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Dueling Narratives In #NC02
Color me confused as to what Rep. Ellmers is doing with regards to abortion in NC-02.
Dueling Narratives in #NC02 for Rep. Ellmers. #ncpol http://t.co/qEaPCnOAd5 vs https://t.co/rDSUH3rPQX
— LL1885 – A.P. Dillon (@LadyLiberty1885) January 22, 2015
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#DM7 Article: #NCSEN Race Goes Republican, Harry Reid Hardest Hit
This is a repost of my weekly Da Tech Guy column:
#NCSEN Race Goes Republican, Harry Reid Hardest Hit Continue reading
Posted in A.P. Dillon (LL1885), ELECTIONS, Senate 2014
Tagged Kay Hagan, North Carolina, Renee Ellmers, Thom Tillis
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#DM7 Article: An Update on Reality TV Race In #NC02
This is a reposting of my original article at DaTechGuy: An Update on Reality TV Race In #NC02
This is a follow-up to: Reality TV In Congressional District #NC02
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By A.P. Dillon
Tragic news comes out of North Carolina that has ramifications for the Congressional Race in district 2. Keith Crisco, the candidate trailing Clay Aiken in the recent primary by 300 some odd votes, has passed away. Crisco was a former Secretary of the N.C. Department of Commerce under Former Governor Bev Perdue. Continue reading
Posted in ELECTIONS, POLITICS NC
Tagged NC02, Renee Ellmers
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#DM7 Article: Reality TV In Congressional District #NC02
Last week, I wrote about Frank Roche – Candidate for #NC02. Since then, the primary for this Congressional district in North Carolina has taken place. Unfortunately for Roche, Ellmers successfully defended her seat with 58.76 % to Roche’s 41.24%. On the Democrat side of the aisle is where the circus has come to town. This week, I’m writing American Idol runner-up and fired Celebrity Apprentice — and by the way, this is about the same NC District 2 Congressional race. Stop checking your browser address. No, you are not at The Onion.
Remember, the same folks mocking Tea Party & GOP are about to nominate American Idol contestant. #SelfAwareness #ncpol #ncga #ncelection
— Pete Kaliner (@PeteKaliner) May 7, 2014 Continue reading
Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) On #VAWA (Video)
Rep. Renee Ellmers Office released the following statement on the recent VAWA vote:
Congresswoman Ellmers voted for the House substitute bill for the Violence Against Women Act. This substitute bill would provide stronger protections to victims of violence, stop bureaucratic abuses, and make sure federal funds are going directly to the victims. Furthermore, it would have included provisions that fix the questionable parts of the Senate bill that decrease constitutional protections to Americans on Native American territory.
The Congresswoman felt very strong about keeping these protections in place and was disappointed that this substitute bill failed to win the votes. She will continue to remain vigilant as these new provisions in the law begin to take effect and ensure that all victims of violence get the protections they need.
Video:
[youtube=http://youtu.be/6r2qyQo1ypQ]Rep. Ellmers on the renewal of VAWA in 2012 here.
Ellmers is correct in her position and clearly sees the flaws multiplying as time goes on. As a North Carolinian, I was relieved to see her statement.
My personal take on VAWA is that this is yet another instance of the Federal government inserting itself into what should be an issue for each state to deal with as needed. It’s a bill that was forged with good intentions that has come to be used as a political weapon.
Personally, I am also uncomfortable with the gender stereotyping the bill implies as well as it’s inability to address causes for abuse like marital instability or the possibility of substance abuse. Substance abuse, Meth in particular) is a growing problem creating a violent situation in the home and not just for women, but men and children too.
Instead of addressing items like these, Congressional Democrats saw fit to keep adding on more and more categories of people to be protected. VAWA was written in 1994 and since then it has been added onto, changed around and become more expensive over time — just like everything else Congress touches. The original intent of VAWA was to help women get protection from their partners. Just like gun control laws, criminals or abusive partners are not going to follow the law. It’s a nice thought that a law could stop someone from committing a crime, but reality doesn’t work that way. If a woman’s partner or spouse wants to hurt her, I doubt VAWA will ever enter their mind; if they even know about it at all.
Yet here we are, renewing legislation that empirically has not proven to be the big factor in decreasing violence against women at all, despite claims by President Obama implying it was all VAWA’s doing. VAWA’s original intent has been lost and instead of empowering women, it is empowering bureaucrats.
Julie Borowski said pretty much what I have already, but she does it so well:
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Women for Mitt in Raleigh, NC
On the last day of early voting in Wake County, North Carolina, I took an afternoon to volunteer for Mitt Romney. It was my first time volunteering for a campaign of any kind. I wasn’t really nervous, but more on the side of excited.
When I got there, a great young man in his last year at NC State got me set up and started to work the phones. I quizzed him for a few moments about his experience at college and found he readily identified his professors as being nearly all liberal leaning. Go figure. He was undeterred and had been working with the campaign for quite a while.
Working the phones was basically calling and implementing a survey that consisted of inquiring if people had gotten out to vote already or if they planned to on Election Day. Seeing how it worked on the caller side was interesting and softened me on actually answering such callers instead of screening my calls in the future. The amount of disconnected numbers, wrong numbers and no answers was pretty high, but the live people I did get were incredibly nice and all had voted already. Of all the live people I spoke to, ALL offered that they had voted Romney.
I was struck by the diversity of the volunteers. Some as young at 15, elderly, women, men, black, white, asian and hispanic. The young lady I met, who was about 15, had interned at the headquarters all Summer and had won the chance to meet Paul Ryan when he came to Raleigh. I was thoroughly impressed with her dedication and clear grasp of the issues at hand this election. Her mother was equally as impressive and I chatted with her briefly as we worked the phones. I even ran into the mother of a child who was in my own child’s Kindergarten class. She was volunteering to go door to door, with her young daughter,in the suburb of Raleigh we both live in. What a small world!
During my volunteering, I had the honor of meeting and listening to three fantastic women, Congresswoman Renee Ellmers, Former SBA Administrator, Jovita Carranza and RNC Co-Chair, Sharon Day. I was pretty bowled over that the RNC Co-Chair was there. I was honored to have a few moments of her time after the speeches – she’s so down to Earth and her drive is amazing. After blogging and writing several stories on Congresswoman Ellmers, it was fantastic to meet her in person. Her energy just pulsed through that room when she spoke. Having her in Washington working for us is a BIG plus. The Congresswoman assured me they are going to work for #FullRepeal. I believe her.I wasn’t able to catch up with Ms. Carranza, regrettably. I loved her speech and I’ve linked to her bio (above). Please take a moment to read it and the corresponding article.
I shot some video of their speeches using my regular camera for pictures. I apologize for the shakiness; no tripod and I was doing this on the fly.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I8fJNRDrj8&feature=youtu.be]Just a few of the pictures of the event via the NC Victory 2012 Facebook page: Continue reading
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