Bobbie Richardson Online Media
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Contents Summary of Findings from Internet & New Media Review ................................................................. 3 Social Media: ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Facebook: ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Twitter: ............................................................................................................................................. 36 LinkedIn: ........................................................................................................................................... 37 Carolina Journal: .................................................................................................................................. 39 Achievement School District Measure Passes House, Heads To Senate (6/2/2016) ..................... 39 House Democrats name Jackson minority leader (12/20/2016) .................................................... 41 NCGA roundup: class-size flexibility, rainy-day fund get committee nod (2/10/2017) ................ 41 Keep politics off the bench? Tell the judges (3/14/2017) ............................................................... 42 Llama attracts attention to proposal for N.C. to join Convention of States (6/28/2017) ............... 44 Civitas Institute: .................................................................................................................................... 45 Bad Bill of the Week: Outlawing Employment (5/11/2016) ........................................................... 45 Bobbie Richardson (2017) ............................................................................................................... 46 IndyWeek: ............................................................................................................................................ 47 Dems: Make Officers Wear Body Cams, Make Footage Public (4/5/2017) ................................... 47 Beer and Wine Wholesalers Gave $53K to ABC Committee Members Last Year, Beat Back a Proposal to Raise Breweries’ Self-Distribution Cap (4/26/2017) .................................................... 48 NC Policy Watch: ................................................................................................................................ 50 Rep. Richardson to remove her name from bill that would allow stun guns in schools (4/18/2013) ....................................................................................................................................... 50 Unvalued and unprotected (4/27/2016).......................................................................................... 50 House Democrats move to use lottery funds to help pay teachers’ loans (5/4/2016) ................... 53 Tempers flare as controversial Achievement School District bill clears House (6/3/2016) .......... 54 Hope amidst the Jones Street gloom: Bipartisan group renews push for redistricting reform (Video) (1/12/2017) .......................................................................................................................... 57 Unofficial DPI spokesman raises questions of accountability, transparency (2/21/2017) ............ 57 House panel OKs charter school growth bill, corporate “perks” for charter partners (4/24/2017) .......................................................................................................................................................... 62 Budget bill fires State Board of Ed director, DPI staffers with ties to Atkinson (6/27/2017) .......... 63 ProgressNC:.......................................................................................................................................... 67 Sen. Bryant and Rep. Bobbie Richardson Fight for Women and Families (10/23/2015) .............. 67 Charter School Special Perks for Big Corporations? (4/28/2017) ................................................... 68 2 Project Vote Smart: .............................................................................................................................. 68 Bio (Undated) ................................................................................................................................... 68 Funding (Undated) ........................................................................................................................... 70 Ratings (Undated) ............................................................................................................................. 72 Votes (Undated) ............................................................................................................................... 75 Wilson Times: ...................................................................................................................................... 80 Collins: Tax, regulate video sweepstakes (4/25/2013).................................................................... 80 Salaries, bonuses focus of the budget debate (5/2/2016) ............................................................... 81 Bill would allow Pinetops to keep Greenlight service (3/19/2017) ............................................... 83 Horner, Collins vote against House Bill 2 repeal compromise (3/31/2017) .................................. 84 Miscellaneous Internet:........................................................................................................................ 85 Lillian's List: Who We've Helped Elect (Undated) ......................................................................... 85 North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus: Bobbie Richardson (Undated) ..................................... 85 PSA Market.com: NC, Rep. Bobbie Richardson-National Smoking Cessation Month PSA :30 (Undated).......................................................................................................................................... 86 Wikipedia: Bobbie Richardson (Undated) ...................................................................................... 86 Working North Carolina: WORKERS URGE LAWMAKERS TO STAND WITH WOMEN (Undated).......................................................................................................................................... 87 Home In Henderson.com: Butterfield Applauds New State Representative Dr. Bobbie Richardson (1/9/2013) ..................................................................................................................... 88 CNN.com: Bill Clinton embraces role of political spouse (7/27/2016) ......................................... 88 E&E: N.C. marchers build opposition one spectator at a time (3/28/2017) ................................... 89 Twitter: ................................................................................................................................................. 92 First account: BobbieforNC ............................................................................................................. 93 Second account: bobbie4nc: ........................................................................................................... 98 3 BOBBIE J. RICHARDSON Summary of Findings from Internet & New Media Review The following is a summary of findings based on an Internet and New Media review of Bobbie Richardson, Representative of North Carolina’s 7th House District: Richardson Posts Anti-Trump, and Trump Voter Memes on Social Media: Richardson posts several anti-Trump memes and stories on her social media pages, often mocking the voters she represents. She has even posted memes referring to Trump voters as "stupid."1 One post she shared in November 2016 reads, "You elected a billionaire that is appointing other billionaires to fix the system that made them billionaires? You're a special kind of stupid arent' you?" She also shared a tweet from George Takei saying, "Many racist Trump supporters were stung by Clinton's speech calling them a 'basket of deplorables' The rest had to go look up 'deplorable.'" On August 7, 3016, she shared a post that read, "Yes, I'm anti-Trump. No, I'm not Muslim, I'm not illegal, & I'm not living off the government; I'm just not stupid."2 Shared Facebook Post Calling GOP Party of "Bigots": Richardson is very active on social media. On January 4th, 2017, she shared a Facebook post that called Trump and "His Racist Current Day (Confederate) Republican Party of Bigots Have Made America HATE Again via Ignorance, Fear, & Foolishness!)3 Spread Fake News Stories: Richardson has shared several stories that are clearly fake.4 One slanders NRA President Jim Porter, claiming he said “it’s only a matter of time before we can own colored people again” – something he never said, according to Snopes.5 On April 10th, she shared an article with a Photoshopped image falsely claiming President Trump had diarrhea during a golf game, also disproved by Snopes.6 On March 5th, 2017, Richardson shared a fake "news story" reporting that Jimmy Carter had stated that medical marijuana had cured his cancer.7 Shares Articles Attacking White Women: Richardson has shared several articles slamming white women. One, from October 31st, 2017, was called, "Where are White Women Allies When a Black Woman is Called a Whore?" Another - referring to apparent support among white women for Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore and Donald Trump - was called "White Women Keep Fucking Us Over."8