Watauga Watch: “We just posted yesterday a profile of Rod Honeycutt, the third Republican to announce a primary bid against 11th Dist. Congressman Madison Cawthorn. Now there’s a fourth, and he looks like even more a potential winner — if the vote against Cawthorn doesn’t get split four ways. Eric Batchelor has a deep service record…
Month: September 2021
Gov. Cooper Vetoes Bill That Would Limit Teachings on Racial History
The Progressive Pulse: “As expected, Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed House Bill 324, the controversial legislation critics contend would restrict what students could be taught about the nation’s racial history. In a statement, Cooper, a Democrat, said the Republican-backed bill has distracted lawmakers this legislative session from the serious work of supporting educators and students during a global pandemic…
“Hershel Walker Way Ahead In Senate Primary”
Political Wire: “A new Trafalgar poll in Georgia finds Hershel Walker (R) with a massive lead in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate with 76% support, followed by Gary Black (R) at 6%, Latham Saddler (R) at 3% and Kelvin King (R) at 2%.”
“The Justice Department Has a Major Advantage in Its Battle Against Texas’ Abortion Ban”
Slate: “On Thursday, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Texas’ S.B. 8, which bans abortion after six weeks with no exception for rape or incest. The DOJ’s intervention came a week after the Supreme Court refused to block the law by a 5–4 vote on account of “complex and novel” procedural questions. Because it represents the United States, the Justice…
“Florida judge blocks enforcement of anti-riot law backed by DeSantis”
WaPo: “In a second court loss this week for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a federal judge on Thursday squelched one of the governor’s key pieces of legislation by blocking enforcement of a so-called anti-riot law, saying that it chills free speech. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker wrote that DeSantis’s “new definition of ‘riot’ ” is…
“Fireworks And Four-Wheelers: Finding Freedom And Culture In Mississippi”
WUNC: “This summer, I took a trip down to Mississippi to see my family. Every time I am down there, I feel free. The rumble of a four wheeler engine, fireworks popping and loud bugs in the summer night bring to life a Southern experience I’m not used to. When people think of states like…
Signs of Strength? VA GOP Lt. Gov. Candidate Fires Entire Staff
Political Wire: ““Winsome Sears, the GOP candidate in Virginia’s lieutenant governor race, laid off her entire campaign staff 55 days out from Election Day in the commonwealth,” The Hill reports. “The layoffs come just over a week before polls open for early voting in the state.””
“Robert E. Lee’s statue is gone. Now can we dismantle the myth, too?”
WaPo: “Now that the statue of Robert E. Lee that towered over the onetime capital of the Confederacy has been cut into pieces and hauled away to some obscure warehouse, maybe the weaponized myth of Lee as a great man — or even a good one — can finally be mothballed as well. Lee’s bronze…
“Virginia Removes Robert E. Lee Statue From State Capital”
NY Times: “After more than a year of legal wrangling, one of the nation’s largest Confederate monuments — a soaring statue of Robert E. Lee, the South’s Civil War general — was hoisted off its pedestal in downtown Richmond, Va., on Wednesday morning. At 8:54 a.m., a man in an orange jacket waved his arms,…
Charlotte Catholic School Fails In Attempt to Argue Firing Teacher for Gay Wedding Announcement Not Discrimination But Protected Free Speech
The Progressive Pulse: “A federal judge has ruled that a Charlotte Catholic school wrongfully terminated a substitute teacher after finding out he got married to a man. Lonnie Billard taught English and later drama full-time at Charlotte High before switching to primarily teaching English part-time in 2012. The school, part of the Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools system, terminated…