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Recount eminent in (NC) District 8 race
The Independent Tribune ^ | November 9, 2006 | Eric C. Deines

Posted on 11/14/2006 6:29:44 PM PST by Clintonfatigued

A recount is eminent in the race for North Carolina’s 8th District seat in the U.S. House, say campaign officials.

But just when that recount will be is still unknown.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Republican Congressman Robin Hayes led grassroots challenger Larry Kissell (D) by 346 votes out of 121,090 ballots cast.

(Excerpt) Read more at independenttribune.com ...


TOPICS: Political Humor/Cartoons; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: 2006; imminentdomain
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1 posted on 11/14/2006 6:29:46 PM PST by Clintonfatigued
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To: Clintonfatigued
Robin Hayes flip flopped on CAFTA in a district that has lost beau-coup manufacturing jobs in the last ten years.
2 posted on 11/14/2006 6:32:12 PM PST by padre35 (We are surrounded, that simplifies our problem Chesty Puller)
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To: fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; Congressman Billybob; southernnorthcarolina; zbigreddogz; ...

I find it amazing that a late-entering, third-tier Democrat nominee in a conservative district can come this close to defeating a Republican incumbent in North Carolina.

Incidentally, this wasn't caused by a national wave. It was caused by Robin Hayes' repeated broken promises and deceiptful statements about trade agreements that are unpopular in North Carolina.


3 posted on 11/14/2006 6:35:50 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (Corporatism is not conservatism)
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To: Clintonfatigued
A recount is eminent. . . .

A recount is imminent.

How did this writer graduate from college?

4 posted on 11/14/2006 6:36:32 PM PST by Charles Henrickson (Imminent is not in the eminent domain.)
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To: Clintonfatigued
I have to say, I find myself skeptical that it is correct to characterize a recount in the race for North Carolina’s 8th District seat in the U.S. House as "eminent".

Main Entry: em·i·nent
Pronunciation: 'e-m&-n&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin eminent-, eminens, present participle of eminEre to stand out, from e- + -minEre; akin to Latin mont-, mons mountain -- more at MOUNT
1 : standing out so as to be readily perceived or noted : CONSPICUOUS
2 : jutting out : PROJECTING
3 : exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : PROMINENT
synonym see FAMOUS

Main Entry: im·mi·nent
Pronunciation: 'i-m&-n&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin imminent-, imminens, present participle of imminEre to project, threaten, from in- + -minEre (akin to Latin mont-, mons mountain) -- more at MOUNT
: ready to take place; especially : hanging threateningly over one's head
- im·mi·nent·ly adverb

Sure doesn't seem to take much knowledge to be a reporter these days.

5 posted on 11/14/2006 6:37:51 PM PST by Dr. Frank fan
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To: Charles Henrickson

LMAO!!!!!


6 posted on 11/14/2006 6:38:01 PM PST by cmsgop ( Try Miracle Grow, with New and Improved Uterus Growing Power, endorsed by Cindy Sheehan)
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To: Charles Henrickson

The victor in the imminent recount will be eminent. The rain in Spain falls mainly...


7 posted on 11/14/2006 6:40:20 PM PST by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: Charles Henrickson; Dr. Frank fan

Outcome-based education...


8 posted on 11/14/2006 6:41:01 PM PST by THX 1138
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To: Charles Henrickson

But it did pass spell check.


9 posted on 11/14/2006 6:44:54 PM PST by Rb ver. 2.0
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To: padre35
Robin Hayes flip flopped on CAFTA in a district that has lost beau-coup manufacturing jobs in the last ten years.

Good to know

10 posted on 11/14/2006 6:53:52 PM PST by A. Pole (Carly Fiorina: "Technology will 'disappear' in 25 years")
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To: padre35

Robin Hayes claimed to be "flat out, horizontally opposed" to CAFTA, and maintained that stance right up until literally the eleventh hour, when Dennis Hastert took him into the cloak room and twisted his arm to change his vote. Among the 10,000+ textile jobs lost in his district since the year 2000 were 5,000 or so lost when Cannon Mills went under. Robin Hayes is an heir to the Cannon fortune, is one of the wealthier members of the House, and is president of Mount Pleasant Hosiery Mills. His vote switch was perceived as no small betrayal in his district, which had reelected him three times prior to 2006. The Democrat who has given him such a fight is a former textile mill worker, who lost his job after 27 years due to a factory closing, and is a total novice to politics, at one point having only $88 and some change to finance his election campaign.


11 posted on 11/14/2006 7:08:27 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: Clintonfatigued

In other news, let's hope the GOP makes imminent domain a big issue in 2008. That's a definite winner.


12 posted on 11/14/2006 7:10:10 PM PST by NittanyLion
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To: RegulatorCountry
Thanks, our House Rep didn't quit flip flop, he just failed to cast a vote....

He said during the campaign.."I cast a "no" vote and it just didn't register, I tried to correct the record...."

This from a man who had been a 8 term congressman?

Charles Taylor lost in a huge landslide 60%-40%

Hayes's saving grace is a great military record.
13 posted on 11/14/2006 7:14:51 PM PST by padre35 (We are surrounded, that simplifies our problem Chesty Puller)
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To: padre35

"I cast a "no" vote and it just didn't register, I tried to correct the record...."

Cute. I bet that went over like a lead brick with the mountain folk.


14 posted on 11/14/2006 7:21:47 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: Constitution Day; TaxRelief; 100%FEDUP; 2ndMostConservativeBrdMember; ~Vor~; A2J; a4drvr; Adder; ...

NC *Ping*

Please FRmail Constitution Day OR TaxRelief OR Alia if you want to be added to or removed from this North Carolina ping list.
15 posted on 11/14/2006 7:25:12 PM PST by Alia
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To: Clintonfatigued
Incidentally, this wasn't caused by a national wave. It was caused by Robin Hayes' repeated broken promises and deceiptful statements about trade agreements that are unpopular in North Carolina.

If that were the case Hayes would have lost years ago.

He's always held the district narrowly, and the electoral climate this year pushed it to a matter of a few votes.

16 posted on 11/14/2006 7:27:28 PM PST by JohnnyZ ("I respect and will protect a woman's right to choose" -- Mitt Romney, April 2002)
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To: Charles Henrickson

Thank you - I was going to say that.


17 posted on 11/14/2006 8:03:03 PM PST by jackibutterfly (.)
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To: NittanyLion

I cringe every time I hear "imminent domain." Now they've come up with an eminent recount. I might give it eminent status if a Republican wins.


18 posted on 11/14/2006 8:37:25 PM PST by ntnychik
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To: ntnychik

My favorite one is "hypocracy" - government by hypocrites.


19 posted on 11/14/2006 9:00:42 PM PST by George Smiley (This tagline has been Reutered. (Can you tell?))
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To: Charles Henrickson

Damn! Spell check screws up again.


20 posted on 11/15/2006 6:19:42 AM PST by F.J. Mitchell (We'll stop calling you liberals,liberals, as soon as we find a better word for "sh*t for brains" .)
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