June 26, 2013
Just blocks away from the Governor’s Mansion (click here) on Blount Street, thousands of North Carolinians ... yes, North Carolinians ... gathered on government grounds near the Legislative Building and inside that building to make known their outrage at the politics of retreat and revenge practiced by Republican lawmakers....
...Probably not. Republicans in charge at the General Assembly are choosing to keep their blinders on, or, in some cases, just insult the protesters. GOP Sen. Thom Goolsby of Wilmington dubbed the protests led by the state NAACP “Moron Monday."...
... The congressman noted that when tea party elements gained control in Congress, “they didn’t have unchecked power.” Here in Raleigh, that power has been used to cut unemployment money, curb Medicaid rolls for poor people, dismantle environmental laws and roll back the state’s progress on many social services fronts. Even public school teachers haven’t been spared.
A conservative group tied to Art Pope, McCrory’s budget director and a wealthy sponsor of such groups, took to posting pictures and information about those protesters who have been arrested....
Just blocks away from the Governor’s Mansion (click here) on Blount Street, thousands of North Carolinians ... yes, North Carolinians ... gathered on government grounds near the Legislative Building and inside that building to make known their outrage at the politics of retreat and revenge practiced by Republican lawmakers....
...Probably not. Republicans in charge at the General Assembly are choosing to keep their blinders on, or, in some cases, just insult the protesters. GOP Sen. Thom Goolsby of Wilmington dubbed the protests led by the state NAACP “Moron Monday."...
... The congressman noted that when tea party elements gained control in Congress, “they didn’t have unchecked power.” Here in Raleigh, that power has been used to cut unemployment money, curb Medicaid rolls for poor people, dismantle environmental laws and roll back the state’s progress on many social services fronts. Even public school teachers haven’t been spared.
A conservative group tied to Art Pope, McCrory’s budget director and a wealthy sponsor of such groups, took to posting pictures and information about those protesters who have been arrested....
