ICYMI, the News & Observer had an oped recently that showed how North Carolina liberalism is failing — on its own terms. In “Unfortunate policies lead county to a paler shade of Orange,” UNC professor Michael Jacobs notes that: Of the 25 largest counties in North Carolina, only two had a decline in African-American population [...]
Wanted: Fact Checker
The N&O has developed “Fact Check” articles to assess the “truth” of various claims. I question the objectivity of the site’s claims, but that’s another story. Last week I found the following N &O Fact check story in Under the Dome. It’s a column assessing the validity of Gov. Perdue’s claims saying there are fewer [...]
Art Pope Exposed – By the Raleigh N&O
On Friday The Raleigh news and Observer ran columnist Burgetta Eplin Wheeler’s: Let’s not demonize Art Pope. Finally a story that not only tried to capture the Art Pope that a lot of people know, but got the facts right for a change. This is not the first article to accurately portray Art Pope, but [...]
N&O Thoughtlessly Parrots Myths, Lies
News & Observer editors have clearly stopped trying. Today they churn out yet another thoughtless propaganda piece chock full of myths and downright mindless assertions. For the sake of brevity, I’ll examine just a few. The Grand Old Party would rather conjure images for the American public of Republican Abraham Lincoln than the vision of [...]
Citizens Support Gay Marriage Amendment
With the General Assembly convening to consider amendments to the North Carolina constitution, Republicans are anticipating placing a defense of marriage amendment on the ballot in 2012. However, rather than place their faith in the citizens of North Carolina, Democrats are lining up to stop this bill before it hits the ballots—possibly because they know [...]
