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June 17, 2009

Fetzer: Democrats Must End Pay-to-Play Politics, Cancel Fundraiser (Audio MP3)

Fetzer_speaks-1 On Wednesday, newly elected NCGOP State Chairman, Tom Fetzer (left, photo Katy Benningfield), held his first press conference. Fetzer wasted no time in establishing the type of chairman he will be.

Do you wonder how our liberal, yet dying newspapers will handle this one?  Will they give this any ink?  




The Report:

JimBlackscandal A June 23rd North Carolina Democrat Party fundraiser sponsored by Governor Bev Perdue and the Democrat members of the Council of State “honoring” Democrat Legislative leaders, gives the appearance of a violation of state laws.  These laws were  written in the aftermath of the corruption scandal surrounding disgraced former Democrat House Speaker Jim Black. (left, courtesy WRAL-TV, Raleigh)

 

“While our citizens look to elected officials for leadership, a lobbyist & PAC fundraiser during the heat of budget negotiations raises serious ethical questions” said Tom Fetzer, Chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party. 
 

Easley-Jail2 Fetzer went on to say “At the very least this creates the appearance of pay-to-play politics.  Given recent revelations involving former Governor Mike Easley (left, courtesy Ches McDowell) and many current Democrat members of Governor Perdue’s administration, a reasonable person could assume much worse.”

 

The ethics law, supported by then Lt. Governor Perdue and the current Democrat Legislative leaders including Senate Pro Tem Marc Basnight and House Speaker Joe Hackney, barred lobbyists from contributing to the campaigns of candidates and strengthened prohibitions on fundraising during the legislative session.  

In spite of the restrictions, Governor Perdue and Legislative Democrats are skirting the law by soliciting donations from special interests during budget negotiations between the State House Democrats and State Senate Democrats.  

 

 “I join the call of North Carolina’s citizens who are fed up with Pay-to-Play politics and demand that the spirit of the Ethics Reform Law be respected and this fundraiser be cancelled” Fetzer added.

 “Furthermore, this loophole in the legislation needs to be closed, less our citizens be left to wonder if the liberal-led culture of corruption has not ended, but instead simply moved its’ operations from private dining clubs and IHOP restaurants to the Democrat Headquarters on Hillsborough Street.”


Listen to Fetzer's Press Conference Below in MP3 format:


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Editor's Notes: Your blogger was a proud Raleigh taxpaying citizen when Fetzer and company defeated the liberal elitists that ran Raleigh.  They then took on the once-powerful News and Observer every day! We expect more of the same from our new chairman.

Posted by on June 17, 2009 at 02:48 PM in Conservative Groups, Financial Issues, Mainstream Media, NC Democrats, NC General Assembly, NC Republicans, NC Scandal |

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