Is Martin Bashir Advocating For Drunken Presidents?

Chris Matthews lectured former Governor Michael Steele about the KKK. (ironic, right?) Hear what Steele had to say in response. Martin Bashir even went so far as to take issue with Mitt Romney's sobriety, but did he advocate for drunken presidents? Hear what Kruiser (from PJTV) thinks. Do a million kids die each year from malaria because of a misguided environmental agenda? (YES) Find out.  (emphasis mine)

Virginia Foxx Meme: College Loans

psst- pass it on fellow NC5-ers!

Find the second one here.

House Votes to Stop Student Loan Rates from Doubling

Have you heard?

The House "ignored a veto threat" and passed a measure to stop new student loan rates from doubling this summer. The bill pays for extending current rates by cutting a slush fund the president himself proposed cutting from ObamaCare -- a law that's making it harder for small businesses to hire new workers, including recent college graduates. Read more: http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?postid=293226

Destroying Latin America: Populism, Protectionism, and Prohibition

I just finished watching this speech by Journalist Mary O'Grady. I was so impressed I immediately sought out her feed to add to my reader so I can read more of her work. I'm the first to admit I have a LOT to learn about foreign policy, the Fed, etc but this speech was a real eye opener as she explains socialism as it is already playing out in Latin America. I do not want that to eventually be US! The speech is 15 minutes, and the Q&A period is 15 minutes. I strongly suggesting you grab a snack, kick back, and listen to this speech!

Rep. Starnes (Caldwell Co.) needs to have a staff meeting

"Rep. Starnes' supporters at the polls need to calm down and cease and desist with the blatant and vile attacks and lies on my character and on my poll workers, especially considering that they were women and children. I am a born again Christian and to stoop to such a low level to lie and call me a homosexual because you dont want me to win and then to use racist and bigoted attacks on my poll workers who are hispanic but legal Americans is very low and dirty politics. You reflect very badly on Rep. Starnes who I don't believe would agree with that type of campaigning."
-- Jordon Greene

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The Eligibility Resolution

It seems we are just running in circles over that stupid birth certificate issue. A non politico asked me today "... if they KNOW he's not a natural born citizen due to both his parents not being born in the US ... and a confessed fake birth certificate, why won't they even consider throwing [him] out?"

The answer is here-

"Hill tried to dismiss the suit because, while the U.S. Constitution limits the office of president to only those who have a “natural born” citizenship status, New Jersey law does not require a candidate to furnish proof of his or her status.
According to the Tea Party Tribune, Hill went on to admit that the long form birth certificate released online by the White House in April 2011 is indeed a forgery that did not originate from an actual paper document and therefore, it cannot be used as evidence to confirm his lack of natural born citizenship status.

The issue of the birth certificate is “irrelevant to his placement on the ballot,” Hill contended."

Is this a "too easy" answer? Why don't all the states pass laws saying that you have to be a natural born citizen, and proof must be furnished?

I wonder how the admitted forgery is going to muster in states that do require proof.

Thoughts?

Question: Judges Voting History = Good Job?

When looking at judicial candidates, is it important to you that they are active voters?

Would you be inclined to vote for someone for a district court position based on their voting frequency, if that is what differs them from their opponents?

Update (4/20/12 10:13am): There is a judicial candidate running in Forsyth County, NC who, according to the board of elections, did not vote in the 2010 elections. Would this impact your decision to even consider this candidate? 

What's going on with the NC Democrat Party?

Non- politicos are probably wondering what's going on with the widespread talk about sexual harassment in the NC Democratic Party. If you work eight hours a day, cook once a day, do your dishes and laundry, hearing "sexual harassment" isn't going to make you run to the computer to find out what's going on.

Here's the deal:

N&O reports:

A former staffer accused the state Democratic Party’s executive director of showing him a picture of male genitals, caressing his leg and discussing his sexual exploits, according to new documents obtained by The News & Observer.
The sexual harassment allegations are detailed in a Dec. 8 letter from Adriadn Ortega, a former party staffer, to then-Executive Director Jay Parmley. Ortega claimed he was “fired in retaliation for my complaints of sexual harassment” and asked for a severance equal to his annual pay and health care coverage for a year.
..In the letter, Ortega says Parmley:
• Frequently gave him unwanted shoulder rubs despite verbal objections.
• Pointed to his crotch area and asked how his crotch looked in his pants.
• On July 28, detailed his past sexual activities.
• On July 29, showed Ortega a picture of a penis.
• On Sept. 6, caressed Ortega’s leg as they drove back from a Democratic convention kick-off in Charlotte.

Party Chairman David Parker is still refusing to resign, calling for a party referendum on his chairmanship, a plan that Gov. Bev Perdue called unacceptable.

(Thanks Piedmont Publius!)

Largest NC Employer = Unemployment Check

I endorse Dale Folwell for Lt. Governor. Dale Can Fix NC.

Hilary Rosen: Connecting the Dots

"What's striking about Rosen's latest ideological sniper attack is that she is not some lone-wolf operative on the fringes of Beltway influence. She works with former White House communications director Anita Dunn at the D.C.-based strategic communications consulting firm SKDKnickerbocker. That's the same company that promoted the anti-Palin smear movie "Game Change" and that represented liberal Georgetown law school student activist and manufactured War on Women poster woman Sandra Fluke. Smack dab at the intersection of progressive agitation and Democratic Party campaign-season maneuvering.

White House visitor logs (which nonpartisan watchdogs point out are woefully incomplete) show that "Hilary B. Rosen" or "Hilary Rosen" has visited 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. at least 35 times, including several direct meetings with President Obama (5); White House senior adviser and consigliere Valerie Jarrett; senior adviser David Axelrod; senior adviser turned 2012 campaign manager Jim Messina; and a parade of communications/media team officials in both the West Wing "surrogate booking" office and the East Wing.

Axelrod and Messina, who took to Twitter immediately Thursday night after the social networking site exploded with a conservative mom backlash, scrambled to disassociate themselves from their frequent visitor. POTUS and FLOTUS followed suit. But when you collect and connect the dots, Rosen's role as a surrogate hit-woman for the White House is unmistakable."

from Townhall.com

First- has anyone seen the movie "Game Change"? We watched it a few weeks ago, and even my non-political husband said "Wow, that makes her look like a total idiot.". It is so obvious that movie was meant as "SOP", playing on people's lack of motivation to actually seek and find the truth. Anyone who has ever heard Sarah Palin speak or read her writings know the portrayal of her in this movie was biased in a GIANT way.

Second, I wonder if they believe that conservatives are going to let this "war on stay at home moms" go just because she apologized ... seriously? I don't believe for one second this woman, or the people behind her is actually sorry for what she said. I believe she's sorry she got called out on it.

Hopefully, America will start paying attention to comments such as these, because it is revealing.

The comment that flamed this firestorm in the first place:
"His wife has actually never worked a day in her life ... She's never really dealt with the kinds of economic issues that a majority of women in this country are facing in terms of how do we feed our kids? How do we send them to school? And why we worry about their future." - Hilary Rosen

To which Ann Romney responded: "All moms are entitled to choose their path."

Dale Folwell CAN Solve Illegal Immigration in NC

This is what I love about this candidate- he has such clear vision that the solutions to our state's problems is so obvious you cannot deny it. He listens to the problems, and seeks to find the solutions. He has the experience and convictions to make North Carolina successful.

SBA List Endorses "The Lesser"

It seems like the endorsements are going to come out of the woodwork, now that it appears Romney has the nomination in the bag. (Even if it isn't, we all know the nation is going to act like it until the convention.) We all, who pay attention, that is, recognize how pivotal the November election is going to be. Now, a message is being sent to those who might not pay as close attention through the message of endorsements. I personally do not put a lot of stock into endorsements, when you consider the left leaning newspaper in my area endorsed a STRONG conservative in the 2010 elections. (If people voted based on endorsements alone, there would have been a LOT of conservative votes lost that year!)

However, the single issue voters are going to be paying a little more attention now, because the Susan B. Anthony List has endorsed Mitt Romney, and has vowed to spend $10-12 Million to defeat President Obama this year. This endorsement says a few things to me. One, it shows the typical politics as usual stance, in that most in this country will go with who they think "will win", whether that person actually reflects their values or not. Lets examine this closer:

As the Christian Post points out-

"... Romney has not always been seen as a Republican who was willing to fight for pro-life causes. In 1994 when Romney ran for the U.S. Senate against the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, he adopted a pro-abortion position with the permission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

However, when he ran for governor of Massachusetts in 2002, he had changed his position to one of opposing abortion in most cases."

 The group initially endorsed Rick Santorum, who discontinued his race this week. It has appeared based on the presentation of the media that it has been a two man race. The SBA list has blatantly disregarded the candidacies of two other individuals, and this makes one ask- why? Politics as usual, of course. Go with who you think will win. It is questionable Gingrich's stance on life, considering he recently said in an interview with Jake Tapper that he did not believe that life began at conception. Meanwhile, if you look at Ron Paul's stance as an OB GYN, he is unashamedly pro life in every sense of the meaning. Not only had he signed the SBA pledge that Romney refused, but last June 3rd  at a Faith and Freedom Coalition conference said- "As an OB [Obstetrician] doctor, let me tell you, life does begin at conception." *

So why would an organization turn their backs against a candidate who done exactly what they asked, for one who refused? Politics. Jane Abraham, chairman of the SBA List Board of Directors said: "It is the responsibility of all pro-life voters to now unite behind Governor Romney. Together we can put a pro-life leader in the White House.". If they were acting upon values, would they not use their influence to get behind a candidate who truly reflected their values? After all, Romney did list a number of reasons why he refused to sign the SBA pledge (which I applaud, I personally do not believe in pledges such as, and agree with Romney's reasoning for NOT signing it).

In the end, one could say Romney stuck to his values, and the Susan B. Anthony list compromised theirs for the sake of doing what they believe needed to be done to get Obama out of the White House. He is, after all, the MOST pro abortion president in our history. Anything is better than a baby being born and left to die because it's mother never intended for it to be born in the first place.

Right?

George Zimmerman to be charged in Trayvon Martin case

WASHINGTON POST -- Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey plans to announce as early as Wednesday afternoon that she is charging neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, according to a law enforcement official close to the investigation.
It was not immediately clear what charge Zimmerman will face.
Full Story - Washington Post.com

Hunger Games in one, short paragraph

One of my (Christian) soccer mom friends posted the trailer to the Hunger Games last October on her Facebook page.  She was beyond excited, so I replied to find out what the big deal was. She highly recommended reading the books. During basketball season, one of the (Christian) basketball moms mentioned it, and also highly recommended it. Since this particular friend is completely on my level when it comes to books, I decided this had to be a book I needed to read. She was so sure I would love the story, she lent me all three of hers. The week before the movie was to come out, I read them. Yes. All three. In a span of four days. (When I get sucked into a book series, I get sucked in!)

(Oh you're looking for the one short paragraph? Click here.)

I've seen several descriptions of this story. I was most amazed at the relentless concern (especially in Christian circles) over children killing children. Is children killing children right? Of course not. Thou Shalt Not Kill. I was amazed because the games in this story, is but one part of a MUCH larger picture! Talk about throwing the baby out with the bath water. I have yet to see the ongoing narrative in Christian circles about concern over popular Xbox games. The emulation of war. Killing for sport- for the sake of killing. If we're going to be concerned about violence, should we not be concerned about violence such as this? It seems pretty selective, if you ask me.

I've seen the comment that as Christians, we should only be dwelling on what is good and pure (Philippians 4:8), and that is why the Hunger Games shouldn't be read. I believe having a heroine that is ready to lay her life down for her sister is pretty good and pure, if you ask me! I believe having a best friend who is already the sole food provider for his mother and siblings, love you so much he is willing to make sure your own mother and sister do not starve, is pretty good and pure! I believe putting your own life in danger to ensure a friend survives, is good and pure!

I've seen comments that troubled teens already thinking of murdering their peers, do not need to have their fans flamed by a graphic fantasy. Something tells me if a teen is going to shoot up their school, there's something deeper going on than a book they've read. Perhaps a lack of Christian love and influence in their lives? I even saw a comment that said the books had no "moral of the story". I'm not sure what book they actually read, because there were a number of morals throughout the books (see above)! 

I've seen comments how 'children's fantasy' can be harmful if it plunges a child into the world of murder. I can rent that. (That might be why this book series is written for teenagers. It's not children's fantasy.) Will I allow my ten year old read these books? No. For her personality, it's too much detail. Will she see the movie? Yes. The movie is balanced in a way she can appreciate the themes without being overwhelmed by the details of it all. Would I have let her older brother (13) read it when he was ten? Yes. He can handle such details. Has he seen the movie? Yes. He went opening weekend and loved it. Do I fear my children will be tempted to harm another child because they've been exposed to this story? No. Well, yes. Maybe each other. But not anyone else. However, they were tempted to hurt each other before the Hunger Games come in to their lives. Fortunately, I am afforded the freedom to choose what my kids read and watch without them having any fear of being judged or ridiculed by their peers.

The bible says "I will set no wicked thing before my eyes" (Psalm 101:3), but this verse cannot be used against the Hunger Games. It would be different if the author wrote the story in such a way that all the characters gloried in the killing of teenagers between the ages of 12-18. That would be sadistic and twisted. However, that is not the TRUTH, the MORAL, this story.

Tabitha Hale, political activist, wrote an article that summed up the reality of what the Hunger Games is, including spoilers for the entire book series. If you tempt easy and are remotely thinking of seeing the movies or reading the books, I do not advise clicking to her article but trusting in this one paragraph that summarizes what the story is actually about:

"The Hunger Games" is a story about freedom. It shows how a destructive culture, lack of truth-telling media, and centralized power destroy a society. It has clearly struck a chord. Read it. Understand it. THEN go see the movie.

 If you do not like action fantasy, do not read it. If you do not get into post apocalyptic stories, then this story is not for you. However, just because your taste in literature does not include such stories, does not mean the people who DO appreciate these stories are unholy or out of touch with God. If I actually believed the accusations made against this story without reading the books for myself, I would be guilty of incorrectly, and unjustly judging others for their choice in literature. God forbid, I ever do that.