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Re: Texting ban clears committee

PaulTerrell — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:01:38 -0400

Why haven't they included in this bill changing your radio station, shaving or putting on makeup, and of course looking out a side window?

Re: Texting ban clears committee

Gosh — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:39:14 -0400

Can you still text in bars about how bad you want a cigarette?

Re: Guv's non-hug: Snub or flub?

wwf165 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:47:29 -0400

Regardless of it being a snub or a flub, it speaks volumes about the Governor's behavior when she thinks people are not looking and it demonstrates sheer RUDENESS and a lack of MANNERS on the part of the governor. Superintendent Atkinson has demonstrated nothing but respect to the governor and restraint in the wake of the governor's blatant disrespect of Ms Atkinson and her elected position.

Re: Guv's non-hug: Snub or flub?

Cottonelle — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:44:45 -0400

First, Atkinson couldn't take office because there was a lawsuit over the vote tally brought by her opponent, a man. Now she gets the shaft by the men's woman, our current governor. Yes, that's what happens with women. They slight other women when they themselves get in power because it's what their men want. In Ohio the newspaper at least reported the governor was looking to do the same thing with the elected State Superintendent, a woman, But he used the poor state of test scores to appoint his man. The long time female State Superintendent resigned. I wouldn't have been clapping for Perdue. Hillary Clinton dissed anybody who got in her way. Perdue suddenly appoints this man over Atkinson and not a peep from the electorate. Things like this happen all the time, like how they suddenly double property taxes, put toll roads in the future, a tax on vehicle odometers on top of the gas tax, raise insurance premiums on state workers if they're fat so they can get a huge increase in premiums since most are overweight, and withhold retirement contributions all the time when they say they're short on cash, which is all the time. The people have nothing to say about anything. We may vote, but they do what they want.

Re: Guv's non-hug: Snub or flub?

j1c2kp — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:43:14 -0400

Thought I heard Bev meow.

Re: Guv's non-hug: Snub or flub?

ConMax — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:39:56 -0400

But between Marshall and Wood, she bypassed Atkinson, who was standing less than two feet away.

Was it intentional, or just an oversight in a busy evening? Watch the video for yourself and decide.*N&O

Naw! The Govenor thought Atkinson was the cleaning lady who cleans up after the speech!

Re: Guv's non-hug: Snub or flub?

s196322 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:11:48 -0400

It is typical of women. What else explains it. Silly, silly, silly women. That is the way they treat each other in real life and in politics. I would not expect anything more from women.

Re: Guv's non-hug: Snub or flub?

apexdad2000 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:41:28 -0400

thank heaven for youtube. you can clearly see her mumble "june has cooties."

Re: Guv's non-hug: Snub or flub?

FFC1304 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:17:15 -0400

Bev and June were twins separated at birth, right?

Re: The Preacher's Caucus

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:49:34 -0500

This is what happens when you try to cut back on coffee.

Thanks.

— RTB

Re: The Preacher's Caucus

nc4me — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:37:06 -0500

typo @ ...Southern Baptist minister in *Wastern* North Carolina.

Re: The Preacher's Caucus

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:51:51 -0500

Fixed. Thanks.

— RTB

Re: The Preacher's Caucus

awbeal — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:28:49 -0500

Goss is from western, not eastern NC.

These are indeed the only three clergy according to the official site:
http://www.ncleg.net/DocumentSites/HouseDocuments/2009-2010%20Session/2009%20Member%20Occupations.pdf

http://www.ncleg.net/DocumentSites/SenateDocuments/2009-2010%20Session/Occupations%202009.pdf

Re: Several bills target cell phones

Gosh — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:02:20 -0500

We have a long way to go to deter drunk driving!

You'll never deter it. Never. Prohibition proved that.

All you can do as long as you have restaurants that serve a legal substance that literally makes it illegal for you to leave is make money off the irony.

That's it.

Re: Several bills target cell phones

domewatcher — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:33:41 -0500

Thanks for setting me straight on this. I am certainly no expert like you. What little I know of drunk driving I have learned from the scenes of the accidents that were caused by these drunks who have been deterred by our laws "which are probably the toughest in the country." LOL

Sit around a courtroom and learn firsthand. And ask some law enforcement personnel how tough we are. I'm sure they will agree with you.

You might discover that the Booze It-Lose It might not be as effective as you obviously think it is. And give your expert opinion to the parents of those killed or maimed by drunk drivers.

We have a long way to go to deter drunk driving!