Phipps To Resign As N.C. Agriculture Commissioner

WRAL-TV ^ | June 6, | AP

[Overtaxed]

RALEIGH, N.C. -- State Agriculture Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps, imbroiled in a two-year scandal involving State Fair contracts awarded to campaign donors, will resign Friday, according to her lawyer.

Attorney Wade Smith told WRAL Friday morning that a resignation letter was being drafted.

[Overtaxed]

She's done!

[fieldmarshaldj]

NC *pingeroonie*

Another 'Rat bites the dust, and this one with a pedigree. It's too bad Meggiekins couldn't hang on until next year...

[Impy]

Yeah. Hopefully we can beat the rat appointee.

[sausageseller]

I see the article left out who was awarded the carnival contract. And why after all of this, the contract was still kept with the offending carnival, that paid these bribes!

[Overtaxed]

More bribes? :)

[sausageseller]

Newpaper hacks and TV info babes would take bribes?

MMMM....

All the articles I read about this scandal never state who paid the bribes. Maybe in N.C. it is not illegal.

[Coop]

Another 'Rat bites the dust,

Why, you must be mistaken. I've read through the article twice and there's simply no mention of party affiliation. Therefore she must be [cough], an independent.

[MainstreamConservative]

Never heard of Phipps before. Is it possible that we can win this office in 2004?

[Impy]

COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE 2000

Democratic Meg Scott Phipps 1,418,164 51%


Republican Steve Troxler 1,386,311 49%

Troxler is running again.

[MainstreamConservative]

Thanks for that information. With his previous campaign experience, I would say Troxler becomes the frontrunner. This is, of course, assuming that Easley dosen't appoint Jim Hunt or someone else who is popular and has high name recognition.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"Why, you must be mistaken. I've read through the article twice and there's simply no mention of party affiliation. Therefore she must be [cough], an independent."

Oh, but of course ! =rolling eyes=

[fieldmarshaldj]

I'm sure Jim Hunt is just pining away to be the next Ag Commissioner. :-)

This isn't MD where Bill Schaefer wanted the Comptroller position so he could be a pain in the ass to Glendening, but bless his heart for doing it. :-)

[MainstreamConservative]

When you first read my post you were probably thinking "What the hell is he talking about!" But wouldn't you know it, I was thinking exactly of former Maryland governor William Donald Scaefer. You'll have to explain the part about wanting to annoy Glenndening because I have never heard of that one.

[Impy]

Their excellencies (what's up with calling MD Governors that?) hated each other. Why I don't know.

[Constitution Day]

LMAO!! You could have found a steak that was a little more 'burnt to a crisp!!

BTW, I took the day off Friday... just getting back to my pings now. :)

[Overtaxed]

[Constitution Day]

LOL... now she's done.
I guess that modeling job with the Borden agency is out of the question now.

MOOOO!