Tag: North Carolina Politics

  • Walter Jones (R-NC-03) Needs to Stop Pandering Votes Off The Backs of Dead Soldiers

    Greenville, NC—Walter Jones, twenty year incumbent, in North Carolina’s third congressional district, tweeted yesterday saying he is opposed to the Pentagon’s “new” plan to let illegal aliens serve in the US military.  Well, hot damn, let the balloons go.  On its face, it sounds good but hold on a second. Walter should know this isn’t…

  • Some Good News About Kay Hagan-D, NC

    In case you are too busy to read the whole article here is the take away: Kay Hagan is leading by a sustained 2% margin. This is not a flash +2, which changes from day to day based on newsworthiness and demographics within North Carolina-this is a sustained +2 from registered voters in North Carolina,…

  • Join Me Thursday, March 6, at 4pm EST—On WAUG Power 750 with Cash Michaels

    Join me Thursday, March 6th at 4 p.m. EST on Power 750 WAUG-AM, and www.myWAUG.com. Topics: North Carolina Politics—North Carolina Democratic Party—Chairman Randy Voller—Rev. Dr. Ben Chavis

  • Politics and Friendships Don’t Always Mix

    Greenville—NC   I googled “politics and friendships” looking for a particular quote.  But, what I got was so much more interesting—and so very unexpected. It never really dawned on me the actual number of friendships a person can lose over politics.  That topic wasn’t what I was looking for when I googled, but—considering the past few…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Syria: No Right Answer But At Least Our Opinion Matters. Maybe?

    I don’t usually use Facebok as a measuring stick for anything, let alone something so  important as going to war with Syria.  But, I do see Facebook as a good example of how good, intelligent people can beat themselves up—over and other again—making the case for or against a United States military action in Syria. …