NC GOP ... Itching In the Worst Way

First this, from MSNBC:

This morning, NBC/NJ's Carrie Dann reports, the North Carolina GOP will unveil a 30-second ad that attacks Democratic gubernatorial candidates Beverly Perdue and Richard Moore for their endorsements of Obama. The ad, per the party, will reference "controversial figures from Barack Obama's past" and raise the question of the candidates' "judgment" in supporting him.

The ad will be unveiled at an 11:00 am press conference. So far, the Democratic gubernatorial campaigns say that they have not yet seen it and declined to comment before knowing the content. But it's anticipated by Democratic bigs in the state that the Rev. Jeremiah Wright will play a starring role.

And then this:

Dann later reported that the Republican National Committee said it had been in contact with the North Carolina GOP, urging it to refrain from running the "Extreme" ad. McCain did the same.

ADDENDUM
Even the John Locke Foundation finds the NC GOP attack on Perdue/Moore for endorsing Obama "dumb."

ADDITIONAL
"Stupid Elephant Tricks," says Ed Cone. "The NC GOP remains one of the NCDP's greatest assets."