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NC-9: Mark Harris' SON throws him under the bus (Original Post) brooklynite Feb 2019 OP
Oh My! malaise Feb 2019 #1
Get HIM to the greatest prison Cirque du So-What Feb 2019 #3
Please please please malaise Feb 2019 #4
Lawyer notice: late Last Will changes... Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #2
But Mark Harris is a Pastor Botany Feb 2019 #5
Good, then maybe he'll get lucky when he is in prison and "the rapture" will come ooky Feb 2019 #7
The other prisoners. Blue_true Feb 2019 #21
Some of the nicest sleazebags I have know wrap themselves in robes or flags. erronis Feb 2019 #10
I knew it was a Baptist Church! True Blue American Feb 2019 #16
I would not doubt it, he does leave a slim trail. nt Blue_true Feb 2019 #22
Oh my, what a surprise! BigmanPigman Feb 2019 #17
I hear they're needing ronatchig Feb 2019 #20
thou shalt not steal? mnmoderatedem Feb 2019 #26
So THAT's what's wrong with him flying_wahini Feb 2019 #29
! rurallib Feb 2019 #6
Harris KNEW what was going on.... typical repub - WIN at any cost. groundloop Feb 2019 #8
Mr. Harris, meet my friend Karma. As you've already learned, she's a real B!%#h. nt okaawhatever Feb 2019 #9
NC no longer considered a democracy. rickyhall Feb 2019 #11
NC's democracy is governed by the federal government, which is Hortensis Feb 2019 #13
The fact that there is a trial means that it is a democracy. Blue_true Feb 2019 #23
Doesn't Dad Harris have a PRIOR history of election theft? Hortensis Feb 2019 #12
Mark Harris ain't goin to Congress ZeroSomeBrains Feb 2019 #14
Or heaven either Sucha NastyWoman Feb 2019 #24
is Dallas Woodhouse still going to put on his crying routine and pretend NCGOP didn't know? EveHammond13 Feb 2019 #15
LOCK ... HIM ... UP !!! uponit7771 Feb 2019 #18
Wow. This is pretty DAMNING! B Stieg Feb 2019 #19
K&R ck4829 Feb 2019 #25
There HAS to be a new election. bearsfootball516 Feb 2019 #27
Barron Trump, are you listening? Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2019 #28
Psssst! Donnie Junior! Eric! smb Feb 2019 #30
I see some awkward Thanksgiving dinners in their future. Chemisse Feb 2019 #31
Threw him under the bus and . . . peggysue2 Feb 2019 #32
RE: Democratic Challenger rkleinberger Feb 2019 #33
I think you're right. shraby Feb 2019 #34
It's a bit more complicated than that meow2u3 Feb 2019 #37
This will make family gatherings awkward. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2019 #35
John Harris was under oath and told the truth Pachamama Feb 2019 #36
It's not throwing someone under the bus to simply tell the truth. jiminvegas Feb 2019 #38
+1, looking at MSNBC now and it looks like Harris threw his sun under the bus. Now Harris says there uponit7771 Feb 2019 #39

Botany

(70,588 posts)
5. But Mark Harris is a Pastor
Wed Feb 20, 2019, 04:53 PM
Feb 2019

from wiki

He earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Appalachian State University and both a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.[2] Harris and his wife Beth have three children and six grandchildren.[2]

Harris served as the senior pastor of the First Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina,[3] and as president of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.[4]

ooky

(8,929 posts)
7. Good, then maybe he'll get lucky when he is in prison and "the rapture" will come
Wed Feb 20, 2019, 05:18 PM
Feb 2019

and he will fly away.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
21. The other prisoners.
Wed Feb 20, 2019, 10:03 PM
Feb 2019

Will be so jealous when they see the light open his jail cell door and lift him up. But, then he will get cast into the deepest pits of hell and the other convicts will say "woo, glad that wasn't me"

erronis

(15,337 posts)
10. Some of the nicest sleazebags I have know wrap themselves in robes or flags.
Wed Feb 20, 2019, 05:22 PM
Feb 2019

"If you can't find honest work, or if you don't want to work too hard - praise the lord."

Depending on the cult, it also gives one lots of time to do some child molestation, laying-on-of-hands with parishioners' wives, general perversions - all in the name of JC.

Tax free!

groundloop

(11,523 posts)
8. Harris KNEW what was going on.... typical repub - WIN at any cost.
Wed Feb 20, 2019, 05:20 PM
Feb 2019

Does anyone know what the law says about this? Can Dan McCready be declared the winner because of this voter fraud, or will there have to be another election?

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
13. NC's democracy is governed by the federal government, which is
Wed Feb 20, 2019, 05:25 PM
Feb 2019

still governed by the Constitution. Even when we have good government in control in DC they're reluctant to intervene in state elections, though. This is hardly the first era or state in which massive election theft has occurred, to put it mildly. Election theft this blatant has become shocking, and that's a good sign. Need to keep it that way.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
23. The fact that there is a trial means that it is a democracy.
Wed Feb 20, 2019, 10:15 PM
Feb 2019

Maybe not perfect, but it is largely working. If it was not a democracy, the scumbag would already be in Washington and nothing would have been done.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
12. Doesn't Dad Harris have a PRIOR history of election theft?
Wed Feb 20, 2019, 05:24 PM
Feb 2019

Maybe junior was trying to cover his own behind? He wouldn't have been telling his crooked dad anything he didn't know.

smb

(3,475 posts)
30. Psssst! Donnie Junior! Eric!
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 10:55 AM
Feb 2019

I hear tell that Mueller might give one of you a Get Out Of Jail Free card if you throw dear old Dad under the bus. Offer available to whoever jumps on it first....

Chemisse

(30,817 posts)
31. I see some awkward Thanksgiving dinners in their future.
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 12:55 PM
Feb 2019

It's really pretty shocking - and admirable - that the son was willing to do this.

peggysue2

(10,842 posts)
32. Threw him under the bus and . . .
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 01:20 PM
Feb 2019

reduced Harris Sr to tears. I love when evangelicals cry!

Actually from what I read, Harris' son did the brave, honest thing: he told the truth. His father and campaign manager were warned numerous times about Dowless' hinky past and both ignored the warning. He added at the end that he loved his parents and was not trying to shaft them, but that ultimately they believed what they wanted to believe. Even when solid evidence to the contrary was provided.

This election needs to be tossed!

rkleinberger

(155 posts)
33. RE: Democratic Challenger
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 01:20 PM
Feb 2019

It looks like that there has been several felonies committed by the Harris campaign which should be enough to nullify the election. However, a new election seems unfair to the Democrat challenger. It is not possible to reproduce the same type of turnouts and atmosphere that occurred in 2018 with the Blue Wave. The election win should be given to the Democrat, and he is seated in the House. This is only the fair outcome because it is likely he would have won the election.

shraby

(21,946 posts)
34. I think you're right.
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 01:29 PM
Feb 2019

Because the republican cheated, he won. If he hadn't cheated, the Dem would have won. Give the election to the standing candidate.

Don't let cheating pay.

meow2u3

(24,773 posts)
37. It's a bit more complicated than that
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 02:48 PM
Feb 2019

To be fair, Preacher Scammer Harris also "defeated" former Rep. Pittinger (R-NC) in the primaries by dubious means, too, possibly by the same absentee ballot fraud. Pittinger was also possibly cheated, so a complete do-over would be the fair solution to this crime--coupled by Scammer Harris going to jail.

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
36. John Harris was under oath and told the truth
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 01:37 PM
Feb 2019

He followed the law and told the truth, even from the beginning to his father.

I don't know if his son is a lawyer, but his son knew that lying to protect his father would be a crime.

The father should have expected no less and thankfully John Harris did the right thing. It must have been gut-wrenching for John Harris.

Mark Harris did this and shame on him if he expected his son to lie. He ignored his sons advice and still chose to hire McCrae Dowless KNOWING he did criminal shady activities that were in violation of the law and cheated voters.

uponit7771

(90,364 posts)
39. +1, looking at MSNBC now and it looks like Harris threw his sun under the bus. Now Harris says there
Thu Feb 21, 2019, 03:50 PM
Feb 2019

... should be a new election.

This is some shit here

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