Where is AG Roy Cooper? Volume 2 | Eastern North Carolina Now

    News Release:

As Cooper Seeks To Engage In A Policy Debate, Stays Silent On Key Issues

    Raleigh, NC     In a campaign email last week, Attorney General Roy Cooper made it clear he wants to engage in a public debate about policy. But while the attorney general and Democrat candidate for governor made his support for Obamacare clear and attacked Governor McCrory in his email, he remains silent on many consequential issues facing the state.

    Last week, we pointed out how Roy Cooper was M.I.A. on Obamacare's 34% rate increase, and failed to join other state attorneys general in standing up to stop the Obama administration and the EPA's harmful new regulations.

    Where is Roy Cooper on sales tax proposals?

    On the campaign trail, Roy Cooper has repeatedly stated that legislators in the General Assembly don't understand rural North Carolina. But earlier this year, legislators proposed a consequential sales tax plan that would change the way sales tax revenue is allocated in the state, shifting more revenue to rural areas. While Governor McCrory and leaders in the State House and Senate have spoken on this issue, Roy Cooper has remained silent despite repeated calls from the NCGOP to take a stand on the issue.

   

Background:



    Cooper has said that legislators don't understand rural North Carolina

    "'I'm not clear whether they understand the challenges of our rural communities.'" http://www.roycooper.com/news/rocky-mount-telegram-cooper-outlines-economic-challenges-at-chamber-meeting

    "Cooper is urging state legislators to place more emphasis on improving the rural counties in the state." http://www.roycooper.com/news/rocky-mount-telegram-cooper-outlines-economic-challenges-at-chamber-meeting

    Has also said that getting rid of the rural center was a mistake

    "Cooper said it was a bad idea to nearly demolish the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center" (Craig Jarvis, "NC Attorney General Roy Cooper takes swipe at GOP policies," News & Observer, 1/26/2015)

    NC Senate unveils new sales tax, job incentives package

    "Senate Republican leaders rolled out what they said was a major compromise Thursday to address jobs incentives and a controversial plan that would change how sales tax revenues are distributed among the state's counties." (Colin Campbell, "NC Senate unveils compromise on sales tax distribution, jobs incentives," News & Observer, 8/6/15)

    AG Cooper Wants to participate in policy debate

    "N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper on Monday called on Gov. Pat McCrory to expand Medicaid health insurance for the poor, elderly and disabled in North Carolina, saying the governor was playing 'political games.'" (Craig Jarvis, "Cooper calls on McCrory to expand Medicaid," News & Observer, 8/10/15)

    NCGOP has repeatedly called on Roy Cooper to take a position on the sales tax proposals

    "Where does he stand on the sales tax proposal being discussed in the legislature to move more sales tax revenue to rural areas?" (NCGOP, "Roy Cooper Announces Campaign for Governor," NCGOP Press Release, 5/16/15)

    Contact: Kara Carter
            NCGOP Press Secretary
        kara.carter@ncgop.org
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( August 27th, 2015 @ 3:56 pm )
 
Bubba J ---- www.youtube.com
( August 23rd, 2015 @ 5:55 pm )
 
The North Carolina Democrat Party can post here too. You may inform them of such.
( August 23rd, 2015 @ 4:50 pm )
 
I use the Bristol Rules of Writing --- that is Bristol, VA/TN where the NASCAR race was run. Get on the track / put a label on your car / I don't care who sponsors you / I AM IN THE RACE TO WIN / mess up on your pit stop tire changes and I just ride by with a smile on my face . . .

I wish we had a Bubba clip from Jeff Dunham. I think his left eye moving to the side by itself is "unique."
( August 23rd, 2015 @ 4:11 pm )
 
Stan--I bet you were chuckling as you copied and pasted it though???
( August 23rd, 2015 @ 12:51 pm )
 
You should learn to pay attention, Gene. Your condition of Liberal might subside.

This is a press release from the NC GOP. I did not write this.
( August 23rd, 2015 @ 11:58 am )
 
Oops -- I hit "submit" before finishing. Let this replace what I did send:

Stan---you are acting like the national political clown show should be a guide for NC = fight like cats and dogs more than a year and 1/2 before election. What a crock on your part. All you and your brother conservatives want is more time to criticize without proposing solutions other than cut taxes / put in the Education Lottery!

The Governor and Conservative Majority in our Legislature are giving us plenty of things to see as we make up our minds, my friend ---

(1) They came up with the Marriage Amendment on the last ballot. AG Cooper advised it was likely unconstitutional---IT WAS decided as such! Next, you boys raved that he did not defend the vote when the duty of the AG is to make sure NC Laws are properly enforced --- not to be the State Defense Lawyer when a measure is highly questionable on its constitutional merits . . .

(2) The AG has not yet formally declared for the Governor's seat. I, for one, hope he does so, but until he does, he is the Attorney General. That means limited power to do as he pleases outside NC Legislation. I PERSONALLY KNOW him to be an down-to-earth honest public servant as opposed to a former Duke Lobbyist doing NOTHING about the corruption of the Haw River by his former employer . . .

(3) What you FAIL TO CITE IS~~~~The AG's office sued Countrywide over excess charges to their NC customers on loans. I got a refund according to the settlement of $7,000!!! That is the "protection of citizens" this high office requires---Roy Cooper did just what NC expects of a good AG!!!

(4) We already know, because he could run against your Governor/Legislature gods of conservatism---you will never have anything good to say about him. As Shakespeare once said, "The die is cast." That was in Julius Caesar as the evil Senators were hiding knives under their garments to slice up the Emperor! Another scene reminds me of you: "Trouble, trouble, boil and bubble . . ."

If you want to debate politics and positions --- I would advise you to wait until Roy Cooper announces his formal bid for office and accompanies it with a more complete platform and ideas to help NC --- FAR MORE THAN THE CURRENT MONKEYS CLIMBING THEIR CONSERVATIVE TREE~~~to show us their tails!!!



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