Category: campaign 2018
In Robeson County, poor ratings from the state get you a promotion.
Robeson County is one of the poorest in the state of North Carolina. The county tops the rankings of all the worst social and economic ills. I can throw shade at that place. My birth certificate says I came into this world there. But it’s…
Lil’ Josh goes to war against “price-gouging”
Boy, for a guy who complained his budget got cut so much he couldn’t do anything, this little one sure is busy. Think someone is charging too much for their good or service before, during, or after Hurricane Florence? Never Fear — lil’ Josh Stein,…
Drivebys: Hurricane damage fault of Jones St. GOP
You gotta looooooove that “logic”: North Carolina legislators voted in 2012 to ban the use of a report that showed the ocean could rise as much as 39 inches by 2100. Now, with Hurricane Florence bearing down on the Carolinas, and thousands evacuating from the…
Monetary messes for many NC local governments
We’re coming up on the November elections. Many counties will have commissioners on the ballot. You’ll hear a lot about how great things are in your neck of the woods. For many localities across the state, data collected and monitored by the state treasurer’s office…
‘Toilet Boy,’ The N&O and Incompetence.
*Talk about three things that go GREAT together. * The N&O’s Colon Campbell — renowned for his blockbuster HB2 disinformation extravaganza — is doing his best to whip up hysteria among the public, carry leftist water, and just plain lie to the dwindling number of…
#ncga: Devil in the details …
House Republicans have a group of young guys and gals holed up at NCGOP HQ implementing the caucus campaign strategy (buying ads, issuing press releases, etc.). Sometimes the individual legislator campaigns take care of stuff. Here’s one example from Facebook that has some heads all…
UNC: Forums on whether to repair vandalism
That’s what the gutless administration in Chapel Hill has planned regarding Silent Sam. The drum-circle-statue-toppling-face-mask-wearing crowd will show up in full-intimidation mode. The sane, sensible people will hide in the back of the room quietly or avoid it altogether. Who wants to get beat up…
Low-info Left not Holding back on George.
The same crowd that gets threatened by statues and thinks the US DOJ is interested in how many of your family members voted for The Evil Pant-Suited One™ in 2016 has got a new one they’re trying out — this time in North Carolina’s Second…
The Steinburg Invitational: Wanna go?
Excitement is in the air. If you’re planning to be in the vicinity of Asheville, North Carolina over Thanksgiving, state Rep. Bob Steinburg is bringing you some quality college basketball to watch IN PERSON: Arkansas State, Eastern Illinois, UNC-Wilmington, and Gardner Webb. What? Don’t find…
*Call me CRUSHED. Call my dreams SHATTERED.*
Tim Boyum, the politics guy on that channel that always seems to be playing in medical office waiting rooms, dropped this political bombshell today: Just to make it clear — I WILL NEVER RUN FOR PRESIDENT, EITHER. (Just in case anyone was interested.) Thom…
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