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| Deleted User | Feb 2 2011, 09:35 AM Post #16 |
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Meehan could do the drug tests Unfortunately there is no test that detects the abhorret condition of chronic prevaricator |
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| Rusty Dog | Feb 2 2011, 12:10 PM Post #17 |
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http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/did-tea-partiers-scare-the-democrats-away-from-st-louis/ Did Tea Partiers Scare The Democrats Away From St. Louis? Rob Port • February 1, 2011 Democrats announced earlier today that they’d be holding their 2012 national convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Apparently St. Louis was in the running to get the convention, but according to Dave Canatenese at Politico Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill campaigned against bringing the convention there saying it would certainly be targeted by protesters: Ms. McCaskill, one of the president’s closest friends in the Senate, took her concerns directly to the White House, according to party leaders familiar with the selection process. She argued that her re-election could be complicated if the convention was held in St. Louis, because the Democratic gathering will almost certainly attract protesters and compete for fund-raising. St. Louis has an extremely active tea party movement (in which blogger Jim Hoft is active), and McCaskill has been plagued by their protests for some time now. If this is why Democrats moved their convention from St. Louis to Charlotte, it’s a real coup for the movement and its influence. Democrats, if this account is accurate, are literally running scared. |
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| Mason | Feb 2 2011, 01:12 PM Post #18 |
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. I read an article on the Convention - and it portrayed Michelle Obama as the architect. The article even quoted Mobama as saying - we are going to finance this convention differently. It jumped out at me. She has gone from talking about Kumquats to financing Political Presidential Conventions? Maybe she demanded something new and they are letting her play boss, when she really makes no decisions other than the colors and placements. . |
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| Texas Mom | Feb 2 2011, 03:45 PM Post #19 |
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Guess who's got a new job- funded by the taxpayer! Obama wants to get North Carolina and Virginia electoral votes and given what I saw from the Nifong election, he may be able to accomplish it, what with the NBPP, voter fraud, SEIU (redundant, I know) and Northern Virginia's government employees. Look for more voter fraud, North Carolina, it will be at a convention near you. From Michelle Malkin: Etheridge was ousted in November by GOP newcomer Renee Elmers. But arrogant pols never die. They just land new taxpayer-funded gigs. And this one’s a doozy: Former U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge has a new job. Gov. Beverly Perdue said Tuesday she has appointed the Democrat to oversee North Carolina’s share of the federal stimulus program. Etheridge replaces Dempsey Benton, who departed his position at the Office of Economic Recovery and Investment in November. Money will go through the program through at least 2012, but nearly 80 percent of the recovery funds have already been spent. Etheridge will oversee how the money is dispersed and make sure projects under contract are getting done. That’s right. Etheridge was booted out of office thanks to the Tea Party movement — which coalesced against the federal porkulus — and now he gets to redistribute porkulus wealth on the public’s dime. Cue the Dance of the Lemons. |
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| Baldo | Feb 2 2011, 04:08 PM Post #20 |
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Lubiano could set up a booth were she could sell imaginary autographs for her forth-coming book, "How not to publish as a Tenured Professor." |
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| Mason | Feb 2 2011, 04:32 PM Post #21 |
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OMG! This is perfect example of the corruption in Politics. Can you imagine? . |
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| kbp | Feb 2 2011, 07:31 PM Post #22 |
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NOBODY could forget all those forth coming books! On Etheridge, imagine how taking that position would stomp your ego ...most people anyway. |
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| Deleted User | Feb 2 2011, 08:20 PM Post #23 |
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The only thing he has to know is how to grab people by the throat and yell "who are you"? |
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| retiredLEO | Feb 2 2011, 08:34 PM Post #24 |
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...maybe now it will be "give me a donation". |
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| LTC8K6 | Feb 4 2011, 11:59 PM Post #25 |
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http://media.wcnc.com/documents/020211-DNC+Master+Contract.pdf Contract for the convention... No wonder they chose CLT... http://www.wcnc.com/news/dnc-charlotte-2012/First-Look-at-Contract-Between-City-and-the-DNC-115136389.html
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| LTC8K6 | Feb 6 2011, 01:41 AM Post #26 |
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http://michellemalkin.com/2011/02/05/big-labor/ Big labor very upset because NC is a "right to work" state. Funny piece by Doug Powers... |
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| kbp | Feb 6 2011, 12:37 PM Post #27 |
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There are many 'right-to-work' battles brewing in the New England states. I'm somewhat on the fence on a few issues that arise here. Fair wage and benefit packages are necessary. Unfortunately for the union members, the political goals go too far in many unions. When you start seeing union membership for workers in jobs that are difficult to even define as a profession or trade, like many those who pay dues used as political donations by unions like the SEIU, they've crossed the line, IMO. It's hard to classify all the dues paid as going towards representation for the workers then. Edited by kbp, Feb 6 2011, 12:39 PM.
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| cks | Feb 6 2011, 01:08 PM Post #28 |
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Additionally, there is little incentive to modernize because modernization often leads to loss of jobs=union members. That was part of the problem with the automakers in Detroit. Edited by cks, Feb 6 2011, 01:08 PM.
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| Deleted User | Feb 7 2011, 10:43 PM Post #29 |
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I hope and pray that Tea Party in NC are now preparing for the opportunity to exercise their Free Speech in and around Charlotte during the circus there next Sept. The Dems may be surprised at how many tea drinkers there are in NC. After all, if it were not for NC, there would not have been a 14th Ammendment. GO NC!!!!! SHOW THEM WHAT WE ARE MADE OF. Get your act together NOW. |
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| DMom | Oct 17 2012, 03:36 PM Post #30 |
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http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/10/17/3603482/dnc-host-committee-came-up-125.html (WHO do YOU think is on hook for shortfall?) DNC host committee came up $12.5 million short By Andrew Dunn and Tim Funk adunn@charlotteobserver.com Posted: Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 More Information DNCC details spending, from hotels to Foo Fighters The Charlotte host committee raising money for the Democratic National Convention came up about $12.5 million short of its goal, committee leaders said Wednesday, the day they were to file financial documents with the Federal Election Commission. The committee was obligated to come up with $36.6 million to fund the convention proceedings. For the first time, the Democratic party imposed restrictions on where the money could come from, barring contributions from corporations and lobbyists. Through cost-cutting, the host committee was able to get the convention budget down to $31.3 million, according to host committee CEO Dan Murrey. But fundraisers were only able to bring in $24.1 million, in cash and in-kind contributions. To make up the difference, the host committee was forced to tap the $10 million line of credit that Duke Energy had guaranteed to woo the convention to Charlotte. Duke Energy said the committee borrowed $7.9 million from the line of credit, which it has to repay by Feb. 28. “Duke Energy has not and will not use any utility customer funds to pay for any aspects of the convention, or events associated with the convention,” spokesman Tom Williams said in a statement. Neither the Obama campaign nor the Democratic National Committee will contribute toward making up the shortfall, Murrey said. Murrey deflected a question about how difficult the Democratic party’s first-ever restrictions made fundraising. “As with any fundraising effort, there were challenges that were met,” Murrey wrote in an email. “We’re proud of successfully hosting a great convention, bringing positive economic impact to the community and of the over 32,000 donors who stepped up with record-setting support of a successful convention.” The committee that hosted the 2008 Democratic convention in Denver, which did accept corporate donations, had only 450 contributors, Murrey said. Labor unions, which contributed more than $8 million to the Denver convention, gave $2.2 million to help fund the convention in Charlotte. Unions had been critical of Obama’s decision to hold this year’s convention in North Carolina, right-to-work state. Murrey told the Observer last month that one of the biggest Democratic convention expenses -- $5 million for use of Time Warner Cable Arena -- was paid from a fund that had been designed to cover activities promoting Charlotte. This New American City Fund, which was not advertised as a source of funding for the actual convention, accepted corporate contributions. The New American City fund raised $18.8 million total in cash, organizers said Wednesday. Though President Barack Obama had instructed convention organizers to not use business money for the actual convention, Murrey said in that earlier Observer interview that contracts signed in early 2011 allowed for his group to pay the arena license fee from either the New American City Fund or a separate fund that was expected to come up with $36.6 million to cover convention expenses. The $5 million arena fee, which Murrey called "a big check to write," came from the New American City Fund. "The contract(s) specifically stipulated that it could come out of either fund,” Murrey said. The full financial documents were not available through the FEC as of 3 p.m. Other documents filed Wednesday show a list of 19 corporations that made in-kind contributions to the host committee, including computers from Apple and televisions from Panasonic. The New American City’s list showed one corporate in-kind donor: Coca-Cola, which gave soda. "I am very proud of the accomplishments we made at this convention. By most accounts, this was one of the most successful political conventions in history,” Murrey said in a statement. “Beyond showcasing Charlotte for the entire world, the convention generated millions of dollars in economic activity for our community and valuable infrastructure improvements that have already yielded increased interest among convention planners. We have accomplished all of this without passing any of these costs on to the local taxpayers. This convention will leave an historic legacy and I am honored to have been part of it." Dunn: 704-358-5235 Twitter: @andrew_dunn Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/10/17/3603482/dnc-host-committee-came-up-125.html#storylink=cpy |
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