The 2012 Sanford Hunt Frye Dinner

The Democratic Party of North Carolina held their annual Sanford-Hunt-Frye Fundraiser in Greensboro, NC this year. Thanks to a timely tip via Zan Bunn on Facebook, I was able to watch part of the event. I also recorded the audio and have posted it below. If you do use it on your website or blog, I have released it under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Requested license...which is a fancy way of saying, if you use it, please credit Bobby Coggins and link back here where you found it.


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Here is the video of the event as well. It is three plus hours long and the audio above is just of the meat of the event.

Previously

In 2007, I joined The Carolina Stompers and Space Mountain Productions and infiltrated the 2007 Vance Aycock Dinner and filmed that Democratic Fundraiser. 
Here is my coverage of that event:

2007 Vance Aycock Dinner
First Three Videos

Mudcat Saunders at the 2007 Vance Aycock Dinner

Heath Shuler and Bev Perdue Speak 

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Name Change Coming for Annual Vance-Aycock Dinner Aycock's Name to be "Retired with Honor" by Democrats

After three years of lying low, the Democrats are finally taking the advice of the Carolina Stompers [their website is currently down it's back up now], and doing away with the name Aycock from their annual dinner at the exclusive Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. I notice that they're not doing anything regarding honoring the North Carolina Confederate Governor, Zebulon Vance, who was also a racist. Here is an excerpt of a speech he gave in 1890 while serving in the US Senate:

In this great struggle to escape Negro rule and restore our State governments to the control of those who made them, and whose ancestors had established their principles in their blood, we had both the aid and the sympathy of Northern Democrats everywhere. We had neither from you. [source]

In the fall of 2007, I joined with Richard Bernier of URTV's Sound Off Buncombe to cover the Democratic Fundraiser after Chad Nesbitt of The Carolina Stompers brought it to my attention that the event was named after a racist North Carolina Governor named Charles Brantley Aycock. 








Here are some videos taken by Richard Bernier and me. The first four are mine, and the last four are Richard's. 

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

And here is Mudcat Saunders giving the Keynote. 


As far as I know, Richard and I are the only two people to ever provide extensive video coverage of the exclusive fundraiser. I would go and do this every year, but Asheville is a bit far for me to travel on a lark.


In an effort to downplay Governor Aycock's blatant racism, Democrats have tried to say that they have honored him for his educational reforms. Really? Either they are completely ignorant of the types of educational reforms he supported, and his thinking behind them, or they support them. 


To make sure that to honor him for his educational reforms is still honoring his racism, here is the thinking behind North Carolina Governor Charles Brantley Aycock's educational reforms in the early 20th Century from a book I have on the subject:

In 1900, North Carolina's public education for both races was among the poorest in the nation. Democrat Charles B. Aycock, a racist educational reformer, was elected governor that year. He believed that the primary reason for improving education was to train white voters. Uncharacteristically, from 1895 through 1898 Fusionists - agrarian Populists (many former democrats) and Republicans (many of them african Americans) - had controlled state government. In 1900, Democrats used the Fusion period to justify white supremacy and African American disenfranchisement as safeguards against "Negro domination." It is no wonder, then, that Aycock, whose view on education for African Americans was limited, was chosen to rescue the state. He and other educational liberals cleverly used the race question despite opposition to their centralizing educational tendencies from white rural fundamentalists and blacks who recognized the inequities of public education. A related issue was the state's need to educate a cheap, docile, but effective African American labor force. Yet the political threat of African American voters was the center of the white supremacy campaign behind the school reform movement around 1900.

Source: Charles W. Wadelington and Richard F. Knapp Charlotte Hawkins Brown and Palmer Memorial Institute: What One Young African American Woman Could Do (UNC Press 1999, p 7-8) [Amazon]


For more on the effort of the Carolina Stompers to protest the honoring of a White Supremacist by the North Carolina Democratic Party:

NC Dems Dinner Named After White Supremacist [Black & Right]


GOP Group to Protest Vance-Aycock [Under The Dome]

Carolina Stompers starting to get on Dems’ nerves [Mountain Xpress] 

Moore: Change name of Grove Park Inn dinner [Capital Letters]

The exhuming of Charles B. Aycock [Greensboro News-Record]

Pass the Vance, Hold the Aycock [BlueNC]

Stompers attack Dems, get stamped for investigation [Mountain Xpress]

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In Celebration of You Tube's 5th Anniversary: 15 16 Videos You Must See!

You Tube is celebrating their 5th anniversary, and I'll celebrate with them by listing my five favorite You Tube videos. 




Enjoy!

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#5 Leeroy Jenkins

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#4 Night Run II

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#3 Charlie Bit My Finger

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#2 Hahaha

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#1 JK Wedding Entrance Dance






To date, I have uploaded 564 videos to You Tube since 2006 and am closing in on a quarter million views on my videos.  

You Tube is a wonderful website. I've wasted countless hours watching videos for entertainment. I've also watched some videos for educational purposes. I've used You Tube videos to find out what is going on in the world, especially during Operation Cast Lead, when Russia invaded Georgia, during severe weather outbreaks and natural disasters. 

The most under-utilized category on You Tube is citizen journalism. People have at their fingertips a very powerful tool to report the news in their community if they would only take advantage of it. I'm not talking propaganda pieces where political activists make videos that support their world view. I am talking about making videos that report the news or cover events in their community without political commentary of any sort. 

That is what I am trying to do with my coverage of events. I point the camera at what is happening and let events unfold and people speak for themselves, whether I agree with them or not.  My favorite example of this is my video of Ron Paul Supporters [See the video]. Anyone who knows me or has read this blog should know that I despise Ron Paul, and I despise his supporters even more. I put those feelings aside in order to document the event. 

Oh, and my pet peeve regarding You Tube videos. People who make videos of businesses for pay and multi-level marketing videos. These people are the scum of the You Tube world in my opinion.

Check out my primary You Tube Channel.


Here are the 5 most popular videos I have made and uploaded to You Tube:

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#5 Fighters Chase UFO Over the M5: Debunked [3,993 views]

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#4 Fred Thompson on Boumediene v. Bush [4,183 views]

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#3 A Hillary Supporter Stands Up [4,549 views]

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#2 Sayre Firecomms (part two of two) [5,553 views]




#1 Gunfight at Ghost Town in the Sky [143,599 views]






And here are my personal favorites that I have made:

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#5 Carolina Sunset

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#4 Gas Panic in Jackson County

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#3 Thunderstorm K1 at WCU

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#2 Asheville Progressives React to the Carolina Stompers

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#1 Gray Squirrel Diner

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Chad Nesbitt Elected New Buncombe County GOP Chair

There is hope in Buncombe County for all God-fearing conservatives. For Lefties there is a false hope. For Idiot Ron Paul Supporters, there is only loathing.




A tribute video I made for Chad and the Carolina Stompers last summer.

Congratulations to the Buncombe County Republican Party for an upbeat and productive County Convention! Today, Republicans elected a new Chairman, Chad Nesbitt, who has plans for major fundraising and organizational goals.

We also elected a 1st Vice Chairman, Chris Eck, and Secretary, Miah Siemion, both of whom have been serving as interim officers up until the Convention.

Source: BCGOP website

Hat Tip: Bugg Blog

Related: Scrutiny Hooligans

Lefties are cheering the selection of Chad Nesbitt as the new chairman of the Buncombe County Republican Party because they think it will be a disaster.


I think they are wrong and look forward to the rebirth of the Republican Party as a force to be reckoned with over the next year in Buncombe County. 


Chad is an accomplished businessman and has a knack for getting things going and I believe he will do an excellent job of moving the BCGOP forward and being a cheerleader for the conservative activists in the formerly beleaguered Buncombe County Republican Party.


It makes me specially happy to think of the reaction of Asheville blogger Tim Peck to this news. In the past, he has been at the forefront of people hating on Chad and his happy band of crime fighters. I think I can hear his teeth grinding all the way to Macon County.  


Yes, Tim. There is a God!!! 

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The Carolina Stompers Speak with the NC Attorney General's Office

The Carolina Stompers ask for an investigation into the Buncombe County Commissioners going into a "closed meeting" to decide to do away with opening prayer before a County Commissioners meeting. We feel the Buncombe Commissioners violated NC Statutes under the closed meeting laws.

Source: Carolina Stompers (go to the website to see the video)

It's good to see the Carolina Stompers on the job...

**5.23pm**

I should have checked my email. I found this Press release from the Carolina Stompers in my inbox:

For Immediate Press Release

01/06/10

Asheville NC - The Carolina Stompers recently sent a letter to the NC Attorney Generals Office in regards

to a closed door meeting the Buncombe County Commissioners had about removing prayer from the beginning of each county commissioners meeting. Attached is the letter.

We feel that this meeting was in violation of NC general Statute 143-318.11 Closed sessions.
It states that - "General policy matters may not be discussed in a closed session and nothing herein shall be construed to permit a public body to close a meeting that otherwise would be open merely because an attorney employed or retained by the public body is a participant."

The issue surfaced after commissioners talked in closed session Dec. 1 about a lawsuit challenging similar prayers at Forsyth County commissioner meetings. County Attorney Michael Frue said at the time that commissioners had decided to switch to a moment of silence, but commissioners Chairman David Gantt said no decision had been made. The Carolina Stompers want to know the truth and why, (in the closed meeting), did the county commissioners order county attorney Michael Frue to issue a letter to local municipalities of the County Commissioners decision to do away with prayer.

We further more feel that commissioners "polling a consensus" of each other to be it by phone, e-mail, or meeting is a violation.

This should be done in a public, open, and transparent regular county commissioners meeting.

Since writing our letter, we have spoken with Mrs. Susan Nichols of the NC Attorney Generals Office. She told us that the Attorney Generals Office does not investigate Public Integrity issues and referred us to either take elected officials to court ourselves or contact the School of Government at Chapel Hill NC. But according to the NC Attorney Generals website -

"Public Integrity"
"Government employees and elected officials have a responsibility to respect the law, act ethically and conduct their work in a transparent manner. Attorney General Cooper and the Department of Justice help you know what your rights and responsibilities are under the law and actively investigate and prosecute officials who violate the publics trust.

North Carolinas Public Records and Open Meetings laws provide the foundation for knowing what government officials and entities do. North Carolinians are generally entitled to see any public record. Public bodies must generally conduct business in public."

The website link can be found at
http://www.ncdoj.com/Top-Issues/Public-Integrity.aspx

Here is a video of the conversation we had with Mrs. Nichols - www.carolinastompers.com

The Carolina Stompers feel that the NC Attorney Generals Office needs to decide if they are going to hold elected officials accountable to the citizens of NC. We feel they should investigate all "Public Integrity" issues as per what their website says and prosecute if needed.

The Carolina Stompers will continue to ask the NC Attorney Generals Office to investigate and are looking at other legal options to get the truth.

For further information go to www.carolinastompers.com

or we can be reached at 828-216-8107

Here is a video I made last year paying tribute to them:

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Dr Timothy Johnson Resigns Post as Buncombe GOP Chair Robert Malt New ChairDr Johnson Denies Story

According to a tweet by @timothypeck:

timothypeck

Following

1. Buncombe GOP chairman Timothy Johnson will step down, retains NC chairmanship. Robert Malt promoted.#mxnow3 minutes ago from web
   More details will be released as they become available.
   **2.40pm** The Mountain Xpress has a story on Dr Johnson, a part of which, I've excerpted below:
   

   Johnson's swift rise to prominence began with his election as chair of the Buncombe County Republican Party in 2008. And last month, he swept to victory in the statewide race, collecting 731 votes to Sawyer's 556 from the more than 1,600 delegates gathered in Raleigh. (The remaining delegates either supported other candidates or weren't present for the vote.)

   Bolstered by that strong endorsement, Johnson has promised a new direction: improving his party's image, reaching out to new demographic groups, and ending the factionalism that has split the GOP at both the local and state levels.

   But he clearly has his work cut out for him. In the 2008 elections, Republicans took a thrashing at all levels. And meanwhile, controversy rages over issues raised during this year's state campaign: a 1996 domestic-violence conviction in Ohio, and questions concerning the legitimacy of Johnson's claimed 2000 doctorate degree.

   Critics within the party have decried Johnson's behavior as deceptive. Shortly after news of Johnson's conviction broke, 11th Congressional District GOP Chair Stephen Duncan said he felt "like we were so deceived" because Johnson hadn't come forward earlier.

   But other party officials and activists have leaped to Johnson's defense, sometimes ferociously, saying he's brought new energy to the local GOP following a period of infighting.

   "He was like a breath of fresh air," Carolina Stompers founder Chad Nesbitt said of Johnson in a piece on the conservative activist group's Web site hailing his election. "Johnson was motivated, inspirational and brought in young, talented people to make some big changes that needed to be made."

   Both before and since Johnson's election, the clashes have been bitter, with both sides lobbing videos and blog posts and the Stompers filing a complaint with the State Board of Elections. Amid the furor, Johnson recently agreed to be interviewed by Xpress. But he declined to address those controversies, emphasizing, "I'm not going to focus on the past — I think everyone should understand that."

   
   

   Source: Mountain Xpress

   
   

   **3.59pm**

   The story is not true, according to Dr. Tim Johnson...

   TimothyFJohnson @timothypeck Really! When did I announce this to you or anyone else?
   
   

**5.55pm**
@timothypeck has deleted the tweet instead of owning up to a mistake. I have resurrected the tweet from the memory hole and am posting an image of it here to preserve it...

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