Republicans are in trouble, so it’s time to bash the gays. As I wrote last night, now that McCain is in serious danger of losing, he and Palin are going for broke and doing everything to they can to move far to the right. When Republicans are cornered, they revert to their old ugly selves:

Bigotry.

Intolerance.

Divisiveness.

Hate.

Fear.

The GOP has embraced a base that is, well, pretty base. John McCain and the party leadership in Washington seem to think that the die-hard voters of the party, the 23 percenters who still think George Bush is doing a chipper job, respond well to a message based on blatant lies and seething hatred. What does that say about the GOP base? What does it say about McCain’s impression of them?

McCain’s campaign of hate has now seeped into the lower races (probably by intent). First up: Liddy Dole. Elizabeth Dole is a hater. And, she doesn’t deserve to be in the United States Senate. Kay Hagan can beat her – Kay Hagan IS beating her.

But with two weeks ago, we can still lose this race – you’d better believe the GOP doesn’t want a “Dole” to lose. Please click the box to the left and donate to Dole’s opponent, Kay Hagan. We’ve set a modest goal of $10,000. I know you guys can do it – we did it two years ago for a number of candidates. Let’s open our hearts and our pocketbooks and help crush the Republicans, especially the homophobes like Liddy Dole.

Last week, Dole was blasted by the Fayetteville Observer in an editorial titled, “Dole’s new ads set the low mark in negative political campaigning.” Now, in this election climate, you have to go pretty damn low to set the low mark. This excerpt gives a taste of where Liddy went:

Her ads are not only an attack on Hagan but on homosexuals, suggesting that homosexuals are predatory. Imagine if she had said all heterosexuals are rapists? We understand Dole’s desperation. The polls show she’s trailing Hagan, and she’s dipping into her own pocket to support her campaign. But jumping into the deep end of the slime pool is no way to catch up. Dole’s ad ends by saying that Hagan can’t be trusted to defend North Carolina values. Sen. Dole seems to have forgotten that one of the things we value here in North Carolina is civil behavior toward our neighbors, no matter their race, religion, gender, political or sexual preference.

Okay, I wouldn’t have used the terms “homosexual” and “sexual preference,” but, this is Fayetteville and you get the drift.

Kay Hagan is leading in the polls right now. But, she’s facing an onslaught of negative attack ads from Dole and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which Liddy used to run. Hagan needs to raise some extra funds to run her new ad during Liddy’s favorite t.v. show, Law and Order. We’ve set up an ActBlue page for Hagan. Let’s help Hagan fund the new ad — and send a message to Liddy Dole that hate doesn’t work.