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N.C. GOP: ‘Thank You, New York Times’
National Review ^ | July 16, 2013 | Will Allen

Posted on 07/16/2013 4:54:40 PM PDT by NCjim

On July 9, the New York Times editorial page portentously announced “The Decline of North Carolina.” The editors warned that ever since last November, when Republicans won the governor’s mansion and both legislative houses for the first time since Reconstruction, the government of the Tar Heel state has become “a demolition derby, tearing down years of progress in public education, tax policy, racial equality in the courtroom and access to the ballot.”

The Times patiently explained that Republican leaders have been very, very naughty for proposing income-tax cuts and a ban on sex-selective abortions, repealing the tendentiously named Racial Justice Act, and rejecting the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare, among other sins. In short, the paper’s editors are disgusted with Republicans for daring to act as if the majority of North Carolinians who elected them actually want or expect policies different from those of the Democrats — who, speaking of demolition derbies, entertained voters with years of wacky hi-jinks including a secret jet service, lavish taxpayer-sponsored art tours of Europe, a dinner for four that was actually a lady’s jacket, crooked carnies running the State Fair, a stupendous lottery scandal that began before the state even had a lottery, and a comically dishonest appointee who briefly became the nation’s most infamous district attorney.

But never mind all that. Never mind, either, that the state has continually borrowed from the U.S. Treasury to pay for unemployment benefits, building up an unfunded liability of $2.5 billion. The Times editors, in their wisdom, are content to blame new Republican governor Pat McCrory and legislative leaders for finally attempting to pay back the loan:

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: nc; northcarolina

1 posted on 07/16/2013 4:54:40 PM PDT by NCjim
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To: NCjim

Sounds like North Carolina is the eastern seaboard’s Texas.


2 posted on 07/16/2013 4:57:40 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: NCjim

The smackdown from Claude Pope is epic! Everyone should read it.


3 posted on 07/16/2013 5:00:29 PM PDT by Catsrus (`)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Your comment reminded me of a favorite saying....

Texas - What America Used To Be


4 posted on 07/16/2013 5:07:28 PM PDT by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey.)
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To: NCjim
Revenge is dish served cold...Ancient Kingon verse
5 posted on 07/16/2013 5:11:37 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass (who'll take tomorrow,$pend it all today;who can take your income & tax it all away..0'Blowfly can :)
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To: NCjim
Revenge is dish best (cold :) served cold...Ancient Kingon verse
6 posted on 07/16/2013 5:12:51 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass (who'll take tomorrow,$pend it all today;who can take your income & tax it all away..0'Blowfly can :)
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To: NCjim

I was hoping they were going to dig a bit deeper and give us a 0% baseline for income taxes, but this is a good start.


7 posted on 07/16/2013 5:15:45 PM PDT by Truth2012
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To: skinkinthegrass
Another Ancient Kingon verse

Hope makes a good breakfast but a poor dinner.

8 posted on 07/16/2013 5:24:01 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: NCjim

Sounds like North Carolina is DOING Great! if the N.Y. Times is dissing my great state ;)!


9 posted on 07/16/2013 5:26:20 PM PDT by JSDude1 (Is John Boehner the Neville Chamberlain of American Politics?)
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To: Constitution Day

Kakkylakky Del Norte PING


10 posted on 07/16/2013 5:31:00 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: NCjim

If there’s decline in the state of North Carolina, it would only be attributed to vile, scumbag libtards moving to the area from New York/New Jersey.


11 posted on 07/16/2013 5:36:44 PM PDT by Common Sense 101 (Hey libs... If your theories fly in the face of reality, it's not reality that's wrong.)
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To: NCjim

Bonus - all the head moochers and freeloaders who’ve arrived in Raleigh get their pictures taken before and after being arrested.


12 posted on 07/16/2013 5:59:52 PM PDT by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: NCjim

NC has an abortion ban bill similar to Texas in the works. Last week, Planned Parenthood called my house (near Raleigh) and asked me to tell my state rep not to pass the bill. They even forwarded my call to the state reps office at which time I proceeded to tell the reps office what Planned Parenthood was doing and that I supported the bill.


13 posted on 07/16/2013 6:22:53 PM PDT by tired&retired
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To: Don Corleone
those wiley klintoon... :-D

14 posted on 07/16/2013 8:49:54 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass (who'll take tomorrow,$pend it all today;who can take your income & tax it all away..0'Blowfly can :)
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