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*NC Gov. Pat McCrory Insults Abortion Restriction Protesters With a Plate of Cookies!*
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory gives protesters cookies – seriouslyBy Mary C. Curtis, Published: August 1
North Carolina GOP Gov. Pat McCrory hand carried chocolate-chip cookies to abortion bill protesters outside the Raleigh governor’s mansion in a let’s-make-up gesture. The surprised recipient said he told her, “‘These are for you. God bless you, God bless you, God bless you.’” The cookies were returned, and it wasn’t because he forgot the milk. The note on the untouched plate read: “We want women’s health care, not cookies.”
The Tuesday scene, described by The News & Observer, was fallout from McCrory’s Monday night signing of legislation that, among other provisions, will make clinics adopt some of the regulations that apply to ambulatory surgery centers, and allow health-care providers to opt out of performing abortions if they object. Opponents say the new law will limit access to abortion by forcing clinics to close, while McCrory and the bill’s supporters say the health and safety of the state’s citizens, not politics, are what’s at stake.
McCrory’s sincerity is not the issue. After state health officials sanctioned an Asheville, N.C., clinic on Wednesday for “egregious violations … that revealed an imminent threat to the health and safety of patients,” it was either evidence of the need for greater vigilance or proof that current laws are working, depending on which side you support. But it certainly means the subject of clinic safety will and should remain center stage.
However, McCrory’s name on the bill was a cue for endless televised replays of his 2012 pledge during a gubernatorial debate that, if elected, he would not sign any further abortion restrictions into law. In recent Public Policy Polling, the abortion bill was supported by only 34 percent of voters, with 47 percent opposing it. By a similar 48 to 33 margin, voters preferred that McCrory veto the bill (and that number included 25 percent of Republicans).
THE COOKIES WERE RETURNED WITH A NOTE:
The cookies treat for angry dissenters was a clumsy move (they chanted: ”Hey Pat, that was rude. You wouldn’t give cookies to a dude.”) and also in keeping with some of the troubles that have plagued McCrory since he made the leap from Charlotte mayor to the most prominent political job in the state. Engaging protesters about the issue of clinic safety would have been a better move.
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THAT'S for sure!
VA has Governor Ultrasound.
What's Wisconsin's preferred creative nickname for their Teabagger?
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"Governor McCrookie" 
Let's see if it sticks.
I don't know re: Walker; may have to swing on over to the Wisconsin group. 
(I had forgotten that incredible scene in "House of Cards" (the Netflix Original Miniseries) where they go after protesting teachers with "free food," until I read this. 
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http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/07/31/3073250/joe-wheelan-mccrorys-house-of.html
Cards and cookies
Gov. Pat McCrory evidently is a fan of “House of Cards,” the Netflix series about a cynical, manipulative Southern congressman, played by Kevin Spacey. The governor has good taste; it is excellent television.
In one episode, Spacey’s character and his wife carry food across a street to protesting teachers. It was a brilliantly orchestrated, deeply cynical gesture – and effective. TV footage showed grateful teachers accepting and eating the food.
On July 30, McCrory took a plate of cookies across the street to women protesting his signing new abortion restrictions. But his gesture wasn’t so well-received, this being real life and not TV. The protesters returned the cookies.
Rather than copying a political gimmick from TV, the governor might start talking to people who disagree with him and listen to their viewpoints. Otherwise, he might see his political “house of cards” come tumbling down.
Gov. Pat McCrory evidently is a fan of “House of Cards,” the Netflix series about a cynical, manipulative Southern congressman, played by Kevin Spacey. The governor has good taste; it is excellent television.
In one episode, Spacey’s character and his wife carry food across a street to protesting teachers. It was a brilliantly orchestrated, deeply cynical gesture – and effective. TV footage showed grateful teachers accepting and eating the food.
On July 30, McCrory took a plate of cookies across the street to women protesting his signing new abortion restrictions. But his gesture wasn’t so well-received, this being real life and not TV. The protesters returned the cookies.
Rather than copying a political gimmick from TV, the governor might start talking to people who disagree with him and listen to their viewpoints. Otherwise, he might see his political “house of cards” come tumbling down.
Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/07/31/3073250/joe-wheelan-mccrorys-house-of.html#storylink=cpy
