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WillyT

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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 11:03 AM Oct 2013

After 'The Daily Show' Targets NC's Voting Law, Precinct Chair Resigns...

After 'The Daily Show' targets NC's voting law, precinct chair resigns
News & Observer
Posted by John Frank and Craig Jarvis on October 24, 2013



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An appearance on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” has cost Don Yelton, a member of the N.C. Republican Party, his position as Buncombe County precinct chair for the GOP. A five-minute segment of the Comedy Central show Wednesday night about the state’s new election law, focused a good bit on Yelton’s racial views.

On Thursday, as the video went viral, Claude Pope, chairman of the N.C. Republican Party, called for Yelton’s resignation. “The North Carolina Republican Party finds the comments made by Mr. Yelton to be completely inappropriate and highly offensive,” Pope said in a statement the state GOP released.

Yelton said the law’s intent is not racial but designed to “kick the Democrats in the butt.”

He also criticized lazy college students and “lazy blacks that want the government to give them everything” because the state was issuing free IDs to ease compliance.

“I can’t believe we have that many stupid people in North Carolina. People who don’t know how to follow directions and go down there and get a photo ID for free at the DMV. Do we want those people picking your president?”Yelton asked.

Before the interview with Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi aired, Yelton complained that the show’s producers would edit the footage to make him sound racist...


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More: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/10/24/3308737/nc-voting-law-target-of-daily.html





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After 'The Daily Show' Targets NC's Voting Law, Precinct Chair Resigns... (Original Post) WillyT Oct 2013 OP
That bit is an absolute treasure, better than a set up skit!!!!!! An open bigot caught on camera. northoftheborder Oct 2013 #1
Exactly !!! WillyT Oct 2013 #2
K&R Solly Mack Oct 2013 #3
But, but, but, some of his best friends are black SamYeager Oct 2013 #4
Gotcha! UtahLib Oct 2013 #5
Recommend! KoKo Oct 2013 #6

UtahLib

(3,179 posts)
5. Gotcha!
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 12:22 PM
Oct 2013

The North Carolina repug party is so angry that one of their own has broadcast the truth concerning the motives of the repug party. Hilarious

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