Crybaby Caucus STILL trying to smear ‘Senator Sam’
Being gracious losers and offering to unify the party for November sure doesn’t look like it’s in the cards. I can imagine it’s tough to let go and move on after you’ve spent years on the state payroll, pulling in a bloated, undeserved salary, and lording over / terrorizing everyone in our fair state.
Let’s not forget, Dave Boliek‘s payroll is only so big. Surely, he can’t afford to take on every Berger crony in Raleigh at the salary they are currently making.
Sam Page knocked off capo di tutti Phil Berger fair and square in the March primary. Despite being outspent 12-to-1 and being slandered so ferociously that it would have destroyed a lesser man. Page beat Berger 2-to-1 in Rockingham County – a place each man calls home. Voters also soundly rejected state Rep. Reece Pyrtle- a top Berger lieutenant – and voted out Kevin Berger‘s controlling majority on the Rockingham County board of commissioners. In both cases, weak Republican incumbents were replaced by much more conservative MAGA-leaners. The March primary was a clear rejection of the Berger cartel by fellow Republicans. Yet, Berger cronies are bending over backwards to paint Page’s win as some kind of Democrat victory.
Marching with leftists? Two propaganda organs for the state Republican establishment – North State Journal and Carolina Plotthound – are disseminating the spin that Page ‘marched with leftists’ on Friday in Raleigh. (They love Phil Berger and are apparently still butt-hurt over Sugar Daddy being dismissed. )
Given what I know about Page and his background, I had serious doubts about the veracity of these claims. I reached out to a few folks I know who are very familiar with Page and his thinking.
Page, I was told, is not the kind of guy to sit around and wait for ‘leadership’ to tell him how to vote. He does a deep-dive into an issue or situation to ensure he understands all of the important aspects. Talking to somebody or reading something in particular should never be assumed as him buying into an argument. He’s a researcher, I’m told. Drawing on a lot of the skill set he’s honed as a veteran investigator and lawman.
That sounds similar to something I learned long ago from the late Tim Russert of NBC News. I became acquainted with him during the earliest stages of my media career. I was in a meeting with him one time when someone asked what he does to prepare each day for the news chase. Russert told us he reads three sources he agrees with wholeheartedly, and also reads three he’s skeptical about. Understanding where everyone is coming from in a debate makes you a better and well-rounded person, we were told.
Folks close to Page told me he did go over to where the teachers were hanging out on the Halifax Mall. He admitted as much in a Facebook post. Page said he and other lawmakers spent time there talking – and listening – to teachers in town for the march.
Sheriff Page is quite a celebrity and several people on the Mall wanted photos with him. My source told me about one instance where Page agreed to pose for a pic — IF the marcher agreed first to remove their shirt which had a partisan slogan printed on it. My source said the marcher agreed and did so.
I’ve observed plenty of rallies and marches I did not support. I’ve also been photographed with people who don’t exactly thrill me. I am sure there are a lot of politicians out there who could say the same thing. Walking around the outskirts of a rally conversing with participants is hardly “protesting with” or “marching with.”
Democrats and Roy Cooper got more out of Phil Berger than they can ever hope to get out of Sam Page.
Phil Berger was front-and-center for at least TWO of Cooper’s top achievements — repeal of HB2 and the expansion of Medicaid. Cooper campaigned for office in 2016 demanding that trannies be allowed back into ladies locker rooms and restrooms. And Berger and the Republicans gave that to him.
Berger was also central to the expansion of Medicaid — a fraud laden program bound to put the state’s taxpayers in fiscal turmoil if expanded. It got expanded and – yes – it did put us in financial peril. So, Phil and the boys got together with Democrat Josh Stein to throw even more tax money at the Medicaid boondoggle. It’s as though politicians in DC and in Raleigh are locked in a battle to see who can break the bank FIRST. 
Meanwhile, sheriff Sam Page has received national acclaim for his work on illegal immigration. He was also asked to head Donald Trump‘s 2016 campaign in North Carolina.
An honest look at Page’s record will reveal that the average left-wing activist will not find much to cheer about regarding Sam Page.
Berger actually campaigned for and endorsed a Democrat who had a Republican opponent.
He got rebuked by the state GOP for it as well. It centered around a Rockingham County Superior Court judgeship. There was a Democrat incumbent and the Republican challenger was a conservative activist and former county attorney. Here are the background details. Berger even helped the Democrat get a ‘special judge’ seat after he lost.
