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Re: Howard: Obama has Mayberry spirit

ryantech — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:09:36 -0400

Gomer, sweet and simple though he was, always turned out to be right and true representative of single professionals. the McCain campaign is grasping at straws & it comes off as totally desperate.

Re: Oh the places you'll govern...

mountainman — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:26:23 -0500

Why don't the democrats just elect Andy Griffth governor?????? They could you know!!!! They can do anything, just look at how these 16yrs going on 20 yrs of democrat governors has done for state goverment. It makes the mafia look like the boy scouts.

Re: Oh the places you'll govern...

walk222 — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:36:26 -0500

Old Andy is a piece of work and a relic we in NC should treasure. His wife is talented but don't give up your day job. Was old Jim Hunt there? I am sure he was, speaking of relic. Gov Perdue is one of his creations as well as old Marc. Hey some one has to be Gov. Just as well stay in the Political family.

Gov Bev will be a wonder woman and be creative in her programs. I hope the money will be there to build more bridges in Newbern. Look out Marsh rats.

Re: Tongue twisters at the inauguration

billybo — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:51:48 -0500

It is scary to have people like Eva Clayton in power. The women is a proven idot.

Re: Tongue twisters at the inauguration

Isaac136 — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:33:48 -0500

Dang, FloyTurbo, I don't hate the guy. I didn't think my observation about Dubya was anything out of the ordinary, did you? Since when does stating the obvious tag a person as "raging?"

Say, you're not living in an angry little world of bitterness and denial, are ya?

Re: Tongue twisters at the inauguration

joshtarheel — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:01:09 -0500

I was there, and she also called Beth Wood "Beth Woods," directed the audience the Food Bank was to our right when it was too our left, and she was trying hard to talk almost regally, and it sounded like a horrible Southern accent impersonation.

Very disappointing and embarrassing, especially when she said things like, "my good friend...Joe HACKLEY."

Re: Oh the places you'll govern...

wwf165 — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:37:10 -0500

You gotta wonder if this little ditty is foreshadowing of an administration based on fiction. Seems like someone who writes her own powerful words - a real poet, if you will - maybe even someone who also calls NC home, maybe even a WOMAN - I dunno, say someone like Maya Angelou - could have been on the dias to deliver some REAL words of encouragement and hope. But it appears that for Governor Perdue trotting out old crumegeons - er the status quo - is the way to go.

Re: Oh the places you'll govern...

mikewilder — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:32:44 -0500

this is a really lousy poem.

Re: Tongue twisters at the inauguration

FloydTurbo — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:08:25 -0500

Hold on to that raging Bush-hate Isaac. Maybe it will keep you warm while you stand in line for all of the "free stuff" Obama has promised you.

Re: Oh the places you'll govern...

ryanteaguebeckwith — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:01:21 -0500

Comment deleted for possibly being offensive in a foreign language, though we couldn't tell for sure.

— RTB

Re: Tongue twisters at the inauguration

Isaac136 — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:31:05 -0500

Er . . . I don't think Bush's problems with pronunciation were what bothered folks most about his presidency. You might want to think a little harder about it. (Clue: His inability to "think a little harder" might have something to do with our national humiliation.)

Re: Oh the places you'll govern...

bnartist — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:02:38 -0500

What it was, was politics.

Re: Tongue twisters at the inauguration

FloydTurbo — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:52:20 -0500

And Bush said "nucular" and the Dems wanted to impeach him .... Eva Clayton wasn't elected because of her command of the language.

Re: Oh the places you'll govern...

FloydTurbo — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:35:00 -0500

Dumpling, you better be careful around Andy. He's developed quite the dirty ol' man reputation since he left Mayberry and Matlock. But I guess you know all about "dirty old men" from hanging around Marc, Tony, Black, Beason and the Jones Street gang.

Re: Tongue twisters at the inauguration

CarltonHuffman — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:02:34 -0500

Me thinks someone drank one too many toasts at some point.