David Murdock Is A Jerk!...

... and my opponent, State Senator Fletcher Hartsell agrees. He said so last night at the Cabarrus Republican Men's Club meeting.

The club hosted a forum for candidates seeking state offices. The turnout was pretty low but I enjoyed the fellowship and interesting discussions. Other candidates in attendance were State House Reps. Linda Johnson and Jeff Barnhart. Senator Hartsell got there just in time to make "closing" remarks.

Since the turnout was low, it was decided that we would just stay at our seats and talk about our campaigns. I talked about the problem of state government favoring certain individuals and corporations over others. When discussing tax incentive handouts, I happened to mention a certain billionaire who lives part time in Kannapolis (David Murdock) and the special privileges he receives at the expense of others. Linda Johnson was the first to speak up in defense of poor, old Mr. Moneybags. She rehashed the same warm and fuzzy tribute that you would expect from a politician. She talked about all the money Mr. Murdock had raised for Republican candidates and said he was one of "us". Of course, this was merely an opening act for the headlining statist, Mr. Hartsell. He got the last word of the evening. I didn't expect anything less.

Then he said the words I could not agree with more....

"David Murdock is a jerk", Fletcher proclaimed. "He is very difficult to work with", admitted Mr. Hartsell.

Then came the big "BUT"...

Fletcher started his folksy tribute to the savior of the old mill town, telling us how much money Murdock has invested in his own project. He then told us a warm and fuzzy parable, comparing the city of Kannapolis to a island about to be wiped out by a tsunami. A tale rife with "doom" and "despair" but, as you would expect from a seasoned politician,.. a solution; a "silver lining" in a dark cloud of destruction...the wise elders come together to try to save the island. I suppose today's wise elders are Mr. Hartsell, David Murdock and the K-Town bureaucrats.

So the moral of the story is this...the powers that be are wiser than you and we know what's best for you and the community and we won't let issues like equality under the law stop us from building our "vision" of corporate fascism.

And by the way, David Murdock is a jerk...

..but, he is OUR jerk!