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Re: McCrory praises Smith, forgets Pittenger

breining24 — Sun, 25 May 2008 08:49:58 -0400

It's pretty easy to forget about Pittenger after the "repeal the transit tax" debacle in Mecklenburg.

Re: McCrory praises Smith, forgets Pittenger

breining24 — Sun, 25 May 2008 08:41:35 -0400

Pittenger looked like a fool when the voters of Mecklenburg county overwhelmingly voted to keep the transit tax that he was so openly against. That type of regressive thinking is the reason why this state is such a mess. We need to throw out the Dems, and elect McCrory, who has the vision and the guts to move us into the 21st century.

Re: McCrory praises Smith, forgets Pittenger

Isaac136 — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:36:48 -0400

Let's be honest here. McCrory would like very much to forget Pittenger. Most sane people do.

Re: McCrory praises Smith, forgets Pittenger

FFC1304 — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:15:21 -0400

We NEED Robert Pittenger WAY MORE than Mcrory or Perdue!!!

WAKE UP people and see how Robert Pittenger can help us overcome all the oppression by democrats!!!

McCrory praises Smith, forgets Pittenger

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:14:53 -0400

Pat McCrory dropped in on the legislature today.

The Republican gubernatorial nominee made an appearance at a 10:45 a.m. press conference with 30 Republican legislators who were discussing the upcoming short session and the budget process.

Earlier in the morning, he was introduced to the Republican Senate caucus by state Sen. Fred Smith, his erstwhile competitor in the GOP primary.

McCrory told reporters that the party is "a united front" on its goals of boosting the state's education system, creating jobs, lowering crime and reducing the size of government.

He also praised Smith as "one of the class acts of North Carolina," leading a round of applause from the legislators.

"During the past 13 weeks on the campaign trail, I saw an individual who has just incredible professionalism," he said. "He's one of the hardest workers I've ever seen in my life and he also is just a true public servant."

Standing behind McCrory was state Sen. Robert Pittenger, a Charlotte Republican who won the party's nomination for lieutenant governor, but McCrory failed to introduce him.

At the end of the press conference, Senate Minority Leader Phil Berger introduced Pittenger, and McCrory promptly apologized for forgetting him.