Friday, October 25, 2013

First Drip (10/25/13): N.C. GOP official resigns after racist remarks on Daily Show, Panthers win, more

Posted By on Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 9:27 AM

After a segment on The Daily Show on Wednesday about North Carolina's voter ID law, in which Buncombe precinct GOP chairman Don Yelton criticized "lazy college students" and "lazy black people that wants the government to give them everything," Yelton was asked to resign yesterday. Here's the Daily Show clip:



The cooler temperatures are perfect for a trip to the fair. Or is it? Five people were injured at the N.C. State Fair last night.

Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-13. 

Germany and France are unhappy we've been tapping their leaders' phones.

Editor's Note: This blog has been updated. 

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