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A special thank you to all the folks who joined in on Saturday to knock on doors in South Charlotte! We really made a difference and need to keep up that momentum until election day…which by the way is in only 21 days!! If you haven’t yet taken the time to make some phone calls or […]
October 15, 2012 | Posted in Christian Hine | Read More »
Send us a link with your favorite tunes and vids (editor@pundithouse.com) and we’ll work them into the mix: Kicking things off with a little something from PH commentator Groucho, who forwards “a message from the ’60s to Obama and his executive orders.” ~
October 13, 2012 | Posted in Mark Pellin | Read More »

Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina Pork and politics make for a good mix at the Fourth Annual North Mecklenburg Republican Women Club’s “Pig Pickin’ and Politickin’” at Northstone Country Club in Huntersville. [nggallery id=53]
October 13, 2012 | Posted in Photos Not Featured | Read More »

Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina Phatbottom Speedway takes lawn mowers to a new level. [nggallery id=52]
October 13, 2012 | Posted in Photos Not Featured | Read More »

Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina The Pineville VFD hosts its Sixth Annual Kids Fishing Tournament, in memory of Life Member Dink Griffin, at Pineville Lake Park. [nggallery id=51]
October 13, 2012 | Posted in Photos Not Featured | Read More »

Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina The annual Give Back With Zach Tailgate Fundraiser, to benefit the Zach Ramsey Childrens Cancer Fund and help kick of the Panthers season, was held last month. [nggallery id=50]
October 13, 2012 | Posted in Photos Not Featured | Read More »
The pundits are nearly unanimous in their praise today for Martha Raddatz’s handling of the Vice Presidential debate last night. While not surprising, I believe it’s instructive. Look, I understand the almost knee-jerk response among national journalists to defend one of their colleagues. It happens at a local level, too. I also can accept the anti-male […]
October 12, 2012 | Posted in House Guests,National,Pete Kaliner | Read More »
Has anyone seen the slightly amateurish ads lately by the Obama campaign that try to hammer Governor Romney on cutting Big Bird from the federal budget? Probably not, since even Big Bird and PBS has asked the Obama campaign to take the ads off the public airwaves. At a time when we have 23 million un/underemployed […]
October 11, 2012 | Posted in Frank Hill,House Guests,National | Read More »
This one hurts, and Mecklenburg County is diminished by the loss. Commissioner Neil Cooksey died Wednesday after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. In a political era often scarred by bitter partisan divides, Cooksey, a Republican, was the rare breed who was able to strive for consensus and understanding while staying true to his conservative […]
October 11, 2012 | Posted in Mark Pellin | Read More »
The Charlotte City Council this week threw another $1.25 million into the decaying Johnston and Mecklenburg mills in the north Davidson NoDa neighborhood, adding to the nearly $7 million of taxpayer loot that has already been sucked into the mills money pit as part of the city’s quest to salvage a piece of history and […]
October 10, 2012 | Posted in Char-Meck Beat,City Beat,Mark Pellin | Read More »