April 11, 2012 – 2:59 pm
This is similar to what I wrote before regarding the NC amendment. One of the writers campaigned for California’s Prop 8, and the other has been a vocal opponent of gay marriage. But… (Raleigh N&O) But as marriage advocates, we oppose the state marriage amendment now being debated in North Carolina. We hope that when […]
March 22, 2012 – 9:42 am
One of the questions surrounding this is “will the poll numbers translate over to the vote?” (WRAL) A proposed constitutional amendment that would define marriage in North Carolina as being between one man and one woman has broad support among voters statewide, according to a new WRAL News poll. Amendment One, which would effectively bar […]
March 15, 2012 – 7:08 pm
I suppose it’s incumbent to post on this story, since it is my home state (Charlotte Observer) Bivins Hollar likes to post videos from his bedroom. About weight loss. About Pokemon cards. About selling chewing gum at a flea market. But it’s the video where he casually talks about “shooting†and starving black South Africans […]
March 8, 2012 – 11:59 am
This has apparently shocked the Triangle area Muslim community. I’m not quite sure why, perhaps they haven’t been paying attention to what some have been doing in the name of their religion (Raleigh N&O) A woman accused of working with a Triangle man convicted of conspiring to commit terror to arrange murder of three witnesses […]
February 4, 2012 – 6:03 pm
I guess we could term this a pre-protest, since President Bush, er, Obama, isn’t even at the stage of threatening war against Iran (WTVD Raleigh) Rising tensions with Iran spawned anti-war protests in the Triangle. About two dozen protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in downtown Raleigh Friday. The protesters in Raleigh joined people in […]
January 5, 2012 – 7:00 pm
Obviously, this has sent the North Carolina Association of Teachers into a hissy fit (WRAL) The North Carolina Association of Educators said Thursday that it plans to file a lawsuit against the state after Republican lawmakers engineered a late-night vote targeting the teachers organization. Gov. Beverly Perdue called the General Assembly into special session Wednesday […]
November 15, 2011 – 1:48 pm
So, lots of liberals where whining (shock!) about the Chapel Hill PD entering a building with assault rifles drawn to bust anarchists linked to the Occupy morons who had illegally broken and entered the building. But, late Monday we learned (Raleigh N&O) Town officials say they were justified in using a tactical squad of officers […]
October 22, 2011 – 8:23 am
All is not hunky dory within the Charlotte Occupiers group. Perhaps they just don’t have enough drums? (CBS Charlotte) “Occupy Charlotte†protesters have carried out an official coup within the group. Thomas Shope, 47, credited with helping to organize “Occupy Charlotte,†was exiled from the group for claiming leadership. A YouTube video broadcasts the group’s […]
October 17, 2011 – 3:07 pm
I guess they’re not quite as dedicated (News and Observer) Protesters spent a second day outside the state Capitol building Sunday to show their frustration with government, which they said is too much under the influence of wealthy corporations. Except, they aim their barbs not at government, but, at the private sector. The Occupy folks […]
October 9, 2011 – 4:08 pm
Heh! Proof Positive makes a revelation about the 99%ers from Occupy Parks And Stuff And Turn Them Into Cesspools And over at The POH Diaries, we find out about Occupy Asheville, in my home state, and the freaks turned out
