Big Boy, Lil’ Tricia tussle over tolls
It’s amazing what a wire-thin primary win and the prospect of a tough general will do to a politician. Here’s Charlie “Big Boy” Jeter — the most liberal member of
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HB2 is THE LEAST of Pat McCrory’s problems
The GAY News&Observer (GN&O) is portraying the short session that kicks off today on Jones Street as do-or-die for Governor Pat McCrory. Will the honorables shove a knife in ol’
Continue readingThe #ncga short session: Drivebys HOPING for a *GAY* ol’ time?
I swear the News & Observer must have more gay news on its website this morning than The Advocate does. The editors must have some kind of requirement that reporters
Continue readingNC Drive-bys: All gay stuff. ALL THE TIME.
Talk about being out of touch with your audience. The average person — residing outside of Orange County — is not devoting 1/10000th of the energy to HB2 that the
Continue readingThe NCGOPe and ‘weasel words’
I have a friend who introduced me to the concept of weasel words. That’s a slang term for verbage that leaves the speaker with a lot of wiggle room. Kinda
Continue readingMonkey Business Report: ConnectNC bond ballot language edition
The GOPe and the rest of the Raleigh cartel have just now finished their high fives and victory laps after successfully conning the people of North Carolina out of TWO
Continue readingDavid Lewis aide seeking to replace his boss as NC’s RNC rep
If you can’t have the job, having someone in place who you can control is just as good. The ever-so-controversial state Rep. David Lewis announced earlier he was stepping down
Continue readingI’ll pay you back in 100 years. (I swear.)
Check out the latest from our UNC board of governors — fresh off of being granted oodles of ConnectNC cash from the voters: North Carolina’s public university board is asking
Continue readingJason Saine: No primary or general election opposition. Over $122K in “campaign expenses.”
Politicians like to talk tough on ethics — banning gifts from lobbyists, limiting contribution amounts, that kind of thing. But what does all that matter when people with interests before
Continue readingWhy does Speaker Moore’s campaign need the services of a Wall Street law firm?
Tim Moore had no primary opposition and is unchallenged in the November general election. So WHY has his campaign paid a $10,000 retainer to a high-powered Wall Street (That’s right.
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