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You Stll Own It Pat
I saw this one coming like a 3 and 0 fastball. On Wednesday Republican North Carolina de jure Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement: “The issues surrounding the transfer of the assets of the Ashville water department to a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 election, Art Pope, Ashville North Carolina, Bev Perdue, Charles Koch, Charlotte, David Koch, Democrats, greed, HB 488, Koch brothers, North Carolina, North Carolina General Assembly, Pat McCrory, politics, privitization, Raleigh, Republicans, SB 10, Tea Party, Wake County Schools
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Seperate And Unequal
The Republicans have been attacking public education for decades. Several of their 2012 Presidential Primary candidates openly advocated eliminating the Department of Education. This week seven North Carolina Republican State Senators introduced S337; a bill in the Jim Crow tradition … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Pope, charter schools, Dan Forest, Dan Soucek, E.S. Buck Newton, education, Janet Cowell, Jerry Tillman, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina State, North Carolina State Board of Education, North Carolina State Senate, politics, public education, public schools, Ralph Hise, Republicans, Ronald Rabin, S 337, Thom Goolsby, Warren Daniel
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Rated R – Reynolds American
I’m certain the kneejerk reaction of conservatives who monitor my site is there goes another liberal pouncing on the tobacco industry. It is not their products, but how Reynolds American uses the profits they derive to harm America that motivated … Continue reading
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Tagged A.L.E.C., ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, American Snuff, Art Pope, Brown & Williamson, Camel, Camel Snus, Capri, conservative, Cougar, David Power, Dental Scotch, Dental Sweet, Doral, Garrett Scotch, Garrett Sweet, George W. Bush, Grizzly, Grover Norquist, H.B. Scott's, Hawken, Honest Scotch, John Bolton, Kodiak, Kool, Levi Garrett, Misty, Natural American Spirit, Niconovum, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, Pall Mall, Peach Sweet, politics, R J Reynolds, Republicans, Salem, Sante Fe Natural Tobacco, Taylor's Pride, tobacco, tobacco industry, Tube Rose, U.N., UN, United Nations, University of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Board of Governors, Winston, Zonnic
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Laceny By Legislation
Just over 40 years ago a rather infamous basketball game was played in Munich, Germany it appears to be a template for modern Tea Party/Republican strategy. It was the gold medal game of the 1972 Summer Olympics, with three seconds … Continue reading
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Tagged 1972 Olympics, 2009 Wake County School Board Election, 2011 Wake County School Board Election, abortion, Art Pope, Charles Koch, charter schools, David Koch, education, Electoral College, electoral votes, Germany, Heather Losurdo, Kevin Hill, Koch brothers, labor, Munich, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, North Carolina State, Olympics, politics, private schools, Raleigh, Raleigh North Carolina, Republicans, Tea Party, U.S.S.R., USSR, Voter suppression, Wake County, Wake County Commision, Wake County School Board, Wake County School Board Election, women's health issues
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The Golden Rule
I had spent a few days pondering what to publish for today. A piece on the inauguration would be a natural since the public ceremonies are being held today, but I have long held that I would like to see … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 2010 election, 2010 mid-term elections, Alaska, Art Pope, bigotry, Bob Etheridge, Charles Koch, Citizens United, Congress, David Koch, Democrats, Dick DeVos, F.E.C., FEC, Federal Election Commission, gerrymandering, government spending, House, House of Representatives, inauguration, Koch brothers, Martin Luther King, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, Obama, Ohio, politics, racism, redistricting, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Sherrod Brown, Supreme Court, taxes, Tea Party
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Rated R – Cancer Treatment Centers Of America
On Christmas Day Amy Gardner wrote a story in the Washington Post that has not received sufficient follow-up. Today I am doing my part by putting the Cancer Treatment Centers of America on the Rated R list.
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Tagged 2012 election, Affordable Health Care Act, Amy Gardner, Art Pope, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Charles Koch, David Koch, Dick Armey, F.T.C., Federal Trade Commission, Freedom Works, FTC, greed, health care, Illinois, Joe Walsh, Kingston Pike Development LLC, Koch brothers, Mayo Clinic, money in elections, money in politics, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, politics, Republicans, Richard J. Stephenson, Richard Stephenson, Roswell Park, Sloan Kettering, Speciality Group Inc., Tea Party, Washington Post, William S. Rose III
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For Sale – Sold
A few weeks ago I sent an e-mail to a political friend of mine in which I predicted Raleigh in 2013 would be what Madison was in 2011. I predicated my prediction on the fact that extreme right wing money … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Pope, bigotry, Charles Koch, David Koch, education, education funding, education spending, gerrymandering, greed, income taxes, jobs, Koch brothers, Lucky Sperm Cell Club, Madison Wisconsin, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, North Carolina Constitution, North Carolina legislature, North Carolina State, Pat McCrory, politics, public education, racism, Raleigh, Raleigh North Carolina, redistricting, Republicans, right wing, taxes, Tea Party
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The Banishment Of Dick DeVos
Today’s new arrival in Harry’s Hell is not as well known as many of its denizens; that doesn’t mean he has done any less harm to America or is any less dangerous. In fact the similarities and the modus operandi … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Alticor, Amway, Art Pope, Betsy DeVos, Blackwater, Charles Koch, David Koch, Dick DeVos, embryonic stem cell research, Eric Prince, Heritage Foundation, Hudson Institute, Jennifer Granholm, Jim DeMint, jobs, John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, Koch brothers, Lawrence Libby, Lucky Sperm Cell Club, Michigan, Michigan Freedom Fund, Michigan Republican Party, Mitt Romney, money in elections, money in politics, Newt Gingrich, North Carolina, Obama, politics, privitization, Republican National Committee, Republicans, Richard deVos, Rick Santorum, right to work, right to work laws, RNC, Robert Bork, Roe v. Wade, school vouchers, Scooter Libby, stem cell research, union busting, unions, vouchers, Wal Mart, war on women, Willard Mitt Romney, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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Education – Two Parties, Two Views
Tuesday afternoon I became privy to a memo released from Democratic North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue’s office making the case for her North Carolina educational funding proposal. That evening I watched the President’s State of the Union address. One of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 mid-term elections, Art Pope, Bev Perdue, Democrats, District of Columbia, education, George W. Bush, Great Depression, Great Recession, Grover Norquist, jobs, Minnesota, Mitt Romney, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, Obama, politics, Republicans, South Carolina, State of The Union, taxes, Tim Pawlenty, veto, Willard Mitt Romney
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