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Patsy Keever: Things That Need To Be Corrected
In my original piece on the candidacy of Patsy Keever, who is seeking election by the SEC as Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, I cited an Asheville Citizen Times article where she says she would not endorse President Barack Obama. screenshot: One of Keever’s supporters and my Facebook friend–,Douglas Earl Berger– brought to…
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NC Democrats—This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things—Part I
This post is about North Carolina democratic politics—so unless you live in NC or have NC connections you may get bored to death. RALEIGH, NC—Here’s a news flash—if you happen to be part of the State Executive Committee or a member of the Executive Council then what goes on at The Goodwin House(Democratic headquarters located…
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Democrats Are Being Hoodwinked in the North Carolina 3rd Congressional District
Here’s a story of a Republican…no, a Democrat…no wait, a Republican running for Congress. For years, Jason Thigpen was a young up-and-coming North Carolina Republican. He did Republican things. He went to state Republican Conventions. He drank the Republican “tea.” Yes sir, Jason Thigpen was a dyed in the wool What Would Our Founding Fathers…
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Edward Snowden (NSA Leaker) and Bradley Manning (Wikileaks) Are Entirely Different.
There’s a lot of debate as to who should be granted amnesty and who should go to prison for the rest of their life. But, you can’t compare these two cases and come away with the same opinions, the same facts and the same disposition. Here’s why. Bradley Manning, an Army private and very troubled…
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My Favorite Newspaper Front Pages for November 30th.
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Here’s My Favorite Sunday Morning Headline-Charlotte Observer, Sunday, November 25, 2012.
Compromise in Congress has become a curse. But, it shouldn’t be. Most of our greatest milestones came about because reasonable people were willing to sit down and come to reasonable decisions. Check out my favorite Sunday Morning headline. Why is it different now? Because 20-50 years ago, Congress had a much different feel-a much different…
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Two Different Takes on One Reality.