Alternate headline – McCrory: “I Am Not a Sheep” – shamelessly stolen from guerilla blogger Jeff Taylor, who runs down our former mayor’s strange assemblage of a Gov2012 campaign team: Pat McCrory — long regarded as an easy mark by GOP consultants looking to take his money — has hired Fred Davis to helm his TV […]
According to this article in the Charlotte Observer, over 30 religious leaders in Charlotte used last weekend’s services to speak out against passage of Amendment One, which would ban gay marriage in North Carolina and is on the ballot during the May 8 Primary elections. Cats laying with dogs might be an almost over the […]
Hoke County officials rightfully came under fire last month when it was revealed that a student was forced to eat a school lunch – of chicken nuggets, no less – after a government inspector determined her home-made lunch didn’t meet nutrition standards. Now the state food police is looking to extend its reach into private […]
Burrn Notice When spies are deemed unreliable, the agency sends out a “burn notice”, terminating their connections and leaving them without cash, influence or a support network. In the popular TV series by that name, ex-spy Michael Weston finds himself blacklisted and stuck in Miami, where he follows a trail hoping to find the people […]
Not sure how much weight it’ll have with fiscal conservatives, given Sue Myrick’s voting record of late, but it probably can’t hurt in the highly crowded and competitive GOP primary for the 9th Congressional District. Here’s the email Myrick sent out to her “dear friends”: Dear Friends, Thanks for the support that you have given […]
King Solomon wrote in his Proverbs: “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Solomon intended for parents to base their children’s future on the Creator’s morals and integrity. A child’s mind is a sponge. Filling those sponges with worthwhile attributes — […]
The 8th Congressional District Candidate Debate was held Tuesday night February 21 in Concord, N.C. featuring the five Republican candidates running for the U.S. House seat currently held by Rep. Larry Kissell (D). The Candidates are Richard Hudson, former Republican staffer and activist and owner of Cabarrus Marketing Group; Dr. Scott Keadle, former Iredell County […]
Gov. Beverly Perdue will not seek reelection, according to news reports, with a formal announcement scheduled for this afternoon. Facing sagging poll numbers, anticipated tough opposition from Republican Pat McCrory, and general angst within her own party, this hardly comes as a giant surprise. Still, with the DNC headed to town it’s hard to imagine […]
Recent stories have informed the public about the politically unhealthy relationship between Democrats and the North Carolina Association of Educators. Knowing no more than what is reported, one can only wonder about why the state payroll system would be making deductions for membership in any group that is not part of the state. In the case […]
News of felon and former NC House Speaker Jim Black stiffing school children by dodging full financial restitution stemming from a string of criminal corruption convictions shouldn’t come as any surprise. Ethics have never been the Democrat’s strong suit. Screwing the public and abusing power? That’s a different story entirely. And folks should’ve seen this […]
