Put your money and time and work into the Democratic Party.

Seriously, why should I? The Party hires an out-of-state Executive Director, and then keeps him after paying his accuser $10,000 to keep his mouth shut. And then, when the shit hits the fan, Parker tells everybody he's going to resign after the Primary (which takes the heat off of him, by the way). But he doesn't resign, does he? Nope. He pulls a stunt, and keeps his job.

And you want me to put my time and money and effort supporting behavior like that? Oh, hell no.

I may help individual candidates, and try to advise voters at polling places in November. But the Party can kiss my lily white ass.

In over 200 years of NCDP history, there has never been a vote of the SEC to accept or reject a resignation of a party officer. Nor were there votes scheduled to accept the resignations of the 2nd Vice Chair or the Secretary, although elections were on the agenda to replace them today. That proves Parker orchestrated this to stay in power. He used a loopole in the plan of orginization to force a vote on his resignation after giving a stem winder speach to fire up the room, despite his promise to many in public and private that he would step down.

By this logic, if a Precinct Chair resigns, then there has to be a another precinct meeting to accept it. That has never happened, ever, nor will it, but is sure was convienent for Mr. Parker today.

As well, because Mr. Parker had promised the Lt. Governor and NC Democrats he would step aside, serious questions about his behavior were not pursued. For example, he had no authority to enter into a settlement on his own without Executive Council approval. Nor the fact that the only way he had not covered up sexual harrasment was if 16 year Director of Adminstration, Sallie Leslie, who resigned in a historic year in NC rather than be a part of a cover up, was lying. Sallie Leslie's integrity is unimpeachable. Previous question to end debate on his resignation was moved before anyone could raise opposition to his staying. Opposition debate was not allowed.

We know David today alone lied to the Lt. Governor, lied to the White House and lied to Democrats in the hall who had called him after the vote on his resignation when he told them that he would go back down and resign again. He said he would do so in minutes, keeping members in the hall for what they thought was going to be an election. Instead, he waited over an hour until 10 minutes before the room had to be vacated to say he would stay on.

As well he lied to Democrats across the state two weeks ago when he said there would be an election today and he would not stay. Candidates emerged and spent money based on his word, and Democrats came on a mother's day weekend to participate in what they were told was going to be an election, only to be treated to a 6 hour farce.

David Parker spoke of the need for unity, but he just assured unreparible divison in the North Carolina Democratic Party. In perhaps one of the most selfish, egotistical displays in memory, he made this about him. There is not one rational Democratic leader of any substance who is not pissed off about this.

He and a few delusional SEC members who confused others have put their judgement above that of our elected officials and the voters who elected them, and placed themselves above the good of the party. They did so by trashing two women who have given decades of dedicated service to the Democratic Party.

Shame on them for doing so. I hope they enjoy their seats on the top row of the upper deck at the DNC, and the cricket sounds at the Goodwin House until they have to sell it because they will not be able to raise a dime. Rational Democrats will go on and win elections without them.