Oops! I meant to say: ‘The Man from Hope, Arkansas!’ Aren’t you getting a little tired of all this ‘Hope’ and ‘Not Enough Change Left in Your Pockets’ we keep hearing from the Democratic candidates? Seriously. Bill Clinton can give a good speech. He is a fantastic storyteller. He has a way to boil some […]
Before the Democratic National Convention (DNC), the city of Charlotte put in place new picketing ordinances to ensure everyone would be safe, and that the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) would have control. But here we are, at the start of the DNC, and the new ordinances are not being enforced. Since the start of the DNC […]
Though not the original vision, Rock the Red pulled it off yesterday. Despite the controversy surrounding the event’s departure from Bojangles Coliseum and the subsequent cancellation of the more recognizable bands originally slated to appear, several hundred people still made the drive to The Hunter Farm in Weddington, NC to enjoy an evening of food, […]
Third time’s the charm I guess, huh, Dems? But this was no better than the GOP last week. Pay particular attention from 2:30 on when Boehner is speaking. And you tell me if he didn’t completely ignore the vote: And we’re supposed to continue to vote for the lesser of two evils? Yeah, right.
Snapped a few shots uptown today; the general enthusiasm of the crowd ~ meh. Can’t explain all the fretting about traffic snarls; uptown streets were flowing free Never mind Meanwhile, at Marshall Park, aka @CampOccupy, aka @CampOccupoop Swag, etc…
Amidst the swirl of news, headlines and distractions surrounding the DNC (wholly coincidental, I’m sure), Mecklenburg County Manager Harry Jones announced today that Mary Wilson has been “terminated” as director of the Department of Social Services. Sources say Wilson was given the option to step down from her post, or be fired. Apparently, she preferred […]
First it was supposed to be four days with a huge shindig at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which got trimmed to three days with a parade uptown. Now the DNC confirms that it’s moving Barack Obama’s acceptance speech from Bank of America Stadium to Time Warner Cable Arena. Because of weather concerns. As in an 80% […]
Milestones we’ve reached as the DNC hits its stride and Barack Obama prepares to accept his party’s nomination and explain why he deserves another four years: National Debt exceeds a record $16 trillion, an increase of about $5.6 trillion since Obama took office. The charts, via The Weekly Standard, paint the picture: U.S. Government Debt […]
Mayor Anthony Foxx’s highly touted and ballyhooed speech at the DNC, that is, which lasted all of nearly four minutes. In all fairness, Foxx has probably been too busy lo these many months to spend much time prepping for the biggest political stage of his career: passing a city budget that tackles priorities without hiking […]
Congressman Tim Scott was the guest of the UNC Charlotte College Republicans on September 4, 2012. Introducing Scott was NC-8 Republican Congressional candidate Richard Hudson. Join the CRs on Thursday, September 13 as they welcome Herman Cain to campus. Click HERE for more info and to RSVP.
