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DEBORAH ROSS – Screaming clean energy and takes fracking money

As ACLU director, Deborah Ross lobbied against the Sex Offender Registry. She wanted to provide “counseling” instead of having them register their address so parents could feel a little safer knowing where known offenders were living. •And it surprises me that Deborah Ross is screaming her support for clean energy when a lot of her…
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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…
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The Global Genius of President Barack H. Obama
JANUARY 22, 2016 By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA News Wire Columnist When you are considered by millions of people across the nation and throughout the world community to be the “Leader of the Free World,” that is an awesome and serious international responsibility. Do you remember when President Obama was first elected eight years…
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Hats off to the DSCC for losing another North Carolina election
Over the last several months it’s been no secret that Deborah Ross was the favored child of the NCDP to run against Richard Burr. Even the Chair of the NCDP, Patsy Keever, has been working behind the scenes to help Ross and even sponsored a private fundraiser for her. But, yesterday, the Democratic Senatorial…
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Politics as usual within the NCDP :: Minority candidates Chris Rey and Ken Spaulding
Democratic leaders within the NCDP are fundraising and ‘backdoor endorsing’ candidates during this primary election which is against their own Democratic bylaws. The first time I met Ken Spaulding was at an African-American conference in eastern North Carolina. Spaulding had his wife and children seated at a table across from me. During a break…
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Day 1: Broyhill Murder Trial—Opening Arguments—Treasurer for Brad Miller Campaign Grilled on Cross Examination
In the first day of court proceedings John Broyhill is accused of killing Jamie Hahn, stabbing her 14 times with an 8 inch chef’s knife, over what prosecution attorneys say was over missing money in Congressman Brad Miller’s congressional campaign account. Opening arguments – Counsel for John Broyhill We will not dispute that John was…
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Randy Voller Can Only Take Responsibility As Leader—Not Ownership of Failed Campaigns.
When the North Carolina Democratic Chair said he would not seek reelection as leader of the NCDP he took responsibility for the 2014 election cycle and said it was time for new leadership. But, what exactly did he mean? What my ears heard was that he was saying, “the buck stops here.” As the leader…
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NCDP: Will The SEC Vote For A Problem Solver or A Cheerleader? The Chair is Too Important to Be A “Good ‘ol Boy” Post—It Should Be Like A Job Interview.
A recent post by Matt Hughes in Blue NC smacks to the heart of the NCDP issue. Will the SEC vote for a cheerleader or a problem solver as their next Chair. Frankly, I think we’ve seen too many cheerleaders, both within the NCDP and as candidates running for office. I’d be more inclined to…
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When Randy Voller Steps Down as Chair—The Copy & Paste Media Will Have to Write Original Articles about NCDP
When Randy Voller, Chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party, finally steps down as Chair, the media will have to start writing original articles. I did a cloud search on news stories referencing Randy Voller and over 286 news items cited him as “embattled.” Comparing articles side by side, you can see a definite bias…
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NC Voters Beware: Daily Reflector Endorses Walter Jones But Fails To Disclose Their Financial Ties To Him.
Greenville, NC—Normally, I don’t get involved with who endorses a political candidate—it’s a free country, they can do as they wish. But, a Greenville, NC newspaper, The Daily Reflector, came out with their endorsements over a week ago for local candidates—just in time for early voting. On its face voters wouldn’t necessarily find a problem…