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at the NY times over this
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/opinion/the-decline-of-north-carolina.html?_r=0
North Carolina GOP Beefs With The New York Times | Politicker
In response to the editorial The Decline of North Carolina published by the New York Times editorial board on July 9, 2013, Chairman Claude Pope submitted an open letter to the New York Times on Friday July 12th. text of the letter is below:
Thank you, New York Times. We southern hillbillies are always honored when the Old Gray Ladys beacons of intelligence bestow their political wisdom from on high.
And why shouldnt we be eager to heed your advice on critical legislative matters pending in the Tar Heel State?
After all, youve stood courageously against some of humanitys most imminent threats like soda. Does the thought of hiking taxes on North Carolinas job creators make your Ivy League hearts flutter as fast as a new tax on Dr. Pepper? It must. Why else would you be so serious about leaving the unemployed stuck in poverty, instead of helping them climb out of it by creating new jobs?
Youre one of the worlds most ardent advocates of diversity and tolerance. Except the ideological kind, of course. Remember 1956? Thats the last time you endorsed a Republican presidential candidate.
Thats right: Carter, Dukakis, Mondale all met your elite editorial standards. So its understandable you felt the need to traipse into this General Assemblys business, with no mention of the Democrat disaster that preceded it.
If you had ever stepped foot in North Carolina, youd know the carnage you describe is actually a massive rebuilding and clean-up effort. Your ideological soul mates sunk this state into a financial hole larger than your collective egos.
No wonder the liberals here swoon over your every word. What you oracles of knowledge lack in humility, you certainly make up for in fair-mindedness, and accuracy.
Although, your demolition derby of hyperbole did miss the mark on our legislative agenda. The voter ID laws were rushing through have actually been in the works since January. The convicted death row inmates you defend those guilty of some of our states most egregious, violent crimes already have an avenue to prove discrimination, one that doesnt rely on faulty political science research.
What was it, exactly, about North Carolina that you found so farsighted? Was it double-digit unemployment? Horrendous dropout rates? Declining wages? The highest taxes in the Southeast?
And spend more money for better education, you say? Hows that working for your public schools, NYC? Still poorly-performing, and poverty stricken?
Oh, and thanks for all the revenue. The grotesque policies you decry are bringing North Carolina more residents from New York than any other state in the nation.
Thanks again, New York Times. We aspire one day to live in a state as progressive, clean and friendly as your city. And to live in a world as enlightened as your editorial board.
@88m3
Wipe this baby's tears with some tissues
at the NY times over this http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/opinion/the-decline-of-north-carolina.html?_r=0
North Carolina GOP Beefs With The New York Times | Politicker
In response to the editorial The Decline of North Carolina published by the New York Times editorial board on July 9, 2013, Chairman Claude Pope submitted an open letter to the New York Times on Friday July 12th. text of the letter is below:
Thank you, New York Times. We southern hillbillies are always honored when the Old Gray Ladys beacons of intelligence bestow their political wisdom from on high.
And why shouldnt we be eager to heed your advice on critical legislative matters pending in the Tar Heel State?
After all, youve stood courageously against some of humanitys most imminent threats like soda. Does the thought of hiking taxes on North Carolinas job creators make your Ivy League hearts flutter as fast as a new tax on Dr. Pepper? It must. Why else would you be so serious about leaving the unemployed stuck in poverty, instead of helping them climb out of it by creating new jobs?
Youre one of the worlds most ardent advocates of diversity and tolerance. Except the ideological kind, of course. Remember 1956? Thats the last time you endorsed a Republican presidential candidate.
Thats right: Carter, Dukakis, Mondale all met your elite editorial standards. So its understandable you felt the need to traipse into this General Assemblys business, with no mention of the Democrat disaster that preceded it.
If you had ever stepped foot in North Carolina, youd know the carnage you describe is actually a massive rebuilding and clean-up effort. Your ideological soul mates sunk this state into a financial hole larger than your collective egos.
No wonder the liberals here swoon over your every word. What you oracles of knowledge lack in humility, you certainly make up for in fair-mindedness, and accuracy.
Although, your demolition derby of hyperbole did miss the mark on our legislative agenda. The voter ID laws were rushing through have actually been in the works since January. The convicted death row inmates you defend those guilty of some of our states most egregious, violent crimes already have an avenue to prove discrimination, one that doesnt rely on faulty political science research.
What was it, exactly, about North Carolina that you found so farsighted? Was it double-digit unemployment? Horrendous dropout rates? Declining wages? The highest taxes in the Southeast?
And spend more money for better education, you say? Hows that working for your public schools, NYC? Still poorly-performing, and poverty stricken?
Oh, and thanks for all the revenue. The grotesque policies you decry are bringing North Carolina more residents from New York than any other state in the nation.
Thanks again, New York Times. We aspire one day to live in a state as progressive, clean and friendly as your city. And to live in a world as enlightened as your editorial board.
@88m3
Wipe this baby's tears with some tissues
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