Tag Archives: North Carolina

Hey, AP & Local Media — About Those #DHHS Positions…

Posted on August 29, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

There’s been a bit of a stir about the pay raises of two NC DHHS employees in the last week or so. The entire story, to me, seems like a giant deflection play by various groups who lost argument about the education budget. At any rate, this past week, the AP was reporting that these positions were never “posted”. I had a suspicion as to why these positions were raised they way they were, so I did some poking around and digging.

I reached out to a few sources who know how state employment works and did a little bit of reading over at OSP. Here’s the link, in case someone out there needs to research: ARTICLE 1 – Chapter 126 – State Personnel Act.pdf

I’m going to break down the article addressing the big things one at a time; my findings are in bold. Via CBS Charlotte: Continue reading →

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Video Of That ‘Non-Partisan Advocate For Clean Elections’

Posted on August 29, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

On the 17th, I wrote about Bob Hall of Democracy NC being touted as a ‘Non-Partisan Advocate for Clean Elections’. I included a tweet from Moral Monday held on July 8th in that article.

Now I have the video to go with that quote, courtesy of NC Renegade: Continue reading →

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Reverend Barber Engages In #ShutUppery (video)

Posted on August 28, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

Around 900 arrests made during Moral Monday to send a message to the GOP at the NCGA, yet when given the chance to engage in dialogue Reverend Barber chooses again for more #ShutUppery.

Read more about #ShutUppery: MoMoMo: The Moral Monday Concert Series

Nice catch here by WatchDogWire NC:

Also on August 20, Rev. William Barber, president of the North Carolina NAACP and a National Board member as well, held a press conference on behalf of King. He calls the challenge to King’s candidacy “a crime against democracy.” He goes on to say, “Let me say we will now take questions, questions from members of the media.”

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When Betsy Meads, author of the video, identified herself as Vice Chairman of the Republican Party in Pasquotank County and a blogger on ElizabethCity.com, Barber motioned that he wanted to go to another question from the audience. Meads was attempting to present information to Barber which shows reasonable people agree that election laws for college student voters need to be adjusted. Continue reading →

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#NCSEN: More Hagan ‘Out-of-State’ Money Hypocrisy

Posted on August 28, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

Yesterday I noted an article in the Daily Haymaker mentioning Kay Hagan attending a fundraiser to assist her in 2014 thrown by Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and contrasted that with Hagan’s obsessive fundraising emails about the Koch brothers and out-of-state money. It seems Hagan had no problem in the past accepting funds from a PAC run by a Japanese holding company too.

Today, let’s talk about American Chemistry Council. They’ve just released an ad praising Hagan and it is running in North Carolina right now. From the American Chemistry Council press page: Continue reading →

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#NCSEN: Hagan’s Hypocritical Fundraising

Posted on August 27, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

This morning, the Daily Haymaker is running a story called ‘Kay Hagan Takes Manhattan’. My first thought reading the title was of Muppets. I wasn’t far off the mark.

Excerpt:

Yes, my friends. If you’re contemplating a run for one of North Carolina’s US Senate seats, the first thing that comes to mind — *naturally* — is heading out of state to campaign. We’ve documented the fact that Thom Tillis took off for DC the first chance he got. Now, it appears that our very own Kay Hagan — affectionately known in many quarters as Chuck Schumer’s Sock Puppet™ – has, like Green Acres’ Eva Gabor, fallen in love with Park Avenue:

Well, well, well… Kay’s hitting up NY Democrats for money? Not really shocked, but it’s definitely worth pointing out her hypocrisy again. You see, Kay is wringing her hands over outside money in NC elections. Especially money that isn’t going to her.

From my inbox just yesterday: Continue reading →

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Oh, The Drama In Watauga

Posted on August 26, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

Well, WRAL has shown itself to be a shining example of media bias yet again with its latest headline: Watauga elections board scrubs meeting minutes. Super professional Laura Leslie reported:

Boone, N.C. — Parts of the minutes of a recent meeting of the Watauga County Board of Elections have been deleted at the request of the chairman, a move that a media attorney says invites legal challenges.

On Aug. 12, the two newly appointed Republican members of the board made big changes to Watauga County’s voting plans with no advance notice.

Over the objections of Kathleen Campbell, the lone Democratic board member, they voted to remove the early voting site on the Appalachian State University campus – about 5,000 voters used that site in 2012 – and consolidate the school’s Election Day precinct into a so-called “super precinct” of 9,000 voters, which is far larger than state law allows.

Luke Eggers, the new chairman of the elections board, said the changes would streamline voting and save money. County elections director Jane Ann Hodges disputed Eggers’ claims.

Oh the poor ‘lone Democrat’. I can almost hear the violins in the distance. Why do you suppose she is the lone Democrat, Laura? The WRAL article went on to champion the ‘lone Democrat’ and included some of Campbell’s theatrics:

“In what ways have you two not violated the open meetings law?” Campbell asked before the revised minutes were approved. “You boys should be ashamed of yourselves.”

Yes, shame on you… WRAL for only reporting one side. Again. Ms. Campbell is the one who should be ashamed of herself:

Unfortunately, there are indications around the state that Democrats are not ready to let go of their power and the old way of doing things. Two recent county board of elections meetings looked more like “Moral” Monday protests than a county board meeting.

The Watauga County Board of Elections meeting took place on August 12, with a newly appointed Republican member. The lone Democratic member, Kathleen Campbell, cursed throughout the meeting and condescendingly called the Republican board members, Bill Aceto and Luke Eggers, “boys”. And just like Mondays at the legislature, the attendees at this meeting screamed and booed and chanted throughout the meeting. – Source: Civitas

I can hear the complaints now. Oh, she’s citing Civitas. Must be a lie because.. Art Pope.. Koch Brothers!!! Sigh.

Well, since WRAL can’t be bothered to show you how it went down, I’ll do it: Continue reading →

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