GOP primary: Man down
The first GOP candidate for U.S. Senate is out before the filing period even begins. Radio host Bill Flynn announced that he is folding up his tent and calling it quits. His exit makes it easier for frontrunner and House Speaker Thom Tillis to get through the May...
Rooted in racism
Yesterday, I wrote a piece that said the Tea Party would likely have a fit about a gay, undocumented Latino running for Student Body President of the state’s largest public university. A number of Tea Partiers, bloggers and commentators jumped on the article and...
For Tea Partiers, the next UNC scandal is their worst nightmare
Well, if you are a Tea Partier, the next scandal at UNC-Chapel Hill won’t happen in the athletic department. It will happen in the race for student body president. A gay, undocumented Latino student is running for the office. Think about it. The University is already...
When 101 Dalmations meets Sleeping with the Enemy
It’s hard to know where to start with this puppy mill episode. In a profanity laced diatribe, Senator Bill Rabon blasted the governor and swore that a bill to curb puppy mills would never see the light of day. Unfortunately for Rabon, his rant was recorded by animal...
Because it’s his job
I’ve got to disagree with most of my progressive friends. While I applaud Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring’s stance that gay marriage is unconstitutional, I don’t think it’s in his power to determine which laws he should defend and which ones he shouldn’t. His...
Oppo dump
Well, the first oppo dump of the N. C. GOP primary for Senate showed up on Buzzfeed this weekend. Andrew Kaczynski, aka @buzzfeedandrew, posted information from a now-defunct web site run by Dr. Greg Brannon, the Tea Party activist and Rand Paul endorsee. It paints a...
Nothing to lose
Pat McCrory really is trying hard to get a reset. Earlier this week, he rolled out a press conference at the Governor’s Mansion flanked by his cabinet secretaries. He went over his priorities for 2014, but failed to take any responsibility for the problems that came...
The GOP’s bigot problem
If you want to see the GOP problem with intolerance, look no further than the comment section of this Roll Call article on Clay Aiken's candidacy for Congress. The whole country is increasingly accepting of gay people, but the far right still takes pleasure in...
It’s more than just sex
It seems that when it comes to women, the GOP just can’t control themselves. This time, it’s Mike Huckabee. According to the Washington Post’s Aaron Blake, Huckabee said at a meeting of the Republican National Committee, “Democrats tell women ‘they are helpless...
Bring in the big guns
I’ll continue my obsession with the GOP primary for U. S. Senate. With seven candidates in the race, the primary seems likely headed for a runoff. The Republican establishment sees Thom Tillis as the most electable challenger to Kay Hagan, and groups like Karl Rove’s...
