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Category: Tea Party Roots

North Carolina’s Political Full Court Press. Hagan, Tillis, Bernie Sanders and MMT

Greenville, NC—I said in a congressional campaign strategy meeting a few months ago that politics in North Carolina is a contact sport. And, I believe that. But, it’s not just in NC, it’s all over the country. If political campaigns are managed right, it should be a full court press. The voters deserve to have…

September 3, 2014
GOP Paid Operative, Dallas Woodhouse, Tweets Misinformation at Moral Monday Press Conference—Here’s the Raw Video of What the Teacher Actually Said… .

Raleigh—NC Moral Mondays have become a nationwide event and it’s literally watched around the world. Every Monday, like minded people gather to protest the NC GOP controlled legislature because of the Machiavellian laws they have recently passed. They’ve drastically cut social programs for the poor while giving enormous tax breaks to NC corporations and to…

June 10, 2014
North Carolina Filing Period Ends Today—Who’s running: A Tea Party Democrat and a DWI Convicted Lawyer

Greenville—NC Today at 12 noon the filing period to run for a political office in NC ends. Well, that may end the filing period, but it signals the start of the campaign season. An interesting season it will be, by the way: a mix of all sorts—in all parties—will be running for various offices and…

February 28, 2014
How a North Carolina Singing Celebrity is Taking Down A Tea Party Congresswoman

Today at lunch a fan/voter recognized Clay Aiken and came over to the table to say hello. After they talked, Clay didn’t have any cards, so he took a napkin–wrote his cell phone number on it and said, ‘here–if you ever need me here’s my number.” Folks, I’ve been around NC politics a long time–I’ve…

February 9, 2014
Clay Aiken Wants to Represent NC’s 2nd Congressional District—Welcome to the Bizarre!

Clay getting a spot on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell is cool—but it won’t necessarily help him where it counts—in the 2nd Congressional District. I thought I could get through life without ever having to blog about Clay Aiken—well, I was wrong. It seems the once famed American Idol singing celebrity wants to unseat…

February 6, 2014
How the Tea Party Shreds our Constitution and Obama’s Executive Powers

Raleigh—NC Hours before President Obama’s State of the Union address, Tea Party Republicans took to twitter trashing him, his administration and his policies as unconstitutional. Some even used words like Marxist and totalitarian. Well, they can have their own opinions, but they can’t have their own facts. What concerns me primarily is the Tea Party’s…

January 30, 2014
Tea Party Snapshot: Why They Believe What They Believe

Do you ever wonder why people believe in the Tea Party ideology? I’ve wondered. And, I’ve spent time gathering information that may glean some light on why they believe what they believe. Most anyone who considers themselves left of center could take this information and formulate strategy and talking point to change some minds. The…

January 14, 2014
Things the Tea Party Won’t Tell You About the Founding Fathers

The Teapublicans love to quote the Founding Fathers as if they were alive today. But, the TP picks and chooses their quotes and omits history when it doesn’t fit into their narrow perspective. Well, they can make up their opinions, but they can’t make up their own facts. Limited Government: Not Really. Take into consideration…

January 12, 2014
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…

January 8, 2014
TO FRACK OR NOT TO FRACK IN NORTH CAROLINA

Be advised: this particular blog post contains language some followers may find objectionable. Discretion is advised. (Now, doesn’t that make you want to click that much faster? Tantalizing isn’t it?) This isn’t an article about the pros and cons of fracking in North Carolina. For the most part it’s a done deal; fracking will happen…

January 1, 2014