Protzman to Perdue: Don't call

Ummmm... OK, I admit it....I simply cannot wrap my mind around the comparison. Is an inmate, convicted of a crime while a LEGAL resident, serving their sentence, not still a legal resident? Is someone here through ILLEGAL means, still not illegal? If I break into your property, decide to 'squat' there with my family for years, am I not still trespassing? An act that is ILLEGAL? Or would my children be rightfully entitled to YOUR property? Are ILLEGALS not considered illegal by their mere presence in the USA, in NC without appropriate documentation? Perhaps for you, a better answer is to address the hypocrisy to which you refer. Hmmm.....

http://www.ncccs.cc.nc.us/News_Releases/Prison_Luncheon.htm

"Seventy-eight prisons in North Carolina are served by 45 community colleges. The educational and vocational resources are tailored for each prison. Thirty percent of inmates take classes, either full time or part time. Inmates in school full time receive 30 hours of instruction per week. No inmate is allowed to enroll in a program that he or she will not have time to complete while incarcerated."

"In 2006 1,729 inmates received GEDs, 39 received associate degrees, 315 received diplomas, and 1,325 earned curriculum certificates. Several thousand inmate students also received certificates of completion for non-credit occupational extension courses in specific job skills."

"Clark told the Board the services provided by community colleges are “making North Carolina a safer place and a better place.”

I could probably just let that info stand on its own, but I'm in a talkative mood. We provide inmates actually convicted of a crime access to attend community college, help them pay for it, and then claim this makes our state a safer and better place to live, and I'm cool with that.

But to turn around and say that an academically qualified child/young adult, that has tution money in hand and nothing but hope for the future at heart, is not eligible because his or her parents are "lawbreakers" and shouldn't be allowed access to the same things that "law abiding citizens" have access to, well. That's hypocrisy on a level I just can't wrap my mind around.

There is an old political saying:

"So goes Protzman, so goes North Carolina."

I heard it just the other day. Elvis and I were bagging groceries at the Food Lion in Wallace and ET came in and said without Protzman's support Perdue could not win. Jimmy Hoffa laughed and said he did not believe it would make any difference. Then Bigfoot ran into the grocery store and stole some pork chops and we all ran out after him. (or her)

Is this the end for Perdue? What a way to go?

under the dome give me a break all james was saying is that he busted his ass for that campaign, quit being like you are in mayberry. Lighten up a bit , someone is making a point . THis isn't a blog on webkinz it is on under the dome,

So, just to be clear, FFC1304, you're threatening community college leaders' personal safety if they don't behave in an manner of which you approve. Is that correct?

Geez. I'd be careful about doing that on a public message board. I'm sure the State Bureau of Investigation would be interested in finding out who the heck you are if anything happened to the individuals you name in your post. How idiotic.

If anyone knows RTB they will know his lean is center to left. But as a journalist he bends over backwards not to show a bias. He is very cordial and polite journalist who wants to report fairly. I do get on him once in a while on a specific issue but I do not challenege his integrity.

The reputation of Blue NC and my experience with them gives me pause to question everything that comes out of that web site. But I do agree with BLUENC in the ElectriCities issue. We are not right 100% of time but can be 99.9% of the time.
Regardless who you vote for in any political race, you need to vote. That is what makes this country great, a Republic using democracy to determine our country's direction.

Paul Terrell
33rd State House candidate
http://terrellforhouse33.blogspot.com

Given the obscenity of the Dome's hard tilt to the right, your concern about the "a-word" is more than a little comical.

I liked it a lot better when I was boycotting this place. Come to think of it, another few weeks without bumping my head against the Dome sounds kinda nice right now.

You need to get better at Internet research, Smith. My requested change of registration came back by return mail, as I said. I mailed it again. I'm registered "unaffiliated."

I don't care if they're crying or not. I worked my ass off for Bev Perdue, for a long, long time. It floors me that she'd make this move.

But as I said on my blog, Democrats in North Carolina could care less what progressives think, regardless of their affiliation. This is no big deal to the Perdue campaign, but it is a big disappointment to me.

I'm sure they are crying that James Protzman of the mightly BlueNC crowd won't be voting for her.

Just like the time he supposedly quit the Democratic party.