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Moore: I saw financial crisis coming

DavidIngram — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:49:48 -0400

Richard Moore says he has known for some time that something was up with the U.S. financial system.

WUNC radio reporter Jessica Jones asked the Democratic state treasurer whether, as an observer of Wall Street, he saw problems coming.

"Yes. Absolutely," Moore said in a segment dated Thursday. "Exactly when it was going to happen, what form it was going to take, I can't tell you I knew that. But everybody that I know of who was conservative and who wasn't getting paid to say, 'Everything is great,' kept wondering, 'How can you continue to have real estate prices go up, commodity prices go up, tremendous amounts of loans being made?'"

Obama slams McCain in Charlotte

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:06:55 -0400

Barack Obama linked John McCain to Wall Street's recent troubles Sunday.

Speaking before 20,000 at a rally in Charlotte, the Democratic presidential candidate argued that Republicans have created "an era of greed and irresponsibility on Wall Street and in Washington."

Claims Dept: Moore calls out Perdue

bkrueger — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:34:48 -0400

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard Moore is airing an ad raising questions about his opponent, Beverly Perdue, and corruption and special interests, Ben Niolet reports.

What the ad says: Announcer: “Slipping in the polls. Now Bev Perdue is airing ads the news media call ‘misleading.’ “It’s Perdue who’s been caught raising money on Wall Street. She’s been investigated for corruption by the SBI and a federal grand jury. And Bev Perdue was forced to return thousands in illegal donations from special interests. “Democrat Richard Moore built the nation’s second-best retirement fund, and Governing magazine named him a public official of the year.” Moore: “I’m Richard Moore, candidate for governor, and I sponsored this ad.”

Claims Dept: Perdue goes after Moore

bkrueger — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:26:16 -0400

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beverly Perdue is airing an ad criticizing the performance of her rival, Richard Moore, as state treasurer and his willingness to take campaign contributions from people on Wall Street, Ben Niolet reports.