It didn’t matter if the camera was on or off at this Tea Party Rally in Pittsburgh, PA on April 15, 2010. What appeared to happen there was greater than just getting out a message, but bringing together people for a peaceful, organized protest of American rights. Tea Party Activist
- 2Jul21
Restart Button Missing at Wake County Schools Regular Meeting
After 19 people were arrested yesterday at the Wake County Schools regular meeting, a few former and current public school students remained locked arm-in-arm singing. The students were there to support the school system’s old diversity policy, yet on (38:00 minutes) and off camera, they seemed to be way more concerned about their theatrical performances [...]
- Jul20
Today’s Rally: Astroturf?
The Tea Party has been accused of being astroturf – a term used to describe protests that are little more than conjured up passion by some organized interest group. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that the Tea Party and its opposition to the landmark health care legislation at town hall events last year was [...]
- 5Jun21
Public Money for Campaigns?
June 22nd, tomorrow, is “Voter-Owned Elections Lobby Day” at the North Carolina General Assembly. Sponsored by the North Carolina Voters for Clean Elections (NCVCE), the day will be dedicated to garnering support for HB120, which would allow large municipalities (pop. >50,000) to publicly fund municipal campaigns. SB966 which would expand publicly funded statewide races to [...]
- Jan19
NAACP Not Representing Its Members on Wake Schools
The NC chapter of the NAACP has been quite vocal in its support of continuing the Wake County Public Schools policy of busing children across the county in order to achieve “diversity.” They have even gone so far as to introduce race-baiting terms like “resegregation” to the debate and more or less call opponents of [...]