Gov. McCrory is giving a self congratulatory speech with no mention of family or video.

[nolabear]

He's acting as if the noble police and national guardsmen are under siege and acting admirably in the face of terrible danger. He's talking flooding. He's talking gas shortage. He's just unbelievable.

[Sophiegirl]

1. Pretty unbelievable

Sadly, unsurprising.

[gwheezie]

2. Purposeful distraction

The last 1/2 hour was filled with the cellphone video, he had to get on national TV and divert our attention. They are going to have to release the dashcam video or there will be no peace.

[uponit7771]

3. What a fuck mouth !!

[Hortensis]

4. I heard an official speaking needlessly offensively about the protests,

so I went to see if it was the Gov. McCrory I'd heard made things worse every time he got involved, and, yes, it's him. All his expressions of admiration were for soldiers, police and some civilian leaders, but none for all the citizens, including many families and church groups, who turned out to peacefully exercise their right to protest. Nothing about the death that brought them out.

With any luck, his behavior after this tragedy will finish off his already questionable chances of reelection.

[nolabear]

5. God I hope so. I have close ties to NC and he is an embarrassment.

[Hortensis]

6. His complete silence regarding the people protesting

and their reason was chilling. My suspicion was one of the many authoritarians who could be very dangerous to "disobedient" citizens and is totally unsuited to any position of power over others.

[nolabear]

7. I posted the same thing. No mention of the exhaustion and trauma of the AA community and the family.

I swear he sounds like the 60s. Madness!

[Hortensis]

8. Yes. Scary. Disgusting.

[BootinUp]

9. I guess he wants to make it clear who he considers to be his constituency. nt

[eleny]

10. he's...