Category Archives: Campaign 2016

4th Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Again, Overturns NC Voter ID Law

Posted on July 31, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Only about four months ago a  lower court judge,  U.S. District Judge Thomas D. Schroeder, upheld North Carolina’s Voter ID law.  That ruling was overturned by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday. This makes the 4th time in … Continue reading →

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#DemsInPhilly Go Nuts For NC’s Vitriolic Barber

Posted on July 29, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

North Carolina NAACP President, Reverend Barber, made quite a splash at the Democratic National Convention last night.

Along with the Reverend’s usually cries of ‘racism everywhere’, he offered more of the usual hyperbolic rhetoric North Carolinians have come to expect. Lumbering onto the stage, Barber set to taunting evangelicals, spouting ‘truths such as, “Jesus was a brown-skinned Palestinian Jew.”.

Barber then went on to describe the usual liberal wish list, including favorites like universal healthcare, ‘immigrant rights’, LGBTQ rights, the Voting Rights Act and Barber stated, “we fight for $15 and a union”.

As Barber spoke, he began to shout and thump on the podium in the name of the ‘common good’.

Here’s the full speech: Continue reading →

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#HB2 Mentioned at DNC by Raleigh Husband and Wife; Both Roy Cooper Donors

Posted on July 28, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Brooks Bell spoke at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) last night. When reading the headline, the first question that came to mind was, who is Brooks Bell?

The same question can be applied to her husband, Jason Lipson, who apparently also spoke at the DNC.

What is a Raleigh couple doing speaking at the DNC? Continue reading →

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Cooper’s Q2 Filings Reveal Big Out of State Cash, Including Former NBA Commissioner

Posted on July 27, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

It’s being widely circulated that the DNC leaked emails show collusion and cheering of the economic threats by certain businesses to North Carolina over House Bill 2 (HB2).

Yesterday, Governor McCory made a statement about these leaks:

“What’s most disturbing is that these emails have clearly shown something we suspected all along,” McCrory said. “That’s the state of North Carolina, the city of Charlotte and especially small businesses are being used as a pawn by Roy Cooper, by the mayor of Charlotte and by the Democratic Party, on an issue that was made up purely for political purpose and to raise money.” – ABC11

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“They cheered. They literally cheered when businesses would boycott our great state,” the governor said. – ABC11

But how close is the North Carolina media looking at Roy Cooper’s involvement or mentions in the DNC leaks? So far, not very closely.

As previously reported, the second quarter campaign finance reports for NC Attorney General Roy Cooper’s campaign shows that the CEO of Lambda Legal , Rachel Tiven, gave the campaign $5,100. Tiven did not list Lambda Legal as her employer on the donation filing, but instead her most recent former employer. Continue reading →

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#DNCLeaks: NYC Gay Power Couple Hosts Fundraiser for NC’s Roy Cooper

Posted on July 26, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

As previously reported by this site, North Carolina’s Attorney General and Gubernatorial candidate, Roy Cooper, was mentioned in the Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails leaked by WikiLeaks.

In the previously reported emails, several DNC officials, who also provide event coordination via various companies for Democrat events, helped facilitate a meeting between Goldman Sachs employees and a top Obama Super PAC contributor.

Roy Cooper’s name appears a second time in the leaked DNC emails. This time it is a fundraiser event hosted by a gay power couple in New York City. Continue reading →

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Campaign Finance Report shows Donor To Roy Cooper Is Party In #HB2 Suit

Posted on July 25, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

A review of Roy Cooper’s second quarter campaign finance filings with the NC Board of Elections reveals that a donation has come from one of the parties involved in suing North Carolina over House Bill 2 (HB2).

On May 2nd, 2016 Rachel Tiven was made the CEO of Lambda Legal, which is involved on multiple legal fronts involving HB2. In fact, Lambda Legal is involved in the HB2 related lawsuit, Carcaño v. McCrory. Read full complaint.

On May 4th, 2016, Tiven donated the maximum amount of $5,100 to Roy Cooper’s campaign.

KEEP READING… Continue reading →

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