Rep. Susi Hamilton : Bullshit statement about her voting for Fracking in NC..

taken from Facebook

the full written statement from NC House Rep. Susi Hamilton (D-New Hanover) on fracking released today, Saturday 7/7, well here it is, completely unedited.

OPEN STATEMENT
As I took office in 2011, I promised myself that I would always vote my conscience. It hasn’t been easy, and this last session has been particularly trying. Now, it is time to set the record straight.

I did not vote to support fracking, I voted to regulate fracking. A huge difference – but one that tends to get lost in sound bites. I wanted the politics taken out of the debate, and have it instead turned over to a multiple disciplinary board to develop regulations and restriction that must be approved by the NCGA before any permits will be issued by the department of environment and natural resources. This was a vote to protect the small rural communities of the state against oil and gas companies. Make no mistake, oil and gas wanted this veto sustained so they could bring back S709 or as I call it, "drill baby drill." We sustained that veto in 2011.
The latter point is extremely important, and cannot be emphasized enough. Protecting everyone, including our economically disadvantaged and minority citizens, from hurtful actions by big business, is a huge priority for me. Because of my vote, we now have a voice in the discussion.

It is easy to pound your fist and stand on supposed principle when you are wealthy. The well-to-do environmental lobby of the general assembly lacks the ability to see what a bill for what it is. Posturing is not governing, it is advocacy, and the two are very different. I was elected to govern, not advocate.

The environment is extremely important to me. I was the only coastal legislator to vote against the anti-science sea-rise bill on the last day of session. According to the NC League of Conservation Voters, my environmental voting record ranked me 12th out of 120 members of the House this year. I had earned an 83% rating. And, if they openly admitted what they really know and feel about the fracking bill, my rating would have gone even higher after that vote. It is evidently easier to posture than to think. And, unfortunately, it’s much more popular, too.

My work with Rep. Danny McComas to extend the film incentive was a huge victory for all of North Carolina. In the past 20 years, the industry has spent 5.2 billion dollars statewide and created thousands of clean, well-paying jobs. In 2010, the industry spent $80 million statewide – and once the current film incentive was in place in January of 2011, the numbers began to jump. They spent $220 million in 2011, and we are on track to top $310 million this year. The people who work in this industry, and the thousands of businesses across the state that they spend money with, need this trend to continue.

So, I will continue to fight for what is right. People need clean air and water, and to be able to pay their mortgages. North Carolina families need jobs, and that’s what I promised to deliver, and absolutely have. And all of North Carolina’s children have the right to a good education. Obviously, I am willing to take the heat when necessary to do the right thing. No one can bully me into anything. They never have, and they never will. Period. I am simply proud to serve my district and my state, and have pledged to do it to the best of my ability. It’s that simple. As simple as knowing right from wrong.

In Service to Our State,
Rep. Susi Hamilton

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Rep. Susi Hamilton (Democrat?) on the left and Rep. Danny McComas (Republican).

from Facebook,

She sold/traded her veto vote for the film tax credit.. She is nothing more then a f’ing lair, she need to just become a damn Republican…

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Did Susi H Hamilton sell out the clean water, for a $60 million film tax credit for her area?????

That came as a surprise to Hamilton's seatmate, Rep. Pricey Harrison, D- Guilford, who authored the letter and put Hamilton's name on it. She described the situation as "uncomfortable," but took issue with Hamilton's characterization.

Harrison said Hamilton knew what the letter entailed before she volunteered to sign it. Even after a copy of it was sent to Hamilton's office, Harrison said, Hamilton never voiced concerns about it until Monday.

That's when a $60 million film tax credit, widely considered dead for the session, suddenly re-emerged. The credit, a one-year extension of a refundable credit set to expire at the end of 2013, could help Hamilton's district attract the sequel to "Captain America." The production company has been looking at Wilmington as a potential filming location.

House lawmakers called a special Finance Committee meeting at 10:30 p.m. Monday to insert the tax credit into a bill dedicated to fixing technical problems in state law.

Shortly after that, Hamilton voted for the fracking override. And shortly after that, the bill containing the tax credit was approved.

Hamilton said today there was no connection between the the film tax credit and her apparent change of heart on the fracking bill. She made no apologies for supporting the tax credit championed by fellow New Hanover Rep. Danny McComas.

just who the hell does she think she is kidding? She sold her veto vote for money.. that will benefit her area, while the future of fresh water from wells and stream are now at risk..

So Ms “sold out fresh water” Hamilton was it worth?? In the future when communities water sources become undrinkable I hope the citizens of those area will hunt you down and force you to drink the water that you sold out for a damn film tax credit..

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One case for more money for Education. Stupid is as Stupid does

A Louisiana man claimed a reporter did not have the right to video record his trackhoe from a public street because it was his “private property.”

So the man stormed up to the reporter, grabbed her camera and refused to let go for several minutes.

So much for private property.

"You might be on a public road but that's private property right there," he said.

Elray Dubois was so insistent that he was right, he even vowed to sue KALB reporter Brooke Buford if she dared air the video of his trackhoe.

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