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Butterfield Statement on Dan River Coal Ash Spill
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today released the following statement concerning the February 2, 2014 coal ash spill from a Duke Energy coal ash pond in Rockingham County, North Carolina: On Sunday, February 23rd, Congressman Butterfield addressed the issue on The Social Spitball Hour radio show. “I am deeply concerned about the…
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Chair, Randy Voller talks of the recent events in the NC Democratic Party Part I, II, III & IV
Randy Voller, Chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party, joined us a guest on The Social Spitball Show to discuss the recent events which lead to the firing of the former Executive Director and prompted Dr. Ben Chavis, famous Civil Rights leader to come to NC and offer his services. Click the picture for Part…
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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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North Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Confirms Staff Changes
Former NAACP head and North Carolina native Ben Chavis has offered his services to the North Carolina Democratic Party. Randy Voller, Chairman of the Democratic Party, confirmed this in a telephone conversation this morning. Voller said Chavis “is from North Carolina and wants to bring a Democratic revival to the state.” Voller also said that…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-NC) Statement on SOTU
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement regarding tonight’s State of the Union address: “Tonight, President Obama unveiled a bold agenda to create and expand opportunity for all Americans. In his speech, he touched on the pervasiveness of income inequality caused by stagnant minimum wages, shrinking access to education, and…
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Why NC Tea Party Darling Thom Tillis Fails
Greenville—NC In a radio interview this morning in eastern North Carolina, GOP US Senate hopeful, Thom Tillis bashed Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan without giving any specifics to his claims. Tillis said Hagan has done nothing to help the military in North Carolina and said she doesn’t consider the needs of North Carolina farmers. Tillis went…
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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…
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