HPU Poll: Senate race close
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A new poll indicates that the U.S.'
Senate race between incumbent Sen.
Kay Hagan and N.C. Speaker of the
House Thorn Tillis will be a tight one.
The first High Point University
(HPU) Poll of the fall semester shows a
statistical tie, with Hagan receiving
support from 42 percent of likely voters
and Tillis receiving 40 percent support.
A statistical tie means that the survey
results are too close to call as they are
within the margin of error.
The poll's findings are in line with
what numerous recent surveys have said
about the Senate race in North Carolina:
it is extremely close and will have an
outcome that depends on the extent to
which campaigns can turn out their
most likely supporters.
The poll also finds that 38 percent of
North Carolina likely voters approve of
President Barack Obama's job perform
ance. The new poll places Hagan and
Sen. Richard Burr's job performance at
39 and 34 percent approval, respective
Hagan Tillis
ly. Of all the elected officials in the poll.
Gov. Pat McCrory has the highest over
all approval rating of 46 percent.
The poll also finds approximately
one out of every five (20 percent) of the
same respondents believe the country is
headed in the right direction versus
almost three-quarters (73 percent) of
North Carolina's likely voters who see
the country as being on the wrong track.
The U.S. Congress fared the worst in
job approval, earning the approval of
only 10 percent of likely North Carolina
voters.
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"What's (the movie) gonna
tell me that 1 don't already
know?"
Through word of
mouth. Brown has gleaned
that the movie is rife with
inaccuracies and ill con
ceived. He says he offers a
much fuller picture of his
father in his recently
released book. "My Father
the Godfather."
"He was human; he had
his issues like everyone
else," said Brown, who
spent several hours signing
copies of his book and
chatting with fans of his
father's at Special
Occasions on Friday, Sept.
12.
Brown's aversion to the
movie notwithstanding.
Barbara Terry, who pub
lished the book through her
Waldorf Publishing, is cap
italizing on the film. The
coast-to-coast book tour
that brought Brown and
Terry to Winston-Salem
was rushed to coincide with
the film's box office run.
"Interest has been high
because of the film," said
Terry, who is also planning
to release books by others
in James Brown's inner cir
cle. including longtime
business manager Larry
Fridie.
Daryl Brown said he
wrote the book (along with
Michael P. Chabries) to
give fans a real picture of
his father, a man he says
succumbed to many mortal
pitfalls despite being dei
fied by fans the world over.
"I talk about everything
... the drugs, the drinking. 1
had a drug problem,
myself, so bringing that to
the table wasn't an issue,"
he said.
It is Brown's theory that
his father was murdered
that is getting the most
attention, though. James
Brown died on Christmas
Day in 2006. He had bat
tled diabetes and prostate
cancer in the years before
he died, but congestive
heart failure caused by
pneumonia is listed as his
official cause of death.
Daryl Brown has
offered no evidence that his
father died as a result of a
homicide; his contention is
based on his "gut feeling."
James Brown was mar
ried three times and had
numerous relationships that
produced many children.
He only acknowledged
Daryl and eight others,
including Dr. Yamma
Noyola Brown Lumar, who
has just released her own
book about her father,
"Cold Sweat."
Daryl Brown says he is
not close to any of his half
siblings, although many of
them banned together to
contest their father's will.
"I was close with Teddy
(who died in a car accident
in 1973). That's about it,"
he said.
A musician in his own
right. Brown toured the
world with is dad. playing
several instruments as a
member of the band. The
experience, he said, gives
him a perspective unique
among his father's children.
"I was there. 1 saw
things with my own eyes,"
he said.
Brown's nearly three
month long book tour is
slated to end tomorrow in
Elizabeth City. He is
already preparing to release
a CD of sOme of his father's
unreleased tracks and shop
ping his book for a possible
film option.
Though he says he
doesn't give the film "Get
on Up" much thought, it is
vexing to him that many
will walk out of a theater
with an impression of his
father created by what he
considers a faulty product.
"There was so much to
this man ... You can't just
tell half of the story." he
said.
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Daryl Brown poses with Antoine Smith (left) and his two sons, Amari and Zion.
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