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Re: Daves: Appoint special prosecutor

lpetrou — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:21:57 -0400

Oh Gosh by Gosh. Learn history. The democrats have been in control of the state for over 100 years (with the exception of two republican governors). Any time one party has total control for any length of time they tend to get corrupt. Can point to republican and democrats states where this has happened as well as the federal government. When you have an AG who is of the same party and owes his election to those same folks of course you will not see him doing any serious investigative work. Then throw in a press that is liberal and excuses the actions of democrats, you have a receipt for corruption that is never looked into. There had been questions about Easley and his travel before he left office but no one in state government ever looked into it. It has taken a federal investigation to do so.

Re: Daves: Appoint special prosecutor

GrayJ — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:21:06 -0400

Shut up Daves! You make a good idea appear bad by merely throwing your support behind it.

Re: Daves: Appoint special prosecutor

Kingixolib — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:08:19 -0400

At this point I don't believe Cooper can be trusted to do anything more than to cover his you know what and feather his nest just in case he manages to slide through the Easley,Campbell,Basnight, Rand, Bleeker, Hendricks,Allen, Wilson, NC Highway Patrol, Cannonsgate, special treatment for Mary slime gauntlet. I reckon Baby Dumplin' is gonna lay low for a while too.

Re: Daves: Appoint special prosecutor

Gosh — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:39:33 -0400

Wet gunpowder in an off year says it all. I swear I think the NCGOP must light the fuse while the keg is still in their headquarters.

Of course, I see you're a fan of converting election talking points into old news as early as possible too.

Day 2 of Cooper's Cover Up and Counting.

Trust me, your fuse isn't as long as you think.

Re: Daves: Appoint special prosecutor

PoliticalJunkie — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:20:15 -0400

Gosh,

There are a lot of choices here. Are you talking about Cooper, Easley, or Daves?

Re: Daves: Appoint special prosecutor

Gosh — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:16:34 -0400

Ever notice how the smell of desperation smells a lot like wet gunpowder?

Daves: Appoint special prosecutor

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 15 May 2009 10:45:09 -0400

Linda Daves is also calling for a special prosecutor.

The head of the N.C. Republican Party echoed calls by Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger for an independent investigator to look into former Gov. Mike Easley's dealings.

"If Roy Cooper cannot complete a more thorough investigation of the matter than can be conducted by an enterprising journalist, then he cannot be trusted with the task of leading this investigation," she said in a statement.

She noted that Cooper spokeswoman Noelle Talley had cited investigations into other top Democrats, such as Jim Black and Meg Scott Phipps.

"The very fact that his spokeswoman can list fellow Democrats that he has investigated only goes to prove that Democrats in state government are a particularly at-risk population for corrupt behaviors," she said.