Weekend update: Late Sunday edition
Greetings on what was a very pleasant Sunday here in Raleigh. If you've already checked in with my prior post, then here are the dispatches from other scrubby media types around the state.
- The N+R's own Doug Clark opines about the vitriol or lack there of in two local Congressional races. I have my own thoughts on the 12th and 13th, but they're for another day.
- The N+O's Rob Christensen high tailed it down to New Bern for the GOP convention high tailed it down to New Bern for the GOP convention. Reports Christensen: "Everywhere one went during the three-day convention that ends this morning with a prayer breakfast, Republicans were praying that the controversies surrounding Black will help them survive and perhaps even prosper in difficult midterm elections in November." One hopes they're coming up with a platform to, although they may choose not to tell anyone about it. As Christensen reports: "Apparently concerned about party divisions, state GOP Chairman Ferrell Blount barred the news media from covering official convention business -- consideration of resolutions, platform and other matters -- where the 546 delegates had a chance to talk from the convention floor."
- The Charlotte paper's Mark Johnson writes about the same GOP convention. He writes: "A month after a controversial and divisive primary election, Republicans gathered in a riverside city Saturday to mend, to invigorate a potentially low-voltage election this fall and to get a sneak preview of the race for governor in 2008."
- Boy ain't it going to be fun when this goes in front of the state ethics board this week.(Reg. may be required.) Easley has appointed most, if not all, of the ethics board, including its chairman.
- Greensboro Rep. John Blust makes the social pages.(Reg. may be required.)
That's it for now. Coming later: this week's Raleigh Dispatch column...a bit too focused on the inside baseball stuff down here, but that's what caught my attention this week.
Oh, and Monday night, be looking for a final vote to ban video poker in the Senate.