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Re: Burr gives suggestions for judges, too

melted — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:22:48 -0400

Burr ALWAYS HAS BEEN and ALWAYS WILL BE about politics. He doesn't care who gets the position as long as 1) the person is a Republican, 2) the person is a buddy of his and 3) the person will have contributed the max to Burr's re-election campaign.

Re: Hagan misspoke; no list of judges

CitizenOpinionated — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:32:35 -0400

Wow - if Burr would have had a slip up like this the "good ole progressives" at BlueNC would have tried to hang him in the public square, yet are no where to be found on this board.

Only proving that all three of yall (Gosh, James and SHarrison) are nothing but partisan hacks that get paid to trash Republicans by ACORN - well maybe not but still are washed up partisan hacks...

Re: Hagan sends three picks to Obama

PercyKution — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:25:36 -0400

No telling how much HAGan will pocket from this one deal right here.

Re: Hagan sends three picks to Obama

jeeps_r4me — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:28:49 -0400

She was waiting to secure her free cars, plane rides to and from the coast, cheap beachfront property, and a 5 year six-figure contract for a family member before releasing the names. You think that kind of deal making just happens over night? ;-)

Re: Hagan sends three picks to Obama but wont tell us who?????

Platowasright — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:56:06 -0400

She would not disclose the names of the nominees? Because she had not informed the losers? What a rookie mistake. Next time do us a favor Kay, hold off on the press conference until you have notified the losers and then TELL US WHAT LIBERALS YOU WANT TO ANOINT TO THE FEDERAL IMPERIAL BENCH.

Re: Hagan sends three picks to Obama

cdtew — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:45:47 -0400

Let me guess...Judge Boyle didn't get the Hagan seal of approval?

Re: Hagan names lawyers to guide her

pjpuryear — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:57:18 -0400

I'm pretty sure Burley Mitchell wasn't chosen for his contributory capacity.

Re: Hagan names lawyers to guide her

GrayJ — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:26:35 -0400

Hopefully Ripley Rand will not be named U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District.

Re: Hagan names lawyers to guide her

FFC1304 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:48:05 -0400

How's that NAACP investigation coming along?

Re: Hagan names lawyers to guide her

orricl — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:23:34 -0400

Senator Hagan is to be complimented on the 4 lawyers named. They will provide her with sound advice and guidance on making apprpriate selections for the federal bench.

Re: Hagan names lawyers to guide her

CitizenOpinionated — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:43:03 -0400

It is part of the spell checker conspiracy...It is Bill Gates' method to forever changing the English language...he is a sneaky one...

Re: Hagan names lawyers to guide her

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:35:10 -0400

Working on it. Thanks.

— RTB

Re: Hagan names lawyers to guide her

jdjones — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:28:30 -0400

Why do the people who pull stories off these blogs and link them on the front page not know how to spell Kay Hagan's name?

It seems like every mid-day update about her goes up as "Hagen" for a few hours before someone catches it.

Re: Hagan names lawyers to guide her

CitizenOpinionated — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:09:50 -0400

Just for public consumption:

Burley Mitchell - gave $2,300 in both the primary and general election cycle to Kay Hagan's campaign.

Locke Clifford - gave $500 to Hagan in the general election

Re: Quick Hits - and CEOs' ranking of best states for business

orogeny — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:09:12 -0400

In addition to the Top 5 states perferred by CEOS being non-union, there is also an interesting contrast between the states preferred by CEOs and the states with the highest quality of life for their citizens.

The Top 5 states for business have an average Quality of Life Ranking of 34th.

The Worst 5 states for business have an average Quality of Life Ranking of 9th.

Question arises: whom does the government and the economy consider a higher priority? Is it benefitting businesses or benefitting citizens?