Category Archives: NC News

Duke Lacrosse: Aw, Poor, Poor, Nifong

It is always fun to see a grown liberal cry as he is hoist on his own petard Durham —In a letter to the North Carolina State Bar, the embattled former prosecutor in the Duke lacrosse case complains about how grassroots groups are trying to run him out of office. The Dec. 28 letter is […]

Right To Die Versus Execution

Hmmm, what a choice: liberals support the right to die and are against execution, typically being the majority, if not all, of execution protesters RALEIGH, N.C. —A debate over how the state carries out executions has stopped the capital punishment process, but one death row inmate says he wants to be executed as scheduled next […]

Pardon The Border Agents: Video

I haven't mentioned the plight of the border agents in a few days or so, and there are two video's out from Grassfire.org. This is the sixty second spot. [gv data=”hc8oCOvjyxk”][/gv] You can also watch the 30 second spot. Hopefully, President Bush will watch them, and take notice, and finally do something about this issue. […]

Culture Of Corruption: Jim Black To Plead Guilty

This will probably only matter to those in North Carolina, but, hell, I live in North Carolina Former House Speaker Jim Black is expected to plead guilty to a public corruption charge in federal court in Raleigh on Thursday, ending the career of North Carolina's most powerful speaker of the modern political era. Under the […]

Charlotte, NC Schools Soon To Be Contacted By ACLU

My money is on a threatened lawsuit by Wednesday (from the Charlotte Observer) After days of public debate over the appropriateness of a Charlotte-Mecklenburg student saying the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish, Superintendent Peter Gorman has decided it will be recited only in English at graduations and other districtwide events. "Upon further reflection, we believe […]

NC Gov. Easley: Nifong “Poorest Appointment I Ever Made”

From the Raleigh News and Observer Gov. Mike Easley said last month that picking Mike Nifong to be Durham's district attorney was the worst appointment of his career, and he said Nifong broke his promise not to run for the office. Easley told law students in New York that Nifong's decision to seek office in […]

Man Who Beheaded Daughter Was “Mentally Ill”

Or, at least, so says the sister A man accused of decapitating his 4-year-old daughter battled paranoid schizophrenia a decade before the killing, his sister said. John Patrick Violette, 37, of Clayton, has been charged with murder for the Jan. 12 death of his daughter, Katlin. Denise Violette said her brother was diagnosed with schizophrenia […]

Death Penalty Is Too “Painful”

Only in Liberal World is there more concern for the criminal then the victim (from WRAL) Attorneys for an inmate scheduled to be put to death Friday at Central Prison are asking the courts to block the execution on the ground that the state cannot assure he will die without pain. Marcus Robinson, 33, is […]

Duke Lacrosse: Getting Even Worse For Nifong

To which I say "Great!" (via CBS Sportsline) The state bar lodged new and more serious ethics charges Wednesday against the district attorney in the Duke lacrosse case, accusing him of withholding evidence from the defense and lying to both to the court and bar investigators. Mike Nifong — who withdrew from the case earlier […]

Duke Lacrosse: Powerful Information From 60 Minutes

People can say what they want about 60 Minutes being left leaning, but, they have done a wonderful job throughout regarding the Duke Lacrosse Case. And Sunday nights episode was no different. You can watch a segment from the interview with the families of the accused players, which I would recommend heavily, rather then excerpting […]

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