Geo Fish

Category: Voters in Pain

Kevin Griffin – A Candidate Worth Your Vote

A snapshot of Kevin Griffin with his Boxer Ginny A father A business owner A candidate for United States Senate from North Carolina He is not a traditional career politician And, he is not a lawyer. January 29, 2016—Kevin Griffin is a name you may not have heard of, but he’s running for Senate against…

January 29, 2016
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
Why Thom Tillis, Pat McCrory and Art Pope worry about Moral Monday

I’ve always been a little incredulous as to why some NC GOP leaders were worried about Moral Monday—especially Art Pope who has made efforts to discredit the movement. At last Monday’s event, I snapped some video and when I was editing it…it hit me like a ton of bricks why they are so worried. And,…

June 7, 2014
The tea party in NC: taxing North Carolina with both hands, the chemicals used in FRAC and how social media handled the news

Raleigh, NC—it amazes me how much and how often history has a way of repeating itself. If you tell a lie big enough, and if you tell it long enough, people will begin to believe. The tea party led Republicans certainly know this to be true. For the last four years, Republicans have campaigned on…

May 30, 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
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…

February 13, 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
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
NC Voting laws: 5 Big Changes Voters Need To Know Before May 6th Primary

Changes in the North Carolina voting laws came into effect at the beginning of 2014, but there is much more to the issue than voter ID. The actual bill, House Bill 589 is here. It’s about 50 pages so I hope you’re sitting down and in a comfy chair. So, let’s take the time to…

January 21, 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