On Tuesday, the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners did pass the resolution supporting diversity, inclusion, and tolerance of all members of their community regardless of sexuality. They along with the public did criticize District 6 Commissioner Bill James for his comments criticizing North Carolina US Senator Richard Burr for voting for the passage of DADT and equating homosexuality with sexual predatory behavior. They went IN on his ass. After getting chewed out, James along with the rest of the Board of Commissioners voted to pass the resolution.
According to the Charlotte Observer, James has ran his mouth like WHOA on blacks, "urban blacks live in a moral sewer" to illegal immigrants to drug dealers. This guy is a piece of work, but a typical Southern white Republican...
(h/t to the Charlotte Observer and Pam's House Blend)
The discussion of social issues and happenings across the South (sometimes the nation). Along with some rants about things such as the media (radio, TV, and internet), music, etc. from a socially progressive yet politically independent perspective.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
UPDATE on Charlotte-Mecklenburg fiasco involving the very vocal county commission
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