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Re: Oh good

Anglico — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:44:19 -0500

Ooops. I forgot to comment on the hilarious image of a garage band that conducted public opinion polling and shopped the results to the news media!

Very funny.

Oh good

Anglico — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:44:33 -0500

A garage band. How reassuring.

Re: Martin endorses McCrory

Senate — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:36:55 -0500

Martin endorsed Pittenger yesterday as well. Maybe he's reemerging as a political force in Republican politics.

Martin endorses McCrory

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:23:25 -0500

Former Gov. Jim Martin has endorsed Pat McCrory.

The announcement was made by the other former Republican governor, Jim Holshouser, in introducing McCrory at his campaign kickoff in Jamestown a few minutes ago.

"He joins me in saying that we're both confident that Pat McCrory is going to be a great governor," Holshouser said.

McCrory then came to the podium, just as a freight train began blaring its way through a nearby intersection.

"We knew the train was coming sooner or later," McCrory joked.

His kickoff speech mentioned many of the urban problems he's tackled as mayor: Gangs, transportation funding and education. He also mentioned illegal immigration and corruption in state government.

He said his campaign team would work "like a garage band," not relying on expensive consultants and polling, but using their gut instincts.