Jim Black's testimony

It shows an obfuscating, unremorseful crook.

And I'm going to assume that in your book of morals, accepting illegal campaign contributions is acceptable? As is taking a $500,000 undocumented loan from a lobbyist, as is paying off a representative to vote for him as speaker?

Even Anglico says Black is a crook-

I think that North Carolinians should read this transcript through from one end to the other and they will see how many false allegations were made against Dr. Black in some political and news media circles. It shows an honest, thorough-going legislative leader who nonetheless did make a serious error in accepting cash campaign contributions from chiropractors after having received checks from them before.

But read about each point that has been brought up in the news media and then read Dr. Black's answers to the questions put before him. I think you will see a lot more of "an honest person" and legislative leader conscientiously following proper political and legal procedures except with the one incident with the chiropractors.

Read and judge for yourself, fellow North Carolinians.

The portrait of Jim Black drawn up by the editorial departments of The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer as a selfish, self-serving, law-evading, deceptive, egotistical political operator of the worst sort with no respect for the law or for the honor of the North Carolina General Assembly just doesn't hold up in my view. I am at a loss to explain how two such excellent newspapers could have gone and twisted this story all around to turn it inside out.

This is a story of a dedicated and capable leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives who was competing on equal terms with other legislators for the Speakership and who simply failed to say no to a request by chiropractors that they be spared the publicity which comes with the reporting of campaign contributions in North Carolina politics.

David McKnight--Durham