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Crazy Governors of the South
Author: velveeta jones
Date: 12/29/2013 16:14:43
Is it just me, or does it seem like when Democratic politicians create a controversy it's mostly a moral judgement error (getting bj's in the Oval office, showing their junk on Twitter, or being John Edwards, etc). While when other popular party creates controversy it's most often criminal; mostly in how they get elected or how rich their coffers became. Or, they're just bat-shit crazy like SC governor Nikki Haley - who is a woman, not a dude in a Metal band - celebrating the birth of Our Lord and Savior by gleefully squealing over a hand gun as a gift she received.
And then gleefully breaking one of the 7 deadly sins by boasting about it over social media:
Yes, nothing says "I'm a good Christian and I help the poor and downtrodden" by bragging about your firepower.
While just to the North of her in the other Carolina, Governor Pat McCrory (Pat is a dude. Gets confusing in the Carolinas) should be under investigation for possible criminal activities. I say "should be" because there seems to be some sort of story about illegal gambling money funding his campaign, but the stories are not getting much press. Buried in small town local papers on days no one bothers to open the paper, are headlines like:
"Checks to NC Candidates come from Illegal Gambling"
I dunno. Call me cynical, but if I was in law enforcement, and cared at all about honesty in government, I might want to take a look-see about this.
If someone in NC wants to read in depth about the controversy, he'd have to go all the way to San Francisco to look at that paper which seems to have the biggest article about it.
To be fair, Burns did give money to both parties, he was lobbying for internet gaming to be legal in the state. But when you're running for Governor, or any state representative for that matter, maybe you should re-think where your contributions come from.
Pat's excuse? He can't remember anything. Just like Reagan. Maybe it's a condition that we should study?
While there is debate whether any of this is illegal, I would have to say that it certainly warrants a discussion. After all, we spent countless amounts of time and in some cases - money - investigating whether Barrack Obama was a US citizen or not. Let's give this the same amount of attention.
And then gleefully breaking one of the 7 deadly sins by boasting about it over social media:
Yes, nothing says "I'm a good Christian and I help the poor and downtrodden" by bragging about your firepower.
While just to the North of her in the other Carolina, Governor Pat McCrory (Pat is a dude. Gets confusing in the Carolinas) should be under investigation for possible criminal activities. I say "should be" because there seems to be some sort of story about illegal gambling money funding his campaign, but the stories are not getting much press. Buried in small town local papers on days no one bothers to open the paper, are headlines like:
"Checks to NC Candidates come from Illegal Gambling"
I dunno. Call me cynical, but if I was in law enforcement, and cared at all about honesty in government, I might want to take a look-see about this.
If someone in NC wants to read in depth about the controversy, he'd have to go all the way to San Francisco to look at that paper which seems to have the biggest article about it.
A checking account used last year to make $235,000 in donations to the campaigns of dozens of North Carolina politicians contained the laundered proceeds of a criminal gambling enterprise, according to Oklahoma’s top law enforcement official.
The political donations were drawn from one of several accounts tied to sweepstakes game provider Chase E. Burns of Anadarko, Okla., who in September pleaded no contest in Florida to two criminal counts of assisting in the operation of a lottery. As part of a plea deal, prosecutors dropped 205 felony counts against Burns, including racketeering and money laundering charges. He is currently awaiting sentencing.
Court filings reviewed by The Associated Press show $1 million of that forfeited money came from a checking account in the name of the Chase Burns Trust — the same account used to send political donations to the campaigns of North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, state House Speaker Thom Tillis and Senate leader Phil Berger, among others.
To be fair, Burns did give money to both parties, he was lobbying for internet gaming to be legal in the state. But when you're running for Governor, or any state representative for that matter, maybe you should re-think where your contributions come from.
The money was part of a well-funded lobbying effort by the sweepstakes industry with the aim of winning legalization for the games. Records show that nearly all of Burns’ political giving was handled by the Charlotte offices of Moore & Van Allen, the law and lobbying firm where McCrory worked until days before he was sworn in as governor.
Pat's excuse? He can't remember anything. Just like Reagan. Maybe it's a condition that we should study?
While there is debate whether any of this is illegal, I would have to say that it certainly warrants a discussion. After all, we spent countless amounts of time and in some cases - money - investigating whether Barrack Obama was a US citizen or not. Let's give this the same amount of attention.
