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Jim Black
This entry was posted on 7/13/2007 4:53 AM and is filed under NC Politics.
Well, I guess sometimes those chickens do come home to roost. But the rooster ain't crowin' anymore cause his head is on the chopping block. After all the legal maneuvers, denials, and fellow democrats running for cover after spending all that time defending him, Jim Black finally was sentenced in court. He was punished for being a good ole boy democrat. Just business as usual stuff, nothing to get your feathers ruffled over. This must come as a revulsion to the other good ole boys.
At 72 years of age Mr. Black has been sentenced to more than 5 years in prison and a $50,000.00 fine. That's going to be a tough thing for him to swallow after being speaker of the house in the NC general assembly. It may seem harsh for someone his age, but keep in mind he sold his position in the house to his donors and cronies. That position may be held by one person, but belongs to the people of North Carolina. He also cheated when it came to campaign donations by taking contributions from unidentified donors and listed the money as a personal loan to his campaign. That just scratches the surface. Let's not forget the Michael Decker deal. Remind anyone of the way Meg Scott Phipps ran her campaign?
Unrelated to the Black scandal, Republican David Almond Jr resigned his house seat after someone made allegations of "serious, inappropriate conduct. Did you see that? He resigned. He wasn't dragged kicking and screaming from his house seat. I'm sure what ever he's accused of is serious and that they get to the bottom of it. However, it's seems republicans are held to a higher standard than democrats, by both democrats and themselves.
Thank God for Louisiana or our state politics would be the worst!
dp
At 72 years of age Mr. Black has been sentenced to more than 5 years in prison and a $50,000.00 fine. That's going to be a tough thing for him to swallow after being speaker of the house in the NC general assembly. It may seem harsh for someone his age, but keep in mind he sold his position in the house to his donors and cronies. That position may be held by one person, but belongs to the people of North Carolina. He also cheated when it came to campaign donations by taking contributions from unidentified donors and listed the money as a personal loan to his campaign. That just scratches the surface. Let's not forget the Michael Decker deal. Remind anyone of the way Meg Scott Phipps ran her campaign?
Unrelated to the Black scandal, Republican David Almond Jr resigned his house seat after someone made allegations of "serious, inappropriate conduct. Did you see that? He resigned. He wasn't dragged kicking and screaming from his house seat. I'm sure what ever he's accused of is serious and that they get to the bottom of it. However, it's seems republicans are held to a higher standard than democrats, by both democrats and themselves.
Thank God for Louisiana or our state politics would be the worst!
dp