Simon Malls is at it again. Many will remember the story from summer of 2009 when Loren Spivack’s “Free Market Warrior” kiosk in the Concord Mills mall was denied a lease renewal in part due to the conservative political nature of the products being sold. Simon Malls, which runs the property, refused to comment on […]
As you may have heard, former Speaker of the U.S. House Newt Gingrich will be coming to Charlotte on Oct. 27 to headline a fundraiser for the North Carolina Republican Party. The funds raised will be used to support Get Out the Vote efforts in Mecklenburg County for Republican candidates. The Charlotte Observer reported on the event, […]
Credit given where credit due. I’ve been involved in political campaigns in some form or fashion on a yearly basis for nearly half of my life. The pushcards, the mailers, the commercials…well, they all seem to blend together after awhile. That’s not to offend any well intentioned politician or consultant out there, but after awhile […]
Fresh out of the starting gate, Obamacare is already creating the wholly predictable disastrous results when confronted by the realities of the marketplace. Companies, large and small, are faced with having to yank healthcare coverage from employees because of the law’s mandates, standards, and exorbitant costs, while insurers are being forced to drop certain coverage […]
And it isn’t pretty: 55 percent of North Carolina voters disapprove of President Obama’s job performance, a record high for his two years in office, according to the latest poll from the Civitas Institute of 600 likely voters. Only 42 percent said they approve of Obama’s job performance. “The worst time possible for a President […]
Former N.C. House Speaker Jim Black, a Charlotte Democrat, has been released from federal prison six-months ahead of schedule and will serve the balance of his time in either a halfway house in Mecklenburg County or under house arrest, WRAL is reporting. Black, whose full sentence for 2007 corruption, bribery and obstruction of justice guilty […]
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In California, that is, where Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is claiming financial woes as the driving force behind his decision this week to sign a bill that would downgrade possession of an ounce or less of marijuana from a misdemeanor to an infraction that would land a $100 fine. The move comes as Proposition 19, to […]
The Chosen One hits new ridiculously high rhetorical lows, again pushing the ‘I feel your angst’ mantra, this time at an elite, $30,400-a-pop Democrat fundraiser. President Obama reminded the gathering of fellow travelers that two years ago he had presaged that “change was going to take time” and implored patience, according to the wonderful Twitter […]
Democrats duck out of D.C. a week early, dodge tax cuts, flounder on appropriations bills, balloon deficit, hang budget in limbo, pass a continuing resolution to keep government running, leave economy in ruins – and call it a win. I can see November from my house.
