http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/opinion/the-decline-of-north-carolina.html?h=LAQH5ByoB&s=1&

7/10/2013 8:50:34 AM

bunch of stupid shit.

7/10/2013 9:16:48 AM

^^ was going to post that

7/10/2013 12:03:55 PM

GIT R DUN

7/10/2013 12:15:58 PM

No bias in that NYT article at all

7/10/2013 1:55:38 PM

^

it's an editorial

learn some journalism terms

7/10/2013 1:58:09 PM

I disagree with the author's opinion. MUST be because they are biased.

7/10/2013 2:00:08 PM

That editorial is in turn getting coverage from other news sources:

"Harsh national media spotlight trained on NC"
http://www.wral.com/harsh-national-media-spotlight-trained-on-nc/12648783/

Quote :

"Headlined "The Decline of North Carolina," the editorial criticizes the "grotesque damage" created by the Republican-led General Assembly."

Quote :

"The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and Fox News also have pointed a harsh spotlight on changes in the state"

http://www.wncn.com/story/22808895/new-york-times

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/politics&id=9168482

Quote :

"The paper published a blistering editorial piece Wednesday slamming state government for what it calls "grotesque damage" by the Republican majority. Controversial legislation and mounting protests at the General Assembly have put the state in the national spotlight. For years, North Carolina has prided itself as a middle-of-the road state politically that's good for business, but the NYT editorial claims state government has become a "demolition derby, tearing down years of progress.""

7/10/2013 7:22:45 PM

lol @ rflong

7/10/2013 7:25:07 PM

Give me a break... Because Edwards, Easley, Perdue, etc. were all such wonderful shining beacons of hope.

7/10/2013 7:27:30 PM

^ Despite their shortcomings, their actions never affected me. I could care less who John Edwards banged. This legislature is fucking up my life, and likely that of my (future) kids.



[Edited on July 10, 2013 at 7:39 PM. Reason : .]

7/10/2013 7:31:42 PM

pretty sad when I can call Charleston, SC a shining beacon of progressiveness compared to NC

7/10/2013 9:40:06 PM

Quote :

"The state has the fifth-highest unemployment rate in the country, and many Republicans insulted workers by blaming their joblessness on generous benefits. "

This is fact, not opinion, both things are documented.

7/10/2013 11:44:01 PM

Even I think that article is spot on.

7/11/2013 10:09:08 AM

^^what are you saying? ithat we have the 5th highest unemployment because of generous benefits? where is this "fact" documented?

7/11/2013 10:21:14 AM

Quote :

"Give me a break... Because Edwards, Easley, Perdue, etc. were all such wonderful shining beacons of hope."

7/11/2013 10:24:04 AM

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/thousands-protest-extreme-anti-abortion-law-in-north-carolina-20130711

7/11/2013 12:05:16 PM

I don't know what all the hubbub is about.

North Carolina has sucked my entire life.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-wentworth/north-carolina-unemployment-insurance-cuts_b_3573678.html

[Edited on July 11, 2013 at 2:55 PM. Reason : -]

7/11/2013 2:52:17 PM

7/13/2013 5:29:25 PM

this is why old people should have to take a yearly driving test

7/13/2013 5:54:49 PM

Old lady was just excited about the Doorbuster sale!

7/13/2013 5:56:02 PM

^ lol

The bricks the bricks,
The bricks the bricks the bricks.

7/13/2013 6:02:08 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/13/north-carolina-sweeping-voter-id-law-faces-legal-challenge/

8/13/2013 1:09:32 PM

ANYONE ELSE BEEN WATCHING MSNBC TODAY???

8/13/2013 5:24:13 PM

http://abcnews.go.com/US/nc-police-threaten-arrest-church-group-feeding-homeless/story?id=20062760


ahahhahaaha

first the moral mondays people, but fair enough they would not leave.... now a church group who was told their time and expense making 100 breakfasts was wasted.

8/26/2013 7:31:21 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/03/nc-police-search-for-men-who-shot-and-killed-27-year-old-navy-veteran/

9/3/2013 1:46:52 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/15/justice/north-carolina-police-shooting/?iref=obinsite

9/15/2013 11:52:17 AM

^ oh yeah I saw that. the cop is charged with voluntary manslaughter.

9/15/2013 1:09:32 PM

North Carolina Soldier And Wife Charged With Making Dog Porn



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/17/dog-porn-north-carolina_n_3940844.html

9/20/2013 12:17:59 PM

^ Posted that link on FB the other day. ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING. WTF is wrong with these people!?!?!?

9/20/2013 3:46:22 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/21/justice/north-carolina-toddler-shot/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

tragic, stupid, trashy...nc in national news

10/21/2013 1:56:10 PM

10/24/2013 12:10:55 PM

but but they're soldiers, they protect our freedom and shit...

10/24/2013 12:13:02 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/11/17/north-carolina-foster-parents-arrested-after-child-found-handcuffed-with-dead/

11/17/2013 3:13:14 AM

http://whnt.com/2013/11/29/fight-breaks-out-over-tvs-at-walmart-in-north-carolina/

11/29/2013 11:07:30 PM

^you havent changed off of CBS have you

11/29/2013 11:12:22 PM

Here is the scuffle:


The guy taking the video got thrown out and threatened with arrest, the people fighting over TV's suffered no consequences.

11/29/2013 11:48:20 PM

Quote :

"^you havent changed off of CBS have you"

guilty

11/29/2013 11:53:11 PM

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/12/03/which-state-is-the-biggest/

12/4/2013 5:50:18 PM

Cheer up, that just means its easier for you to be above average

12/4/2013 5:51:17 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/20/us/north-carolina-teen-vigil-violence/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

12/20/2013 2:23:50 PM

Wait, I thought the jews killed Jesus

12/20/2013 2:25:16 PM

That story finally went national huh

12/21/2013 12:43:31 AM

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/03/22165457-no-cloaking-his-intentions-nc-politician-resigns-in-klingon?lite

1/3/2014 10:45:01 PM

^that is the most awesome thing NC has been in the new for... i guess ever.

1/3/2014 11:00:53 PM

You folks missed this?

Quote :

"The first three classes confirmed to have been fraudulent, according to the News & Observer, pretended to offer students training in the Swahili language. An old-time Carolina Klan member couldn’t have conjured that detail in his most virulent daydream."

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-01-02/the-scandal-bowl-tar-heels-football-academic-fraud-and-implicit-racism

1/3/2014 11:08:51 PM

we didn't

message_topic.aspx?topic=598655

1/3/2014 11:09:56 PM

^
Haha, I meant chit chat

1/3/2014 11:16:08 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/08/justice/north-carolina-teen-killed/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

1/9/2014 9:55:00 PM

the story about the carbon monoixde deaths in the best western in boone is on 20/20 right now.

1/17/2014 10:14:16 PM