On May 20, 2010, the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (the first in the colonies) was celebrated with the unveiling of a statue called “The Spirit of Mecklenburg,” which captures Captain Jack Johnson’s ride to deliver the Meck Dec to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. To learn more about this event, and the “Meck […]
It’s not the tens of thousands of grassroots conservatives who show up at Tea Party protests around the country that have President Obama and the entire Democrat Party worried – it’s the millions of conservative Tea Party supporters who don’t show up at those events that have them scared to death. Picture the Tea Party […]
Incline your ears to the political winds of hope and change and you will hear a growing drumbeat of Obama’s “blame Bush” doctrine for the recent gulf oil rig disaster. In an effort to divert attention from his administration’s late response, it’s almost guaranteed that President Obama will try and take political advantage of the crisis instead […]
In the wake of the recent oil rig disaster off the Gulf Coast, President Obama suspended all new domestic drilling. He said the reason for the suspension of drilling was to investigate what caused the oil rig disaster and determine a more “responsible” way to move forward, including providing “safeguards” to prevent future disasters. The majority […]
Want to win an argument with a progressive every time? Loren Spivack, the “Free Market Warrior“, will be hosting a free two night economic literacy seminar in Charlotte on May 4th & 6th at Red Rocks Cafe, 4223 Providence Road, at 5:30 PM. While there is no charge for the seminar, you must RSVP to Mr. Spivack at lorenspivack@gmail.com since […]
Mexico President Felipe Calderon has obtained sponsorship from Dr. Scholl’s for the inaugural “Are you Gellin? – Anti-Arizona Border Crossing” event. In response to Arizona’s newly signed immigration law, orders went out from President Calderon to all Mexican citizens to discontinue use of the Arizona border as a “crossing point.” Since then, Dr. Scholl’s has […]
As a long time politico, it’s easy to occasionally get jaded with the tried and true methods of grassroots campaigning. I’m always impressed with a new way of getting a message out, and Kristie Chapman has definately filled that bill with the personification of a campaign yardsign’s adventures in Mecklenburg…. ******************************************************************************************************* (Written by Kristie Chapman, campaign […]
Set two perfect storms on a collision course and you don’t have to be a seasoned meteorologist to know that the aftermath could be catastrophic. However, if these two “perfect storms” happen to be political in nature, the term catastrophic may be a bit over the top, that is unless the eyes of both storms […]
President Barack Obama seems to relish making provocative statements and generally antagonizing his opposition. Whether it’s out of habit as a community organizer, or just a major character flaw, this president can’t seem to hold his tongue. The Provocateur-in-Chief aimed his latest statement at the Tea Party movement, telling a group at a DNC fundraiser, […]
Just when you thought progressive liberalism couldn’t possibly get any more ridiculous, our European friends have discovered yet another “right” that we as human beings share. The right to a vacation. According to this article from the Ottawa Citizen, Antonio Tajani, the European Union commissioner for enterprise and industry, stated that “traveling for tourism today is […]