I had heard about this many years ago. But D.G. Martin does a nice job of recounting it in the wake of the former president’s passing: […] When Bush turned 18 in 1942, he enlisted in the Navy and was…
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#ncga: Steinburg’s Girl Friday pleads GUILTY
That’s what my moles in the Dare County Courthouse tell me went down yesterday. Diana London — who works as senator-elect Bob Steinburg’s legislative aide, his top campaign aide, and for his Wolfestein basketball tournament promotion business — was indicted…
Duke Law School jumps into Haywood Five / NCGOP fray
For a few years now — at least — a small band of conservative activists in Haywood County (out west) have been slugging it out with establishment elements in the local party. The ruckus spilled over into legal action being…
#ncga: Heck, let’s allow EVERYBODY to vote!
For all their caterwauling and boo-hooing over the integrity of our elections process, legislative Democrats sure seem hell-bent on introducing even more potential opportunities for mischief into the mix. House Bill 1115, entitled “Let North Carolina Vote Act”, got introduced…
UNC’s multi-million dollar plan to “repair” the Silent Sam mess
Usually, when vandals strike, you file a police report and then make arrangements to clean up the mess and restore it to its pre-crime state. You would think that would be the solution to cleaning up the mess from the…
To replace Cashion in Pinehurst: Berggren OR Campbell
The local paper says 14 folks have applied to fill out the last year of John Cashion’s unexpired term on The Village Council. (Cashion retired on November 13th due to health issues.) There are some Knowns, and quite a…
It’s all about Bladen & The GOP. (Meanwhile, Robeson, Dems get a FREE PASS.)
The Democrat chairman of the state board of elections has resigned in the wake of the revelation of his long history of anti-GOP tweets. Gov. Cooper has replaced him with fellow board member and Robeson County attorney Joshua Malcolm. Malcolm…
Washington County Schools to The Round Rev: “Yo’ Mama!”
It’s always a — um, *pleasure* — to hear from the right Revered William Barber. The Round Rev is apparently taking a break from slandering Trump nominees and bashing all things conservative to go after school officials in North Carolina’s…
The ‘Cultural Revolution’ comes calling in Carolina
The Chi-Coms orchestrated a massive purge in the early-to-mid 20th century to eradicate any all all capitalist, bourgeoisie, and / or “traditionalist” elements from Chinese culture. American leftists are trying it here with attacks on Confederate monuments and our nation’s…
Stein-ball in Asheville: A not so full house.
There hasn’t been too much crowing about the inaugural effort of senator-elect Bob Steinburg’s Wolfestein Group. Steinburg loves to brag about himself and his work. It’s not like him to go so quiet. As you know from reading our site,…