One out of every FIVE NC drivers has No license ???
Yep. That’s what AAA says: UNC Charlotte student Lauren Brown says driving without a license is no good, “It’s scary though, if anything.” The 19 year old just bought her car and says if someone with no license and…
Club for Growth likes Keadle for NC-08 GOP congressional primary
The Club For Growth, a national political action committee that champions the free market and economic liberty, is formally wading into North Carolina’s Eighth Congressional District GOP primary and endorsing candidate Scott Keadle of Iredell County. (The Eighth District has been represented for the last…
An option for NC conservatives with heartburn over the race for governor
A lot of my fellow conservatives are grumbling about being force-fed a healthy dose of Pat McCrory by the “wise men” in Raleigh. Those folks DO have at least ONE viable option in the May primary: retired Superior Court Judge Paul Wright of Mount…
Charlotte conservatives quiz, consider Pat McCrory
Charlotte attorney Tom Ashcraft — a former US attorney and aide to Senator Jesse Helms — is a conservative leader in the Charlotte area who has been known to criticize that city’s former mayor (who just happens to be seeking a promotion…
One of the really big lies on oil production
“We use 20 percent of the world’s oil while producing only two percent.” That line has been repeated ad nauseum by BarryO, his minions, and their comrades in the news media. How true is that statement? Energy expert Steve Maley opines on…
Something for the environmentalists to chew on
Data just released from the State of North Dakota shows that unemployment in the region of that state where the fracking is occurring has fallen to 0.8 percent. By contrast, North Carolina is sitting at TEN PERCENT. My cousin and some friends of his…
WRAL poll: Voters — even Republicans — give thumbs-down to NCGA
Voters gave Republicans a majority in the NC General Assembly and a clear mandate to cut government and taxes in 2010. Two years later, we’ve got minimal cuts in government and NOTHING in the way of tax relief. We’ve got legislators close to the Speaker…
BarryO’s ‘scorched-earth’ reelection campaign
I admire campaign guru Dick Morris — even if he gave us a double-dose of Bill Clinton. The guy CAN read the political tea leaves. I think it was a year or so ago on Fox News where Morris predicted that President Barry would be…
Frackin’ & Marryin’ : Media’s omissions help push leftist agenda
You could call it sloppy, lazy reporting. You could call it conveniently leaving out inconvenient facts in order to spin a story the way you want it to go. But a lot of North Carolina media — especially locally — seem to be giving us…
Campaign 2012: Picerno REALLY gets to ‘Meet The Press’
County Commissioner Nick Picerno, as a conservative Republican officeholder, knew coming into the job that he’d be engaging in combat with the mainstream media. I’m sure he never expected to be literally running for re-election against the media. Ellen Marcus, a former…
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