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Linda Daves and her Glass House
Submitted by Betsy Muse on Thu, 09/13/2007 - 9:03am.Linda Daves has responded to Jerry Meek's letter to the editor, casting stones in the glass house the NCGOP calls home.
The chairman of the party of Mary McAllister, Thomas Wright and Jim Black should get his own house in order before deciding to become the ultimate arbiter of right and wrong in state government.
Apparently, she's already forgotten about Coy Privette, David Almond, Joe Boylan and Michael Decker. It looks like we might soon be adding Patrick McHenry to that list of perverts and petty criminals.
The Ghosts of Black and Decker
Submitted by James Protzman on Tue, 08/28/2007 - 7:46am.Another ironic flourish today, this one at the Carolina Journal, where John Hood slams Jim Black in a column about redistricting, while Don Carrington details the agony of Michael Decker, who proposed the bribe that eventually brought the House down.
Decker pleads guilty in Black Probe
Submitted by gregflynn on Tue, 08/01/2006 - 12:30pm.Newsflash: Decker pleads guilty in Black Probe
Former Representative Michael Decker admitted in federal court today receiving $50,000 and a legislative job for his son in exchange for supporting Jim Black for a third term as House speaker in 2003.
The former Forsyth County lawmaker, who switched parties from Republican to Democrat, pleaded guilty to a single of charge of conspiracy to extort, commit mail fraud and launder money.He is to be sentenced Nov. 1. He could get five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
