Anonymous said :

Yes Kiser was a major RINO; and he was in McMahan's way. 

Ask McMahan personally if he didn't sit down with Fortenberry and Black - I don't believe that he'll try to deny it even now Edmcmahan@littleonline.com.  (I cannot confirm the offer of $37k and will not try to.)  McMahan actually sent an email admitting to doing this trying to explain it to the House Caucus membership.  

And I am truly sorry but to say this but Leo was on board with McMahan's deal with Black.

Recall the News 14 interview with McMahan in Charlotte in which he said 'Jim Black is a good man, a very good man and I don't believe he'll be indicted on any charges.'  The clip played for 24 hours over and over again. 

This clip played around May that election year and it killed GOPers from using Black and his Culture of Corruption in their campaigns.

Remember how NCGOP tried to suppress Sen Andrew Brock's video tape on Jim Black?   If you ask why they didn't go after Black they'll say they did - they bought 2k yard signs against Black - for the entire state.  Right.

This person is right.  Smilin' Eddie abandoned the "Safaris" when many of them were removed thanks to the Morgan/Black redistricting plan and other really dirty stunts.  And since everyone knew that Leo couldn't make it McMahan made the best deal he could - mostly for himself - RINOs reluctantly in support (Gillespie helped).  The deal with Fortenberry was very real - and the nature of his character made him the perfect candidate for just such a deal.