Tag Archives: North Carolina

Now it’s a “I’M more Christian than YOU are!” contest.

Funny, funny, funny. As a native Tarheel, I endorse this clip.

From Huffington Post: Falling behind in her reelection race, Sen. Elizabeth Dole has uncorked one hell of a charge: The Democrat running against me is godless. Dole’s 30-second ad, which is running on television in North Carolina but has not (understandably) been promoted by the GOP, uses a September fundraiser co-hosted by 40 people, including a representative of the Godless …

Dirty godless queers are on the march in North Carolina! And Elizabeth Dole’s campaign ain’t havin’ it. Via PageOneQ: A new anti-gay offensive has been launched against Democratic North Carolina state senator and U.S. Senate candidate Kay Hagan. Campaign literature produced by the North Carolina Republican Party has been mailed to households in the state, PageOneQ has learned. A new …

HIV+ North Carolina gay nightclub DJ Josh Weaver, 23, is under house arrest after admitting to violating a September court order that he refrain from unprotected sex. On Sept. 6, Q-Notes reported that Joshua Waldon Weaver, 23, who works in clubs in Raleigh and Wilmington, pleaded guilty to charges that he failed to disclose his HIV-positive status and engaged in …

Pam Spaulding came across this pizza box-wielding baby fundie at North Carolina Pride this weekend. Go check out Pam’s videos and slideshow for a cavalcade of crazy Christers, as well as some of the good people working on your behalf. By the way, the kid’s t-shirt says “Virginity Rocks!”

According to a new play from a North Carolina minister, you can pray the gay AND the AIDS away! A play featuring anti-gay and “ex-gay” religious themes will be showcased at Winston-Salem State University by a traveling, Atlanta, Ga.-based Christian production company headed by an African-American minister and his wife. The duo claims a person can be healed of HIV/AIDS …

Former Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC), the most notoriously racist and homophobic politician in the history of the United States, has died at the age of 86. Happy Independence Day!!! And now for some choice quotes from DEAD Jesse Helms, the greatest embarrassment to my home state of North Carolina and the nation: – On threatening the life of a sitting …

Openly gay U.S. Senate candidate Jim Neal was trounced in yesterday’s North Carolina primary, taking (as of this writing) only 19% of the vote to state Sen. Kay Hagen’s 62%. Hagen will now face incumbent Elizabeth Dole, who breezed to an easy win on the Republican side with 90% of the vote. Neal’s underfunded campaign ran no television ads and …

Obama won easily in North Carolina and Clinton won Indiana by a teensy margin. Or not. Issues with the absentee ballots. Again. But even if Clinton sqeaks by, Indiana’s delegates will still be split 50-50. [UPDATE: Indiana was called for Clinton around 1AM.] Last night some of the pundits were calling yesterday’s primary the end of Clinton’s campaign. Prematurely so …

At his press conference to endorse Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley said, “This lady right here makes Rocky Balboa look like a pansy. There’s nothing I love more than a strong powerful woman.” Clinton began using Rocky-inspired metaphors during her primary campaigning in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia was the setting for the Best Picture-winning 1976 movie. Despite an …

Via Daily Kos diarist SPNJ889: The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) REFUSES to support Jim Neal, an openly gay candidate in North Carolina running for US Senate. Something fishy seems to be going on. Is the DSCC interfering in a Democratic Primary election? Jim Neal, a progressive Democrat in North Carolina, is running to take on Senator Elizabeth Dole. He was …

A week before that state’s primary, North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley has endorsed Hillary Clinton. At a joint appearance in Raleigh Tuesday morning, the two-term Democrat said Clinton “gets it.” “It’s time for somebody to be in the White House who understands the challenges we face in this country,” Easley said. Easley’s endorsement comes a week before the state’s May …

Here’s a preview of what we’re in for this fall. To his credit, John McCain has written the North Carolina Republican Party and demanded that they pull the ad. Dear Chairman Daves, From the beginning of this election, I have been committed to running a respectful campaign based upon an honest debate about the great issues confronting America today. I …

Oh, brother. Remember how the Jeesbus-folk are up in arms and plan to keep their kids home on the coming Day Of Silence in public schools? The Day Of Silence is organized by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GSLEN) and is meant to bring attention to bullying and violence against LGBT students. Well, now a member of the …

Jim Neal, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate from North Carolina, came out this weekend during an online chat on the liberal political blog BlueNC. When asked if he was gay, Neal replied, “I am indeed.” Neal is running against Sen. Elizabeth Dole. There has never been an openly gay U.S. senator. Saying he does not want to be …

I’m blogging from Charlotte, North Carolina, the “Queen City”, waiting for my connection to San Francisco. Yay for free wireless! Boo for not flying direct. The airport is a morgue, from where I’m sitting I can see exactly two people. In SF, I’ll be staying with my old buddy Leif, operations honcho for Hot House. Tonight: Powerhouse. Tomorrow, the Castro …

The ACLU has sent a letter of complaint to a North Carolina high school after it refused to allow a student to wear an American flag t-shirt yesterday in commemoration of 9/11. Jennifer Rudinger, Executive Director of the ACLU-NCLF: “The school has no right to prevent this student – or any other student – from wearing a flag on her …

A 25-year old Army private in North Carolina has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon and committing a crime against nature for having unprotected sex with an 18-year old male civilian. Fort Bragg officers warned Pfc. Johnny Dalton to not have unprotected sex after he tested positive for HIV last November. They were alerted by the civilian’s mother …