years than the WORST in our History did. He''s not the President because of attacks EXACTLY like the one her in NC. So? We LIVE with the Worst in our History. IF the only reason you can come up with for voting for the same policies that gave us the Worst in our History is he''s the "lesser of two evils" then you deserve to live the WORST in History. Sieg Heil Bush

[abbe91]

"No way she can beat McCain. more then half the country thinks she rides around on a broom and 65 percent thinks she is a liar liar suit pants on fire
Posted by jedi0808 at 01:51 AM : Apr 25, 2008"

There is no way McCain can win, except with a big help of Diebold and co.