North Carolina governor delivers cookies to abortion activists' protest

The outspoken protesters demonstrating outside of Gov. Pat McCrory's residence were riled up after the Republican executive signed a pro-life bill that may close down questionable abortion clinics across the state of North Carolina. Although he hasn't agreed to meet with the protesters picketing outside the governor's mansion, he reportedly dropped by Tuesday afternoon with a bit of a peace offering: a plate of chocolate-chip cookies.

(Image: IRENE GODINEZ via NewsObserver.com)

The Charlotte Observerreports:

McCrory was flanked by four security guards as he came out of the mansion gates. Before stepping onto common ground with the protesters – he went as far as the middle of the street between his mansion and the vigil – McCrory pointed directly at Jamie Sohn, a Chapel Hill resident.

“I was like, ‘Me?’ and he nodded,” she said during an interview shortly after.

The security guards stopped incoming traffic. Sohn walked out into the street to meet McCrory.

Sohn said McCrory told her: “ ‘These are for you. God bless you, God bless you, God bless you.’ ” He handed her the plate of cookies, and waved as he walked away. She said she was too stunned to say anything back.

No one knew if the cookies were homemade – the protesters didn’t sample any before returning them. They slipped them under the mansion’s gate, along with a note that read: “We want women’s health care, not cookies.”

That's unfortunate -- I'd prefer cookies over abortions every day of the week.

h/t LifeNews