Frank Stephenson picked up this delicious morsel in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
RALEIGH, N.C. ? It had the makings of quite the endorsement: former North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith cheering lawyer Rachel Lea Hunter on to victory in her race for a seat on the state Supreme Court.
“As a loyal Democrat to another loyal Democrat. Win Rachel! Win!'” read the quote from Smith on Hunter’s Web site, posted above a picture of the pair at last week’s North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame banquet.
But there’s a problem: Smith doesn’t remember saying it. “I never really met her,” he said Monday. “They just took our picture.”
Ms. Hunter does, however, appear quite skilled at legalistic hair-splitting:
In a statement, she pointed out the Web site didn’t specifically say Smith endorsed her.
“The statement said that I had met Dean Smith. I did. … I did not say that he endorsed me,” she said.
With such lawyerly skills in the misleading use of language, Ms. Hunter should be perfect for some job other than the NC Supreme Court. Such as a lawyer for Hillary, maybe.
Tip of the sombrero, Frank.
