Soles: 'Speak up!'

Submitted by bniolet on July 30, 2009 - 8:28am.
Tags: Allen Strickland | Kevin Wuzzardo | R.C. Soles | Under the Dome | WWAY

Someone set fire to a Columbus County house occupied by a former client of state Sen. R.C. Soles.

Allen Strickland, 17, escaped before the house burned to the ground, WWAY-TV in Wilmington reports.

Last year, Strickland was arrested after police say he was threatening to extort the senator.

Strickland told the station that Soles paid for his house, his car, and gives him a regular allowance as part of an arrangement they had if Strickland finished school.

This week, morning anchor Kevin Wuzzardo asked the Senator about the gifts at the end of an unrelated interview. The station published a transcript of the exchange.

Kevin: "On another matter, a young man named Allen Strickland told us that you've given him tens of thousands of dollars to pay for his house and his car, as part of an arrangement that if he finishes school, you'll buy him these things. Have you given him that money?:

Soles: "I cannot hear you."

Kevin: (Louder) "A young man named Allen Strickland told us that you've given him tens of thousands of dollars to pay for his house and his car."

Soles: "I cannot hear you, speak up."

Kevin: (Louder) "A young man named Allen Strickland - "

Soles: "Speak up."

Kevin: "Do you hear me, Senator?"

The phone then went dead. The station has been unable to reach Soles again.

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Re: Soles: 'Speak up!'

Submitted by sky5714 on July 31, 2009 - 12:24pm.

You're struggling, Giggle.

This is the first I've heard of the trials & tribulations of Sen. Soles. But apparently he's had hissy fits with young men a few times before (thanks for the blog reference, j12ckp). A little bird told me that if he were a member of the GOP somehow this story would have gotten even more attention that the Allred story.

I'm not a professional politico as some of you are.

Unfortunately I'm forced to get my news from the Disturber plus CJ and a few regional rags.

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Re: Soles: 'Speak up!'

Submitted by SpocksBrain on July 31, 2009 - 6:45am.

No mention of the "Honorable" senator's party affiliation therefore he must be a democrat. If he was a republican it would have been mentioned five times. We know the code, N&O so that stuff doesn't work anymore.

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Re: Soles: 'Speak up!'

Submitted by GiggleBox on July 30, 2009 - 6:23pm.

There's definately an Allred moment on the horizon. All we need now is for Soles to get drunk, show up for work, be taken in the back room by Democratic leadership, him get mad, spew off about how much he's worth, hold a press conference annoucing he's changing parties...

THEN, maybe the NCDP will show the same kind of ethical gravitas as our dear Linda Daves did.

Listen, I'm for this jerk getting hit by a truck as much as the next God fearing Presbyterian. But comparing any 'immediate' lack of reaction by anyone over Soles to the NCGOP finally cutting the coddling routine for that drunken old fart Allred isn't even close to a tat, you tits.

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Re: Soles: 'Speak up!'

Submitted by Wuptdo on July 30, 2009 - 3:19pm.

Wow, I hope this going to be front page in the NandO on Fridays. Whoops, I see the big "D" now.

Sorry folks, move along now, no story here......

Sort of reminds me of a wonderful Clint Eastwood movie from about 10 years ago......."Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil." Great flick.

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Re: Soles: 'Speak up!'

Submitted by sky5714 on July 30, 2009 - 11:09am.

Can't wait to hear how the NC Dem Party will call publicly for Soles' resignation. You know, just the way the Republicans, individually and as the NCGOP, called for Rep Cary Allred to resign after his inappropriate behavior with a page, and his little problems with alcohol and speeding.

What?! Not gonna happen?

I'm shocked, just shocked.

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RC Soles Must Go

Submitted by Montcalm on July 30, 2009 - 11:02am.

This story has sketchy written all over it

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Re: Soles: 'Speak up!'

Submitted by bniolet on July 30, 2009 - 10:46am.

Comment deleted. Try again, kttechwriter, with less vitriol. The tone of your comment was a litte much. BN

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Re: Putting it delicately

Submitted by j1c2kp on July 30, 2009 - 9:18am.

there is a really interesting site where you can read more.

don't know who operates it but is quite the read.
www.wilmingtonshame.blogspot.com

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Putting it delicately

Submitted by PoliticalJunkie on July 30, 2009 - 9:11am.

There are a lot of things you could say about RC Soles. I'll sum it up this way:

It looks a little weird when a confirmed bachelor provides legal services to teenage boys that have had run ins with the law, pro bono. It looks even stranger when those teens start harassing him and breaking into his home, repeatedly, and the Senator refuses to press charges. It gets even stranger when those teens get charged with trying to extort and blackmail Soles but he decides not to press charges. Then, to everybody's astonishment, the teen ends up with a corvette and new home purchased by the well intentioned Sen. Soles. And finally somebody tries to kill the teen by burning his gift home down with him in it.

It is all a little weird.

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