North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory: I Might Be Looking For A New Job Due To Hate Law Backlash [AUDIO]

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has acknowledged that his reelection has been imperiled by the backlash over his state’s anti-LGBT hate law. From the Raleigh News & Observer:



McCrory commiserated over House Bill 2 with old friends Tuesday morning when he made a 15-minute appearance on “The Big Show with John Boy and Billy” radio broadcast from Charlotte.

Introduced as “the most beat-up man in America,” McCrory played off the folksy humor of the supportive pair while acknowledging that the controversy over the LGBT law could harm him politically.

The governor said he has even been asked not to attend some events because of the controversy, in which he is the central player in an election year.

“And now, sadly, in our nation if you have disagreement and you’re on the wrong side of that disagreement, according to the thought police, you’re dispensed of. You’re exiled,” he said. “I’ve even had some people call me, ‘Please don’t, governor, don’t show up to this event because I have people who disagree with you and we don’t want it.”

“That’s not America,” McCrory said. “Society is changing quickly and anybody who gets in the way is in trouble. And I might be in trouble. I might be looking for a side job over here.”