Blues you can use

From PBPS Prez Casey Hazelman:

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Friday night will again be a special Friday Blues at Zion Bar & Grille, 5601 Roanne Way, Greensboro as Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin rolls back in with his “Best ya can get” Blues show. The music will be awesome (naturally) and the food is fabulous.

We are very fortunate to have a Blues Legend as our neighbor. And does this man ever LOVE to play for his neighbors! So catching Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin in a club, with a great band, home and playin’ for his neighbors is an experience those living outside of NC can’t experience.

Simply put… Blues at its best.
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Josephus III and the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum are offering a creative writing workshop for High School Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. This is an exciting opportunity for this age group.
Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010
Time: 1 PM-4 PM
Registration Deadline: 01/16/2010
Cost : $15
For more information call:336-449-4846
Or email: chb@ncdcr.gov
Visit www.nchistoricsites.org/chb for an application.

Writing Workshop: 1 PM – 3 PM
Performing Showcase with Josephus: 3 PM- 4 PM
Invite your friends and family to come and watch you
perform during the Performing Showcase!!
This is another great way to…

Continue supporting live music and until next week…

Blues it or lose it,
Casey

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Blues you can use:

12/11/2009, 9:00PM – Midnight
Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin at Zion Bar & Grille’s Friday Blues
5601 Roanne Way, Greensboro
Bob’s last two appearances at Zion were nothing short of awesome.  Take his talent and throw in the offerings of Chuck Cotton and Matt Hill and you have one hard drivin’ musical evening.
And the food is great too.

12/11/2009, 9:30 pm – Midnight
Tinsley Ellis at the Blue Bayou
106 S. Churton St., Hillsborough- non-smoking
919-732-2555
www.bluebayouclub.com

12/11/2009, 9:30PM – 12:30AM
Valentino & Piedmont Sheiks (w/ special guest, Tad Walters) at Papa Mojo’s Roadhouse
5410-Y Highway 55, Durham, www.papamojosroadhouse.com, 919-361-2222
A dynamic vibrant blues band, Valentino & the Piedmont Sheiks play vintage & Jump Blues numbers that captivate their audience with passionate performances.  Their repertoire is steeped in vintage blues and jump numbers that captivate their audience with high energy emotional performances.  They know how to hit you with a down and dirty groove on the slow numbers and really cook on the steaming swing tunes.  We’re talking about ass wigglin’ feet stomping Blues!
for more info:  www.myspace.com/thesheiks

12/12/2009, 9PM -1AM
Craig and Friends at Walkers in Greensboro
2716 Walker Ave., Greensboro 336-275-2694
Craig has planned a special evening of music featuring a few special guest.
He has a set of rockin holiday songs to welcome the season.
We sincerely hope you can join us !
Free Cover Charge

12/12/2009, 9:30 PM – Midnight
Fat Bastard Blues Band at the Blue Bayou with Bullfrog Willard Mcgee opening
106 S. Churton St., Hillsborough – non-smoking
919-732-2555
www.bluebayouclub.com

12/12/2009, 9:30PM – 12:30AM
Joe Bell & the Stinging Blades at Papa Mojo’s Roadhouse
5410-Y Highway 55, Durham, www.papamojosroadhouse.com, 919-361-2222
Joe Bell and his band the Stinging Blades have been cranking out their rootsy mixture of Memphis Soul, New Orleans R&B, Blues and Rock throughout North Carolina since 1989. Their music is inspired by the spirits of Wilson Pickett, Tyrone Davis and Van Morrison. While their new material ventures towards funky Southern-fried rock, Bell says, “The spirit of R&B certainly pervades everything we do.”
for more info:  http://www.myspace.com/joebellandthestingingblades

12/15/2009, 9PM – Midnight
The Allison King Band at Fisher’s Grille
Corner of N. Elm & Fisher Ave., Greensboro

12/16/2009, 11:00pm – 1:00pm
Walrus & The Hall Monitors at the Blind Tiger
2115 Walker Ave., Greensboro

Jams in the Area

SUNDAY — ZION BAR & GRILLE, 5601 Roanne Way, GREENSBORO – 7:00-11:00 PM
Hosts: Shiela K, Chuck Cotton  & Terry V

1st & 3rd SUNDAYS – FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FELLOWSHIP HALL; 326 South Main St, MOUNT AIRY – 6:00-8:00 PM,
Hosted by Randall Carlisle rcarlisle@embarqmail.com; on Facebook at FHBS

MONDAY — THE RED LION, 2107 Kirkwood Street, HIGH POINT, Hosts: Big Bump & Tim Buffington

MONDAY — OPEN Jam at WALKER’S WHICH WAY, 2716 Walker Ave, GREENSBORO
336-275-2694

WEDNESDAY — THE CLUB HOUSE, GREENSBORO  8:00PM-Midnight
Hosts: Shiela K & Tim Buffington

THURSDAY — THE FLATIRON, 221 Summit Ave., GREENSBORO – 8:00PM-Midnight
Hosts: Stan Atwell, Mike Thomas, & Terry V

Blues Radio

THE BLUES HANGOVER ON WNAA 90.1 FMHD, Greensboro, Thursdays, 6:00-9:00 PM
Followed by the Beale Street Caravan at 9PM

BLUE FRIDAY on WSNC, 90.5 FM, Winston-Salem 11am-12pm
with MONICA with an eclectic mix of Blues
12pm-1pm BLUES & BEYOND, a weekly exploration of Blues and related musical forms with Johnny     Mister from WXPN-FM in Philadelphia
1:00pm-4:30pm a mix of JAZZ & BLUES with HARVEST WILLIAMS
9:00-Midnight BLUES DUES
Midnight-5:00 a.m. BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE, a highly regarded syndicated Blues radio program.

Filed under: Music, North Carolina

NC’s own Art Pope profiled in National Review

I’ve been fortunate enough to meet Art Pope on a few occasions. The first time I was attending the NCGOP’s 13th District Convention in Raleigh. I was outside and this small, unassuming man walked up to the doorway, saw the crowd in the foyer and waited. He looked at me and I said hello. He turned to me and we made small talk until I saw the name on his tag, which said “Art Pope.” I asked him if he was “THE” Art Pope that every liberal in North Carolina equated to the devil? He smiled and said he was.

Since then, I’ve come across him at a couple of functions and am always impressed with his humility.

He is a fine Tar Heel and worthy of the profile in this month’s National Review (the NR article is not online. This link is to the author’s blog):

Philanthropists who invest in the development of public policy are a rare breed — the kind whose unconventional giving confuses a lot of potential donors. Yet Pope sees it as an essential form of charity. “You’ve heard the old proverb that if you give a man a fish, you’ll feed him for a day, and if you teach him how to fish, you’ll feed him for a lifetime,” he says. “A lot of philanthropy is about giving fish, which is very important.” The Pope Foundation supports Habitat for Humanity, the Salvation Army, and similar groups. “But these are short-term, direct measures that treat symptoms.” Teaching a person to fish involves addressing underlying causes through education — so the Pope Foundation provides grants to schools, the Boy Scouts, and the Girl Scouts.

Even this isn’t enough, however. “You have to take it one step further,” says Pope. “Teaching a man to fish presupposes that you have a right to fish and a right to keep the fish you catch. It assumes that you can take your fish to market and sell it, and use the proceeds to buy clothes for your kids. Too many philanthropists don’t even consider that in a just and functioning society, you must have individual liberty with property rights, the rule of law, and limited constitutional government.” And that’s where donations to groups that defend free enterprise against the encroachments of government come in.

Filed under: North Carolina , Art Pope, philanthropy

He comes to bury Fec, not to praise him

Veteran blogger David Hoggard jumps into the stench with this bombshell about Jeff Martin, recently arrested and charged with cyberstalking:

Martin did the same thing to me – 20 minute blast of a couple of dozen disturbing emails – about two years ago. (A couple of the worst disparaged my wife’s physical appearance following cancer).

When does a pattern become a template?

Filed under: North Carolina , cyberstalking

Fec in a pickle

Yes Weekly tackles the story others are afraid of. I thought it was a fair article. The unmistakable theme is that Jeff Martin doesn’t know when to stop:

The 49-year-old Martin, a selfemployed software writer who maintains a blog called Vie de Malchance, faces a single charge of cyberstalking in Randolph County as a result of a sequence of some 20 e-mails he sent to Dr. Mary Johnson over the course of roughly an hour. Johnson, a pediatrician, lives in Randolph County, which explains why the charge was filed there. Martin lives in Greensboro, but is a native of Randolph County.

The Nov. 19 warrant for Martin’s arrest, based on a complaint by Randolph County sheriff’s Deputy Justin Trogdon, alleges that Martin “unlawfully and willfully did electronically mail to Mary H. Johnson repeatedly for the purpose of annoying Mary H. Johnson.”

North Carolina’s cyberstalking statute, which went into effect in 2000, defines as unlawful the act of e-mailing “to another repeatedly, whether or not conversation ensues, for the purpose of annoying, threatening, terrifying, harassing or embarrassing any person.”

“Frankly, someone needs to take Mary Johnson down, and I’m the guy,” Martin said after appearing before a magistrate in Asheboro to accept the charge.

I think Mr. Martin needs to understand two concepts:

1. “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.”

2. Rationalization-v-to ascribe (one’s acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes.

UPDATED:

I’m no lawyer, but if I had stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night, I would tell Mr. Martin to stop admitting his guilt in the media.

Martin said he and Johnson got into a feud over the Randleman Dam, a local water project that he supports. The feud escalated when Martin, who writes his blog under the name “fecund stench,” sent 27 e-mails to Johnson in less than an hour.

“I probably frightened her and I didn’t mean to do that. I screwed up,” Martin said.

Filed under: North Carolina , cyberstalking

Arrested Stench

According to one local blogger, Jeff Martin, aka Fec Stench, was arrested by police in Randolph County and charged with cyberstalking.

The crime is a misdemeanor.

I find it interesting that Mr. Martin continually has run ins with law enforcement due to the virulent nature of his online persona and the apparently violent nature of his offline persona.

Word has it that the stench was arrested last year in Greensboro for beating an elderly man in public over a rental dispute.

As I’ve said before, it is one thing to make a mistake and pay your dues and move on. It is quite another to get a pass over and over again yet continue to involve yourself in the same behavior.

I watch from afar at a lot of things that reek of injustice.

I hope justice is served in this case and that the parties involved can learn whatever life lessons come of this incident and move on with sucking the marrow out of life.

Filed under: North Carolina

Hanging on by a thread

Good news for a change in the local manufacturing sector:

Unifi, a yarn manufacturer based in Greensboro, reported Thursday net income of $2.5 million in its first quarter of fiscal year 2010. It was the highest quarterly profit since 2002, according to Bill Jasper, the president and chief executive of Unifi.

Filed under: North Carolina, Reidsville

Blues for a good cause

This is a note from PBPS Prez. Casey Hazelman about some goings-on this weekend:

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Hello Blues Family,

Over this past Summer Max Drake began hanging out at the Backstreet Buzz Coffeehouse in Reidsville. He occasionally picked some songs but mostly drank coffee and befriended David & Susan Glick, Backstreet’s owners.

Fast forward several weeks. Max’s wife Teresa needed surgery and could not wait until her new job’s insurance kicked in. So still repaying the bills from Max’s Heart surgery a couple of years ago, more medical bills were coming.

David Glick decided something must be done to help his new friends. He asked my partner in a Cup of Blues Mike Carter what could be done. The obvious answer was what the Blues Family does for one of our own; hold a benefit.

So with great thanks to Art at the Clubhouse, 435 Dolley Madison Rd., Greensboro the venue was provided. The Teresa Drake Benefit will start at 2PM Sunday and will be excellent.

A $5.00 raffle ticket purchase will get you in the door. More tickets may be purchased of course ($20 will getcha 5) for even better chances in the Raffles. A beautiful Ibanez Artcore guitar, amp & Stand is the BIG prize. Also raffled will be a hand carved bowl along with cash and other possible items.

The lineup is stellar:
Mel Melton & the Wicked Mojos,
Tad Walters,
The Fairlanes,
Matt Hill & the Buzzkillz
The Swang Brothers,
Lawyers, Guns & Money and
the Not Dead Yet Blues Band.

Plus Matt Walsh is coming in and will be sitting in with many of these bands.

So come out Sunday, help one of our Blues Family and…

As always, please continue supporting live Music and…
Until next week, keep your mojos workin’.

And have a SAFE and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Blues it or lose it,
Casey
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Filed under: Music, North Carolina, Reidsville , Piedmont Blues Preservation Society

Beating cancer one post at a time

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. My grandmother is a survivor for more than 25 years now.

A friend of my mom’s recently beat back the cancer and shared her experience on a blog set up by CaringBridge.

Filed under: North Carolina

Constitutional Town Hall in Raleigh next week

Some dedicated people I met in Raleigh are planning a town hall of their own next week:

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The Triangle is holding a Constitutional Town Hall on Tuesday, August 25th, from 7 PM – 9 PM.

Senators Kay Hagan and Richard Burr have been invited, as well as Representatives Brad Miller, David Price and Bob Etheridge. Sen. Burr, Rep. Miller and Rep. Price have declined their invitation to this event. They will be represented on stage with a physical likeness to represent your interests. Please prepare your questions prior to the meeting. We will be posting your questions on YouTube.

A panel of medical experts will also be available to answer questions concerning health care.

Doors will open at 6:15 PM and there is seating for 800 people.

Supporting Organizations/Websites:

NCFreedom.us

NCTeaPartyRevolution

NC Voice

Randysright

Triangle Conservatives Unite!

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Filed under: North Carolina

Fetzer, Stam targeting specific districts

Tom Fetzer made a splash in his first stop on the NC Budget Tour:

Calling the recently passed state budget  a “debacle,” Republican leaders kicked-off a statewide “budget tour” in Burlington on Monday as part of their efforts to win back legislative seats and return their party to the majority in the state House and Senate.

State GOP Chairman Tom Fetzer, along with Senate Minority Leader Phil Berger and House Minority Leader Paul Stam, joined local GOP leaders and others for lunch at Sal’s Italian Restaurant, where Stam said there were “great questions” and a “great turnout” that included Sheriff Terry Johnson, state Rep. Dan Ingle and school board Chairman Tom Manning.

Fetzer, Stam and GOP spokesman Jordan Shaw then stopped by the Times-News.

Filed under: North Carolina , NCGOP, Paul Stam

The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy

News and Observer reports on the bloated UNC admin system and quotes Erskine as saying cuts are in the works:

This decade has been good for associate vice chancellors at UNC-Chapel Hill. Their numbers have nearly doubled, from 10 to 19, and the money paid to them has more than tripled, to a total of nearly $4 million a year.

The university now admits that some of these people were in jobs that were not vital. They represent the rapid management growth in the 16-campus UNC system that has added tens of millions of dollars to annual payrolls.

Now, with a tough economy and sinking tax revenues, UNC officials and state lawmakers say these jobs need cutting first.

Related.

Filed under: North Carolina , Erskine Bowles, UNC system

Fractures widen in national Democratic leadership

Who is in charge?

House Democratic officials say a public option will remain in their version of a health reform bill, even now that the White House has acknowledged it may be dropped later.

“This is just for the Senate,” a House leadership official said about the administration’s concession on a public option. “There is no way it passes the House the first time around without a public option.

“The liberals (around 100+) won’t allow it. It if comes back from conference committee without public option and there is the right pitch that it is this or nothing, then it may pass the House.”

Filed under: North Carolina , Democratic Party, health care reform

Look who I met in Raleigh

A self-important leftist religious leader in Greensboro wrote a column last week decrying the use of certain words and phrases in the national health care debate because it was hurtful to members of his particular religion.

He wasn’t complaining about outright persecution. No, just a perspective he did not like.

Forget the fact that the first element of his argument depends on him using Goodwin’s Law to argue against certain words he does not like. No, we will give Fred a pass on that because lord knows you can’t have discussion with some people without them pulling out the Holocaust and beating you over the head with it.

Anyway.

The kind looking gentleman in the picture above is the man Rabbi Fred claims to have “confronted” in Raleigh a few weeks ago. I think Fred might be astroturfing his claims. The kind looking gentleman, a soft spoken man named Hans whose family members from Germany and America died resisting and fighting Nazis during World War II, said that Fred came up to him in an aggressive manner, with an angry look on his face and began to berate him for his sign. Hans said he listened to Fred and then mentioned to him a few of his own perspectives to which Fred had no response.

Hans said he goes to these protests and stands near the groups of people who support the president’s plans in order to “ruin their photo op.” He said he was standing alone amidst all the liberal supporters of the president when brave Fred began to “confront” him.

Hans was kind and thoughtful and not in the least bit egoistic like some leftist in Greensboro who think the world revolves around their world view.

The reason Fred and Ed have no credibility on this matter is that their leftist brothers and sisters have attacked Ronald Reagan, GHWB and GWB relentlessly with depictions of them as Hitler over the years. Selective unleashing of your Jewish Nazi outrage sort of does a disservice to the sentiment you are trying to express.

Filed under: Concepts, North Carolina

Speak out to Kay Hagan on Friday

A gathering of conservative community organizers will take place at Kay Hagan’s office in Raleigh at 330pm on Friday.

Since she is not having town hall meetings, wouldn’t it be great if thousands from across the state took the afternoon off and travelled to the state capitol to voice their opposition to the Democrat’s health care reform plan.

I am planning to attend this event and hope to see others from the Triad join our brothers and sisters in Raleigh to stand up for liberty and freedom and the American spirit of individuality.

Filed under: North Carolina , health care reform, Kay Hagan

“We need to have regular people being interviewed”

NC conservative activist criticizes national right-wing media.

Filed under: North Carolina , health care reform, mainstream media

Broken promises at the state level

Chris Hayes take a look at Bev’s problem with broken promises in the Charlotte metro:

Perhaps the most telling example of her weakness in the Charlotte area may be evident in the question of whether to recall Governor Perdue from office.  Only 35 percent of voters statewide support taking such a drastic action, with 48 percent of voters saying no.  But in the Charlotte region, recalling the governor is actually supported by a slim margin, 41 percent to 39 percent.

Despite reports to the contrary, Perdue’s “Charlotte problem” remains in full effect and in fact, may be worsening.  Broken promises of the completion of I-485, raising taxes in a recession and issuing a pay cut to state employees and teachers have driven her numbers lower.  With the Charlotte media market comprising more voters than any other media market in the state, Perdue must begin to improve these numbers if she is to have a turnaround statewide.

Filed under: North Carolina , Bev Perdue, NC Democratic hypocrisy

Two peas in a pod?

The wisdom of Gary Pearce:

When your message boils down to “things could be worse” or “that’s not what I’m proposing,” you’re in trouble. That’s where Democrats are today – Obama included.

Carter concurrs.

Filed under: National, North Carolina , Beverly Perdue, Carter Wrenn, Gary Pearce, President Obama

Fetzer Calls Budget a Sad Day in North Carolina’s History

RALEIGH— NCGOP Chairman Tom Fetzer held a press conference on Thursday and harshly criticized Governor Bev Perdue and the Democrat controlled legislature for the passage of a budget that raises taxes $990 million dollars.

“By signing this budget, Governor Perdue breaks two promises:  not to raise taxes during a recession, and not to cut education.  Governor Perdue and her liberal friends in the Democrat controlled legislature have continued their wasteful ways and placed the burden squarely on the shoulders of the citizens of North Carolina.” Fetzer said.  “When the effects of this budget are felt by the citizens of North Carolina, they will be outraged. The Governor’s approval of this budget marks a sad day in North Carolina’s history.”

With Democrats in control of the Governor’s mansion, the State House and the State Senate, Fetzer noted that Governor Perdue and the liberal leadership will stand or fall on this budget.  “Republicans who were elected to represent their constituents were completely left out of this process. I am proud that our entire Republican delegation stood firm on the principles of lower taxes and limited government by opposing this budget.” said Fetzer.  “When history writes the narrative of this budget debacle, it will include the names of every Democrat who voted to do the unthinkable: raise taxes on citizens while they struggle to make ends meet during a recession.”

“Perhaps most outrageous is the Democrats’ claim that this budget puts a priority on education.” Fetzer noted.  “The priorities in this budget are the same priorities that got our state into this mess:  higher taxes, wasteful spending, and expansion of government.  In the weeks to come, as local School Boards across our state are forced to lay off thousands of teachers, I hope those educators are comforted knowing that the state has ample funding for fishing piers in Mark Basnight’s district, millions of dollars for already pampered college athletes and a real estate spending spree in the midst of a recession.”

Fetzer had planned his comments to follow the Governor’s traditional public signing ceremony, but boldly predicted that no such ceremony would occur this year.  “I don’t think you’ll see anyone clamoring for the pen that was used to sign this year’s budget.  No one associated with the passage of this budget should be proud.”  Fetzer concluded.

Filed under: North Carolina

Democratic Budget Raises Taxes, Slashes Education

Raleigh – Legislative Democrats are expected to pass the state budget through the General Assembly today and Governor Beverly Perdue is expected to sign it into law.  The budget represents a departure from previous statements made by the Governor about tax increases and funding for education.

“I don’t believe that you can raise taxes in an economy with folks struggling the way they are,” Beverly Perdue, as a candidate for governor (“First task: Fill N.C. budget hole,” News & Observer, 10/23/09)

“And yes, even in these tough times… we will increase per-pupil spending in our public schools.” Governor Beverly Perdue, State of the State Address (“Full Text: Gov. Bev Perdue’s State Of The State Speech,” NBC17, 3/9/09)

“For more than three months, I have laid out options for a budget that addresses two priorities: the budget cannot be balanced on the backs of working families, and it must have the revenue necessary to protect our public schools.”  (Governor Beverly Perdue in a letter to public school teachers and teacher assistants, 7/27/09)

The Democratic budget will raise taxes by more than $990 million.  The vast majority of new revenue will be raised through a one-cent increase to the state sales tax – the most regressive state tax and a tax paid by every North Carolina citizen.  In addition, there are $225 million in cuts to education in the Democrats’ budget that will be passed down Local Education Administrations (LEAs) to make spending reductions at the local level.  Next year, there are an additional $300 million in cuts to be passed down to LEAs.  The average public school teacher in North Carolina is paid $45,000 per year, including benefits. A cut of $225 million to classrooms could cost the salaries of up to 5000 teachers.

Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) said, “Governor Beverly Perdue promised not to raise taxes during this recession and promised to protect our children’s education.  The budget making its way to Governor Perdue’s desk could cause as many as 5000 teacher to lose their jobs.  In order to keep her promises to the people of North Carolina, Governor Perdue should veto this budget.  Otherwise, she will join legislative Democrats by endorsing a plan that will slow North Carolina’s economic recovery and take money out of classrooms.”

Filed under: North Carolina , NC Democratic Party, NC General Assembly, taxes in north carolina

Birthers and right-wing lunatics?

Can anyone show me where raising taxes in a recession has ever generated more revenue AND helped the economy return to prosperity.

The $19 billion spending plan, which is more than a month late, was a hard-fought compromise among Democrats who control both chambers of the legislature and the governor. House and Senate Democrats and Gov. Beverly Perdue differed on which taxes to raise to cope with the plunging revenues that North Carolina and other states face because of the recession.

Filed under: North Carolina , NC Democratic Party, taxes in north carolina

Corrupt NC Democrats need replacement

N&O reports on the blatant disregard for campaign finance laws displayed by our current governor during the last election campaign:

But in these instances, the Perdue campaign failed to do either. Many of the planes are owned by corporations, which are banned from making direct donations to candidates.

I have a long post coming on what I think of those people who control Raleigh. But this story demands a response from conservatives.

Not only do the top Democrats in this state violate the law at will,  but the direct impact of these violations gives them even more of an advantage in statewide elections.

It’s not enough that they controlled the courthouse electoral system in the first half of the 20th Century, which directly leads to their overwhelming control of statewide government today.

No, now they add to that by clearly violating laws against corporate influence in politics by hoping on planes to criss-cross the state at lightning speed.

Enough of their lies.

Democrats in this state pay no heed to election laws. I see it locally, where the Democratic Party in my county routinely fails to file their reports, yet gets thousand dollar fines waved by the SBOE months after the fact.

In a close campaign where Perdue benefited greatly from national coattails, these 17 plane trips, in violation of state law, could be the difference between victory and defeat.

That in itself undermines the governor’s credibility.

Filed under: North Carolina , Bev Perdue, NC Democratic corruption, NC Democratic Party

Miller to meet conservatives in Raleigh

A conservative group in Raleigh says that Rep. Brad Miller will meet with a small delegation in his office this Friday at 4pm. The group is asking for a large turn out of demonctrators against the Democrats health care reform bill currently in Congress.

No pay is offered, but go and have a good time.

Filed under: National, North Carolina , Brad Miller

Unuseful idiots

Mel Watt says there is no plan.

Is Mel Watt really so dumb as to think this comment logical:

Many of those at the rally spoke about the health care reform plan, which bemuses many Democrats who support health care reform efforts.

“There is no plan at this point, no final plan certainly, at this point,” said Rep. Mel Watt, a Charlotte Democrat who represents parts of Greensboro. “So for people to be attacking a plan that doesn’t exist yet just shows they’re opposed to the whole concept of health care reform.

I’m pretty certain the national media has been reporting on the health care bill’s journey through several committees in both houses of Congress.

I’ve always gotten a bit dizzy looking at a map of Mel Watt’s district.

Now he’s made my head spin with this nonesensical quote.

Filed under: National, North Carolina , Democratic Party, Mel Watt, universal health care

“Just say no”

I can only wish that Brad Miller would dare to have a health care meeting in his district. He wouldn’t listen to us either, but it would still be fun to follow him around chanting “Just say no.”

Filed under: National, North Carolina

Taxing our way out of prosperity and economic development

I heard recently from a friend in the pharmaceutical industry that his company is thinking of moving its jobs back to New Jersey because of the ever increasing taxes in North Carolina.

This won’t help any. Analysts say the income tax will rise in this state for 87 percent of you under one of the proposals in Raleigh.

Democratic leaders in the House and Senate settled on a plan that would tack a 3 percent surcharge on the income tax liability of North Carolinians who report income of more than $250,000 a year. Taxpayers who report between $100,000 and $250,000 would get hit with a 2 percent surcharge. Those levels are based on the taxable income of married couples filing jointly.

Filed under: North Carolina , business taxes in north carolina, taxes in north carolina