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Among North Carolina Republicans, only two stood with the American people on this bill, and they were Senator Ted Budd and Congressman Dan Bishop. Thom Tillis and Greg Murphy were among those who sold us out.

While I agree that we need to help Israel and Ukraine militarily, the failure to get border security added to this bill makes it a non-starter, and giving Biden money to settle migrants makes it absolutely repulisive. Tillis and Murphy are two traiotrs we need to replace.

Commented: Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 @ 7:03 am By: Rino Hunter

Walter Jones used to be great on immigration issues, but Greg Murphy not so much. Murphy does not really seem to care about it as an issue and is too quick to be a rubberstamp for some really questionable GOP "leadership".

Commented: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 @ 9:06 pm By: borderhawk

120 years? You must be on your second bottle of Old Crow, Bobbie! Lets look at some real history instead of your fairy tales.

The War Between the States ended in 1865 and was followed by Reconstruction, during which northern troops occupying the South often disenfranchised southern whites who had fought for the Confederate states and politically promoted southern blacks. Northern troops were withdrawn in 1877, although Reconstruction impacts lingered for some additional years in some southern states. The gap between the end of Reconstruction and the advent of Jim Crow varied by state, so lets look at North Carolina. Black North Carolinians, who mostly voted Republican were active politically throughout the late 19th century, and participated heavily in the "fusion" campaign of 1894, in which a coalition of Republicans and Populists won control of the legislature. In 1896, the "fusion"coalition won the governorship and increased control of the legislature, and with the latter, also a US Senate seat. The successful fusion candidates included a black congressman and a dozen black legislators. It was that victory which led the Democrats to start plotting against the black population in order to regain power. In the 1898 election, the Democrats ran as strident white supremists and won back control of the legislature. The 1898 Wilmington massacre was part of the Democrat white supremacy campaign.

NC's first Jim Crow laws were enacted by the new Democrat majority legislature in 1899, but the most onerous ones came in with the 1901 legislative session.

The beginning of the end of Jim Crow came with court decisions in the 1950s, and the final stake was driven through its heart by Congressional Civil Rights bills in the mid 1960s. Not only did legislative Republicans vote unanimously against the NC Jim Crow bills of 1899 and 1901, but Republicans in Congress heavily supported the civil rights bills of the 1960s.

You are the Democrat, Bobbie, so it is you who should be "proud" of Jim Crow! It is your side that imposed it on North Carolina. So go enjoy your bottle of Old Crow. And learn the true history before making stupid statements that display your ignorance of history

Commented: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 @ 8:45 pm By: Conservative Voter

Btw- I am a big fan of their food.

Commented: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 @ 4:33 pm By: Big Bob

Marxism / communism, rebranded as "woke", is the root cause of DEI.

Bobbie should lay off that bottle of Old Crow.

Commented: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 @ 1:38 pm By: Rino Hunter

Seriously?

Commented: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 @ 12:30 pm By: Big Bob

Jim Crow, re-branded as MAGA is the root cause of DEI. I'm not obsessed with Jim Crow, but like you I benefitted from it and am grown up enough to admit it.

Commented: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 @ 12:39 pm By: Big Bob

It is just common sense that a business like Sheetz would not want convicted criminals working for them. If the crime was some type of stealing, they would not want criminal employees stealing from them. If the crime was some type of assault or sexual assault, they would want to protect their customers and other employees from that behavior. If it was some type of dreug use, they would not want employees stoned on the job. The list could go on.

Commented: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024 @ 7:53 am By: Conservative Voter

ROTFL - Sometimes you've just got to laugh. I imagine the experts in "reverse PHYSIOLOGY" can best be found in the campus DEI offices. I'm betting it must be some kind of new trans-sexual term.

Commented: Monday, April 22nd, 2024 @ 11:15 pm By: Van Zant

You do the crime , you do the time. After paying your debt to society one ,would expect to be able to get a job. Not all jobs, but a job. Any thinking person knows society benefits if we, under the proper supervision, allow people a second chance.

Commented: Monday, April 22nd, 2024 @ 9:18 pm By: Big Bob

nope

Commented: Monday, April 22nd, 2024 @ 9:23 pm By: Big Bob

This evil garbage needs to be kept out of Beaufort County Schools at all costs.

Commented: Monday, April 22nd, 2024 @ 7:32 pm By: Bubba