Category Archives: THE LEFT

School Vouchers In NC For Low Income Students

Posted on August 5, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

In all the manufactured chaos that descended on the NC General Assembly in the last week, an important item in education seemingly got lost in the mix. Governor McCory rolled out a voucher program for low income students called “Opportunity Scholarships”.

The nuts and bolts of the program were in a press release that went out on July 28th: Continue reading →

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#MoralMondays: Hittin’ The Road

Posted on August 5, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

Just as we all thought we could enjoy the rest of our Summer in peace, ‘Moral Monday’ decides to take their noisy band of half-baked notions and hyperbolic signage on the road. First stop? Asheville. Continue reading →

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Occupy 2.0: More Fast Food Strikes In Multiple States

Posted on August 1, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

Occupy 2.0 on the move. Another day of coordinated fast food worker protests was held on July 29th in multiple states including Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New York and Wisconsin. Some in Chicago even continued today, August 1st. The strikes focus on raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Looking behind the curtain, we see the AFL-CIO, SEIU and their occupy foot soldiers at work and being given a cushy reception from the mainstream media complex….
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#MoralMondays: July 29th Edition

Posted on July 30, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

Mercifully, this was the last Moral Monday.

No more “Mass Social Justice Interfaith” rallies – for now.

Today is not the last Monday. We are not stopping Moral Monday we are suspending it in Raleigh and following legislators back home

— NC NAACP (@ncnaacp) July 29, 2013

I’d groan, but instead I’m chuckling. Please, continue and follow the demise of Occupy who was at one time their own big, noisy movement and is now relegated to a subset of the Moral Monday ranks. Continue reading →

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#MoralMondays: Tugging At Those Heartstrings

Posted on July 24, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

It’s so horrifying to see an elderly man with a cane in zip ties being led away by police isn’t it? Really tugs on those heartstrings. Those evil Republicans are having people arrested. Not just any people either — the elderly! My. God. The. Horror.

Yes, it’s a tear jerker…Except that this man volunteered.

Meet Robert Plummer. Continue reading →

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#MoralMondays: July 22nd Edition (snore)

Posted on July 22, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

It’s the 12th Moral Monday in North Carolina. Just like the previous 11 before it, number 12 was filled with fun signs, screechy womyn and an endless stream of hypocrisy flowing from Reverend Barber’s lips.

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