In what is fast becoming a depressing trend, the dismal state that Democrats have made of our state’s political scene is once again attracting national attention. This time around it’s Tar Heel voter fraud, exposed in devastating fashion by video journalist James O’Keefe and crew at Project Veritas. This from Breitbart’s Big Government: In the […]
Running with the hoops sports analogy, the latest from Public Policy Polling has former Charlotte mayor Pat McCrory up three buckets – six points, 46-40 – over Democrat Walter Dalton in the race for governor. I’ve long held that this election isn’t for Democrats to win, but rather for McCrory to lose. Thought the same […]
Here’s an excellent clip-and-save for the next time you hear any politician bemoaning the draconian cuts that have allegedly been made to state spending, while pushing for a tax hike as the only way to pay for more programs to save the children, or something. The poor-mouthing is misleading, at best, and outright deception at […]
Shoot us a link with your favorite tune or vid (editor@pundithouse.com) and we’ll work them into the mix: Yowza! Garrett McNamara catches a whopper and sets a world record. Surf’s up – and up and up … Puts me in the mood for some: And in full from Link Wray:
A growing number of Americans are dangerously obese and obviously need big government intervention to help win the battle of the bulge. That’s the conclusion of new report released by the Institute of Medicine at a three-day Weight of the Nation and Centers for Disease Control conference. The IOM warns that 42 percent of Americans […]
A proposal to outlaw the use of cellphones and hands-free cellphone devices while driving within Charlotte city limits has been forwarded to the city council’s community safety committee for review and possible recommendation for approval by the full council. The proposal’s referral to committee gained unanimous endorsement from councilmembers last month after Mayor Pro Tem […]
Elections are supposed to produce definitive, by-the-numbers winners and losers, but the end game in several local races from Tuesday night’s primary likely have a ways to go before crossing the finish line. The most confusing, not surprisingly, involves the 12-candidate mishmash Democrats fielded for the at-large county board primary. That’s where Kim Ratliff and […]
Last night’s vote on North Carolina’s so-called Marriage Amendment didn’t do any favors for President Obama. Not only was The One, who still claims an “evolving” position on gay marriage, last seen ducking a planned visit to the Tar Heel state on Election Day; the passage of Amendment One is also causing a backlash for […]
Bill James held off an aggressive challenge from Ed Driggs to win the GOP primary for the District 6 seat on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, with the eight-term incumbent commissioner capturing nearly 52 percent of the vote. But less than eight hours after taking the win in the heavily Republican district, James’ attention […]
So after making a scouting loop of some precincts this morning – fairly moderate to decent turnout at the ones I hit – I returned to the homestead around noonish to find my answering machine lit up with 14 recordings from various campaigns delivering last-minute pitches, everything from candidates having their – pick one – […]
