November 16, 2012 – 10:45 am
North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue was such a complete SCOAMF of a chief executive that she decided to forgo running for re-election in 2012. But, she’ll make darned sure she hoses the state on her way out the door (News14) All eyes have been on Governor Bev Perdue this week, as a Friday deadline approached […]
November 14, 2012 – 11:03 am
Regarding the story on the possum drop from yesterday, the Morning Rush radio show here in Raleigh was discussing and soliciting ideas. Of course, I think everyone thought “drop a dead one”. Well, here are a few others: 1. Find someone who has a pet possum, that way they aren’t breaking the ruling regarding wild […]
November 13, 2012 – 1:34 pm
Unintentional, and hilarious, irony (Raleigh N&O) A Wake County judge has ordered a halt to the annual Opossum Drop in the mountain community of Brasstown, a victory for animal rights groups who called lowering the marsupial in a tinsel-covered box on New Year’s Eve is inhumane. See, all sorts of animal rights whiners have gone […]
October 17, 2012 – 5:55 pm
Via Ace, who positions that Obama is pulling out (Politico) The president’s campaign has remained on the television airwaves and his wife made a prominent debate-day push in advance of early-voting kicking off in the state. However, President Obama has not stepped foot in the state since his convention drew to a close nearly six […]
October 15, 2012 – 3:44 pm
The latest in “liberal tolerance” (Fox News) A North Carolina university’s student government has voted to ban a Chick-fil-a restaurant on campus because the fast-food chain’s president is against gay marriage. Elon University’s Student Government Association voted 35-11 to ask its food vendor to find another restaurant to take its place, the Daily Advance reports. […]
September 28, 2012 – 2:17 pm
I’m sure you’re utterly surprised that the Democrat played it (WRAL) Republican Pat McCrory blasted Democratic gubernatorial rival Walter Dalton on Thursday for releasing a video in which elected leaders and others accused the former Charlotte mayor of being insensitive to black residents on issues such as voter ID and education. The video, released as […]
September 3, 2012 – 3:17 pm
Good thing we require ID to vote in NC….oh, right, dismal failure Dem Gov Bev Perdue vetoed that (Raleigh N&O) A Raleigh-based group devoted to reducing the potential for voter fraud presented the N.C. Board of Elections on Friday with a list of nearly 30,000 names of dead people statewide who are still registered to […]
July 3, 2012 – 6:46 pm
The Lonely Conservative goes with “LOL!” I have to go with “bwahahahahahahahahah-snort-hahahahahaha!” (WRAL) State House lawmakers have apparently accidentally legalized fracking in North Carolina, due to a deciding vote one Democrat says was a mistake. Rep. Becky Carney, D-Mecklenburg, says she did not intend to cast the key vote that overrode the governor’s veto of […]
June 19, 2012 – 9:07 am
I’m sure no one is surprised nor shocked by the blatant anti-Israel/pro-Palestinian terrorist leanings of the NCDP (Daily Caller) The North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) is seriously considering passing a resolution that would criticize Israel for its “illegal occupation†of Palestine, the latest in a long line of controversial moves coming out of one of […]
June 13, 2012 – 12:58 pm
I mentioned to you previously how the North Carolina general assembly had proposed legislation that would require that historical data be used to determine sea level rise predictions, which sent Scientific American into apoplexy. Now (AP) The North Carolina Senate has approved a bill that ignores scientists’ warnings of rising sea levels. Senators approved the […]
