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She sold out last year?

Times were different. Back in the day, apparently one’s soul was worth a lot and so you could exchange it for knowledge and power. These days, people can sell their souls for nothing loftier than dough.

Ah well, that is that. Here are media examples of people who sell out, or are accused of doing so:

1. In February 2003, after voters gave Republicans a slim majority in the state House, GOP lawmakers thought they could take control of the chamber for the first time since 1998.

But Rep. Richard Morgan, a Moore County Republican, knew from past experience that a two-vote majority was not enough of a margin to allow his party to govern effectively. It would take a bipartisan coalition, he said.

Morgan campaigned against Rep. Leo Daughtry, an old political enemy who was the party’s favorite candidate for speaker. Morgan made a deal with Democrats to share the speakership with Rep. Jim Black of Mecklenburg County.

Some in his party now call Morgan a traitor and a bully and aim to strip him of power this year. They say he sold out his party purely for personal gain.

- Morgan’s Deal Still Provokes Debate, ThePilot.com, March 31, 2004.

2. Don Cheadle is hoping Hollywood jumps aboard the Miles Davis train. The Iron Man 2 actor helped shape the screenplay for a Davis biopic in which he would star as the legendary jazz trumpeter and musical innovator. Herbie Hancock has reportedly been tapped to score the film.