North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed the week of Feb 8-12, 2016 as 'School Bus Driver Appreciation Week." A copy of the proclamation is below.
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Monday, February 8, 2016
Governor Proclaims School Bus Driver Appreciation Week
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed the week of Feb 8-12, 2016 as 'School Bus Driver Appreciation Week." A copy of the proclamation is below.
Friday, September 13, 2013
Governor Pat McCrory Visit to Dillsboro, NC
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory was in western North Carolina yesterday and spent the early part of the day in Jackson County. One of his stops was to meet with local leaders to discuss items of importance to them and to share his vision of the future of the state and part that the western counties in that future.
I recorded video of the discussion before the meal was served, then I had to leave in order to be at the ribbon cutting for a Dialysis Center in Macon County. I have posted video and few of the photos I took of the Governor's visit here.
MEDIA ROLL CALL
(clicking on the links below will take you to the stories about this event that are posted by these organizations)
There were more reporters at this thing than I could shake a stick at.
The ones I were aware of are listed below:
Macon Media (me)
The Franklin Press
The Sylva Herald
WRGC-AM
Crossroads Chronicle (Cashiers, NC)
The Asheville Citizen-Times
WLOS-TV
TECHNICAL NOTE
I've added new functionality to the photos I've embedded. If you place your cursor over the photos, you will see a dialogue box with more information and if you click on the photos, you should see them in a light box and have the ability to scroll through all the photos in the blogpost.
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Americans for Prosperity praises Governor McCrory,
General Assembly for passing tax reform into law
I've neglected to cover the happenings in the North Carolina General Assembly this year and I hope to correct that in the next session of the state legislature. Below is a press release from Americans for Prosperity regarding their reaction to the signing of House Bill 998 into law. Read the text of the bill.
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday July 23, 2013 CONTACT: Dallas Woodhouse at (919) 671-1050 ordwoodhouse@afphq.org |
Conservative group believes tax reform is the "jobs bill" of the legislative session
RALEIGH, NC – Americans for Prosperity, the state’s leading voice for economic freedom, praised the North Carolina General Assembly and Governor Pat McCrory for passing and signing major tax reform legislation into law. Governor McCrory is signing House Bill 998 – the Tax Simplification and Reduction Act – at a ceremony today at the State Capitol building.
“The taxpayers of North Carolina should be very proud of what has happened here in Raleigh,” said Dallas Woodhouse State Director Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina. “We have leaders at the General Assembly and in Governor McCrory that did what previous administrations were unable or unwilling to do – provide tax relief to North Carolina and reform an antiquated tax code.”
The new tax reform law reduces and simplifies the 3-tiered state personal income tax from the current maximum rate of 7.75% and minimum rate of 6% to a flat rate of 5.75% in 2015. It also reduces the corporate income tax from 6.9% - the highest rate in the southeast – to 5.75% in 2015 and potentially 3% by 2017. The new law also repeals North Carolina’s estate tax, also known as the “Death tax.”
Woodhouse continued, “Under the old tax code, our personal and corporate income taxes created real ‘sticker shock’ for entrepreneurs and businesses looking to locate in North Carolina. The new tax code makes our state much more attractive to businesses looking to relocate. I believe that this was the jobs bill of this legislative session.
North Carolina’s unemployment rate is currently fifth highest in the nation at 8.8%. Meanwhile the state’s top-tier personal income and corporate tax rates have been the highest in the southeast.
“I think there is definite correlation between our formerly high tax rates and high unemployment in this state. I want to see North Carolina, not only back in the game for jobs, but winning the game. We will have jobs again because we’ve had leaders who decided to make our tax code more friendly to job creators in the real economy,” said Woodhouse.
For further information or an interview, please contact Dallas Woodhouse at dwoodhouse@afphq.org or (919)671-1050.
Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is a nationwide organization of citizen-leaders committed to advancing every individual’s right to economic freedom and opportunity. AFP believes reducing the size and intrusiveness of government is the best way to promote individual productivity and prosperity for all Americans. For more information, visit www.americansforprosperity.org
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If you wish to send me press releases, please send them to editor@wncreport.com and I will post them here. If you have a photo to accompany the press release, I would appreciate it very much, otherwise I'll choose a photo that I feel fits the organization, press release or event.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Pat McCrory Becomes the 74th Governor of North Carolina
Pat McCrory was sworn in today as the 74th Governor of the State of North Carolina. He becomes only the third Republican elected to that office in North Carolina in more than a century. The swearing in ceremony is posted below:
**2.36pm**
In case WRAL deletes the above video, I have also embedded a video from UNC-TV of the swearing in ceremony below.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Mayor Pat McCrory Speaks at the 2009 NCGOP State Convention
Pat McCrory at 2009 NCGOP Convention from Thunder Pig on Vimeo.
This is a video made from the audio of Pat McCrory's speech yesterday at the annual convention of the North Carolina Republican Party in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
The "2008 WNC Conservative of the Year"
and a Look Back at 2008
The Thunder Pig
2008 WNC CONSERVATIVE OF THE YEAR
THE CAROLINA STOMPERS & CHAD NESBITT
The Carolina Stompers , and their head honcho, Chad Nesbitt have done an excellent job of bringing the corruption in Buncombe County and the Democratic Party of North Carolina to light. While I can offer no substantial prize, I can offer a hearty "Well Done!" to Chad and his Carolina Stompers for their willingness to tread where other Republicans fear.
Chad has earned the ill will of NCDP Chairman Jerry Meeks, progressive bloggers, part-time Republicans, scores of Mtn X denziens and Coven Oldenwilde.
Chad, I salute you and your band of hearty warriors!
I look forward to watching you expand your franchise in 2009 and wish you nothing but success and the sound of liberals wailing and gnashing their teeth to sing you to sleep at night!!!
2008 IN REVIEW
If I don't get to post any more this year, I would like to thank everyone who visited my blog, emailed me with words of support, sent money to me, clicked on my advertising...and hit my Tip Jar. You have made it possible for me to do this full-time for over a year now.
This has allowed me to post at a prodigious rate (3,041 posts to date, 96 took place in 2005, 469 in 2006, 753 in 2007 and a whopping 1579 posts to date in 2008!!!), which I doubt I will be able to increase upon for next year because of several projects which will come to fruition, including a social networking site, a video show and a radio show I have been making cryptic allusions to over the past six months. My time be be spent wearing many hats in 2009.
Others in the conservative community have been making strides online also, and I wish to recognize some of them:
The Carolina Stompers
What can I say about this lovable bunch except they make me smile, give them awards, and have hope for Buncombe County, the land that has been dominated by progressives for so long. I am glad that Chad has avoided joining the circular firing squads this year. Chad has been overwhelmingly positive in our conversations and emails. And as a bonus, he hasn't threatened to sic his lawyer on me (inside joke).
The NC-11 GOP Primary
We had a good field of candidates.
One thing that I hope all Republicans took from this race is that it does take money to run a campaign. The Number One thing that money will get you is a paid staff of people who know what they are doing, who know how to build networks, and who know how to go and get more money with which to present the candidate's message to the public, which is the Second thing that money will get you. This Poverty Mentality must not be tolerated in our party any longer.
Kathy Rhodarmer
Kathy has been a Conservative Warrior for quite a while, and made her first videos this past year. I think that she will be a rising star in the Citizen Journalist Corps that will be coming to the fore in 2009 in our area.
Richard Bernier
He has produced a lot of video this year, most of it available on his youtube channels called Sound Off Buncombe, Captricrude1 and his Exposure room channel.
He and Randy Thomas started a website called Draft Sarah Palin for President 2012 as Palinmania swept through some quarters of the GOP.
These two have also teamed up with Don Yelton to form an Internet Talk Radio concern, which will officially launch in 2009. I wish them luck in their endeavour.
Don Yelton
Don Yelton has been a mentor to me, and a perennial gadfly to the power structure in both the Democratic and Republican Parties. He ran for Buncombe County Commissioner this year, and maintains a steady stream of emails pointing people to news they might have otherwise missed. Visit his website to keep up with his activities.
GOP State Level Candidates
I would like to recognize Susan Pons, and RL Clark, who ran for the NC Senate in their districts and also Dodie Allen and Paul Perdue, who ran for NC House seats. Although these people did not win, I would encourage to run again and to stay active in politics.
The Race for the Governor saw 4 qualified candidates run in the Republican primary. The problem here was that too many conservatives running split the primary vote and allowed the least conservative to win that race, as in the Presidential campaign. McCrory would have made a better Governor than the Democrat candidate, though.
OTHER LOCAL GOP NEWS
The Buncombe County Republican Party finally built a modern website, complete with a video gallery. Now, we need to see if Republicans in Buncombe County will utilize it properly and develop a corps of videographers.
Jimmy Goodman ran a good positive campaign for Macon County commissioner this year. He defeated the sitting Chairman, Charles Leatherman, and ran on making positive changes, including putting the County Commission meetings on the Internet, which the old guard have refused to do. I hope that Jimmy will run again, and that this time, he will win.
It is in his honor that I will begin my long-threatened coverage of the Macon County Commission meetings in 2009. That is one project that I have been putting off for far too long, and I will be posting video excerpts of the meetings and taking notes to create a record that is search able, and will hopefully lead to more accountability in the coming year. The Macon County Commission has thwarted the will of Maconians for far too long.
LOOKING FORWARD
In case you haven't noticed...this list of people to recognize has been far too short. There needs to be more republicans involved in the online political arena, and it will be one of my major goals to get more people involved on their own websites producing written, oral and visual content.
And if i can convince them all that we are not competitors, but allies...then we will begin winning elections instead of trying to stab each other in the back.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Pat McCrory--"Bring Back Good Government in North Carolina"
This is an excerpt from the Pat McCrory speech in Franklin, NC on Saturday Night.
I am in the process of chopping his speech up into You Tube-sized segments.
Behind the Scenes at the Meet the Candidate BBQ Dinner with Pat McCrory
The Meet the Candidate BBQ Dinner this past Saturday in Franklin was a success!
I am re-posting the speech and my notes on his speech below my "Behind The Scenes" video:
And now for the speech:
Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory was the guest speaker at a Meet the Candidate & BBQ Dinner held in Franklin, NC and hosted by the Republican parties of Cherokee, Clay, Jackson, Macon and Swain Counties in western North Carolina.
Among the reasons he stated for why he was running was to tame the egos and fight corruption in Raleigh. He said he wanted to bring back good government to North Carolina, that we were once known as the good government state...and we now have ten people in prison so far for corruption in government.
He said that recently, a $9 million jet was ordered for the state government, but the order was cancelled once word got out about it. McCrory wants to bring transparency to state government.
He spoke to the economic concerns of North Carolinians and touted his 28 years in the private sector and 13 in the public sector as part of his experience.
He said that he wanted to do 3 things to put North Carolina back on the right path:
#1) Build relationships with large and medium size industries in the state based on respect-not to treat them as the enemy. He said that we could not compete with surrounding states, including South Carolina and Virginia as states with lower income tax, and that we were not even in the same league as Tennessee...a state with no income tax. The crowd responded to his desire to lower the tat income tax with cheers and applause.
#2) He wants North Carolina to get into the energy business. He said that right now, the United States had to depend on nations like Nigeria, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Russia for our energy needs. He said that puts our National Security and our Economy at risk.
He said North Carolina should be part of the solution. He said we can drill for natural gas and oil offshore and generate new jobs doing so. He said that he is also in favor of nuclear, clean coal, wind and solar energy, and that he also was in favor of conservation.
He related that his opponent had stated hat she was 100% opposed to offshore drilling for natural gas and oil ten weeks ago at a Farm Bureau Speech, and that it wouldn't happen on her watch. McCrory said that that was correct, "It's going to happen under my watch," to the cheers of the crowd.
#3) Get back to the basics of education, and offer students the option of choosing vocational training instead of a college-bound curriculum. He said that our employers needed skilled workers, and vocational training could provide that for them. It would, he said, help recruit new industries and businesses if we were producing skilled workers.
He related the latest Rasmussen Poll that showed Pat McCrory with 51% to is opponents' 47%.
He said that the Power Elite in Raleigh were stunned, and that in short order, a series of negative ads were produced about him that, he joked, caused him to decide not to vote for himself to the amusement of the crowd.
He said the ads were false and misleading and that Bev Perdue would say or do anything to stay elected, including not telling the truth.
There were three lies he wanted to address, the first being that Pat McCrory wanted to dump garbage from New York City in North Carolina. He said that when he heard it, he had no idea where it was coming from...and that she was making this up. He said that in his years as Mayor of Charlotte, he had never supported a bill that would allow the dumping of garbage from New York City in North Carolina. He said that the newspapers even said it was a lie.
He said, "We fought a tax, and they converted it into a negative ad. This is the type of deception that we must end in Raleigh politics."
The second lie was that he hired illegal immigrants to build the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
"Just the Opposite," McCrory said. e was the first mayor in the nation to lead a discussion on illegal immigration which stated that the net cost of illegal immigration was greater than the net gain. He specifically listed the costs to hospitals, jails and schools.
He stated that he had warned that illegal immigrants could find their way into construction jobs in Charlotte and, "...we need to make sure that doesn't happen..." and that he did make sure it was put in writing that those who contracted with Charlotte "followed the law" in city construction projects.
The third lie McCrory wished to address was that he was against rural roads.
He said that what he was against was putting the roads where the powerful politicians live. He said the roads should go where the need is.
He said that he has been fighting the DOT (Dept of Transportation) for 13 years, that it has become so politicized that the party registrations of DOT workers were checked. Pat McCrory said that that was not right, that he didn't care what party a NC-DOT worker belonged, only that they were a good worker. He said he wanted to take politics out of the DOT.
He began to wrap up with informing the crowd that millions of dollars were being poured into negative ads about him, and that he was not going to do negative ads, and that he didn't in the primary, nor as mayor. He stated that he believed, "...a good candidate with a little money is better than a bad candidate with a lot of money." This was met with approval and cheers from the crowd.
We are going to change North Carolina politics forever, he told those gathered. We are going o prove that you don't have to run an 8 year campaign for governor, and that you don't have to be a millionaire to hold public office, and most importantly, that you can do it running a positive campaign.
He addressed the need for everyone present to get out the vote on election day, and that the next week and a half were going to be the most crucial in our state's history...that "...we have an opportunity to change the status quo in state government," and, "have a governor that will participate in problem solving."
He said, that as governor, he was going to concentrate on economic development, jobs, and protecting the quality of life in North Carolina. He said it was time that all areas of our state were represented in our state capital.
He ended by repeating his exhortation to get out the vote.
**11.39am** Richard Bernier also attended an event with Pat McCrory, and his video is posted on the Buncombe County GOP website.
I am re-posting the speech and my notes on his speech below my "Behind The Scenes" video:
And now for the speech:
Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory was the guest speaker at a Meet the Candidate & BBQ Dinner held in Franklin, NC and hosted by the Republican parties of Cherokee, Clay, Jackson, Macon and Swain Counties in western North Carolina.
Among the reasons he stated for why he was running was to tame the egos and fight corruption in Raleigh. He said he wanted to bring back good government to North Carolina, that we were once known as the good government state...and we now have ten people in prison so far for corruption in government.
He said that recently, a $9 million jet was ordered for the state government, but the order was cancelled once word got out about it. McCrory wants to bring transparency to state government.
He spoke to the economic concerns of North Carolinians and touted his 28 years in the private sector and 13 in the public sector as part of his experience.
He said that he wanted to do 3 things to put North Carolina back on the right path:
#1) Build relationships with large and medium size industries in the state based on respect-not to treat them as the enemy. He said that we could not compete with surrounding states, including South Carolina and Virginia as states with lower income tax, and that we were not even in the same league as Tennessee...a state with no income tax. The crowd responded to his desire to lower the tat income tax with cheers and applause.
#2) He wants North Carolina to get into the energy business. He said that right now, the United States had to depend on nations like Nigeria, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Russia for our energy needs. He said that puts our National Security and our Economy at risk.
He said North Carolina should be part of the solution. He said we can drill for natural gas and oil offshore and generate new jobs doing so. He said that he is also in favor of nuclear, clean coal, wind and solar energy, and that he also was in favor of conservation.
He related that his opponent had stated hat she was 100% opposed to offshore drilling for natural gas and oil ten weeks ago at a Farm Bureau Speech, and that it wouldn't happen on her watch. McCrory said that that was correct, "It's going to happen under my watch," to the cheers of the crowd.
#3) Get back to the basics of education, and offer students the option of choosing vocational training instead of a college-bound curriculum. He said that our employers needed skilled workers, and vocational training could provide that for them. It would, he said, help recruit new industries and businesses if we were producing skilled workers.
He related the latest Rasmussen Poll that showed Pat McCrory with 51% to is opponents' 47%.
He said that the Power Elite in Raleigh were stunned, and that in short order, a series of negative ads were produced about him that, he joked, caused him to decide not to vote for himself to the amusement of the crowd.
He said the ads were false and misleading and that Bev Perdue would say or do anything to stay elected, including not telling the truth.
There were three lies he wanted to address, the first being that Pat McCrory wanted to dump garbage from New York City in North Carolina. He said that when he heard it, he had no idea where it was coming from...and that she was making this up. He said that in his years as Mayor of Charlotte, he had never supported a bill that would allow the dumping of garbage from New York City in North Carolina. He said that the newspapers even said it was a lie.
He said, "We fought a tax, and they converted it into a negative ad. This is the type of deception that we must end in Raleigh politics."
The second lie was that he hired illegal immigrants to build the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
"Just the Opposite," McCrory said. e was the first mayor in the nation to lead a discussion on illegal immigration which stated that the net cost of illegal immigration was greater than the net gain. He specifically listed the costs to hospitals, jails and schools.
He stated that he had warned that illegal immigrants could find their way into construction jobs in Charlotte and, "...we need to make sure that doesn't happen..." and that he did make sure it was put in writing that those who contracted with Charlotte "followed the law" in city construction projects.
The third lie McCrory wished to address was that he was against rural roads.
He said that what he was against was putting the roads where the powerful politicians live. He said the roads should go where the need is.
He said that he has been fighting the DOT (Dept of Transportation) for 13 years, that it has become so politicized that the party registrations of DOT workers were checked. Pat McCrory said that that was not right, that he didn't care what party a NC-DOT worker belonged, only that they were a good worker. He said he wanted to take politics out of the DOT.
He began to wrap up with informing the crowd that millions of dollars were being poured into negative ads about him, and that he was not going to do negative ads, and that he didn't in the primary, nor as mayor. He stated that he believed, "...a good candidate with a little money is better than a bad candidate with a lot of money." This was met with approval and cheers from the crowd.
We are going to change North Carolina politics forever, he told those gathered. We are going o prove that you don't have to run an 8 year campaign for governor, and that you don't have to be a millionaire to hold public office, and most importantly, that you can do it running a positive campaign.
He addressed the need for everyone present to get out the vote on election day, and that the next week and a half were going to be the most crucial in our state's history...that "...we have an opportunity to change the status quo in state government," and, "have a governor that will participate in problem solving."
He said, that as governor, he was going to concentrate on economic development, jobs, and protecting the quality of life in North Carolina. He said it was time that all areas of our state were represented in our state capital.
He ended by repeating his exhortation to get out the vote.
**11.39am** Richard Bernier also attended an event with Pat McCrory, and his video is posted on the Buncombe County GOP website.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Pat McCrory Campaigns in Franklin, North Carolina
Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory was the guest speaker at a Meet the Candidate & BBQ Dinner held in Franklin, NC and hosted by the Republican parties of Cherokee, Clay, Jackson, Macon and Swain Counties in western North Carolina.
Among the reasons he stated for why he was running was to tame the egos and fight corruption in Raleigh. He said he wanted to bring back good government to North Carolina, that we were once known as the good government state...and we now have ten people in prison so far for corruption in government.
He said that recently, a $9 million jet was ordered for the state government, but the order was cancelled once word got out about it. McCrory wants to bring transparency to state government.
He spoke to the economic concerns of North Carolinians and touted his 28 years in the private sector and 13 in the public sector as part of his experience.
He said that he wanted to do 3 things to put North Carolina back on the right path:
#1) Build relationships with large and medium size industries in the state based on respect-not to treat them as the enemy. He said that we could not compete with surrounding states, including South Carolina and Virginia as states with lower income tax, and that we were not even in the same league as Tennessee...a state with no income tax. The crowd responded to his desire to lower the tat income tax with cheers and applause.
#2) He wants North Carolina to get into the energy business. He said that right now, the United States had to depend on nations like Nigeria, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Russia for our energy needs. He said that puts our National Security and our Economy at risk.
He said North Carolina should be part of the solution. He said we can drill for natural gas and oil offshore and generate new jobs doing so. He said that he is also in favor of nuclear, clean coal, wind and solar energy, and that he also was in favor of conservation.
He related that his opponent had stated hat she was 100% opposed to offshore drilling for natural gas and oil ten weeks ago at a Farm Bureau Speech, and that it wouldn't happen on her watch. McCrory said that that was correct, "It's going to happen under my watch," to the cheers of the crowd.
#3) Get back to the basics of education, and offer students the option of choosing vocational training instead of a college-bound curriculum. He said that our employers needed skilled workers, and vocational training could provide that for them. It would, he said, help recruit new industries and businesses if we were producing skilled workers.
He related the latest Rasmussen Poll that showed Pat McCrory with 51% to is opponents' 47%.
He said that the Power Elite in Raleigh were stunned, and that in short order, a series of negative ads were produced about him that, he joked, caused him to decide not to vote for himself to the amusement of the crowd.
He said the ads were false and misleading and that Bev Perdue would say or do anything to stay elected, including not telling the truth.
There were three lies he wanted to address, the first being that Pat McCrory wanted to dump garbage from New York City in North Carolina. He said that when he heard it, he had no idea where it was coming from...and that she was making this up. He said that in his years as Mayor of Charlotte, he had never supported a bill that would allow the dumping of garbage from New York City in North Carolina. He said that the newspapers even said it was a lie.
He said, "We fought a tax, and they converted it into a negative ad. This is the type of deception that we must end in Raleigh politics."
The second lie was that he hired illegal immigrants to build the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
"Just the Opposite," McCrory said. e was the first mayor in the nation to lead a discussion on illegal immigration which stated that the net cost of illegal immigration was greater than the net gain. He specifically listed the costs to hospitals, jails and schools.
He stated that he had warned that illegal immigrants could find their way into construction jobs in Charlotte and, "...we need to make sure that doesn't happen..." and that he did make sure it was put in writing that those who contracted with Charlotte "followed the law" in city construction projects.
The third lie McCrory wished to address was that he was against rural roads.
He said that what he was against was putting the roads where the powerful politicians live. He said the roads should go where the need is.
He said that he has been fighting the DOT (Dept of Transportation) for 13 years, that it has become so politicized that the party registrations of DOT workers were checked. Pat McCrory said that that was not right, that he didn't care what party a NC-DOT worker belonged, only that they were a good worker. He said he wanted to take politics out of the DOT.
He began to wrap up with informing the crowd that millions of dollars were being poured into negative ads about him, and that he was not going to do negative ads, and that he didn't in the primary, nor as mayor. He stated that he believed, "...a good candidate with a little money is better than a bad candidate with a lot of money." This was met with approval and cheers from the crowd.
We are going to change North Carolina politics forever, he told those gathered. We are going o prove that you don't have to run an 8 year campaign for governor, and that you don't have to be a millionaire to hold public office, and most importantly, that you can do it running a positive campaign.
He addressed the need for everyone present to get out the vote on election day, and that the next week and a half were going to be the most crucial in our state's history...that "...we have an opportunity to change the status quo in state government," and, "have a governor that will participate in problem solving."
He said, that as governor, he was going to concentrate on economic development, jobs, and protecting the quality of life in North Carolina. He said it was time that all areas of our state were represented in our state capital.
He ended by repeating his exhortation to get out the vote.
**11.39am** Richard Bernier also attended an event with Pat McCrory, and his video is posted on the Buncombe County GOP website.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Watch Pat McCrory Live in Franklin
Candidate for North Carolina Pat McCrory will be speaking at Macon Middle School at a Meet the Candidate BBQ Dinner.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Sarah Palin in Asheville Sunday;
Pat McCrory in Macon County Saturday
Well, I step away from the computer for eighteen hours and look what happens...mayhem!!!
I knew something was up when I opened my inbox this morning and found about three hundred emails with Sarah Palin somewhere in the subject line.
You can RSVP here, and updated info on the Rally will be here, or you can print tickets from this pdf file.
As expected, the local lefties will be in full bloom for our documentation to the nation at just how nutty and hateful the local progressives are, and read this Topix thread if you don't believe me...
I may or may not provide live streaming from inside the venue, depending on whether or not the McCain people do, or WLOS does [WLOS Livepage]. I will post links for whatever is happening.
I will be spending a big chunk of today prepping for Saturday's McCrory Dinner at Macon Middle School.
This will be a busy weekend, indeed.
**8.25am** AshVegas looks into the future, reports on his vision for Sunday.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Pat McCrory in Car Accident
According to The State, the car Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory was traveling in was struck by another car. The were no injuries.
Pat McCrory is the Republican candidate for North Carolina Governor.
Pat McCrory is the Republican candidate for North Carolina Governor.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Find Out What Richard Moore Says About Beverly Perdue
What Beverly Perdue says and what she has done are too often very different...
THE LIE
THE LIE
Beverly Perdue's website says, "she was instrumental in developing Smart Start, a national model for school readiness and early childhood development."
Her television commercial, "Love and Faith," claims that in the General Assembly, she was "leading the fight for Smart Start."
THE TRUTH
In 1995, Beverly Perdue's hometown newspaper, the New Bern Sun Journal, reported that: "Jones County’s Smart Start program could be in jeopardy. Perdue said she has never been a strong supporter of the early childhood health and education program that Hunt championed in his first year in office. Smart Start cost $20 million to install 23 pilot programs in its first year, and is expected to grow to $500 million by 2000, she said. 'I don’t think North Carolina can support that bureaucracy,' she said."
[New Bern Sun Journal, 1-24-95]
See more examples.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Watch Pat McCrory Live at WCU at 10:30 AM
**1.08 PM** Here is a short video of a supporter speaking for Pat McCory I recorded this morning:
And here is the forum on Education that aired on Public Television:
Here is a you tube play list I made of the Gubernatorial Debate at Blue Ridge Community College back in March.
I received word this morning that Pat McCrory was speaking at WCU in front of the WCU Political Science Club...so here is my live coverage without splashy graphics...I am flying by the seat of my pants today!
I will have the speech up later today if my batteries hold out.
I have already started the stream as I try to work through the bugs...in real time.
**10:05AM** I just received word via email "Due to the buyout of Wachovia Pat is now going back to home. Joe Johnston will be there today for him...."
**10:28 AM** Here is some info about Joe Johnston from the McCrory Website:
Joe Johnson currently serves as the Director of Resource Development for the Council on Aging for Henderson County. He previously served as the Director of Public Affairs and chief political advisor for the Sheriff of Henderson County. Johnson has worked actively in Republican Party politics on the local, regional and statewide levels and was a candidate for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2008. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University. "I am excited to join the McCrory Campaign in this capacity," said Jeff Hunt. "Pat understands Western North Carolina issues and will be able to bring true positive change to our state government as the next governor of North Carolina. As District Attorney, I know that Pat has what it takes to tackle the issues facing our criminal justice system and make North Carolina truly a safe place to live, work and play.""I am honored to have this opportunity to serve with a leader such as Pat McCrory," said Joe Johnson. "Pat will bring a needed breath of fresh air to the halls of our government in Raleigh. He cares about all people throughout our great state and I know he will be able to tackle the tough issues facing North Carolina of corruption, the economy, creating new jobs and strengthening our educational system."
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Gubernatorial Candidate Pat McCrory To Speak In Franklin, NC
On Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008 at 5 pm located at the Macon Middle School, at 1345 Wells Grove RD., Franklin, NC there will be a:'Meet the Candidate and BBQ Dinner' with "Guest Speaker" Pat McCory with 'Live Music*BBQ by Wild Hog" starting at 5 pm. Tickets are $20 per person (limited to the first 350) and are available from the County Chairs of Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon and Swain Counties. Which also sponsor this event.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
WTVD Gubernatorial Debate Tonight
**update** Katy at Katy's Conservative Corner has live-blogged the Gubernatorial debate. She has provided excellent coverage.
Pat McCrory and Beverly Perdue will face off tonight in a televised debate live at 8 PM tonight on WTVD-TV and it will be streamed live.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Pat McCrory Speaks At Mars Hill
Pat McCrory was in Madison County, and Richard Bernier was there to capture it.
Richard is the co-host of Sound Off Buncombe, which airs on URTV.
URTV is channel 20 on Charter Cable in Buncombe and Madison Counties.
Pat McCrory Campaign Website.
Madison County GOP Website (in development)
Buncombe County GOP
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