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Re: Roger Ebert for governor?

hayek66 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:28:21 -0500

Winston strikes again.

Smith went attack dog on everyone including the moderator David Crabtree.

Anyone have a breakdown on speaking time for each candidate?

Become?

Anglico — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:40:54 -0500

Ol' Fred has always been an angry old man, even when he was young, I'm told. He didn't become one tonight, he just let his guard down and "stern father" leaked out. Just what we need.

Not.

Re: Roger Ebert for governor?

raleigh585 — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:53:40 -0500

What consultant told Fred that his best chance in this race was to become the angry old man? He spun out of control tonight.

Roger Ebert for governor?

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:29:31 -0500

Which critic is running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination?

At the debate last week and again at the WRAL debate tonight, state Sen. Fred Smith referred to a "critic" presumably running for office.

Dome has said before that we think this is a veiled shot at rival Bill Graham, an attorney who has never served in elected office but did run a statewide campaign to cap the gas tax—and, to a lesser degree, fight illegal immigration.

Tonight, it became clear, just after Graham finished speaking about his work on the gas tax, taking a page from the "Reagan playbook," to go over the heads of the politicians and straight to the people.

Smith spoke next. "All I hear is criticism and talk," he said. "Criticism and talk is not going to solve our problems. We need a leader."