This is from a couple of weeks ago, but is still worth sharing. The Democratic candidate for governor shows some real arrogance and disrespect toward those who choose any path other than getting a 4-year college degree. You can read more about Mayor Pat McCrory, Republican candidate for Governor, on his website at www.patmccrory.com. This article is from the North Carolina Republican Party:
Lieutenant Governor Beverly Perdue has already offended blue collar workers across North Carolina this month by suggesting that Pat McCrory’s plan to expand vocational training at North Carolina’s high schools and community colleges “harkens back to the old low expectations.” (WRAL Debate, 9/9/08)
On Friday, Beverly Perdue discussed the current economic crisis with the Greenville Daily Reflector. “North Carolinians can take comfort in knowing the major banks that make North Carolina their base of operations are stable, she said.” (Burns, Bobby, “Bev Perdue drops by,” 9/29/08) Today, Wachovia was bought out by Citigroup in a deal brokered by the FDIC.
Perdue, while speaking of job losses in North Carolina, also said the state was “fundamentally healthy and on the right track.” (Burns, Bobby, “Bev Perdue drops by,” 9/29/08)
August marked the eighth consecutive month of job losses in the state. The August unemployment rate of 6.9 percent marked the highest jobless rate since January 2002. (”NC unemployment rate reaches 6.9 percent,” WRAL.com, 9/19/08)
A poll conducted by Civitas in September found that 48 percent of North Carolinians feel the state is on the wrong track while only 35 percent believe the state is headed in the right direction. (September 2008 Decisionmaker Poll, 9/24/08)
