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Re: What is the Alliance for North Carolina?

bobo123 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:57:32 -0500

If he wasn't doing something right...you wouldn't be talking about him!

"me thinks you do protest too loudly" Shakesphear

Re: Mailer targets Dole on trade

dnguyen68 — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:09:53 -0400

43 years in Washington ? Must be talking about her husband Bob Dole. Elizabeth Dole came to Washington in 2003

Re: Mailer targets Dole on trade

JC — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:28:35 -0400

Big deal. Most of the politicians on both sides did not bother to even read or question these agreements but took campaign donations from the companies lobbying for them.

Re: How big was GOP mayors group?

piperscot — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:12:07 -0400

RTB,

You really need to get a life. 'Splain to me what the heck the collection of voluntary dues in 2001, 2002 and 2005 has to do with Mayor McCrory's statement (you used the word "boasted", did Mayor McCrory tell you that he was boasting or did you just add that as a editorial comment, since I am assuming that you were not there in person when that statement was made). His statement must have occurred in 2000 when he was elected to the post and I guess that he should have broken down the 750 number into who has paid recently, who has ever paid and who has never paid. Can you get anymore into the tank for Beverly Perdue?

Re: Say what?

FFC1304 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:17:26 -0400

ROFL!

Hey RTB, maybe you could have a caricature done and posted here that would become your 'trademark' ... seriously. lolol>>>

Re: Say what?

domewatcher — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:31:49 -0400

I enjoy reading the differing views presented on "Under the Dome" and think Ryan does an exceptional job. His reporting from the Obama event in Greensboro was interesting and timely. I read where McClatchy has an ethics policy. What does it say about employee photographs? I enjoy the Dome so much I wanted to get an autographed photo of Ryan for my office. Is that possible, and if so, what is the cost? I called the front desk this morning but the young lady who answered the phone was laughing so hard I could not understand her. I called back and made the request to another person but he cursed at me and then hung up.

I'm sure this is a frequent request but the front desk personnel must be new. Let me know.

Re: Say what?

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:37:12 -0400

Um, no. That's why it's called research. You go out and do some digging and ask some questions and then you see what you have.

The difference with the blog is that I share what I find as I'm finding it. I know that throws some of you off, since you seem to think that asking questions is biased, but it's what I do for a living.

Thanks for reading!

— RTB

Say what?

JimBlaine — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:31:18 -0400

Maybe there's something there, maybe there's not?

RTB, could you elaborate on what that something might be?

Re: Mayors group sought corporate sponsors

bgoldwater — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:19:46 -0400

RTB,

You must be doing something right...both sides seem to be mad! Why wouldn't we want to know what's going on?

Re: The tone of your pitch

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:40:01 -0400

Earlier this year, I did a series of posts on the N.C. Military Foundation, a nonprofit associated with Beverly Perdue.

I think if someone is running for governor, we ought to explore things they've done. Maybe there's something there, maybe not.

Hope that clears things up.

— RTB

The tone of your pitch

domewatcher — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:52:41 -0400

Is there a tone here?:

"the perdue campaign is feeding me this........"

Just asking

Re: Mayors group sought corporate sponsors

FFC1304 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:29:43 -0400

Its alot more appropriate to seek 'Corporate Sponsors' for an advocacy group than it is to expect and demand $$$ from the good ole boy democrackkks across the state who remain anonymous and feed the corruption under the table thereby forcing the highest taxes and most gluttonous spending in the Southeast! Its what 100+ years of democrat domination brings us. STRIVE to be SMARTER than a NC democrackkk!

Re: What is the point?

concerned53 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:42:29 -0400

Amen, Jim Blaine. There appears to be no story here other than Ryan accepts, without questions, any thing from Perdue's campaign.

How about instead demanding that Beverly report what Sewell is responsible for in terms of contributions and then demand that they be returned. Just because the Ethics Commission , which is controlled by folks that contribute to Beverly's campaign, has dropped the investigation, the amount of contributions that he is responsible for should be the real story. Bottom line, you don't have to go very deep for Beverly's dirt. Just start reporting it...

Fess up Beverly! Why do quiet?

What is the point?

JimBlaine — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:13:02 -0400

RTB-

The tone of these posts seems to indicate McCrory has done something wrong or is involved in something devious or shady.

Instead of implying this, why don't you come out and say what the problem is or at least say, "the perdue campaign is feeding me this and they think there is a conflict of interest because xxx".

Conversely, is it possible that this group has been around for awhile and is a relatively tame organization that actually works to promote the interests of the Mayors?

Has Perdue been involved in any similar groups? Lt. Gov Association? Legislators' group? Base closure groups?

Or perhaps the Association of Scandal-ridden politicos or The Goverment Coverup Conference?

Just asking...

Perdue support is different that Republicans

zoobatmania — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:21:24 -0400

Oil companies have access to 35 million (?) acres of land for drilling, including a lot of offshore sites. What Bev Perdue is saying is that she supports offshore drilling in the areas we have already opened up to them. Why open up more areas when they can't even get around to drilling in the 35 million acres that ARE open to them?

Republicans want to give them permanent access for profits. It won't help anything. If 35 million acres of available land isn't enough to drive down the price because of speculators, then how will more empty offshore land do it?