NAACP going after NC-based anti-vote fraud group
Boy, how things change. One of the missions of the NAACP’s founders was to protect the integrity of elections and people’s right to vote. In 2014, the civil
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The more things “change,” the more they stay THE SAME
We’re riding out 2013’s last gasps from The Haymaker’s Watauga County outpost. I happened to catch a local news report about the Watauga board of elections’ two-front fight with the
Continue readingUnder the Radar (and under the rug?): The senator and the mystery of the disappearing audit
Back in January, we got a whole lot of ethics-related news regarding state Sen. Fletcher Hartsell (R-Cabarrus). Apparently, he spent $100,000 in campaign funds — in an election
Continue readingTHREE STRIKES: Wake County schools aspire to be like NYC
Three strikes and you’re out. That’s been the rule of thumb in the game of baseball. It’s been the law in a lot of states’ judicial systems.
Continue reading#NCSEN: Court ruling makes Rep. Brawley’s monopoly accusation against Tillis stick
State Rep. Robert Brawley (R-Iredell) made headlines back in May thanks to a confrontation with Speaker Thom Tillis. That confrontation resulted in Brawley losing his committee chairmanship. (It’s unclear —
Continue readingEl Sr. Tillis bajo el fuego de la inmigración opiniones
Yep. Ol’ Thom is getting some scrutiny on the issue of amnesty / immigration reform. Nationally-renowned conservative pundit Ann Coulter called attention to Tillis’ views today: I
Continue readingSouthern Pines Police seeking private alternative to Roy Cooper’s crime lab
The typically peaceful Moore County hamlet of Southern Pines has been rocked recently with some troubling violent crimes. In response to some bad publicity and questions from
Continue readingPearce (unintentionally) makes the case for Roy Cooper to quit
With three years until the next governor’s race — North Carolina attorney general Roy Cooper is fixated on evicting Pat McCrory from that state-owned historic property on Blount
Continue readingRunning for office on OUR DIME
First, it was Thom Tillis who told us he could represent the people of his legislative district, serve as speaker of the House, AND run for the US Senate all
Continue readingHolder: Black Panther Thugs @ Polls? (*Yawn*) Show ID @ NC polls? SUE !!!!!
Egged on by Kay Hagan — our senior US senator who also, BTW, happens to be Chuck Schumer’s sock puppet — Barry Obama has dispatched his attorney general Eric Holder
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