Greg Murphy vs. Onslow Co. GOP: The tale of the email
(Links are now fixed.)
As we noted earlier, there is a split in the Onslow County GOP over the future of US Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC3rd). A group of activists and party leaders in Onslow are seeking a formal censure of Murphy over his votes in the House they say veered too far left. Party leaders in Raleigh and in the county are trying to quash the effort.
Here’s one of the opening volleys in this scuffle:
Here is some back-and-forth between Murphy and a spokesman for the pro-censure group.
Here is the original censure document that includes a list of votes the pro-censure forces had problems with.
The uproar apparently spurred the establishment types running the local party and state party. Here’s one local GOPe type:
According to the OCGOP chairman, state chairman Michael Whatley and his team have sounded off on the censure effort:
Party before county? *Sounds GREAT.*
If what the county chairman said was true, THAT outs state GOPers trying to protect an incumbent who is facing primary opponents.
This is an interesting development– right in front of the primary — in one of the 3rd’s big prizes in the GOP primary.
I watched the YouTube video linked above. It’s interesting how GOPe types like to preach “civil debate” but will then shout down dissenting conservatives.
The fight for the people of Onslow County continues . With Onslow County GOP and the NCGOP continuing to suppress the people of Onslow County with their latest illegal ruling of a continuation to vote on the acceptance of the NCGOP or the local plan of organization. This vote was excepted by the people, yes the people of Onslow Country with a 2/3 majority at the local convention but was suppressed by the Onslow County republican party Chair with the blessing of our NCGOP. The difference between the local and the state plan of organization is all politicians can vote in the executive committee which outweighs the voice of the people. Is this a sign of Marxism?
For practical purposes, it is. In future contested leadership elections, conservatives should demand pledges from candidates to avoid these NCGOP “boot camps”, which are a means for the state party to increase their control over county parties, and have nothing to do with the advancement of a conservative agenda.
And yes we have text message from the GOP chair that states that the censure of Greg Murphy would in fact be on the agenda to one of our constituents.. Then she violated Roberts Rules many times to silence the dissent after given direction by the State GOP to do so. Where is this in the party platform??? When the electorate is educated they become a danger to the establishment who only want to rule over the masses and enforce their tyranny. How does a two term representative obtain a seat on the house ways and means committee (a most lucrative position) ….answer is simple those that go along to get along and say this is our thing.. President Trump was a disruption for “THEIR THING”. And before you say Murphy has Trump’s endorsement remember no man is perfect and we don’t agree on all things all the time.. Love Trump but this time like many others he needs to clean up his inner circle. I encourage all registered republicans to watch how the sausage gets made tonight at Southwest High School…to be continued
well Trump also endorsed Dr. Oz and what a garbage choice that is
The GOP continues to amaze me. The Preamble of their By-Laws states “Of the people, for the people, by the people”
It has become; “ For The Politicians, Of the Politicians, By The Politicians”.
The GOP is protecting them from being held accountable.
Is that not the definition of Tyranny ?
The only consistency in murphy’s voting has been to protect the hospitals, big pharma and the establishment. He has brought no measurable help to our farmers or fishermen and has abandoned our veterans and their families. Replace him with Tony Cowden!
Craven agrees!! Vident bought Murphys practice. Now he still works for vident. How that is legal we will never know but he has to go.
With all the Cowden signs I’m seeing – I’d not say Craven agrees – I’d be skeptical of which way Craven is going – Murphy has some work to do if he wants to win in Craven.
Vidant and Big Medicine generally own way too many politicians. Senator Jim Perry of Kinston is another one, but then Perry is a front for a lot of special interests. Big Medicine is only one of them. He is pushing the Obamacare Medicaid expansion just as hard as he can.
Murphy listens to the special interests and beltway insiders, not the people of the 3rd district. A good example is when Murphy voted for the cancel culture against southern heritage for one bill to change the names of military bases like Fort Bragg and for another bill to take a lot of southern memorials out of the Capitol building. The 3rd district GOP executive committee unanimously passed a resolution asking Murphy not to do that, but when another such bill came up, he voted for it anyway. A censure may be embarassing to him, but it will not change his behavior.
The only thing Greg Murphy is capable of is being an establishment RINO. He has an abysmal voting record, and censure is the least of what he needs. He hasn’t lifted a finger (until being called out recently) for the MARSOC 3, and is only about himself, big pharma, and corporations. He’s being challenged by a man more caring, and qualified then he can possibly be. Time for Greg Murphy to go.
Welcome to the world of resolutions! We pass them here in Craven County and they mostly don’t make it out of 3rd District much less to State. There is a process in place. We have to use the process. If you feel that strongly about the resolution – like it is a die for resolution – then do the politicking outside to get your viewpoints on record. The meetings are not the place to do it – it is before the meeting. It is incumbent on me the submitter to do the work to gather social mass – it is not up the party to do the work for me. Yes the party did get Murphy’s letter out – he is a currently elected Republican – he ran the race – he did the homework to get in office. I know it doesn’t seem fair – not at all – I know it seems insurmountable – but if you do the homework, you can achieve – it’s just a lotta, lotta work. Like call the other counties before the meeting – individually – one-on-one – get them to see your point or acknowledge they are not for what you are. I feel for you – I really do – but there is a process and it is not up to someone else to do the work for you!
I remember not that long ago when NCGOP3 had a real leader and you wouldn’t have had an issue getting this stuff through District.
This entire situation is absolutely ridiculous and shameful. Rep. Greg Murphy’s abysmal voting record should speak for itself, but if that’s not enough, can we talk about his ties with Vident? How about his real estate endeavors? Haven’t we had enough electing “representatives” who care more about their own self interest, than the interest of those they are sworn to serve? From what I’m seeing, Tony Cowden is the only viable candidate for NC-3. Eastern North Carolina finally has a chance to elect one of their own; a principled, conservative, American First SOF veteran. If the GOP doesn’t fix themselves, we will do it for them. Enough is enough.
Censuring wayward GOP politicians is NOT barred by the Plan of Organization. There is quite a history of that. Indeed the Third District Party ExCom has in the past censured at least one sitting RINO US Senator for his bad votes. It was also not that long ago that the state Republican Central Committee censured US Senator Richard Burr. How is a county censuring a bad incumbent any different than the state Central Committee or a congressional district executive committee of the party doing so? Indeed, at the county level, a few years ago, the Lenoir County Republican executive committee censured an incumbent GOP US Senator.
Whatley is abusing his office to protect Murphy, and so is the NCGOP General Counsel. Precedent matters in the law, and there is clear precedent for these motions to censure.
NCGOPe folks are getting tired of hearing from the grassroots people, so it’s time for more gates and more gatekeepers to keep us at bay.
I really like Tony Cowden in the 3rd District race. This would all be a lot more doable in the days of the 50% threshold. In a race with the big money candidate, like Murphy, a good candidate like Cowden could stay close in the election forcing a runoff. In the two-man runoff the establishment candidate could more easily be exposed and taken out.
So, they brought about the 40% threshold. When that got too risky, the crooked bast@rd$ imposed the present day 30% threshold.
It’s hard to crack this system they’ve got now but it’s still possible. We’ve just got to get Cowden in the runoff.
Eric Earhart for Congress!! He’s got the endorsement of the Eastern NC Tea Party. He’s more informed than Tony Cowden, and on a wider variety of issues, too! Check out his facebook page where you can hear several radio interviews.
Oh, wow. I just can’t believe that an elitist windbag like Dr. The Congressman Greg Murphy M.D. would protect himself using back-channels with other powerbrokers when people get mad that he lies constantly and votes like a Democrat.
Maybe we should stop voting for people who look like the evil CEOs from Robocop.
Tony Cowden might be a hick, but he’s an honest hick, he’s a brave hick, and he’s our hick. I’ll take that all day over some suit who thinks of his constituents as the help.
American Family Association rates Murphy as “Leans Conservative”.
Leans..