Bloviations

My second post at The Indie Register is online and the comments at my first post are quite interesting.

February 2nd, 2010 | Tags: 2010 Elections, Bob Cavanaugh (Rep Candidate), Craig Weber (Dem Candidate), Joe McLaughlin (Rep Candidate), Johnny Rouse (Dem Candidate), NC-03, The Indie Register, United States House of Representatives, Walter B Jones Jr, Writing | Category: 2010 Elections, Bob Cavanaugh (Rep Candidate), Craig Weber (Dem Candidate), Joe McLaughlin (Rep Candidate), Johnny Rouse (Dem Candidate), NC-03, The Indie Register, United States House of Representatives, Walter B. Jones, Jr. (Rep Incumbent), Writing | Leave a comment

There’s a fight going on for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Richard Burr. There are three candidates: Kenneth Lewis (Attorney) Elaine Marshall (NC’s sitting Secretary of State) and Cal Cunningham (former state senator and US Army veteran).
It’s quite the interesting group…Kenneth Lewis is dogged by having the same [...]

January 2nd, 2010 | Tags: 2010 Elections, Cal Cunningham, Democrats, Elaine Marshall, Kenneth Lewis, NC-Sen | Category: 2010 Elections, Democrats, Richard Burr, United States Senate | Leave a comment

to ruin my holiday.
Why can’t he just admit that he lost, admit that his political career is over (much like his financial management career, I hear) and go away?
What is it with NC-03 candidates? Between McLaughlin and Weber, we must be the laughing stock of all the nation!

December 17th, 2009 | Tags: 2010 Elections, Craig Weber (Dem Candidate), Democrats, Joe McLaughlin (Rep Candidate), Onslow County Politics, Republicans | Category: 2010 Elections, Craig Weber (Dem Candidate), Democrats, Jacksonville Daily News, Joe McLaughlin (Rep Candidate), Letters to the Edtor, NC-03, Onslow County Politics, Republicans, United States House of Representatives, Walter B. Jones, Jr. (Rep Incumbent) | Comments (1)

My week is almost over. I’m off tomorrow at Noon until Monday. So, yays for me.
If you thought recent dramas in Jacksonville were over, you were wrong. The folks at Americans for Prosperity have attacked Mr. Phillip Cherry (Director of the Onslow County Library System) for sending out an email requesting citizens speak at a [...]

June 30th, 2009 | Tags: 2009 Elections, 2010 Elections, Americans for Prosperity, Freedom ENC Communications, Havelock News, Jacksonville Daily News, Kinston Free Press, New Bern Sun Journal, Onslow County Board of Education, Onslow County Library System, Onslow County Politics, Onslow County, NC, Phillip Cherry | Category: 2009 Elections, 2010 Elections, Economy, Free market fundamentalists, Freedom ENC Communications, INC, Jacksonville Daily News, Kinston Free Press, Mainstream Media, New Bern Sun Journal, Onslow County, Onslow County Board of Education, Onslow County Politics, Onslow County, NC, Open Thread, Politics | Leave a comment

Earlier this week (I think it was Tuesday or Wednesday morning) I was bicycling to work and had this flitting thought:
I haven’t heard the names “Joe McLaughlin” or “Delma Collins” in a while. Isn’t that nice?"

And it was, it was very nice…But it wasn’t to last very long. Follow the jump for details.

March 1st, 2009 | Tags: 2008 Elections, 2010 Elections, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Freedom ENC Communications, INC, Jacksonville Ci ty Council, Jacksonville Daily News, Joe McLaughlin (Rep Candidate), NC-03, NC-Sen, Onslow County, Onslow County Board of Commissions, Republicans, Richard Burr, Walter B Jones Jr | Category: 2009 Elections, 2010 Elections, Freedom ENC Communications, INC, Jacksonville City Council, Jacksonville Daily News, Jacksonville, NC, Joe McLaughlin (Rep Candidate), NC Senate 6, NC-03, North Carolina, North Carolina General Assembly, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina Senate, Onslow County, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Onslow County Politics, Onslow County, NC, Politics, Republicans, Richard Burr, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, Walter B. Jones, Jr. (Rep Incumbent) | Leave a comment