Pat McCrory called George W. Bush a "great president" in 2004.
During a two-minute speech at the Republican National Convention in New York City on Aug. 30, the Charlotte mayor praised Bush's leadership on behalf of the Republican Mayors and Local Officials 527 group.
"As mayors, we are on the front lines of government," he said. "So I'm pleased to say that our president has been a very good friend to mayors."
He spoke about brownfield legislation that rehabilitates industrial waste sites, tax cuts and increased homeownership and "strong and decisive leadership" from Bush on terrorism:
"But most of all, President Bush has helped cities by reassuring people through strong and decisive leadership on the war on terrorism. He understands that to protect our cities we must take the war to those trying to destroy us. We have witnessed leadership in the toughest of times from a great Republican mayor right here in New York City and from a great president during the past four years. Cities large and small will benefit by having President Bush leading us for another four more years."
A new ad from Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beverly Perdue attacks McCrory for his ties to Bush, noting that he called him "a great president."
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Re: What McCrory said about Bush in '04
Look at the context of what Mayor McCrory was saying in 2004: Bush had been a very good friend to Mayors. McCrory has known first hand the importance of protecting our cities through his leadership on Homeland Security.
Please help me understand what Beverly has done to help North Carolina's cities during her 8 years in office. Again, another red herring to hide the fact that she has shown no leadership since she has been Lt. Governor. When has she taken a stand on anything other than the status quo!
One final thought: Beverly even agreed with Pat during a recent debate (one that she showed up for) that some great work had been done by Bush and the Mayors around Brownfield legislation.