And possibly permanently disconnected; Judge Forrest Bridges on Friday morning abruptly adjourned the trial of accused cop killer Demeatrius Montgomery, before it even had a chance to get started. This from News 14: After meeting with both the prosecution and defense before court, Judge Bridges ruled that both sides needed more time to look into “certain […]
Smile and say Ingsoc. A U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that it is perfectly acceptable for agents of the government to covertly invade your personal property, trample over your privacy rights and secretly track every move you make, without even bothering to obtain a warrant. Seriously. Adam Cohen from TIME magazine lays out the […]
Remember when Mayor Pat launched his gubernatorial campaign with the infamous typo media release that pitched McCrory for “governer”? Seems that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) ran afoul of a similar gaffe when she filed paperwork for her new “Michelle PAC,” overly ripe with two Ls, according to this bit from Politico.
This week. In the mail. Courtesy of local GovCo. WBTV has the rundown here.
It’s a classic criminal defense attorney strategy, typically employed when the evidence of a case is stacked against your client and particularly potent if even a smattering of that evidence carries the slightest taint. Hence we have accused cop killer Demeatrius Montgomery playing the SODDI card: Some Other Dude Did It. In this case, one […]
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education this week backed a recommendation from Superintendent Peter Gorman to bank $25 million in new federal funding that’s headed the district’s way, instead of spending it immediately to rehire teachers that lost their jobs because of budget cuts earlier this year. CMS pink-slipped about 400 teachers, but a recent influx […]
The odds, and big-time money, were against J.D. Hayworth pulling out a win in Arizona’s Republican primary, but the 27-point clobbering he took from John “I was a maverick for amnesty before I wasn’t a maverick against it” McCain came as a surprise. The fact that McCain blew through upwards of $21 million and sold […]
So the kiddos, 7 and 9, were all geared up and jazzed early this morning for the first day back to school. Their enthusiasm began to wane after 15 minutes at the bus stop, with no bus in sight. Then 20 minutes, which turned into a half-hour. A call to the school confirmed there had […]
The problem mainly being that she keeps getting tripped up by it; not that anybody like the State Board of Elections seems to care. Perdue’s high-flying campaign was fined all of $30,000 this week for failing to report as donations 42 flights on private planes during her 2008 gubernatorial run. This after a newly released […]
Many thanks for all of the e-mails, phone calls, and kind words that my family has received over the last several days, while dealing with the death of my father-in-law; the thoughts and prayers have provided a wonderful comfort and have been greatly appreciated. Thanks, also, to our many House Guests and to my PH […]
