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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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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…
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Do You Feel A Little Sad On Christmas Day? That’s Okay. We All Do, Here’s Why.
Here’s a short post about what to do when you’re feeling sad today (and it’s okay, everyone feels a little sad around the holidays). I think everybody feels a little sad on Christmas Day. I know I do. Remembering childhood experiences: good and bad. But, it’s okay, because once you learn why, and once…
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North Carolina State Board of Elections Favors Tea Party Founder over Local Watchdog Group
PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF VOTERS PRESS RELEASE FRIDAY, DECMEBER 20, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Asa Gregory: Contact: Barbara DeAntonio: Communications Director: George Fisher PET-V VOWS TO REMAIN LOCAL WATCH GROUP BY EDUCATING VOTERS Raleigh, NC—-This morning, the North Carolina Board of Elections ruled in favor of Wilson County Tea Party founder and…
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Join Me Tonight on BlogTalkRadio at 10pm EST with the PET-V Team! People for the Ethical Treatment of Voters
Click on the link below to listen or join the conversation~ (North Carolina and Nationwide) Calling all like minded (or not) liberals, tree huggers, progressive hipsters, Libertarians, Tea Party members, Democrats, Republicans and Teapublicans. Join me and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Voters tonight on BlogTalkRadio.com as we discuss North Carolina voting…
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You FOOLS! Why Bob Rucho Doesn’t Give A DAMN What You Think
North Carolina Republican State Senator Bob Rucho tweeted very vulgar and offensive rhetoric saying that Obamacare and Chief Justice Thomas were collectively as bad as Nazism and he doesn’t seem to want to apologize. Oh, well. Did you really think Rucho would give a damn what we think? The Democrats want him to apologize, Randy…
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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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Why North Carolina Matters: A Tea Party Testing Ground
WILSON, NORTH CAROLINA—Politically, North Carolina matters and matters quite a bit. Once called the most progressive southern state, North Carolina was controlled by Democrats for over one hundred and twenty years. Before McCrory, the last Republican governor was elected almost thirty years ago. In fact, you can count the number of Republican governors on one…
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Butterfield Applauds HHS Grant to NC Health Centers to Expand ACA Enrollment Assistance
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today applauded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for awarding a $2.2 million grant to 32 community health centers in North Carolina, including 10 in the First Congressional District. The grant award will be divided between the health centers and used to expand enrollment…
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Butterfield Attends Memorial Service for Nelson Mandela in South Africa
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today released the following statement regarding the memorial service for Nelson Mandela: “Today I joined tens of thousands of South Africans and world leaders in Johannesburg to pay my last respects at the memorial service for anti-apartheid revolutionary, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, and former South African President,…