ALE Raids Conservative Activist Engaged in Investigating Government Corruption

On Feb. 24, state Alcohol Law Enforcement agents carried out a raid on property maintained by business owner and conservative activist Chad Nesbitt, which ALE officials claim targeted illegal poker games that have been going at the site. No arrests were made — and the investigation continues.“We’re still going through the documents and evidence we got,” ALE District Supervisor Allen Page told Xpress. “Once we do that, we’ll put a package together, sit down with [District Attorney] Ron Moore and decide where to go from there.”Page also said that...

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Buncombe GOP Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner Opening Video

Here is the opening video, and I've re-posted the Senator Dole speech below, so that you may watch both if you desire. I should have the rest of the videos up sometime this weekend. I apologize for the delay.Buncombe GOPSenator DoleFriends of Elizabeth Do...

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More Improvements for West Carolina Report

I have almost finished the next round of improvements for my headline news site, West Carolina Report, and have updated it with fresh headlines, and a series of widgets that will deliver fresh content from RSS Feeds.I have been typically delivering content based on a mix of geographic location (for the WNC and NC pages) and theme (for the National and World War IV pages). Now, I will be adding a fifth page, Science & Technology, to cover scientific...

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McCain Leads BOTH Obama and Clinton in National Poll

The Mason-Dixon Poll on the numbers for the general election:John McCain 47%Barack Obama 37% John McCain 49%Hillary Clinton 40%McCain leads Obama 47%-37% and Clinton 49%-40%. The Arizona senator leads the Democrats across the board. About 80% of Republicans are behind McCain. Only 66% of Democrats are behind Obama and 72% are backing Clinton in one-one-one match-ups with McCain. Currently, 17% of Democrats indicate that in a match up with Obama, they'd support McCain; 16% say so in a match up with Clinton. Seventeen percent of Dems also say they...

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New York Slimes Tries To Slime McCain AGAIN!

You wouldn't know that the Times recently endorsed McCain for President by their recent attempts to derail his campaign. First, they re-printed an old, already discounted rumor. Second, they question his eligibility to become President.Idiots. Is there not one editor at that paper who has not had a class on US History, where the US Constitution is studied?Am I more intelligent than the editors of that paper?The latest sliming by the Times was forwarded to me by a local lefty blogger.WASHINGTON — The question has nagged at the parents of Americans...

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Buh-Bye Hillary!

It looks like her last debate performance has done in the Hilda Beast!Source: GallupI think I will be breaking out the bubbly next Tuesday night!...

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Temperature Monitors Report Widescale Global Cooling

Twelve-month long drop in world temperatureswipes out a century of warmingOver the past year, anecdotal evidence for a cooling planet has exploded. China has its coldest winter in 100 years. Baghdad sees its first snow in all recorded history. North America has the most snowcover in 50 years, with places like Wisconsin the highest since record-keeping began. Record levels of Antarctic sea ice, record cold in Minnesota, Texas, Florida, Mexico, Australia,...

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RIP William F. Buckley (1925-2008)

One of the icons of the conservative movement has died:I’m devastated to report that our dear friend, mentor, leader, and founder William F. Buckley Jr., died overnight in his study in Stamford, Connecticut.After year of illness, he died while at work; if he had been given a choice on how to depart this world, I suspect that would have been exactly it. At home, still devoted to the war of ideas.As you might expect, we’ll have much more to say here and in NR in the coming days and weeks and months. For now: Thank you, Bill. God bless you, now with...

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GOP to Play Lucy to Democrat Charlie Brown in Senate

Or, How the GOP Will Punk the Democrats on Retreating From Iraq!The details:Republicans remain almost unanimously opposed to any required withdrawal timeline, but they supported opening the debate because they want to draw attention to the decreased violence and other military progress in Iraq since the United States sent an additional 30,000 U.S. troops there last year."There's been so much improvement in the situation in Iraq. Since [Democrats]...

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Kathleen Willey on Political Pistachio Radio

Note: the widget above will play the show live at 10pm if you click the play button while the show is in progress, otherwise, it will play the podcast after the show is over.Details of tonight's show from Douglas Gibbs:Kathleen Willey, wife, mother, and Democratic Political Activist, was working as a White House volunteer when, in 1993, President Clinton sexually assaulted her in the Oval Office. On the same day, her husband of 23 years committed...

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Profile of the Murderer Che Guevara

The Young Americans Foundation, carrying the torch of conservatism to a new generation.Hat Tip: Gateway PunditRelated: The Victims of Che GuevaraProfile: Discover The NetworksMerchandise: Che-Mart, for your anti-Che swagMocking Che: Free Republic, from which we get these gems exposing the myth of Che...5. HE CONNECTED WITH THE PEASANTS. In fact, he died precisely because he never connected with them. “The peasant masses don’t help us at all,” he...

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Barack Obama Ashamed of Being a Liberal !!!

I kid you not!President George H. W. Bush really left a gaping wound on the Democrat Party when he crushed Dud-kakis with it in 1988.AUSTIN, Texas - In his radio and TV ads that are blanketing Texas, Barack Obama claims a chief executive can make more money "in 10 minutes" than an ordinary worker makes in a year. Obama wants to end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, enact a national health plan, offer a $4,000-a-year tuition reimbursement in exchange for national service, and have the government intervene to prevent home foreclosures.But he doesn't...

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1993 WTC Bombing 15th Anniversary

15 Years ago, a terrorist attack happened on American soil. The siting President treated it as a law enforcement issue. The rest is history.Here are a few clips I have found that tell a little of the story.A brief CNN Breaking News clipCBS News into the 5 o'clock newsA playlist of the first 5 segments of the path to 9/1...

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Morning Reads

Since I really haven't had time to update my headline news site (a result of poor time management and almost a solid week of staying up past 8pm), I'll make the time this morning to post a few links here...fueled by coffee and the siren call of an omelet begging to be made.According to Red State, wheat prices are at record highs, which I actually heard a couple of people talking about this weekend over lunch Saturday:Most wheat varieties have been going for about $10 a bushel, give or take, in recent weeks. Today in Minneapolis, hard-red spring...

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Goodbye Freedom Fighter Ronbo Barbour

A fellow blogger has committed suicide.I would typically read his blog entries three or four times a week, and linked to them on a regular basis from my headline news site because they made good reading, and his analysis was bang on.He quit posting at the end of last year, saying he was going on the road. I thought that he needed some time to figure things out. He still managed to average about 200 hits a day because his blog contains a vast amount...

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NC-11 GOP Candidates Give 2 Minute Sales Pitches

Each of the candidates were given about 2 minutes each to speak to the crowd, and here are the Republican primary candidates for the NC-11 seat currently held by Congressman Heath Shuler: Here are their websites:John ArmorSpence CampbellCarl Mumpow...

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Don Yelton for Buncombe County Commissioner

The rumors are true...Saturday night, Don announced, and I have the video:I'll let you know if he develops a Campaign Websit...

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NC-11 GOP Candidates Debate 02-21-2008

This was recorded Thursday, February 23, 2008 at the YMI Cultural Center at the corner of Eagle and Market St. in Asheville, NC: This is the 11th Congressional Debate for the GOP Candidates. This event is sponsored by the Black Republicans of Western North Carolina. Contact the ProducerBackground on the panelists for context:Gary Shoemaker [copy of profile]Johnnie GrantRon Balla...

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The John Batchelor Show Feb 24th

The New York Show was preempted by Hockey, so point your browser to KFI in Los Angeles at 10pm for the Los Angeles Sho...

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(VIDEO) Senator Dole's Keynote at Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner

Here is the video I took of Senator Dole's keynote speech last night. I forgot all about her 'Dole Stroll', or I would chosen a different place to park my tripod. She worked me to death following her! (Sorry about the jerky movements and the noise...my tripod doesn't have a fluid head).Compare the speech to the coverage at the AC-T, and the ugly Topix comments by the born haters from the left, or lefty bloggers.From now on, print reporters and spin doctors will have to be cognizant that the event they report upon might just end up available to...

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Notes on the Lincoln-Reagan Dinner in Buncombe County

Here is a photo of me (I couldn't resist) posing beside a BCSD Patrol Car before the reception held before the Lincoln-Reagan Dinner yesterday.My day yesterday was a full one, with me leaving about 6.45 am for the Carolina Stompers True Conservatives Breakfast, and then from there, I arrived at the Civitas Blueprint for Victory Campaign School just in time for lunch (Yippee! Food!), and took in the afternoon session. I have a video of Spence Campbell...

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Mike Fryar Files For Buncombe County Commissioner

Mike's website will be up soon.Nathan Ramsey has also filed, as have numerous Democrats, and more information on them can be found at Scrutiny Hooligans.I will be at the various GOP Functions in Buncombe County today, interviewing candidates for office and networking, so it is unlikely that I will be filing further reports until later tonight after I return home (it's an hour and a half one way), however, I have been promised the use of a laptop today, so I may be able to upload some observations, photos, and perhaps a video or three. If I can...

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How To Catch Wild Pigs

There was a Chemistry professor in a large college that had some Exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab the Prof noticed one young man (exchange student)who kept rubbing his back and stretching as if his back hurt. The professor asked the young man what was the matter. The student told him he had a bullet lodged in his back. He had been shot while fighting communists in his native country who were trying to overthrow...

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Gallup Poll Tracking 02-22-008

Here are the latest figures from Gallup:Democrats:45% Hillary Clinton44% Barack Obama01% Mike GravelHere is a graphic to show the poll tracked over time:Has Obama peaked? Is the Hilda Beast making a comeback? Or is this just statistical noise?The Republicans:62% John McCain22% Mike Huckabee05% Ron PaulHere is a graphic to show the poll tracked over time:McCain and Huckabee are going in separate directions, McCain is up, and Huckabee is down, 2 out...

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Blogs4Borders Video Blogburst 021808

The Merida Initiative: heard of it?A “wave of hate?” Sure, but it’s not who you think it is!100% Preventable! Two illegal alien criminals — 39 crimes! When will the madness end!You can download the show for your Ipod here.This has been the Blogs For Borders Video Blogburst. The Blogs For Borders Blogroll is dedicated to American sovereignty, border security and a sane immigration policy. If you’d like to join find out how right her...

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Post Eclipse Post

I enjoyed watching last night's eclipse, but was dogged by a desire to experiment with various modes and exposures for most of the night. Out of 286 photos I took, only about a dozen are worth sharing. Of those, I whittled things down to the 6 best.The Moon rose behind a bank of clouds that began to thin into partly cloudy, with the Moon being visible for a few moments at a time. So, I took this 8 second exposure while the clouds scurried in front...

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Lunar Eclipse Live-Blogging (Redux)

Scroll down for daily posts, this will stay on top until after the eclipse tonight.While you wait, here are some web pages to look at to learn more about the eclipse tonight:NASA Lunar Eclipse PageAstronomy MagazineSky & TelescopeTom's Astronomy BlogAnd, the cloud curse forecast has the cloud cover at 7pm being 68%, and 10pm being 54%; chance of rain increasing from 10% to 30%.**update** 8.24pmI'm here, and I have be watching the moon play peek-a-boo...

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Auchi, Rezko, Obama: "Who Are They?

Hold on to your hat and your lunch:Who is Mr. Auchi?Who is Mr. Auchi? A British billionaire living in London, born in Iraq in 1937. And why would he, as it is alleged, lend money via a Panama company, Fintrade Services -- of which his wife, Ibtisam Auchi, is said to be a director -- to a freshmen U. S. senator from Illinois just a few months after he is sworn in as a very junior member of what was then a Democratic minority?Who is Mr. Auchi, said...

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Pro-Taliban Party Loses in Pakistani Elections

Election results are available for 240 of the 272 seats for the National Assembly, as well as for the four provincial assemblies. The PPP -- the party of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto -- is in the lead with 87 seats, followed by the 66 seats won by the PML-N, the party of Nawaz Sharif who is also a former prime minister. The PPP is on track to form the governing coalition.The Pakistani Muslim League-Quaid, Musharraf's party, has won only 38 seats. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement -- a students’ movement based in Sindh province -- won 19 seats...

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Live-Blogging The Lunar Eclipse (With Photos)

I will be live-blogging the total lunar eclipse tonight with photos added every little bit as the eclipse progresses.I have already been out playing with my camera (specs) and here are a few:Moon RiseCanis Major and OrionFlying Through OrionI am puzzled...because I should...crap...I am ahead 24 hours....I should look at this as practice...sorry folks. I hate it when this happens. Come back in 24 hours for the real show...after I spend some time...

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Record Breaking Cold Weather in Vietnam

Hanoi - Record-setting cold weather has killed more than 8,000 cattle and 100,000 hectares of paddy rice in northern Vietnam since mid-January, officials said Tuesday. Most of the cattle have died in northern mountainous provinces, where temperatures during the month-long cold spell have sometimes dropped to below zero Celsius, a rarity in Vietnam."We fear that the number of cattle killed by coldness and shortage of food in northern provinces will keep rising in the coming days," said Hoang Kim Giao, director of the Ministry of Agriculture's Livestock...

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The Main Reason to Vote for McCain in November

Before I get to that, let me hand out the Official McCain Barf Bag for the conservatives to use when they go to the polls this fall:Here is the video:Video Source: Gateway PunditCommentaryI will now speak to the conservatives regarding the hijacking of our party by some truly despicable characters, and the manipulation of our party by the same people, and the media.RINOs have long held the reigns of power in our party, and they have, on occasion,...

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Rashid Khalidi and Barack Obama

It is no secret to anyone who reads this blog to know that I am a firm supporter of Israel. I am becoming increasingly concerned with the people around Barack Obama.We have all heard about how his pastor has honored 'Calypso Louis' Farrakhan as a 'Great Man.'Now comes Rashid Khalidi [note the wikipedia article leaves out his employment with the PLO], former director of the WAFA, the official Press Agency for the Palestinian Liberation Organization,...

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