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Re: Hagan's country club troubles

ryantech — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:04:43 -0400

What would Democrats say if the tables had been reversed and Bob Dole had been a member of such a dating service? the knife cuts both ways. We need a new senator with energy and vision.

Re: Doughnuts for TARP

GiggleBox — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:57:29 -0400

The man voted for TARP and all the financial services industry could come up with was a mere $20 grand? Do they not know how many billions of taxpayer money Burr has given them? The man had to come up with a lie about sending Brooke to ATM's in the middle of the night to explain his vote. Come on financial services industry. You owe Dick Burr more than $20 grand.

Paul Shumaker should totally commission a poll of bankers and ask them about that, then give Burr the results, then say it was independent and not file it with the FEC, because after all, Paul Shumaker has nothing to do with the Burr campaign, except when he does.

Re: Doughnuts for donations

cmitchz — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:17:24 -0400

Yet another politician sells out to Big Doughnut. Where's the outrage?

Re: Foy visits D.C. for Senate talks

BitterEXdemocrat — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:58:02 -0400

Burr has been explicit on the fact that MOST people do NOT want government intervention in their healthcare which is NOT in crisis.

EACH ONE PAYS FOR HIS/HER OWN! Simple really. you insure your car, insure yourself!

Re: Foy visits D.C. for Senate talks

GrayJ — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:05:37 -0400

Yes, I am sure the Mayor of Chapel Hill would fair well in a statewide campaign. DSCC needs to do some research on how Chapel Hill (minus basketball) is viewed by the rest of the state.

Hagan's Roundtable on Healthcare

czarromulusaugustus — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:29:29 -0400

Hagan July 2009 FEC report

Seems that without the Huffington Post doing the dirty work for the N&O, no investigative research gets done...

A simple FEC search shows that Hagan must have had a recent event with Healthcare Lobbyist...oh my!

Not saying I mind because Hagan has been standing up for North Carolinians in this debate, but just pointing out my original point that this is a norm in DC!

Re: NRSC fundraiser was private policy roundtable

GiggleBox — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:49:58 -0400

"Fundraisers" are always limited to those who "pay" to attend.

Yes they are CO. And those are called parties.

This, however, was called a "Roundtable on Healthcare Issues" in DC with limited seating. They're paying to play on policy, not eat peanuts and drink Pepsi.

Re: NRSC fundraiser was private

ThoughtCrimes — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:07:28 -0400

What's team burrp? Is that like team Obama?

Re: NRSC fundraiser was private

bnartist — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:57:06 -0400

The first report I read of a ticket confirmation for the Obama event was from a GOP county chair.

Re: NRSC fundraiser was private

AgentPierce — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:25:17 -0400

nice try bnartist, but my entire family attended and I'm DEFINITELY NOT on a Friends of Tom Fetzer list.

Do you really think tomorrow's audience will not be loaded with "friends" of Kay Hagan, David Price, Bob Ethridge, Dumpling, Basnight, Miller, Rand (can I stop now?). Even you aren't THAT naive, are you? I still wonder if Eliz Edwards will make a grand entrance. Your sources tell you anything on her yet?

Sure, in true Dem/Lib fashion there will be a photo op sampling of the usual 5-6 "Victims R Us" set up where the camera can show'em on cue. That's smart politics and no one ever accused Dems of not being clever politicians and media managers. I just wish my folks were half as good at "politics".

You gonna be there bnartist?

Re: NRSC fundraiser was private

bnartist — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:55:14 -0400

Bush's Raleigh town hall may have been free but tickets were not freely available and it was not open to all. The event was arranged by Tom Fetzer and tickets distributed primary through the NC GOP and the offices of Republicans Dole and Burr.

Re: NRSC fundraiser was private

AgentPierce — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:36:32 -0400

"Fundraisers" are always limited to those who "pay" to attend. That's how they got the name "fundraisers". Both parties have them all the time. A prominent Democrat matron inside the beltline has hosted numerous such private soirees for Gore, Kerry, Clinton, Edwards, et al.

I'm sure "prominent local Democrats" like Gigglebox are always invited to attend. Right "Giggle"?

Bush's "Town Hall" on Social Security several years ago was at Memorial Audit and absolutely FREE and open to the public and Media. It was packed. I was there as were all the little pointy-teethed boys from the N&O.

Darn those pesky "facts".

Re: NRSC fundraiser was private

bnartist — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:27:23 -0400

Oh, please. You're on at least your third username and well versed in personal attacks. Appropriate choice. Romulus Augustus was 12 years old.

Re: Guy from Locke Foundation that just joined

GiggleBox — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:51:42 -0400

Where was the liberal outrage...?

At the voting booth last November.

Did you miss that part planning all your teabaggin' and birther parties?

Re: NCDP roadie who spends all day in the comment section

cmitchz — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:48:12 -0400

Equating private fundraisers with Obama's "free meeting" liberal policy-campaign can't be taken seriously.

Where was the liberal outrage when Obama was holding his own private fundraisers, like the one in San Francisco (gee, I wonder what the private interest being represented there was) where he made his 'Pennsylvanians are dimwits' remarks?