May 10, 2016 – 7:15 am
A few days ago I ran a post excerpting Todd Starnes, who asked the question “Do the rights of boys who identify as girls trump the rights of girls who are born girls?” Starnes also included in his piece a quote along the same lines Fox Business anchor Trish Regan asked a profound question on […]
May 1, 2016 – 2:45 pm
Saturday I noted a story from Raleigh TV station WTVD about a transgender woman’s claim about being confronted by a janitor in the women’s room then escorted out by security at the Durham Transit Center. Now, I called it agenda driven news, because WTVD ran the story despite having not a shred of evidence that […]
April 29, 2016 – 3:57 pm
Yes, yes there is https://twitter.com/LadyLiberty1885/status/726135503645466625 From the link Are you tired of Activist CEO’s from big companies like Apple, PayPal and Target bullying your state over laws like North Carolina’s common sense facilities protections in HB 2? There’s an app for that. It’s time to fight back. You can make your voice heard thanks to […]
April 27, 2016 – 8:08 am
This is actually a good idea (WTVD) Twenty-four hours after raucous protests for and against HB2 consumed the General Assembly, Sen. Tom Apodaca’s comments signify, perhaps, the biggest crack yet in the united front from Republican lawmakers, who want to leave the law alone. “If it was up to me, I’d just put it out […]
April 26, 2016 – 6:50 am
Why? Well, for one thing, no one could show they were actually harmed or unduly stopped from voting due to the law (AP) Lawsuits challenging changes to North Carolina’s election law failed to show it hampered the ability of minority voters to exercise political power, a federal judge ruled Monday in dismissing the cases. U.S. […]
April 22, 2016 – 4:04 pm
I didn’t bother mentioning this yesterday,  because, quite frankly there’s only so much of this issue I really care about. This is what he said Thursday, on MSNBC “North Carolina did something that was very strong, and they are paying a big price and there’s a lot of problems,” responded Trump. “North Carolina, what they are […]
April 19, 2016 – 8:17 am
Another group taking a Brave Stance (WNCN) The fallout from North Carolina’s passing of House Bill 2 continued Monday, with rock bands Pearl Jam and Boston dropping in North Carolina. Pearl Jam was scheduled to play in Raleigh Wednesday night. “The HB2 law that was recently passed is a despicable piece of legislation that encourages […]
April 17, 2016 – 8:04 am
Yet another company playing the “oh, look at us, we’re so progressive and aware” (WRAL) Renowned acrobatic troupe Cirque du Soleil said Friday that it is canceling all of its shows in North Carolina because of the state’s new law setting discrimination policy. “Cirque du Soleil strongly believes in diversity and equality for every individual […]
April 13, 2016 – 5:46 pm
This is an interesting situation. When Akiel Denkins was shot and killed by a Raleigh police officer, it was immediately assumed that this was raaaaacism, and the local media, and even some national media, went right along, publishing 2nd hand hearsay claiming that he was shot in the back while running away. Because he was […]
April 13, 2016 – 8:00 am
This is what a good leader does: listens to people, and solves some of the issues. There were a few points in HB2 which concerned people ….. well, the entire thing freaked out Leftists, who, for some reason, are super concerned about allowing those few gender confused people out their to share bathrooms with Other […]