The continuing controversy surrounding former Gov. Mike Easley and his wife Mary led to another round of media appearances for John Locke Foundation experts this week. Carolina Journal Executive Editor Don Carrington, who’s been writing about questionable dealings associated with the Easleys since 2006, discussed this week’s developments on the WPTF Radio morning show with Scott Fitzgerald, on the WPTF afternoon program with Bill LuMaye, and in clips used throughout the day on the WPTF news. (Speaking of Bill LuMaye’s program, last week’s Impact Report omitted an appearance on the show for JLF Vice President for Communications Jon Ham, who accompanied daughter Mary Katharine for a joint chat with LuMaye during the Take Back Our State Tea Party festivities.) Carrington’s work also attracted attention from the Fayetteville Observer, which interviewed Carrington for one article and mentioned CJ in another article about the Easleys. Rhino Times Editor John Hammer discussed CJ‘s Easley investigation in detail within his latest column, and Creative Loafing‘s blog featured a CarolinaJournal.tv video of Carrington discussing the Easley scandal. (In other Carrington-related scandal news, the Wake Weekly mentioned Carrington in an article about the federal sentencing of a former Wake Forest mayor involved in an ethanol scandal. On hand to witness the plea was Don Carrington, the former Wake Forest resident and journalist who originally broke the story, writing for the John Locke Foundation. [Recently, Carrington was first to reveal former First Lady Mary Easley’s exorbitant pay raise while she was working for N.C. State University].) Carrington was not alone in discussing the Easley scandal on the radio. John Locke Foundation President John Hood discussed Easley’s “ethical deficit” and the state’s budget deficit during an appearance with Tara Servatius on WBT Radio. Servatius also interviewed Meck Deck blogger Jeff Taylor about Easley, state and local budget issues, and Charlotte’s potential loss of influence in the national banking world. The Easley scandal even earned Carolina Journal some attention from “State Fans Nation,” a top N.C. State University fans’ blog, which mentioned CJ work to expose the UNC system’s history of questionable payoffs to administrators.
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