Andrea Mitchell Scolds DNC Chair: How Can You Pick Anti-Labor North Carolina to Host Convention?
Andrea Mitchell invited on DNC Chairman Tim Kaine, on Tuesday's Andrea Mitchell Reports, to announce the Democrats have picked Charlotte, North Carolina to host their 2012 convention but the MSNBC host couldn't resist hitting Kaine from the left as she scolded Democrats for selecting a right-to-work state. Mitchell, taking up for Big Labor, even challenged Kaine: "I defy you to find a labor hotel for these delegates, for all the AFL-CIO folks coming to Charlotte."
The following exchange was aired on the February 1 edition of Andrea Mitchell Reports:
ANDREA MITCHELL: Democrats are heading to North Carolina. The party has selected Charlotte, North Carolina to host the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Party chairman Tim Kaine joins me now. The announcement just out. Okay, why, why North Carolina? Why Charlotte? I think I know a little bit about this demographically, but from your point of view.
TIM KAINE: You bet, Andrea. Well it was a tough pick. We had four very goods cities: St. Louis, Minneapolis, Cleveland and Charlotte. And it was close. And each city had some strong points in their favor. But, by going to Charlotte, we're doing a couple things. North Carolina was a success story for President Obama and Democrats in 2008. It hadn't gone Democratic in a presidential year since 1976. We worked very, very hard to win North Carolina and we're gonna work very, very hard to win it again and putting the convention there is an indication of that. And not just for North Carolina, but also other states in the South, Virginia certainly, Florida - that we won in 2008. We just feel like it's important to always play on an expanding map, not a map that is shrinking back. North Carolina sends that message.
MITCHELL: Well you won it in, you won it in 2008 49.9 to 49.5. That, that's a pretty tight margin.
KAINE: It was very tight.
MITCHELL: So clearly you, you want to keep it blue. The demographics of the state are, as I understand it, about 21 percent African-American, 7 percent Latino. The median age is 36.6 percent. So as our political unit has come up with these numbers, seems that this is a pretty good mix of what you need to do in expanding your base. But there, there could be some down side. What about the fact that North Carolina is the headquarters of Bank of America, a lot of TARP money went there, it's a big banking center and the fact that it is a right-to-work state? And you, I defy you to find a labor hotel for these delegates, for all the AFL-CIO folks coming to Charlotte.
KAINE: Andrea, the AFL-CIO has very good presence in North Carolina. Some great leadership. But the fact of the matter is there are pluses and minuses with each of the four cities. But, you know as we look at North Carolina we think there's a good story to tell. The President last week, in the State of the Union, talked about the innovation economy in America. North Carolina was an economy that was traditionally leaning on some pillars: tobacco, textiles, furniture. But now with the research triangle and other assets, has been an economy that's about innovation, startup businesses. And a wonderful story to tell in Charlotte with a dynamic young mayor and, and statewide. And we think that, that theme of innovation and, and kind of economic renaissance that the President is promoting, that, that Charlotte will do a very good job in exemplifying that theme in November 2012. And so that was one of the reasons we chose it.
—Geoffrey Dickens is the Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. You can follow him on Twitter here
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But remember.....
Submitted by NC Cop on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 3:13pm.
MSNBC doesn't have a political agenda!!!
Oh, my sides!
You are welcome to come stay
Submitted by ricklail on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 3:38pm.
You are welcome to come stay with me around that time. I wouldn't want to be within 100 miles of Charlotte. I think you are about 80.
LOL!! Yeah, that's about
Submitted by NC Cop on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 5:25pm.
LOL!! Yeah, that's about right! I hope I don't get called down there to work!!!
Wonder how much
Submitted by The_Barrel_Guy on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 4:04pm.
Greenspan has to pay MSNBC to get her out of the house...
Andrea Mitchell stays in character . . .
Submitted by Galvanic on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 3:21pm.
. . . Among the Beltway MSM navel gazers, she's a princess.
She knows about North Carolina through her "political unit." That speaks volumes.
She wouldn't be caught dead in NC if she wasn't covering her BFF Hillary Rodham Clinton or some Obama news story.
I think she's used to something different
Submitted by Deskpilot on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 3:38pm.
with respect to hair texture standards in her role as a navel gazer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGOasilLgdk&feature=related
What a dipshit comment....
Submitted by nonncom on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 3:22pm.
Who the hell cares about the union.....I guarantee, they won't lose one vote from the union to the repubs over this.....LOL....Mitchell is lib to the bone....
Also ...
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 4:34pm.
... the dems are REALLY going to have to go some to win NC again. They got their clocks cleaned in the off year elections.
Southerns are a little slow, but we ain't terminally stupid. I still can't believe that NC went for the fool the last time.
Live and learn, Tar Heels. Live and learn.
Andrea, just what in the hell
Submitted by ricklail on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 3:26pm.
Andrea, just what in the hell is wrong with a right to work state? We have enough corrupt Democrat politicians. We don't need any corrupt union leaders.
The young mayor is black by the way.
Many people in NC, not including me, were fooled by Obama and Gov. Dumpling. It won't happen again.
I look for a lot of strip clubs to open around Labor Day 2012 and shut down a week later.
... and Democrats don't worry
Submitted by Hunter12 on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 3:47pm.
... and Democrats don't worry about the quality of the local hookers because they bring their own.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
Hey Andrea, y'all can keep them corrupt goonion morons...
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 3:31pm.
...up North where they belong. They aren't welcome down this way.
And that goes double for the AFL-CIO commies.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
It's only
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 3:45pm.
a 2 hour drive from here. I might take a day trip down there to see the freak show outside.
You are a bigger man than I
Submitted by ricklail on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 4:34pm.
You are a bigger man than I am. I don't want to be within 100 miles of that mess. I assume you live up I-77 in VA.
Maybe the DNC should consider
Submitted by forest on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 3:52pm.
Maybe the DNC should consider Cuba or Venezuela.
Come on Andrea
Submitted by donabernathy on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 4:12pm.
Do ya think Keith Olbermann's living room is large enough to hold your convention.
Now back to Andrea's important reporting.
roflmao
If Mitchell chooses to stay
Submitted by jwrjr on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 4:08pm.
If Mitchell chooses to stay far away fron North Carolina the citizens of the State (abd especially Charlortte) will thoroughly approve of her staying away.
sorry - "and", not "abd".
Submitted by jwrjr on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 4:11pm.
sorry - "and", not "abd".
Is she still..................................
Submitted by BBallleaper on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 4:14pm.
alive??????????????? Jeesh!
Be careful. Comments like
Submitted by Hunter12 on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 4:26pm.
Be careful. Comments like that might cause the Liberal Media, aka Civility Police, to think you are death-wishing Andrea and they'll send the SEIU to your house to beat the crap out of you.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
Uh, technically speaking, no
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 4:39pm.
Ankhrea Mitchell is reanimated.
Cuba or Venezuela
Submitted by dammit on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 4:28pm.
I would vote for either country, Perhaps if we can ship enough libtards to Cuba, it will tip over. ;)
If putting 1000 more Marines
Submitted by ricklail on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 4:51pm.
If putting 1000 more Marines and their families on Guam will cause it to over how many will it take to tip over Cuber? (That's redneck for Cuba)
yay
Submitted by Q on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 5:01pm.
at least now i can book my trip early...and i have nothing but time to plan which protest group i'll align with
Me thinks the decsion was
Submitted by ricklail on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 5:02pm.
Me thinks the decsion was made by Moochele after reading this. I think she lied because I don't ever remember them being here on the coast.
→ Angria Mitchell
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 5:07pm.
Angria, I defy you to find a vestigial trace of journalism within yourself.
That is, assuming it ever was there.
I'm with Andrea!
Submitted by JakeMo on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 5:28pm.
The DNC should teach NC a lesson by pulling out altogether.
In fact, I heartily endorse a plan for the DNC to exit all "right-to-work" states in an act of supreme sacrifice unmatched in the history of American politics.
That'll show 'em, ayy Andrea?!?
Poor Charlotte
Submitted by gwalt on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 5:29pm.
That city will be TRASHED! look what they did to D.C. after Obozo's inauguration. It looked like Detroit had been hit by a tornado.
Someone should take before and after pics. How about some good hotel employee interviews?
Hooker stings by Charlotte police? DUI's? Find Obozo's cocaine dealer?
Anybody have any connections?
"A lot of briefing for a 2 hr. special with Dan Rather. Saw the show & wonder why we bothered". Ronald Reagan
DC hookers
Submitted by Agnostic on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 5:42pm.
You really need to be careful talking about DC hookers to make sure to state whether you are talking about the ones that work for a living or the ones we elect to office.
Im in Charlotte...
Submitted by All American on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 6:14pm.
First we had the Hornets - loosers
THEN the Bobcats - Crimninals & loosers
THEN the Panthers - Pathetic loosers
NOW we get the Libtards...
How I long for the wonderful days of Hurricane Hugo again, 'cuz whe these scum leave "tidy town" as its known to the Charlotte Elites, it will look like Detroit, or Philly, or worse yet, DC !
BTW: I understand they are calling it the "PEOPLE'S CONVENTION"...sounds kinda USSR-ish dont it? (imagine that!)
You must not have been alive
Submitted by ricklail on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 8:44pm.
You must not have been alive when I was growing up northwest of the Queen City. The only winners coming from Charlotte were the Crocketts and wrasling. That was about the only sport that made a lot of money. They could sell out the old Charlotte Coliseum for every event. (I think they call it Bojangles Arena now. ) There were the Checkers hockey and Davidson basketball. The Redskins would make a trip to Memorial Stadium for a pre-season game each year. There was NASCAR before it sold out to big money. There was the Twins, farm them of the Minnesota Twins. That was a AA team. Clark Griffin was a tight wad. They played at Clark Griffin Staduim. The name was changed after Jim Crockett brought in the O's from Asheville to Crockett park. They were a farm team of Baltimore. Now there were a lot of good players come through there like Cal Ripken, Eddie Murray and Curt Shilling just to name a few.
Sorry, got carried away on my Charlotte sports history. By the way George Shinn ruined the Gastonia Rangers when he bought the team from the Farnsworths. They only lasted 2 seasons before he sold them to Hickory. He might have made millions but he ruin the sports around Charlotte.
When Charlotte got into the big time with the Hornets it became a city of losers. Looks like they just lost again.
Been here for 15 years so I don't know what is going on with the baseball team. At one time they wanted the ciyt to build them a downtown stadium. Guess the Bobcats got there first.
I was there for Hugo. I can still remember John Boy and Billy playing chainsaw music for weeks.
I forgot about the old Carolina Cougars of the ABA. They played in Charlotte and Greensboro. Neither city really identified with them. When the NBA took in some of the ABA teams they folded.
Makes me sad to even
Submitted by Boudin on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 8:54pm.
Think about Baltimore Baseball. I spent a lot of my youth in Memorial Stadium watching division leading teams. I used to go to Elrod Hendrix's Baseball camp, what great memories.
I feel the same way. I really
Submitted by ricklail on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 9:08pm.
I feel the same way. I really started liking the Birds when I saw Cal and Eddie play in Charlotte. What year was that they had 4 20 game winners? That was way before Cal and Eddie.
Andrea is right
Submitted by ckc1227 on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 7:42pm.
NC needs to be more pro-labor.....like Michigan, or California. You know, because it's working out so well for them.