North Carolina – Republicans
More Politics as Usual
For years Paul Coble’s been your easy going, hail fellow well met County Commissioner, going along with the other local politicians when they wanted to raise the county’s debt, pass budgets with unfunded liabilities and spend Obama Stimulus Money. But, now, suddenly, Coble’s turned into an anti-establishment ball of fire. No one can…
Read MoreThe Right Fight
This is the debate North Carolina Democrats want: Did the Republican budget cut jobs? It’s the debate we want going hot and heavy when federal funds dry up and school districts across the state lay off teachers next fall, right before the election. And it’s a debate challenge Governor Perdue should accept. Take…
Read MoreThe New Face of Journalism
Mark Binker is not necessarily a pretty face. But he’s the face of where journalism is going in North Carolina. And that looks like good news. Binker is former capital reporter for The Greensboro News & Record. He has left to work for WRAL-TV. That’s a story right there. TV political/governmental news used…
Read MoreAnother Agenda Item for Paul Coble
Since Paul Coble doesn’t have George Holding’s money, he has to find other ways to get his message out: like meetings of the Wake County Commissioners. So far they’ve taken up same-sex marriage and the UN’s attempt to control our lives. Now it’s voter ID laws. Coble needs to take up another issue:…
Read MoreAmendment Politics
Why did President Obama announce he’s against Amendment One? Because African-American voters strongly support it. Since African-Americans lean so strongly Democratic, an oft-overlooked fact is that they are the most church-going, religious and even evangelical voting blocs in a religious, church-going state. And polls show they strongly oppose same-sex marriages. The recent Elon…
Read MoreNegative Attacks
Every day we move closer to the primary in May more punches and elbows are thrown by politicians. Now, in politics there are three kinds of negative attacks. There’s ‘The Blunder’ – this attack is so outrageous (and untrue) it backfires and destroys the attacker. People take one look at it and say,…
Read MoreCalling Out a Skunk
Paul Coble reared up on his hind legs and slammed an evangelical, born again, Spirit moving Baptist by calling him a liberal gay marriage supporter – then added that’s the kind of no good varmint who’s supporting his opponent’s campaign and that’s all the reason anyone needs to know to vote against George Holding. …
Read MoreSuck It Up, Democrats
North Carolina Democrats need to get out of their funk. You can see why so many of them are down. We got hammered in 2010. The Republicans grabbed control of the legislature, the budget, the political agenda, redistricting and fundraising with efficiency and ruthlessness. Democrats got down even more when many of their…
Read MoreRun! (Away!)
A TAPster raises a key question about the Democrats running for governor: Why? See below: Your blog today about Bobby Etheridge and Dan Blue and their crafty mobilization of black voters prompted a thought about the Democratic governor’s primary in North Carolina. Why would any Democrat want the job? Walter Dalton, Etheridge…
Read MoreWhat’s He Been Smoking?
Paul Coble’s gone and done it again. Just a few months ago Paul Coble was asking Joe Knott to support him for Congress. Now, treading water, Paul’s hit the panic button and called Joe Knott a wild-eyed liberal – because Joe’s supporting George Holding and not Paul. Next, out of a clear blue…
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