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James_Protzman — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:35:58 -0400

Please. We already understand from your previous comments that the reactionary right has nothing more important to do than watch self-affirming propaganda on television. Point taken.

Because Rachel Maddow is more than a partisan hack

CitizenOpinionated — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:58:02 -0400

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Blackwater runs deep

James_Protzman — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:00:35 -0500

Erik Prince is an opportunistic war-profiteer who took advantage of his personal connections in Washington to create a mercenary army operating outside the rule of law. He recruited top military professionals, skimming billions out of the Pentagon budget, resulting people who remained on active duty working for chump change. Blackwater is (for now) a US corporation. Our court system can and should look into Blackwater's activities and hold both individual contractors and executive leadership accountable for whatever crimes they may have committed. The IRS should also be looking into Blackwater's payroll policies to determine if Prince is evading tax laws.

James Protzman
Veteran
2nd Anglico, Camp Lejeune (1974 to 1977)
USNA '72

Re: Price: Let courts decide on Blackwater

Dirigo01 — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:50:32 -0500

Erik Prince is a hero who took the bull by the horns and provided a service that our Government could not. He protected arguably the most threatened targets in the world to day (Paul Bremer at one time had a $43 million dollar bounty on his head while travelling in Iraq!) and did not lose one! You people know that these cowardly terrorists hide behind women and children as a matter of policy as Hamas has recently proven. I hate that innocent people died to but you know these guys, some of the best disciplined in the business, did not just start shooting unarmed people. Moreover, State and DoD cannot simply rewrite policy retroactively and on a whim. By their own memorandum the courts have no jurisdiction here! I knew when the bookkeepers and accountants that make up the FBI got involved this would become a goat*&%*.

Gary A. Shaw
Veteran
Retired Police Officer

Re: Down to four for U.S. attorney

reform — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:32:49 -0500

AFTER G.C.F.SHAPPERT TARGETING AFRICAN-AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOODS AND TEARING FAMILIES APART GIVING FIRST TIME NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS 15yrs,WE NEED CHANGE NOW!BESIDES WHAT HAS SHE REALLY DONE TO HELP PEOPLE IN CHARLOTTE?SOMEONE WHO CARES AND UNDERSTANDS AND WHO CAN BRING POSITIVE RESULTS INSTEAD OF UNFAIR CONVICTIONS!

Rand's Son

ecupolitico — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:58:22 -0500

Don't expect much "change" with the corrupt eastern democratic machine in North Carolina. It's really sick that if you are a powerful NC pol you can get your son appointed to a judgeship and then U.S. Attorney. The guy's son lost an actual election to Paul Ridgeway in Wake County so Easley appointed him TWICE to his current gig on the Superior Court.

Tony Rand's son for US Attorney???

PoliticalJunkie — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:53:24 -0500

You have got to be kidding me.

I thought we were trying to clean up corruption in Raleigh not perpetuate it. What a joke.

Hagan should be ashamed of herself. Not that the other two choices inspire confidence.

They are highly political partisans that ran for office just this past year. What terrible choices.

I consider it a good thing that I've never heard of any of the current US Attorneys - excepting Holding who I heard about because he was busy throwing crooked politicians of all parties into federal prisons.

I guess this is the end of any check on the corrupt ways of North Carolina Democrats.

Re: State: Don't wait for Libertarian form

MeckDeck — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:13:07 -0400

Uh, so it takes months to edit a PDF file?

No wondering handling and searching email is such a chore for these people.

JAT

Re: Voting bill gets OK from feds

susanhays — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:27:24 -0400

This is a dangerous precedence for possible fraud.

Re: John Edwards: Fire Rove

BobLee — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:16:42 -0400

John Edwards can be counted on to say something inflammatory, dumb or simply silly at least once a week. Today is Wednesday. Will we get a "two for one" this week?