Showing posts with label North Carolina politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label North Carolina politics. Show all posts
Monday, April 18, 2016

Tax Day Tweets: Kudos to Oklahoma U on Winning Women's College Gym Title

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Since we last posted on this blog in March, sooooo many things have happened around the world, including an awful earthquake in Ecuado...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

The DC List (3 of 3)..........Last Group of Republican Congressman.............and when they turn 103

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Welcome to our beloved blog readers in Croatia, Costa Rica and Brazil! For those of you who live outside America, the Republican Par...
Saturday, November 23, 2013

Presidential Quotes (3 of 16): James K. Polk, a President with a Song About Him

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Today, we are quoting America's 11th president James K. Polk (1795-1849), a Democrat who was born in our former state of residence Nor...
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Hooray..........the Shutdown is Over

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Park rangers, Washington DC-area taxi drivers and museum guards can rejoice, the federal government shutdown is over. WRAL-TV out of Ral...
Friday, November 9, 2012

Election Day By the #s (2 of 4)_ Ms. Duckworth Goes to Washington

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Most of the numbers are in, and the good news is that Cong-elect Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) is going to The Hill with a 55-45 percent vi...
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

It's Election Day in America

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As a resident of North Carolina who is from neighboring Virginia, today's election, in spite of the constant tv ads, radio spots, ...
Monday, November 5, 2012

Pre-Election Day Tweets_ Rallying the Troops

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Perhaps, in a more perfect world, an independent voter in Blacksburg, Va., a college town  with Virginia Tech which happens to be in M...
Friday, July 6, 2012

Ten People Who Will Choose Our President (3 of 10)_ Taxi Driver in Charlotte

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Name: John Baily Job: Taxi Driver Age: 34 Race: White Residency: Charlotte, NC Will Likely Vote for: Mitt Romney  Yes, t...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Special Report-Controversial Amendment Passes in North Carolina

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On May 3rd, just three days before North Carolina was to pass the politically charged Amendment One which effectively makes gay marria...
Sunday, November 13, 2011

Things We Learned on Twitter Tonight- Occupy Chapel Hill Ends Badly

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It was not the Varsity Theatre (pictured here) where they are showing "Contagion" and "Crazy, Stupid Love" (it's a s...
Wednesday, November 3, 2010

The Post-Election Day Hangover

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Perhaps the problems I had with the mushroom cloud entry (see previous entry) signaled that it would be a very bleak day for those of us who...
Saturday, April 10, 2010

Late Night PSA..........

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Our Public Service Announcement tonight is a fairly straightforward one: "Friends Don't Friends Vote Republican." Hey, those o...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Health Care: A Tale of Two Congressional Reps

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The historic 219-212 Yes Vote for Health Care reform proved actually not to be a Democrati versus Republican matter as much as an inner part...