Harry Taylor (activist)
Encyclopedia
Harry Taylor is an outspoken critic of the Bush
administration, noted for his unusually controversial question posed to President Bush in a North Carolina
town hall meeting
at Central Piedmont Community College
on April 6, 2006. Taylor criticized Bush's warrantless wiretapping program and treatment of enemy combatant
s, among other actions, and asked that the president express some manner of shame for his actions. President Bush refused to do so.
Taylor's confrontation has since been praised in independent liberal publications, and noted for its surprising rarity given the prevalence of such opinions among Americans.
On October 30, 2007, Harry Taylor sent an email to signers of the ThankYouHarryTaylor.net site announcing that he was running for Congress
in the 2008 election. He kicked off a challenge to the Republican incumbent in North Carolina's 9th congressional district
, Sue Myrick, on November 13, 2007. http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/bush_critic_challenging_myrick
, earned a B.A. from Colgate University
, served in the U.S. Air Force, lived and worked in real estate and development in Colorado
for many years and relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina
in 1987. He owns a commercial real estate brokerage and is an old-time banjo player.
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
administration, noted for his unusually controversial question posed to President Bush in a North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
town hall meeting
Town hall meeting
A town hall meeting is an American English term given to an informal public meeting. Everybody in a town community is invited to attend, not always to voice their opinions, but to hear the responses from public figures and elected officials about shared subjects of interest. Attendees rarely voted...
at Central Piedmont Community College
Central Piedmont Community College
Central Piedmont Community College is a large community college in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The school was founded in 1963; it is the result of a merger between Mecklenburg College and the Central Industrial Education Center....
on April 6, 2006. Taylor criticized Bush's warrantless wiretapping program and treatment of enemy combatant
Enemy combatant
Enemy combatant is a term historically referring to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war. Prior to 2008, the definition was: "Any person in an armed conflict who could be properly detained under the laws and customs of war." In the case of a civil war or an...
s, among other actions, and asked that the president express some manner of shame for his actions. President Bush refused to do so.
Taylor's confrontation has since been praised in independent liberal publications, and noted for its surprising rarity given the prevalence of such opinions among Americans.
On October 30, 2007, Harry Taylor sent an email to signers of the ThankYouHarryTaylor.net site announcing that he was running for Congress
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
in the 2008 election. He kicked off a challenge to the Republican incumbent in North Carolina's 9th congressional district
North Carolina's 9th congressional district
The 9th Congressional District of North Carolina is a Congressional district in south-central North Carolina. Currently, the district includes more than half of Mecklenburg County, two-thirds of Union County and almost all of Gaston County....
, Sue Myrick, on November 13, 2007. http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/bush_critic_challenging_myrick
Background
Taylor was born and raised in northern New JerseyNew Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, earned a B.A. from Colgate University
Colgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52...
, served in the U.S. Air Force, lived and worked in real estate and development in Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
for many years and relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
in 1987. He owns a commercial real estate brokerage and is an old-time banjo player.