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In the shadow of the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning USA, a stain now exists upon our nation's collective conscious, a condition that must be excised, or our nation will not function properly as one of a self-governed people. Understanding these long standing truths: What would you suggest as a quick, and, or proper corrective measure?
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I know we call ourselves "daily," but we're only human. Sometimes we need to stop and smell the roses. The staff and I did just that for the Memorial Day weekend.
I know we call ourselves "daily," but we're only human. Sometimes we need to stop and smell the roses. The staff and I did just that for the Memorial Day weekend.
 
Governor Pat McCrory and House Speaker Thom Tillis got together today to help the partisan Democrats who run the city of Raleigh shove a knife in the backs of the legislative majority that voted to block the highly-questionable deal.
Governor Pat McCrory and House Speaker Thom Tillis got together today to help the partisan Democrats who run the city of Raleigh shove a knife in the backs of the legislative majority that voted to block the highly-questionable deal.
 
Big Barry in DC and Speaker Thom are getting a real taste of what Tricky Dick Nixon went through in 1974. * It sure blows when people start raising a stink about your heavy-handed iron-fisted management style.*
Big Barry in DC and Speaker Thom are getting a real taste of what Tricky Dick Nixon went through in 1974. * It sure blows when people start raising a stink about your heavy-handed iron-fisted management style.*
 
Every time I think the McClatchy crayonistas have stooped to a new low, they surprise me.
Every time I think the McClatchy crayonistas have stooped to a new low, they surprise me.
 
Facts can be inconvenient things. Especially when your own in-house records contradict the spin you are peddling to the public.
Facts can be inconvenient things. Especially when your own in-house records contradict the spin you are peddling to the public.
 
Tesla, the electric car manufacturer, is upset with pending legislation in the North Carolina General Assembly barring car manufacturers from selling directly to consumers. Holy hypocrisy, Batman!
Tesla, the electric car manufacturer, is upset with pending legislation in the North Carolina General Assembly barring car manufacturers from selling directly to consumers. Holy hypocrisy, Batman!
 
Guess what? Evidence is suggesting that toll road projects - like the one proposed for I-77 in Mecklenburg County - may not be the budgetary magic bullet that the state bureaucracy is hoping for. ABC NewsChannel 11 has the story.
Guess what? Evidence is suggesting that toll road projects - like the one proposed for I-77 in Mecklenburg County - may not be the budgetary magic bullet that the state bureaucracy is hoping for. ABC NewsChannel 11 has the story.
 
What's that smell, you ask? Why it's the patchouli-and-granola Chapel Hill-Carrboro crowd stinking up Jones Street and tying up police officers' valuable time -- comparing themselves to MLK and protesting "draconian cuts" to public education.
What's that smell, you ask? Why it's the patchouli-and-granola Chapel Hill-Carrboro crowd stinking up Jones Street and tying up police officers' valuable time -- comparing themselves to MLK and protesting "draconian cuts" to public education.
 
The Senate has passed something called "The Marketplace Fairness Act." Sounds nice, doesn't it? Who doesn't like making stuff FAIR?
The Senate has passed something called "The Marketplace Fairness Act." Sounds nice, doesn't it? Who doesn't like making stuff FAIR?
 
Yes, I had to do a double-take this morning after reading the lastest spin coming out of state-run media.
 
Attention Tea Partiers: McClatchy's crayon corps says the aging former hippies, now suckling at the government teat from their tenured university positions, screaming and hollering - and getting arrested - at the legislative building are JUST LIKE YOU.
Attention Tea Partiers: McClatchy's crayon corps says the aging former hippies, now suckling at the government teat from their tenured university positions, screaming and hollering - and getting arrested - at the legislative building are JUST LIKE YOU.
 
We're getting earth-shattering, heart-breaking, and sometimes infuriating details about the travesties that occurred at our embassy in Benghazi, Libya last year.
We're getting earth-shattering, heart-breaking, and sometimes infuriating details about the travesties that occurred at our embassy in Benghazi, Libya last year.
 
Think back to 2006 with me. We had a conservative firebrand GOP legislator, representing a district near Charlotte, who was making headlines by criticizing the leadership of the state House (at the time, Democrat Jim Black and "Republican" Richard Morgan).
Think back to 2006 with me. We had a conservative firebrand GOP legislator, representing a district near Charlotte, who was making headlines by criticizing the leadership of the state House (at the time, Democrat Jim Black and "Republican" Richard Morgan).
 
Bill Clinton staged an incredible comeback in 1996, following the HillaryCare fiasco, by practicing triangulation -- positioning himself somewhere between the liberalism of his fellow Democrats and the conservatism of the Republicans.
Bill Clinton staged an incredible comeback in 1996, following the HillaryCare fiasco, by practicing triangulation -- positioning himself somewhere between the liberalism of his fellow Democrats and the conservatism of the Republicans.
 
The 2012 election cycle didn't offer a lot for Tea Partiers to get excited about.
The 2012 election cycle didn't offer a lot for Tea Partiers to get excited about.
 
A woman who has a proven record of going nose-to-nose with the Raleigh establishment (and winning) is throwing her hat in the ring for chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party.
A woman who has a proven record of going nose-to-nose with the Raleigh establishment (and winning) is throwing her hat in the ring for chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party.
 
It's a year before the primary vote to pick a GOP challenger to North Carolina's "Accidental Senator."™
It's a year before the primary vote to pick a GOP challenger to North Carolina's "Accidental Senator."™
 
Air traffic controllers being furloughed. Parks being closed. Tax rate increases. White House tours being cancelled. But our government can STILL find the time AND money to peddle rock music to overseas consumers.
Air traffic controllers being furloughed. Parks being closed. Tax rate increases. White House tours being cancelled. But our government can STILL find the time AND money to peddle rock music to overseas consumers.
 
Senator Josh Stein (D-Wake) and the Crayon Corps at McClatchy-Raleigh are really, really peeved at Sen. Bill Rabon (R-Brunswick.
Senator Josh Stein (D-Wake) and the Crayon Corps at McClatchy-Raleigh are really, really peeved at Sen. Bill Rabon (R-Brunswick.
 
South Carolina legislators have passed a law making it a crime for anyone in The Palmetto State to enforce the implementation of ObamaCare
South Carolina legislators have passed a law making it a crime for anyone in The Palmetto State to enforce the implementation of ObamaCare
 
Yep. I find that hard to believe, as well. We've documented the story about mentally-handicapped people being hauled to the polls on election day to "cast votes."
Yep. I find that hard to believe, as well. We've documented the story about mentally-handicapped people being hauled to the polls on election day to "cast votes."
 
Big Barry has nominated two guys -- who happen to be liberal black Democrats, like himself -- from North Carolina for important jobs in Washington.
Big Barry has nominated two guys -- who happen to be liberal black Democrats, like himself -- from North Carolina for important jobs in Washington.
 
The slobbering sycophants in the mainstream media steno pool are trumpeting a story from sea to shining sea that the economy is EXPANDING.
The slobbering sycophants in the mainstream media steno pool are trumpeting a story from sea to shining sea that the economy is EXPANDING.
 
That feisty bunch at Heritage Action has been shooting with both barrels at The Tar Heel State's US Senators.
That feisty bunch at Heritage Action has been shooting with both barrels at The Tar Heel State's US Senators.
 
In the run-up to the 2010 elections, we heard a lot of sob stories from NCGA Republicans about how heavy-handed and unfair the Democrats were to them when they ran the legislature.
In the run-up to the 2010 elections, we heard a lot of sob stories from NCGA Republicans about how heavy-handed and unfair the Democrats were to them when they ran the legislature.
 
Charlotte Mayor Redd Foxx is movin' on up -- just like The Jeffersons and The Clampetts.
Charlotte Mayor Redd Foxx is movin' on up -- just like The Jeffersons and The Clampetts.
 
The average low-information voter -- perhaps one of the few remaining paying McClatchy subscribers -- would look at that headline and say something like: "Hmmm. It sure does look like THAT Pat McCrory is covering something up!"
The average low-information voter -- perhaps one of the few remaining paying McClatchy subscribers -- would look at that headline and say something like: "Hmmm. It sure does look like THAT Pat McCrory is covering something up!"
 
How on earth could an Obama-liberal be one of the four Republican Leaders in the State House?
 
We've been following for some time the case of Jackie and Dale Pfendler, owners of JP Electric in Fayetteville, in their long-running battle with The City of Fayetteville.
We've been following for some time the case of Jackie and Dale Pfendler, owners of JP Electric in Fayetteville, in their long-running battle with The City of Fayetteville.
 
The Politico -- hardly a right-wing rag -- has broken a story about a bipartisan group of politicians seeking to exempt themselves and their staffs from the impending implementation of ObamaCare.
The Politico -- hardly a right-wing rag -- has broken a story about a bipartisan group of politicians seeking to exempt themselves and their staffs from the impending implementation of ObamaCare.
 
The North Carolina state House has pushed through legislation -however watered-down it may be -- requiring voters to show ID at polling places.
The North Carolina state House has pushed through legislation -however watered-down it may be -- requiring voters to show ID at polling places.
 
Some Wilmington-area activists with Heritage Action were ringleaders in the effort to hijack US Senator Kay Hagan's Twitter town hall.
Some Wilmington-area activists with Heritage Action were ringleaders in the effort to hijack US Senator Kay Hagan's Twitter town hall.
 
The groping and sexual aggression of Ted Kennedy and Chris Dodd -- or the Oval Office intern molestations perpetrated by Bill Clinton -- didn't do anything to paint the Democrat Party as "anti-woman."
The groping and sexual aggression of Ted Kennedy and Chris Dodd -- or the Oval Office intern molestations perpetrated by Bill Clinton -- didn't do anything to paint the Democrat Party as "anti-woman."
 
The mainstream media (MSM) has sounded the alarm and taken to battlestations. Their highest ranking, like-minded, last-standing, pantsuit-wearing political ally is in the crosshairs of the dreaded Republicans.
The mainstream media (MSM) has sounded the alarm and taken to battlestations. Their highest ranking, like-minded, last-standing, pantsuit-wearing political ally is in the crosshairs of the dreaded Republicans.
 
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