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Re: McCrory not over gov race

GrayJ — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:03:27 -0500

He lost his home county that is overwhelming Democratic!

Re: McCrory not over gov race

MalleusMaleficarum — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:53:47 -0500

McCrory would be a fool to contest the Governor's race again. He lost his home county in 2008, and his candidate, Lassiter, just lost the mayor's race in Charlotte to Foxx. A new day has dawned, and McCrory's 14 years as a do-nothing neo-conservative mayor of Charlotte is history.

Re: McCrory not over gov race

Isaac136 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:19:33 -0500

I think McCrory has reason to feel optimistic about his chances next time around.

Re: McCrory not over gov race

lefaim — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:14:42 -0500

Really? We had all sorts of elections across the State last night including the first Democratic Mayor in Charlotte in over 20 years and you cover McCrory whining about something that happened a year ago?

Re: McCrory 46, Perdue 32

BitterEXdemocrat — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:46:04 -0400

Sugar Dumplin won ONLY because of the heinous Obama sweep. How's all that hope and change workin for ya?

Michael Munger 2012!

Re: McCrory 46, Perdue 32

mountainman — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:46:06 -0400

McCrory 2012!!!!!!!

Not everyone was shocked...or even dazed.

grinder — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:47:02 -0400

"IN OTHER NEWS: State residents were shocked to learn this week that UNC-Chapel Hill has a bloated administration."

How about change that to "some" state residents were shocked. Or maybe "many" were shocked.

I really was not shocked. I would be shocked if any publically funded school or state agency was not bloated. It's built into the system although the business classes don't teach such. The bloated adminstration probably tries to teach their business students the "stern realities of life" so that they can go into business and be successful.

But I like the word "bloated." It describes much of the problem in state government.

Re: Perdue vs. McCrory II?

McCroryManager — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:58:53 -0400

Don't want to re-hash the campaign here, but these ads were a complete distortion of McCrory's record. 1) McCrory didn't advocate for illegal immigration. In fact, he commissioned a study in Charlotte that proved illegal immigration is a net-negative for Charlotte, and 2) his quote on the NASCAR Hall of Fame was misrepresented. In fact, McCrory made sure the city council passed a provision that prevents illegal workers from working on city projects such as the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Re: Perdue's ads during campaign?

bniolet — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:21:20 -0400

While I make no comment, and offer no opinion about whether these ads are racist, I am happy to provide a link to them.

Perdue's racist ads during campaign?

concerned53 — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:00:17 -0400

McCroyManager/N&O/Perdue: Does anyone have access to Beverly's radio ads that she ran during the final days of the campaign. I am curious as to if they were truly racist and/or why she chose to run them.

Re: Perdue vs. McCrory II?

McCroryManager — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:10:55 -0400

It is flattering to know that I am gone, but not forgotten. Not sure what Gigglebox meant by "saying dumb things about African-Americans." I know Pat McCrory as well as anyone and I can say without hesitation that he doesn't have a racist bone in his body. And, if I ever gave him such idiotic advice, he would probably would have fired me.

The only one who played the race card in the 2008 election was the Perdue campaign with their last day hateful radio ads attacking Hispanics. Too bad the media and Hispanic advocacy groups gave them a pass. The racism in those ads was the most overt I have ever witnessed in NC politics.

Anyway, thanks Dome for continuing this great forum. I admit I don't read it every day anymore, but I apprecaite the regular "fix" of NC politics.
-Richard Hudson

Re: Perdue vs. McCrory II?

mountainman — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:42:11 -0400

gigglegosh, your a laugh.

Re: Perdue vs. McCrory II?

GiggleBox — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:47:50 -0400

If you really think the dems will hold ever office for ever, you are kidding yourself.

So true. Democrats will only be elected as long as Republicans are the alternative.

Good point.

Re: Perdue vs. McCrory II?

mountainman — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:24:36 -0400

gigglebox or gosh??? why not change your name to demoattackdog,centristforhire or nobodylistenstome. If you really think the dems will hold ever office for ever, you are kidding yourself.

Re: Perdue vs. McCrory II?

GiggleBox — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:53:09 -0400

Submitted by time4change on July 20, 2009 - 10:08pm.

I am a Republican...

Really? You had us fooled at bringing up Alan Keyes.

And here I thought you mattered.