This week the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School system announced that it would allow the system’s transgender students to choose whatever bathroom fit their gender identification for this next upcoming school year, a move that has struck the nerve of one Gov. Pat McCrory. In a directly proactive move to accommodate students, CMS boldly did something for its … Continue reading The Toughest Job in NC – Being Gov. McCrory’s Press Secretary
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Civil Disobedience in North Carolina – Read and Don’t Thoreau It Away
"If the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government, let it go, let it go; perchance it will wear smooth - certainly the machine will wear out. If the injustice has a spring, or a pulley, or a rope, or a crank, exclusively for itself, then perhaps you may consider … Continue reading Civil Disobedience in North Carolina – Read and Don’t Thoreau It Away
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“License Plates For Lawmakers”, Part 2
AS I have said before, North Carolina’s Department of Motor Vehicles allows car owners to purchase a customized license plate and personalize it with individual text and numbers – as long as it is not already taken by another motorist or it is too inappropriate. Monies collected go to the state with a donation made … Continue reading “License Plates For Lawmakers”, Part 2
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McCrory’s Didaskalithedemosiophobia -A Clinical Term I Just Made Up But Actually Exists
Didaskalovertitaphobia – the actual fear of schools based on Greek roots found in the list of phobias In the wake of last week’s demonstration organized by Organize 2020 where 14 educators were arrested, I have wondered exactly how many times Gov. McCrory has willingly met with teachers who have asked for a meeting. Those teachers … Continue reading McCrory’s Didaskalithedemosiophobia -A Clinical Term I Just Made Up But Actually Exists
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Dammit Charlotte! You Made People Treat Sen. Apodaca Poorly – The Conspiracy Theory of a Slippery Slope
“I’ve never tried to help people in my life and be treated so poorly.” – Sen. Tom Apodaca, June 1st, 2016 in reference to SB 837. And it is all the fault of Charlotte, NC. Seriously. The Slip-n-Slide, slippery slope logic used in the past by Sen. Apodaca makes this easy to explain. Charlotte passes … Continue reading Dammit Charlotte! You Made People Treat Sen. Apodaca Poorly – The Conspiracy Theory of a Slippery Slope
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Walk Like An Egyptian, Not Like a Contradiction
The term “walking contradiction” describes someone who says one thing and then acts in a contradictory fashion. Nowhere do we get a better example of the “walking contradiction” than with politicians who knowingly and blatantly make statements that contradict their own actions. In North Carolina, we have our own walking contradictions. One of them is … Continue reading Walk Like An Egyptian, Not Like a Contradiction
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Can I Get a Confirmation from the Congregation? – How Governor McCrory Has Brought Me Closer To God
Governor McCrory, you have brought me closer to God. Simply put, I have never conversed so much and so passionately with my creator than these past three years. And I must testify this fact - because so many things have happened to North Carolinians that only divine intervention and an election could ever relieve. With … Continue reading Can I Get a Confirmation from the Congregation? – How Governor McCrory Has Brought Me Closer To God
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Open Letter to John Hood – UnLOCKEing the John Locke Foundation, Part 3
Dear Mr. Hood, Your op-ed in The Carolina Journal (later reposted on EdNC.org.) entitled “How to Pay Teachers More” is another example of the deliberate disconnect from the reality of the teaching profession that many in Raleigh seem to not only revel in, but share as gospel. And this column is just another attempt to … Continue reading Open Letter to John Hood – UnLOCKEing the John Locke Foundation, Part 3
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The Master of Breakup Songs and Ended Relationships – A Taylor Swift Mix-Tape for Elected Officials
Here’s Tay-Tay! No. I have not turned in my Man Card. Actually, I am playing with an entire deck. You have to in this election year when there are some in Raleigh who have cards up their sleeves and they get to deal as well. I am playing the Daddy Card. I have a middle-school … Continue reading The Master of Breakup Songs and Ended Relationships – A Taylor Swift Mix-Tape for Elected Officials
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Mi Casa Will Sue Su Casa!
“Sue you. Sue Me.” – almost a Lionel Ritchie song “Mi casa will sue su casa.” – Gov. Pat McCrory. Actually he didn’t say that, but it’s what he kind of he said. In a move that only NC’s GOP powers could play in this chess game of legality, the state is taking the feds … Continue reading Mi Casa Will Sue Su Casa!
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