A rejection by the South Carolina House of Representatives to offer corporate giant Amazon.com an exemption from collecting sales tax in the state for five years in exchange for building a new facility in Lexington County has created a firestorm of debate on the proper role of government in attracting business to the state. This […]
It was a gloomy day in Columbia, SC, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of FairTax supporters from across the state who came to witness the official launch of the South Carolina FairTax Act (H3993) in the State House of Representatives. Speaking to the media at a 2pm press conference were House Representative Bill Taylor […]
South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint was the guest of the NCGOP on Tuesday, February 22. He spoke to a crowded room of Republican and Tea Party activists who had gathered from the greater Charlotte area and as far away as New Hanover County. Preceding the speech by Senator DeMint, representatives from The John Locke Foundation, Heritage Action […]
On December 29, John Steinberger from the South Carolina FairTax organization joined the PunditHouse guys on their weekly segment with WBT radio’s Pete Kaliner. John discussed his post introducing the South Carolina FairTax Act. The following day, Pete Kaliner conducted an interview with North Carolina’s soon-to-be Speaker of the House, Thom Tillis. A portion of the discussion […]
With less than a week to go before the midterm election, recent polls like this one from The Hill indicate that Mick Mulvaney leads incumbant Democrat John Spratt by 10 points.
Credit given where credit due. I’ve been involved in political campaigns in some form or fashion on a yearly basis for nearly half of my life. The pushcards, the mailers, the commercials…well, they all seem to blend together after awhile. That’s not to offend any well intentioned politician or consultant out there, but after awhile […]
Our friends over at SC5CodeRed were the original recipients of a remarkable feat of stealth journalism. While no video cameras were allowed in the September 7th debate between incumbent Democrat Rep. John Spratt and Republican challenger State Senator Mick Mulvaney, this video of the entire debate has surfaced. It was Spratt who initially made the request of no video […]
Many thanks to Paul Valone over at the Charlotte Gun Rights Examiner for pointing out a somewhat unknown, but incredibly important, result of Governor Beverly Purdue’s declaration of a State of Emergency in advance of Hurricane “My name is” Earl. By signing Executive Order No. 62, N.C. General Statute 14-288.7, which prohibits transporting a “dangerous weapon” […]
At the recent state convention of the NC Latino Coalition, in front of 1500 Hispanic immigrants and special interests promoting Amnesty, B.J. Lawson had a clear message: Assimilate. It takes some serious backbone to stand alone in a crowd and espouse a viewpoint unpopular to the vast majority in it. Nice to see some folks […]
Judy Kidd, President of the North Carolina Classroom Teachers Association, recently addressed Charlotte’s CAUTION (Common Americans United to Inspire Our Nation), with a message rather critical of the National Teachers Association (NEA). The question asked can not be any clearer. Between the two organizations, which is actually supporting teachers while simultaneously seeking practices that are in the […]