“North Carolina doesn’t see a need to protect LGBTQ people. But we found victims whose stories say otherwise.” Yep. THAT is a HARD news headline from The Charlotte Observer today.
Continue readingHe was but the second GOP governor of North Carolina since Reconstruction ended. President Reagan reigned triumphant from DC. But Republican Jim Martin — albeit, with a Democrat controlled General
Continue reading2014 was a great year for Republicans all around. They took out Kay Hagan and took back the US Senate from the Democrats. But, in North Carolina, they suffered a
Continue readingAs people all over eastern North Carolina scramble to recover from last weekend’s storm, there is another angle the storm’s aftermath will impact: the November election. You have hundreds of
Continue readingWow. The “peace and love” crowd is approaching this election with all of the compassion of a Great White amid a herd of seals. They had North Carolina within their
Continue readingI have to admit there are some mixed emotions at this site about Lt. Gov. Dan Forest. I’ve talked with him ONCE, and was impressed. I know people who know
Continue readingIn 2010 and 2012, Republicans took over in Washington and Raleigh promising to be better than the other bunch that had been running the place. How have they done? Let’s
Continue readingAre you a Carrie, Miranda or Samantha? A Thom, Dick or Debbie? (Inquiring minds WANT to know.) There are all kinds of serious issues facing the country. But here we
Continue readingLaura Leslie had an attack of honesty not too long ago — when she admitted that the HB2 “losses” were really not that big of a deal to North Carolina’s
Continue readingI’ve been watching this politics game for more than three decades now. I can’t recall — even during the Reagan years — a presidential candidate sucking ALL of the oxygen out of
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