Carter Wrenn
Gary Pearce
Plagues have been around since the time of the Pharaohs: What caused the plague that killed a million Americans? Bad luck? Nature, the result of germs morphing in bats in caves in Wuhan? A blunder by scientists in labs making biological weapons? The Good Book tells us in ancient times God allowed plagues to show…
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Democratic heads exploded over this story in The News & Observer last week: “The two candidates running to lead North Carolina’s public schools are accusing each other of promoting radical agendas that would devastate public education in the state.” Democrats call that “both-sidesism.” Some journalists call it “balanced reporting.” It’s the practice of giving equal…
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Reagan’s voice turned softer, the room fell silent, people leaning forward on the edge of their chairs to hear – remembering the ‘tap, tap, tapping’ of Neville Chamberlain’s umbrella on the cobblestones of Munich Reagan said détente was a mistake – like appeasement had been a mistake. Sitting in the White House Gerald Ford went…
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Hectoring Biden, angry, Republican Congressmen roared, Lies – wearing a bright red MAGA cap and a tee-shirt Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene waved both arms above her head. Combative, not Sleepy Joe that night, Biden punched back, punched again, said, ‘I know I may not look like it, but I’ve been around a while’ – then…
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Trump’s facing a stack of indictments, just had to post a $90 million bond, says since he was President he has complete and total immunity. To get herself elected, New York’s Attorney General told voters she’d nail Trump – she did, nailed him with another half a billion-dollar fine. The Georgia DA who indicted Trump…
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Even Republicans think Republicans have gone too far in North Carolina. After losing the Republican primary for governor to Mark Robinson, Bill Graham said, “Mark Robinson is an unelectable candidate in the general election in North Carolina, and he puts a conservative future at risk for everyone, from the courthouse to the White House.” Paul…
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WRAL TV polled, reported: Trump, Biden, Unpopular with North Carolina voters. One or two days later I read an article by a Politico pundit calling polls like that “illogical yammering” – he said Trump clobbered opponents in the primary and Biden didn’t even get an opponent and that proved Trump and Biden were the candidates…
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Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley of North Carolina accidentally told the truth last week. On a Fox News show, Whatley (photo) said, “At the end of the day, this comes down to a very simple contrast between President Trump and President Biden. Were you better off four years ago than you are today? The…
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Young Democrats are bringing new energy to the North Carolina party this year, but that’s only one reason I keep an eye on them. YD leaders today tend to become NC leaders tomorrow. I found this clip from The News & Observer, October 6, 1968, about that year’s state YD convention in Fayetteville. Reporter Dick…
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Watergate sunk Nixon. Jimmy Carter was elected. Two years later Jesse Helms ran for reelection. In…
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We Americans are angry this Christmas. 77 million voters were so angry they elected Trump. 75…
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‘You tell a lot of good stories about Reagan, like his saying a prayer for the…
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