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North Carolina General Assembly – House Bill 658 Information/History (2011-2012 Session)
North Carolina General Assembly – House Bill 658 Information/History (2011-2012 Session). The co-sponsor of this bill is non other than Nash county’s own Jeff Collins. Check out WRAL’s Capitol Coverage, read the bill and make the decision for yourself. From my blog posts and my comments about him on Jammin 99.3, there’s no love loss…
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The GOP Gets Serious About the Web for 2012 Election: Tech News and Analysis «
The GOP Gets Serious About the Web for 2012 Election: Tech News and Analysis «. The Grand Old Party is keen to look a little less, well, old: Republican politician Newt Gingrich plans to officially announce his candidacy for President on Wednesday through messages posted on his Facebook and Twitter accounts, his spokesman Rick Tyler…
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As Jon Stewart was restoring sanity on the Washington Mall, Tea Party Nut Jobs are measuring the drapes in the House. Meanwhile, the votes are there for the Dem, but can the Dems get the votes to the polls?
In eastern North Carolina, the votes are there for the Dems, the question is: can the Dems get the voters to the polls? In an article from the Los Angeles Times, the real majority in this midterm election may very well be the non-voters. http://tinyurl.com/22uk573 The majority of the non-voters tend to be liberal, poorer…
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Woolard Supporter Brings Handgun to Democratic Headquarters in Beaufort County just before Butterfield arrived! Police Called and Took Control
A few weeks ago, I was co-hosting Jammin 99.3 with David Perkins and I mentioned the emotional environment with some tea party members and their use of handguns at rallies. This is a prime example of emotional rhetoric gone astray. In the Daily News article, Woolard supported his supporter with “his 2nd Amendment Right to…
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The Real Story of Ashley Woolard’s Residency: According to State BOE, Woolard Can’t Vote For Himself.
I’ve had several emails asking this and here it is straight from The NC Board of Elections I pulled Ashley Woolard’s Sample Voter Ballot and according to the State BOE Woolard will not be able to vote for himself. According to the BOE Woolard lives in the 3rd Congressional District currently held by Walter B.…
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North Carolina’s 7th congressional district in the US midterm elections.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/26/us-veteran-killed-iraqis-tea-party This is shocking. US veteran who killed unarmed Iraqis wins Tea Party support Ilario Pantano, who is standing as a Republican candidate in North Carolina’s 7th congressional district in the US midterm elections. The basic facts are undisputed: on 15 April 2004 Ilario Pantano, then a second lieutenant with the US marines, stopped…
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Craig Crawford (Political Pundit): It’s not like the GOP has offered an enticing alternative, just relentless bashing of those in power.
To accomplish this, the Republicans have targeted certain key Dems in eastern North Carolina, among them is NC State Sen. A. B. Swindell, Rep. Joe Tolson, Rep. Jean Farmer-Butterfield, and the list goes on. Now, more than ever, your vote counts; maybe more so than your vote in 2008. There are times when Craig Crawford…
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Tea Party wants to return to a simpler, more basic time in American society…well here’s the picture of what life was like back in the day! Vote Nov 2—This is my reminder!
Yep, I’m posting this picture. After all the rhetoric, after watching tea bagger after tea bagger talk about the “good ol days” and wanting to return to our roots—but never really coming out and saying how far back they’d like to go….I’m posting this picture to remind myself that unless we remember our history, the…
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One Very Small Town: Two Entirely Different Rallies
Rep. G. K. Butterfield Rally on Nash St, Wilson North Carolina The above: Calvin Woodard, Democratic primary winner for Wilson County Sheriff speaks to the crowed. Crowds mingle and gather with one another as different speakers gave compelling reasons to vote them in office. Representative G. K. Butterfield (D-NC) talked to the first District crowd…
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Republicans Block Subpoena Power for Oil Spill Commission: This Is What You Need To Know
You, more than likely, will not see this on the front page of the paper…check A3. And, by paper, I mean the real papers like the N&O, Charlotte Observer, NYT, Wash Post, etc. In a nutshell, forget about who you like, forget which party you support. Just use logical thinking for a moment and leave…