We had posted here about an article that reported about Roy Cooper abandoning his first wife to enter politics; and about how, among his ancestors, there were multiple slave owners.
Now, there is more information from A.P. Dillon.
It turns out his daddy was a long-time political boss and donor who was close to former Governor Jim Hunt. This undercuts the image Roy Cooper tries to create of having been a small-town country lawyer. Instead, he is the son of a man who was heavily involved in politics.
Moreover, it is revealed he supported the removal of certain Confederate monuments, but allowed at least a couple of others to remain in place.
It appears this guy has a much more complex background than our regional legacy media has seen fit to share with the public.
Critics have accused Cooper of being “soft on crime,” pointing to the early release or commutation of thousands of inmates, including some violent offenders. Opponents specifically scrutinized his administration over lists of released inmates following legal settlements.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Cooper faced severe pushback from small business owners and the hospitality industry. In 2024, a state appeals court ruled that the administration’s varying business reopening standards during the pandemic violated the constitutional rights of some bar owners.
His school closing order was a long term disaster for North Carolina’s school kids.
Former Gov. Roy Cooper wants North Carolina to believe his call for Graham Platner to leave the Maine Senate race was an act of conscience. The timeline tells a different story. Cooper moved only after Democratic leadership in Washington moved first, and not a moment before.
Start the clock on Oct. 21, 2025. That is when reporting surfaced that Platner, then a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, had a chest tattoo identified as consistent with the Nazi-linked Totenkopf symbol used by SS units. Platner said he never understood what the symbol meant and later had it covered. Voters could judge that explanation for themselves. Cooper did not ask them to. He said nothing publicly that week, that month, or through the winter and spring that followed.
His silence held even as the record grew darker. On June 4, the New York Times published accounts from women who described Platner’s conduct in past relationships as volatile and unsettling. Platner disputed the worst of the reporting. Cooper again offered no public word. Thirty-two more days passed.
Once again, Fred, for the socialists, it is all about power. They do what is expedient at the moment to protect and enhance the power of their group. Cooper is no exception.