By Jeff Block The scariest part of the recent Amendment One debacle is that most of the supporters of this legalized discrimination seem so normal when you pass them in the street or the aisles of the grocery store. They don’t present as the bullies they are. Bullies? Well, obviously! Finding a weaker person or [more]
By Marjory Holder On May 8th, North Carolinians will be asked to vote on an amendment to our state constitution. If you read the amendment on the ballot, it looks like a vote “yes” is a simple vote against gay marriage. It is nothing of the kind and, as a person of faith, I am [more]
Remarks made at the April 12, 2012, Watauga County Democratic Party Convention, by Rev. Marcia M. Cham: First, I must apologize that the title of my keynote address might bring up George Bush’s Compassionate Conservatism. My Compassionate Politics begins with listening to the underlying messages, anxieties, fears, and humiliations of your constituents. It exhibits empathy, [more]
By “Hunter,” on Daily Kos: Ladies and gentlemen, the deep thoughts and abiding wisdom of Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), complaining to G. Gordon Liddy (yeah, I know) about the young kids today and how they should all just get a job, hippie: I went through school, I worked my way through, it took me seven years, [more]
Commentary by Jeff Block I am saddened and frightened by what has been happening to our country. You should be too. You must vote this year. It may very well be your last chance to vote in any type of meaningful election in the United States. It is clear that the GOP, while proclaiming a [more]
Probably not. But check out this amazing “re-mix” done to music by Eminem.
By Cliff Moone, Democratic Chair of the 10th District: POINT: ALL the Republican Presidential candidates and most Republicans in general are absolutely opposed to The Affordable Care Act and uniformally are calling for the repeal of “Obamacare.” COUNTERPOINT: Generally, I try not to take politics too personally; however, the unrelenting Republican attacks on “Obamacare” are [more]
Published in the Winston-Salem Journal, 23 February 2012: House Speaker Thom Tillis apparently doesn’t much care for the democratic process, especially when people disagree with him. Tillis had several dozen protesting citizens escorted off of the second floor of the Legislative Building in Raleigh recently after invoking an obscure, 25-year-old rule that says only those [more]
Editorial, Charlotte Observer, 15 February 2012 – Trust and government often have a strained relationship in the eyes of the public. The Republican-controlled N.C. General Assembly hasn’t improved matters during this seemingly never-ending legislative session; a fourth special session is set for Thursday. Lawmakers’ shenanigans have mocked the lack of transparency and inclusiveness they so [more]
By Jeff Block My wife Debbie is a brain cancer survivor. She was stricken on the day following our fifth wedding anniversary, an event we celebrated with much excitement and gusto. Our lives were happy, filled with love of each other and with the expectation that all would continue. We had no inkling of how [more]
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