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Re: Daves: I won't bow to national GOP

mwilburt — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:33:26 -0400

While I may have questions about spending media dollars now during the primary, I have no problem with highlighting the poor judgment of Perdue and Moore, and I strongly support the NCGOP's efforts to expose this poor judgment to North Carolina voters.

If Perdue and Moore honestly believe that Barack Obama is really the most qualified person to be our president and commander in chief, that level of judgment needs to be nowhere near our governor's mansion.

The governor needs to be surrounded by highly qualified people to provide advice, counsel and guidance. The poor judgment Perdue and Moore have demonstrated in endorsing Obama raises serious questions about their management experience. A qualification necessary to be the chief executive of our state.

Re: Daves: I won't bow to national GOP

Wildgoose — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:14:23 -0400

Dang, Linda! Keep telling those clowns with no guts in DC to take a hike. We are loving it, this is our Old North State and we do politics not tea parties!

Re: Daves: I won't bow to national GOP

Cdickson — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:27:52 -0400

Reminds me of a song:

"Who's got the biggest balls of them all?"

Why Linda Daves...

I saw WRAL say on the 11 news the wouldn't run the ad. I hope they reconsider, who are they to censor speech in NC. If they file an open records request ever again they ought to be laughed out of town.

Their decision is shameful?

Re: Daves: I won't bow to national GOP

JLeviKnapp — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:23:35 -0400

Nope, there's no need to bow when you can't possibly sink any lower.

Re: Daves: I won't bow to national GOP

katysconservativecorner — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:58:25 -0400

Way to go Linda! Let's give them the cash they need to get this ad off the Internet and ON THE AIR. Who cares what the RNC says.

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Re: Daves: I won't bow to national GOP

CarltonH — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:31:15 -0400

Amen and hats off to Daves and the state GOP. It's about time that anti-white stuffed suit Obama was exposed for what he really is and that Bev and Richie paid a price for pandering for votes by endorsing Obama before the Wright controversey broke.

Re: Daves: I won't bow to national GOP

FFC1304 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:07:05 -0400

BRING IT ON!!! if it exposes democrackkks for what they are then all the better...

Moore and Perdue: 'MORE CORRUPTION WITHOUT INTERRUPTION!'

They were PITIFUL on their 'debate' last night...PITIFUL!

Daves: I won't bow to national GOP

bkrueger — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:39:07 -0400

Linda Daves, chairwoman of the N.C. Republican Party, says she will not bow to pressure from the Republican National Committee or John McCain to pull a new ad the state party has prepared linking Democratic gubernatorial candidates Beverly Perdue and Richard Moore to Barack Obama's controversial preacher.

"This is not about the RNC," Daves said, reports David Ingram. "It is about North Carolina, our values and two Democrat candidates who are out of synch with the values of North Carolina."

Caroline Valand, executive director of the N.C. Democratic Party, said the ad represents a return to the Republican Party's "Southern strategy" of using race to appeal to white voters.

"They don't have the money to put behind it," Valand said, "so they're using old, Southern, racial politics."

Daves said the ad is not race-baiting.

"The accusation of race-baiting is one of the oldest-used tools to try to drive a wedge between the people of North Carolina," she said.

Perdue's campaign issued a statement calling the ad "gutter politics that voters will see right through."

Update: Moore's campaign issued a statement — "Richard Moore stands by his endorsement of Sen. Obama and believes Sen. McCain's rebuke of the NCGOP's ad is on target."