Stories written by Christian Hine
A 1999 Cum Laude graduate of UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business, Christian has spent fifteen years as an award winning political activist and consultant in both North and South Carolina...with a little radio talk show hosting and newspaper editing thrown in for good measure. A self-described "Republitarian", Christian is an unabashed advocate of traditional free market capitalism and views passage of the FairTax as the single most effective method to combat the social manipulation and corruption found in government today. When not stressing over yet another new law, Christian enjoys treasure hunting, obscure European power metal bands, good beer, and anything related to Carolina Panthers football...except talking about the 2001 season. He's removed that from memory.

Rhodes Calls for Tillis to Step Down Pending Investigation

Former Representative John Rhodes stepped back into the political fray today at a press conference he called in Cornelius, NC.  Rhodes read from a prepared statement and didn’t take followup questions from the media.  He did suggest that more information was to come.  (The linked statement also includes supporting documents.) Among his talking points he […]

March 21, 2014 | Posted in Carolinas,Christian Hine | Read More »

Former NC Rep John Rhodes to Speak on Reports of Pay To Play Surrounding Rep.Thom Tillis

Former State Representative John Rhodes (unaffiliated) will speak on the disturbing issues of a culture of corruption and pay to play politics as recently reported surrounding Representative (Speaker) Thom Tillis (R) Mecklenburg office and the ongoing abuses against the legislative body, fellow representatives, and against the people of North Carolina by the Speaker.  Rhodes will […]

March 20, 2014 | Posted in Carolinas,Christian Hine | Read More »

Conflict of Interest in Brannon Case?

A jury verdict on February 18, 2014 found US Senate Candidate Greg Brannon liable for giving “misleading or false information in 2010 to investors regarding a mobile application being developed by Neogence Enterprises, a now-defunct tech company he helped start.” As a result, Superior Court Judge Bryan Collins, who presided over the case, found Brannon […]

March 18, 2014 | Posted in Carolinas,Christian Hine | Read More »

Senate Race Brings Controversy to MeckGOP Fundraiser

A controversy is brewing within the Mecklenburg County Republican Party. On March 15, the Party’s annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner will be held at the Carmel Country Club. This event is the single largest fundraising opportunity held every year for the County Party, which is by and large responsible for it’s own funding. It has not […]

March 7, 2014 | Posted in Char-Meck Beat,Christian Hine,County Beat,House Specials | Read More »

Voter ID and Hilarious Hypocrisy

Looks like William Barber and his merry band of “Moral Monday” protesters are back at it in 2014. In Raleigh this past weekend, thousands of marchers (many bused in from out of state by a motley collection of leftist organizations) took aim once again at the Republican led NC General Assembly’s work to right the […]

February 10, 2014 | Posted in Carolinas,Christian Hine | Read More »

FreedomWorks Endorses Greg Brannon in Senate Primary

On Tuesday, February 4, Matt Kibbe, the President and CEO of FreedomWorks, joined a crowd of supporters in Raleigh to announce the SuperPac’s endorsement of Dr. Greg Brannon for United States Senate. According to Kibbe,  “Greg Brannon is a solutions-oriented leader with a stellar understanding of the constitutional role of government. He knows that North […]

February 7, 2014 | Posted in Carolinas,Christian Hine | Read More »

Media Mayhem in Race for NCSEN

Content present in two recent articles regarding the competitive race for US Senate here in North Carolina leaves me scratching my head. On Wednesday, the National Journal published an article entitled “6 Signs a Republican Senate Takeover is Within Reach“.   While exciting to hear this, the case put forward for North Carolina is simply […]

February 3, 2014 | Posted in Carolinas,Christian Hine | Read More »

Coakley’s First Democrat Opponent Announces

The day following Vince Coakley’s announcement as a Republican candidate for US Congress from District 12, he has a challenger.  Brad Craver is likely the first of many who will seek the Democratic nomination for this heavily Democrat district.  His stated “moderation” would stand in stark contrast to the former occupant of the seat, Mel […]

January 30, 2014 | Posted in Carolinas,Christian Hine | Read More »

Vince Coakley Announces Candidacy for the US House of Representatives

Vince Coakley joined over 30 supporters who braved the snowy weather to attend a special announcement at the Dilworth Neighborhood Grille on January 28.  This was the final stop in a 6 stop tour where after months of speculation, Coakley made it known he was, in fact, running for Congress from the 12th District of […]

January 29, 2014 | Posted in Carolinas,Christian Hine | Read More »

Widening I-77: Taking a Second Look

Editor’s note: This post originated on the Facebook page of Mark Gibbons, activist and member of Lake Norman Conservatives. Last fall saw a very energetic election cycle in North Mecklenburg. One issue seemed to dominate the talk, the signs, and the internet, HOT lanes. Sadly, instead of uniting conservatives / Republicans against a big government […]

January 28, 2014 | Posted in Carolinas,Christian Hine | Read More »

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