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2017-01-01 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Professor: North Carolina Is NO LONGER A DEMOCRACY Because Republicans Win Too Many Elections

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Posted by Fred 2017-01-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ] Top

#1 Dear Professor,

North Carolina was never a full democracy. Neither was the United States.

We are a republic. Always has been.

You would think a political science professor would know that.

Our educational system is so screwed.

Posted by CrazyFool 2017-01-01 00:43|| 2017-01-01 00:43|| Front Page Top

#2 If I felt like spending the money, I'd mail him some Vaseline to relieve the butthurt.

Posted by Raj 2017-01-01 01:03|| 2017-01-01 01:03|| Front Page Top

#3 By the way, from where do you hail?

Posted by newc 2017-01-01 02:25|| 2017-01-01 02:25|| Front Page Top

#4 It doesn't matter where the prof is REALLY from, it's more important where the prof FEELS to be from.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2017-01-01 04:36|| 2017-01-01 04:36|| Front Page Top

#5 I suppose it's only a matter of time now before African-Americans are re-enslaved, women are deprived of the right to vote, and (the horror) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill admits a cis-male Caucasian into a tenure track position.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-01-01 07:37|| 2017-01-01 07:37|| Front Page Top

#6 NC hasn't put a wall up yet, so migration to one party CA is always an option.

Posted by P2Kontheroad 2017-01-01 08:13|| 2017-01-01 08:13|| Front Page Top

#7 He's Chief Fullabull. North Carolina just elected a Democrat governor.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2017-01-01 09:04|| 2017-01-01 09:04|| Front Page Top

#8 38,000 trangens?

Posted by Skidmark 2017-01-01 09:23|| 2017-01-01 09:23|| Front Page Top

#9 ...Okay, my take: I live just a little south of the SC/NC line; lots of friends there. The state is incredibly conservative, far more so than SC, but three urban areas - RDU, Charlotte, and Wilmington - skew the votes and the congressional delegations way, way left. Guys like this (UNC Chapel Hill, natch) think they are representative of the entire state, when they ain't. What we saw during the whole Bathroom Bill thing was that most people in NC weren't crazy about it, but any inclination they had to discuss the matter was overridden by the Two Minutes Hate they were getting around the clock. Had there been even a reasonable attempt to discuss the matter, it may have been repealed fairly quickly. But the legislators had their fingers on the pulse, and they knew how their voters felt. (As an aside, there was almost certainly some serious hanky-panky going on in the Governor's race, but they were smart - they kept it close. Interesting how the Legislature didn't change hands though.)

Now, IMHO, the stunt the legislature pulled about restricting the new Gov's ability to name his own people was slightly dickish, not to mention the old rule about not giving your people a power you don't want others to have. OTOH, had it been the other way around, Professor Liberal here would be singing the praises of the wise legislators who insured fair and equitable choices by the Governor. Either way, on their worst day, NC is a hell of a lot more democratic than one-party CA, IL, or NY.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2017-01-01 09:25|| 2017-01-01 09:25|| Front Page Top

#10 "North Carolina Republicans have won so many elections in recent years that they have “a huge legislative majority” and “absolute veto-proof control.”

Maybe they have won so many elections because Democrats scare the livin $hit out of them.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-01-01 10:25|| 2017-01-01 10:25|| Front Page Top

#11 38,000 trangens?

Yeah, I think he's at least two orders of magnitude off.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2017-01-01 10:36|| 2017-01-01 10:36|| Front Page Top

#12 Okay, my take: I live just a little south of the SC/NC

Near Pedro?

Posted by Beavis 2017-01-01 10:40|| 2017-01-01 10:40|| Front Page Top

#13 looking at his final paragragh, professor egghead is all upset about the shenanigans being done to hamstring the incoming gov.; but nut one word regarding the same play being run on DJT

Posted by USN, Ret. 2017-01-01 10:48|| 2017-01-01 10:48|| Front Page Top

#14 #12 Okay, my take: I live just a little south of the SC/NC

Near Pedro?
Posted by: Beavis 2017-01-01 10:40

Beavis,

No, we're down I-77 from the state line, but we know Pedro and SOB well. Sadly, it's going downhill pretty hard, will really be surprised if it lasts another three years.

Though I suspect the billboards will go on forever.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2017-01-01 11:16|| 2017-01-01 11:16|| Front Page Top

#15 Classroom liberals like him make improving on-line degree programs mission critical for the right.

Posted by Nero White 3083 2017-01-01 11:30|| 2017-01-01 11:30|| Front Page Top

#16 He'd like California.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2017-01-01 11:51|| 2017-01-01 11:51|| Front Page Top

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