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Dean and politics?
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Makes me wanna vote for her.
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The Brain said:
i think that was her plan...but Dean's people have told her to cease using his name and image....
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I wouldn't vote for anyone who is unable to smile. Look at all the pics.
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Dean Smith: I didn't endorse candidate
RALEIGH, N.C. - Despite a message posted on her campaign Web site, former North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith said Monday he has not endorsed lawyer Rachel Lea Hunter for the state Supreme Court.
"I never knew her in my life," Smith said. "I assume I'll vote, but I don't know who I'll vote for."
The Web site features the headline "Legendary Dean Smith meets 'Madame Justice'" above a photo of Hunter and Smith taken at the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame banquet last week. It also says, " 'As a loyal Democrat to another loyal Democrat. Win Rachel! Win!' Dean Smith."
Smith said Monday he didn't recall making such a statement.
"I never really met her," he said. "They just took our picture."
An endorsement from Smith could carry weight in some circles. He won 879 games in his 36 seasons at North Carolina, the most in NCAA Division I history, and won two national championships. He has supported a few causes in North Carolina in recent years, speaking out against the lottery and advocating for a moratorium on executions. He has occasionally endorsed political candidates, including University of North Carolina system president Erskine Bowles, who ran two losing campaigns for Senate.
Smith's assistant, Ruth Kirkendall, said the people who administer the Web site told her Sunday night they planned to remove the reference to Smith, but it remained there Monday afternoon. She also said they had apologized.
"I think it's just a big error," Kirkendall said.
A call to Hunter was not returned Monday.
Hunter, who has never been a judge, is challenging incumbent Associate Justice Mark Martin in a nonpartisan race for an eight-year term. She was a registered Republican when she ran for state Supreme Court in 2004, but switched parties after a falling out with the GOP.
The state Board of Elections in February ruled against Hunter's request to appear on the ballot with the nickname "Madame Justice," a moniker Hunter has said she adopted in 1998.
Elections director Gary Bartlett wrote to Hunter saying that the name would mislead voters. Sitting and former justices often use such a title, Bartlett said.
RALEIGH, N.C. - Despite a message posted on her campaign Web site, former North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith said Monday he has not endorsed lawyer Rachel Lea Hunter for the state Supreme Court.
"I never knew her in my life," Smith said. "I assume I'll vote, but I don't know who I'll vote for."
The Web site features the headline "Legendary Dean Smith meets 'Madame Justice'" above a photo of Hunter and Smith taken at the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame banquet last week. It also says, " 'As a loyal Democrat to another loyal Democrat. Win Rachel! Win!' Dean Smith."
Smith said Monday he didn't recall making such a statement.
"I never really met her," he said. "They just took our picture."
An endorsement from Smith could carry weight in some circles. He won 879 games in his 36 seasons at North Carolina, the most in NCAA Division I history, and won two national championships. He has supported a few causes in North Carolina in recent years, speaking out against the lottery and advocating for a moratorium on executions. He has occasionally endorsed political candidates, including University of North Carolina system president Erskine Bowles, who ran two losing campaigns for Senate.
Smith's assistant, Ruth Kirkendall, said the people who administer the Web site told her Sunday night they planned to remove the reference to Smith, but it remained there Monday afternoon. She also said they had apologized.
"I think it's just a big error," Kirkendall said.
A call to Hunter was not returned Monday.
Hunter, who has never been a judge, is challenging incumbent Associate Justice Mark Martin in a nonpartisan race for an eight-year term. She was a registered Republican when she ran for state Supreme Court in 2004, but switched parties after a falling out with the GOP.
The state Board of Elections in February ruled against Hunter's request to appear on the ballot with the nickname "Madame Justice," a moniker Hunter has said she adopted in 1998.
Elections director Gary Bartlett wrote to Hunter saying that the name would mislead voters. Sitting and former justices often use such a title, Bartlett said.
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If I were her opponent I would get Ric Flair to take a picture with me for my website....
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nah, It'd take forever for them to get John Boy and Billy outta the picture long enough to get it taken with Flair.Thelt said:
