July 19 - 20

July 19

Dear Governor McCrory,

Good afternoon! I'm sorry I didn't get my email off this morning but I have been so busy trying to catch up on chores I don't have time to do during the school year. I suppose my husband and I could get a maid but I just have a hard time letting someone go through the things in my house. You know they would just be snooping.  Although it probably wouldn't be too hard to hire a maid pretty cheaply since a lot of my fellow North Carolinians are out of work and have recently had their unemployment benefits end.

Now I know this might sound cruel since we are the only state in the entire USA to do this, but these people just need to pick themselves up by their bootstraps and get busy, the way you did right after you graduated from your private college and either find a job or make work for themselves. I know we could have continued the benefits if we had just taken money from the Federal government but accepting Federal money makes us sound like those welfare recipients, you know those companies that get funds just for existing or even those famers who get paid for not growing crops.

I am so proud of you for telling it like it is. I don't understand why your spokesperson came out the same day and said you'd misspoken and had your facts confused. Why if I were you, I'd fire anyone on my staff that accused me of lying, even if I was! I mean, it's bad enough to fudge the facts but to be called out on it in the news; that is just crossing a line.

Well, I guess I'll get back to my chores. My husband, who is unemployed by the way, says that this is women's work, so I'd better get to it! I'm so glad I have a man to tell me what to do! As you know, women are incapable of making decisions about their bodies, much less their homes.

Have a good weekend!

Debbie Leonard

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July 20

I wasn't going to write today but after reading the paper I thought, why not.

Dear Governor,

I hope you are having a wonderful day and getting some rest. You certainly have had a busy week! I noticed that you signed 43 bills into law and if nothing else, you must have writer’s cramp from all that signing.

I see that one of the bills you signed was giving mandatory fines to those who pass stopped school busses. Good for you! As a teacher, I care deeply about our students and I'm glad to see you care about our children as well.

I see also that you signed a bill requiring students to be taught that abortion can threaten future pregnancies. Unfortunately, the thing is that there is no scientific evidence to back this up. However, there is quite a bit of evidence showing how unprotected sex can threaten not only future pregnancies but can actually cause pregnancy in addition to diseases, possibly even types of cancers that "ladies" get.

Now, I am not sure if you are a parent since I have never seen any mention of children from either of your marriages, but I am the mother of three daughters. And I can assure you that the best method of protecting children is to give them the tools they need to succeed in life by teaching facts, not fiction. I know that protecting our children is important to you (eg., the school bus bill) so I would like to suggest that instead of arming children with dubious pseudoscience you might actually teach them what to do with that overwhelming sex drive that ensues with puberty and how to really protect themselves.

I may be overstepping here a bit sir, after all I am just a woman, but I have had bit of experience in this area. However I have noticed that listening to people with experience so far has not been a high point of your administration, but as my mother used to say, there is always room for change!

By the way, I just wanted to let you know the results of my pap smear were completely normal! Whew.

Have a great weekend!
Debbie Leonard

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