Category Archives: Roy Cooper

Cooper Is the Corporate Subsidy Governor

Posted on January 4, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

While campaigning, Roy Cooper ran on an Occupy Wall Streetesque theme that corporations shouldn’t be getting tax cut and subsidies. Now that he’s governor, he’s handing out subsidies like Halloween candy while his staff is taking pot shots at tax cuts. Continue reading →

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Governor Debates: Cooper Stuck on Social Issues, Confused About Taxes

Posted on December 30, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

The second and third gubernatorial debates took place on October 11th and 18th respectively. While there were no ‘October surprises’ during these debates, what was surprising were some of the claims made by Attorney General Roy Cooper. Continue reading →

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Opinion: Hypocrisy and Fake News Abound at WRAL

Posted on November 22, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

Just how dumb do Democracy NC and WRAL think North Carolinians are?
Hypocrisy and fake news abound these days at North Carolina media outlet, WRAL.
Last week, the outlet dropped not one, but three separate reports on a story regarding a video studio located in the Lt. Governor’s office. Continue reading →

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WRAL Misses Mark on Dark Money Group Fundraiser

Posted on November 20, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

Talk about missing the mark. What WRAL gave readers was a sanitized, 30,000-foot view of the dark money group, barely mentioning in passing that Moving NC Forward is a 501(c)4 organization and as such, does not have to disclose its donors. Continue reading →

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Russian Dossier Firm Linked to NC’s Cooper, Redistricting, Voter ID

Posted on November 1, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

Before he facilitated payment for a Russian Dossier to Fusion GPS, Hillary Clinton’s former campaign lawyer, Marc Elias, was Roy Cooper’s lawyer during the 2016 election. Continue reading →

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LGBT PAC Dark Money Ties Boosted Cooper, Stein

Posted on October 27, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

An LGBT PAC that took donations from Hollywood producer and sexual predator Harvey Weinstein gave money to two organizations with political ties in North Carolina during 2016. Both Roy Cooper and Josh Stein benefited. Continue reading →

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