... McCrory, who became the first sitting North Carolina governor to lose a re-election bid, was weighed down by a series of divisive laws he signed, including House Bill 2.
That law limited LGBT rights and directed transgender people to use restrooms in schools and government buildings corresponding to the sex listed on their birth certificates. It led to companies, sports organizations and entertainers pulling their business from the state, costing hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in spending.
With appeals drying up and postelection counts padding Cooper's narrow lead, McCrory announced he was giving up after Durham County elections workers were within an hour of completing the state-ordered recount of 94,000 votes there after technical troubles on election night related to tabulation machines.
County elections board chairman William Brian said the updated tally from the recount, which began Saturday in the heavily Democratic region, conformed almost exactly the original totals.
"They have been correct and accurate since Election Day," Brian said....
McCrory's defeat marks the first time a sitting North Carolina governor has lost a re-election bid since the state constitution was amended in 1977 to allow governors to seek a second term.
Beaten up by a bunch of LGBTQs.
A clown with a flamethrower still has a flamethrower.
-- Charlie Sykes on MSNBC
1312. ETTD.
... McCrory, who became the first sitting North Carolina governor to lose a re-election bid, was weighed down by a series of divisive laws he signed, including House Bill 2.
That law limited LGBT rights and directed transgender people to use restrooms in schools and government buildings corresponding to the sex listed on their birth certificates. It led to companies, sports organizations and entertainers pulling their business from the state, costing hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in spending.
With appeals drying up and postelection counts padding Cooper's narrow lead, McCrory announced he was giving up after Durham County elections workers were within an hour of completing the state-ordered recount of 94,000 votes there after technical troubles on election night related to tabulation machines.
County elections board chairman William Brian said the updated tally from the recount, which began Saturday in the heavily Democratic region, conformed almost exactly the original totals.
"They have been correct and accurate since Election Day," Brian said....
McCrory's defeat marks the first time a sitting North Carolina governor has lost a re-election bid since the state constitution was amended in 1977 to allow governors to seek a second term.
Beaten up by a bunch of LGBTQs.
Did not HB2 also contain language that prohibits cities/counties from enacting their own LGBT protection ordinances?
Yes, along with prohibiting cities/counties from enacting their own ordinances on a wide range of other topics like the minimum wage. Big Brother Republicans love bigotry and detest local control. I thought it was a bad idea to have all the focus be on the transgender bathroom aspect, but it's pretty cool that it ended up being that transgenders and their allies, almost exclusively, that kicked McCrory's ass out the door.
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A clown with a flamethrower still has a flamethrower.
-- Charlie Sykes on MSNBC
1312. ETTD.
This is not a term you bestow on a person whom you do not care about. It is a more of a GTFO salutation, because you want nothing to do with this girl. She has nothing to offer, and is only there to try to get something for herself. She has no redeeming qualities. As noted, it is a quote from Friday. If you watch the movie, you'll understand the context.
Chick: Can I bum some weed off you?
Dude: Bye Felicia
Chick: I'll hook you up next time I'm holding.
Dude.: Bye Felicia
A clown with a flamethrower still has a flamethrower.
-- Charlie Sykes on MSNBC
1312. ETTD.
Vrede too wrote:Yes, along with prohibiting cities/counties from enacting their own ordinances on a wide range of other topics like the minimum wage. Big Brother Republicans love bigotry and detest local control. I thought it was a bad idea to have all the focus be on the transgender bathroom aspect, but it's pretty cool that it ended up being that transgenders and their allies, almost exclusively, that kicked McCrory's ass out the door.
To be fair, people probably just liked $$$ more than they hated gays, lesbians and transgenders.
Now that some Republicans are defending our country, Mr.B has party permission to not be the America hating, Trump sucking, useful idiot for Putin that he has been since the "election". We'll see.
Vrede too wrote:Yes, along with prohibiting cities/counties from enacting their own ordinances on a wide range of other topics like the minimum wage. Big Brother Republicans love bigotry and detest local control. I thought it was a bad idea to have all the focus be on the transgender bathroom aspect, but it's pretty cool that it ended up being that transgenders and their allies, almost exclusively, that kicked McCrory's ass out the door.
To be fair, people probably just liked $$$ more than they hated gays, lesbians and transgenders.
Vrede too wrote: . . . McCrory was a failure in so many ways. Maybe Trump will do us the favor and the nation the disservice of taking him away from NC.
. . . Cintra can make some quick profits off of the project by collecting tolls in the first few years. After this they could stop doing any serious maintenance or upkeep, because they plan to simply file for bankruptcy when the deferred debt payments come due many years down the road (remember, debt payments are “highly back-ended.” Is this a totally speculative, conspiratorial worry? Not really. Cintra has already filed for bankruptcy on a P3 toll project in Texas and a P3 toll project in Indiana, and it has sold its ownership of the privatized Chicago Skyway—all in the past two years. This isn’t speculation, it’s a business model.
This is a time-honored model for public/private crony ventures.
Vrede too wrote:Now that some Republicans are defending our country, Mr.B has party permission to not be the America hating, Trump sucking, useful idiot for Putin that he has been since the "election". We'll see.
Vrede too wrote:Now that some Republicans are defending our country, Mr.B has party permission to not be the America hating, Trump sucking, useful idiot for Putin that he has been since the "election". We'll see.
People have to chose - Trump or election integrity and country.
This will be rationalized away. Even if definitive proof were to be revealed, proof that could shred even the tiniest sliver of doubt, many would still dismiss it as a ploy hatched by the dishonest media, liberals, or whatever and rally behind their "team".
You aren't doing it wrong if no one knows what you are doing.
One week to go. I don't think it will happen, but just for discussion's sake what do you think would occur if the Electoral College rejected Trump? Blood in the streets?
A clown with a flamethrower still has a flamethrower.
-- Charlie Sykes on MSNBC
1312. ETTD.
If Obama survived the onslaught he garnered, maybe Trump can too; who knows? might even get re-elected as well.
Just in case, you best stock up on Depends while the prices are down. If Trump prevails, the prices will surely rise due to demand.
One week to go. I don't think it will happen, but just for discussion's sake what do you think would occur if the Electoral College rejected Trump? Blood in the streets?
There would definitely be some unrest. There would be if it were happening to Hillary. Trump supporters though.... guns.... yeah...