A Real Leader
Published August 28, 2013
by Gary Pearce, Talking About Politics, August 27, 2013.
Governor McCrory should have hung around to hear Colin Powell. He would have seen a real leader. He might have learned something.
Presumably, McCrory had “boring stuff” to do that was more pressing than hearing Powell address the CEO Forum. He introduced Powell, then fled.
But the 400-plus suits in the audience saw the contrast.
Powell made clear that real leaders aren’t afraid of voters: “I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.”
McCrory’s response was extraordinary in its lameness: “The Governor appreciates the warm compliments Secretary Powell made today regarding many of the Governor’s initiatives and on voter ID we respectfully disagree.”
But now Phyllis Schlafly has admitted the voter-suppression law isn’t about fraud. It’s about taking the right to vote away from Obama voters and Democrats. She wrote, "The reduction in the number of days allowed for early voting is particularly important because early voting plays a major role in Obama’s ground game.”
One also wonders whether Powell, as Secretary of State or Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spent 80 percent of his time on “boring stuff – operations.”
McCrory told the CEOs that’s what he does: “It’s boring stuff – operations – but that’s what I spend 80 percent of my time on.” Bet that impressed the crowd.
Maybe McCrory should spend 80 percent of his time lobbying the legislature not to overturn his vetoes and make him look weak.
One also wonders what Powell thinks about giving 24-year-old campaign aides with scant experience state jobs making $87,000 a year – and no raises to school teachers.
Note to readers: I’ve challenged myself to see how many times I can mention that McCrory gave 24-year-old campaign aides with scant experience state jobs making $87,000 a year – and no raises to school teachers. That’s twice today, three times this week.
Call me butter. I’m on a roll.
August 28, 2013 at 12:56 pm
TP Wohlford says:
So on this 50th Anniversary, let me repeat a few names for you:
Dale Alford, United States Representative of Arkansas (Democrat)
Taddy Aycock, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (Democrat).
Ross Barnett, Governor of Mississippi (Democrat).
Bill Beeny
Hale Boggs, United States Representative of Louisiana (Democrat).
Albert Boutwell, Lieutenant Governor of Alabama (Democrat).
Bryant Bowles, white supremacist organizer in Florida.
Parey Branton, State Representative of Louisiana (Democrat).
Overton Brooks, United States Representative of Louisiana (Democrat).
C. Farris Bryant, Governor of Florida (Democrat).
Garland T. Byrd, Lieutenant Governor of Georgia (Democrat).
Harry F. Byrd, Governor and U.S. senator of Virginia (Democrat).
Robert Byrd, United States Senator, West Virginia (Democrat).
Francis Cherry, Governor of Arkansas (Democrat).
Kent Courtney, activist from Louisiana (Democrat-turned-Independent).
Jimmie Davis, Governor of Louisiana (Democrat).
Vail M. Delony, Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lake Providence (Democrat).
Wickliffe Draper
James Eastland, United States Senator, Mississippi (Democrat).
Allen J. Ellender, United States Senator, Louisiana (Democrat).
Jerry Falwell, conservative evangelist (Republican).
Clyde Fant, Mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana (Democrat).
Orval Faubus, Governor of Arkansas (Democrat).
William Fulbright, United States Senator, Arkansas (Democrat).
John Sidney Garrett, State Representative, Louisiana (Democrat).
Peter Zack Geer, Lieutenant Governor of Georgia (Democrat).
James H. Gray, Sr., Georgia Democratic state chairman.
Marvin Griffin, Governor of Georgia (Democrat).
Jack P.F. Gremillion, Attorney General of Louisiana (Democrat).
F. Edward Hebert, U.S. representative from Louisiana (Democrat).
Jesse Helms, United States Senator, North Carolina (Democrat 1942-1970, Republican 1970-2008).
Lister Hill, United States Senator, Alabama (Democrat).
Orville L. Hubbard, Mayor, Dearborn, Michigan. (Democrat)
Wellborn Jack, State Representative of Louisiana (Democrat).
Shelby M. Jackson, Superintendent of Public Education, Louisiana (Democrat).
James D. Johnson, Arkansas Supreme Court justice (Democrat).
Paul B. Johnson, Jr., Governor of Mississippi (Democrat).
J. Bennett Johnston, Jr., United States Senator, Louisiana (Democrat).
B. Everett Jordan, United States Senator, North Carolina (Democrat).
Robert F. Kennon, Governor of Louisiana (Democrat).
James J. Kilpatrick, Columnist, Virginia (Democrat)
Russell B. Long, United States Senator, Louisiana (Democrat).
Speedy O. Long, United States Representative, Louisiana (Democrat).
Trent Lott, U.S. Senator, (Republican)
Lester Maddox, Governor of Georgia (Democrat, American Independent).
John McClellan, United States Senator, Arkansas (Democrat).
John McKeithen, Governor of Louisiana (Democrat).
Harold Montgomery, Louisiana state senator (Democrat)
Danny Roy Moore, Louisiana state senator (Democrat)
deLesseps Story Morrison, Mayor of New Orleans (Democrat)
W. Lee O'Daniel, Governor of Texas (Democrat)
John H. Overton, U.S. senator from Louisiana (Democrat)
Otto Passman, U.S. representative from northeastern Louisiana (Democrat)
John Malcolm Patterson, Governor of Alabama (Democrat)
Dave L. Pearce, Louisiana Agricultural Commissioner (Democrat)
Leander Perez, Louisiana judge (Democrat)
Rubel Phillips, Mississippi lawyer (Republican)
William M. Rainach, Louisiana state senator (Democrat)
John Rarick, United States Representative of Louisiana (Democrat, Independent, American Independent)
A. Willis Robertson, U.S. senator from Virginia (Democrat)
Richard B. Russell, U.S. senator from Georgia (Democrat)
Victor Schiro, Mayor of New Orleans (Democrat)
George W. Shannon, Louisiana journalist
Gerald L. K. Smith, evangelist from Louisiana and Arkansas (Demorat)
Howard W. Smith, United States Representative from Virginia (Democrat).
John Sparkman, U.S. senator from Alabama (Democrat)
John C. Stennis, United States Senator from Mississippi (Democrat).
Ford E. Stinson, State Representative of Louisiana (Democrat).
J. B. Stoner, Georgia political candidate (Democrat).
Herman Talmadge, U.S. senator from Georgia (Democrat).
A. Roswell Thompson, Louisiana political candidate (Democrat)
Strom Thurmond, Governor and U.S. senator from South Carolina (Democrat, States' Rights Democrat, Republican)
Ned Touchstone, Louisiana journalist and printer (Democrat)
Joe D. Waggonner, United States Representative of Louisiana (Democrat)
George C. Wallace (Democrat, American Independent)
Albert W. Watson (Democrat-turned-Republican)
John Bell Williams, Governor of Mississippi (Democrat)
Edwin E. Willis, United States Representative of Louisiana (Democrat)
Fielding L. Wright, Governor of Mississippi (Democrat)
