Jim Black, in case you didn't know, is the current Democrat Speaker of the House in North Carolina. He is being investigated by various federal offices and departments for corruption and fraud. Close friends of his have been arrested and found guilty of fraud. He has been found guilty of violating various campaign laws (although since the Board of Elections and the Attorney General are Democrats, he faces no punishment).

He has a "legal defense fund." He is accepting contributions from "political groups," but not lobbyists (especially those lobbyists that have been convicted of fraud). Now he is accepting money from the Teamsters Union for his legal defense. Of course, he's already gotten $30,000 from the taxpayers of North Carolina, so an additional $5,000 from the Teamsters doesn't seem like much, does it?

While allies of Jim Black claim they're not tainted by his numerous power scandals, you are known by the company you keep. Jim Black is now in the pockets of the national Teamsters Unions. Also, as Jeff Taylor notes, if you want to buy some influence in Raleigh and not have anyone know about it, just send money to Jim Black's legal defense fund. It's completely secret, and you can literally donate whatever amount of money you like. Keep that in mind as you vote in North Carolina this year. Democrats claim they will retain the embattled Jim Black as speaker, and he may owe his job to Unions.

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