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Ongoing NC GOP debacle thread

I'm almost encouraged that they didn't hire a 23 year old who had made a couple youtube videos for his campaign for that job.
 
http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/article_eda0661c-1da6-11e3-bb86-0019bb30f31a.html

The thumbprints and a 40-minute interview with Four Eggers reveal that he played a key role in crafting what critics view as an effort to thwart students at Appalachian State University from voting, to muzzle public comments at elections board meetings by requiring that they be submitted in writing, and to neuter the ability of Jane Hodges, the elections director, to offer advice at public meetings.

His deep involvement in the actions taken by the elections board raises questions about whether a county attorney can wear two hats — that of a personal, off-the-clock adviser to the board chairman and that of a neutral adviser to the board.
 
So, according to civitas, the only evidence of cronyism in mccrory's administration right now is that he attended an event sponsored by some people with tenuous links to moral Monday? That's the only cronyism they sniffed out?

Strong reporting by civitas. Hard hitting.

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I'd like to see jhmd weigh in on this:

"Wos also fired Dr. Rebecca King, who spent 35 years as head of oral health. King said her lack of cooperation in ferreting out hygienists who took vacation time to lobby legislators against cuts in oral health contributed to her dismissal."

Sounds like Wos wanted Dr. King to participate in a witch hunt against private medical professionals who used their personal vacation time to lobby legislators.

What the hell is going on in NC?
 
When did stepping on toes (aka making decisions for the sake of pissing people off) become sound governing?
 
Not necessarily NC GOP but wanted to drop this here. Does BKF know any of these guys?

Randolph County board bans 'Invisible Man' from school libraries

“Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison is banned from the shelves of Randolph County Schools libraries.By a 5-2 margin, the Randolph County Board of Education voted Monday night, at its regular meeting held at Eastern Randolph High School, to remove all copies of the book from school libraries.

The action stems from a Randleman High School parent’s complaint about the book. Committees at both the school and district levels recommended it not be removed.

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There was little discussion after the board was presented with the Central Services Committee recommendation concerning the parent’s complaint about the book. All board members had been supplied with copies of the book last month to read.

McDonald asked if everyone had read the book, stating, “It was a hard read.”

Mason said, “I didn’t find any literary value.” He also objected to the language in the book. “I’m for not allowing it to be available.”


The board action was prompted by a complaint about the book from Kimiyutta Parson, mother of an RHS 11th-grader. She submitted a request for reconsideration of instructional media form, which detailed, in a 12-page supplemental document, her reasons for the book’s removal.

She stated, in part, “The narrator writes in the first person, emphasizing his individual experiences and his feelings about the events portrayed in his life. This novel is not so innocent; instead, this book is filthier, too much for teenagers. You must respect all religions and point of views when it comes to the parents and what they feel is age appropriate for their young children to read, without their knowledge. This book is freely in your library for them to read.”
 
how dare that book expose people to a point of view different than their own. burn it! burn it!
 
KickballDeac said:
...Mason said, “I didn’t find any literary value.” He also objected to the language in the book. “I’m for not allowing it to be available.”...
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Quote from Wikipedia:
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Invisible Man won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction in 1953.[1] In 1998, the Modern Library ranked Invisible Man nineteenth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Time magazine included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005.[2]
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Yea. Sounds like we need to stay away from stuff that challenges how we think. Or live. Or consider the experiences of others.
 
I've actually had a copy of Invisible Man forever and haven't read it yet. Maybe it should be next in my queue.
 
My aunt used to be in charge of media centers for the Wake County school system. She would get complaints/protests about the most ridiculous books.
 
Yeah, the right response is to laugh and tell the parent to chill out.
 
Somebody shoot a copy of this over their way and see what they think of its "literary value."

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I saw one of those McCrory ads. Just unbelievable.


TOE STEPPIN'!!!!!
 
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