Blogging the Wayne County Convention

March 14, 2009

Today, I’m  blogging the Wayne County Republican Convention

Approximate 100 people showed up on a nasty gloomy day.

Today, we are live blogging the Wayne County Convention, at 8:30 a.m. at the Wayne Center in Goldsboro.  

Wayne County Chairman Mark Corbett, also a candidate for reelection, introduced a speaker from the Freedom Works, Robin Staudt,  and she was sort of long winded, causing me a little discomfort because this was my first public appearance without the aid of my hummer(Hub-Around Wheel Chair). NC State Senator David Rouser, State Rep. Efton Sager, County Commissioners, Steve Keen, Andy Anderson and Sheriff Carey Winters all spoke. Letters was read from NC Senator Richard Burr and candidates running for the NC chair. The ongoing theme was a call for new and younger people to get involved and work toward the 2010 elections. New officers was elected and we will see If we chart a new direction. My advice to Wayne Repubs is to keep a line of communication open within the African-American communities and don’t just interact within when we are having a general election. My good friend, Dorothy Hardy, Syl Wilkerson and another unknown African American showed up, giving us a total of 4 out of 100. This is unacceptable, because we need to be in both parties.

 

Fool Of The Day…NYC Police Assistant Chief Gerald Nelson

Where Did This Fool Come From?

Fool of The Day

The cops say when Assistant Chief Gerald Nelson (above) found out they had lodged a complaint about a black sergeant’s N-word-laced rant, Nelson repeated the N-word.

 

Is Hillary Clinton Hurting Senator Obama’s Ability To Raise Money??

One simple question. Why should Obama help Clinton retire her debt when she stayed in a primary she knew she couldn’t win?  Political Black would like to know, Is This White Mail or What?

 

Obama In Florida

Presidential candidate Barack Obama wrapped up a three-day swing through Florida on Friday, with a rally in Broward County chasing Cubans– the largest Democratic base in the state. A crowd of 20,000 braved heavy afternoon rains outside as they lined-up to pass through security checkpoints to attend the rally, some waiting  in line outside cheered Obama, as he praised rival Hillary Clinton for the race she ran for the nomination, frequently distinguished his views from those of John McCain hinting that electing McCain would (“a third Bush term”), and vowed to aggressively compete in Florida in the general election with frequent visits.

 

Obama said he was willing as President to meet with Cuban President Raul Castro to discuss improving relations between the two countries coupled with an improvement in human rights in Cuba. He also called for an immediate end to the restrictions on Cuban-Americans traveling to Cuba and sending money home to relatives still living on the island. Obama received several standing ovations from the CANF audience during his remarks. Fidel Castro’s own estranged daughter — a prominent anti-communist leader in Miami’s exile community — warmly praised Obama afterwards. “I believe he is the only candidate who has spoken sincerely about the intentions that he has toward Cuba.

What are your thoughts?

 

Concentrating On North Carolina

Due to health issues, we will be concentrating on North Carolina and Local Politics, and the Presidential Contest. We welcome all 300,000 Members to participate on the National Election.

Your continued support is appreciated, so let get busy with your comments.

 

NC State and Local Politics Starts Now!!

We are back, your post is welcome. Please visit and leave your thoughts. See candidates at: http://www.politicalblack.com  Lets get  going, because NC’s Primary is around the corner. If you have a candidate, tell us about him/her. What about the Governor’s race?

 

News… Obama leads in NC.

Clinton leads in PA.

 

A Rasmussen Reports poll in North Carolina shows Obama leading Clinton by a vote of 56% to 33%.

A new American Research Group poll in Indiana shows Sen. Hillary Clinton leading Sen. Barack Obama, 53% to 44%

 

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR HOPES FOR THE NEXT U.S. PRESIDENT?

 

New South Carolina Poll of Political Black African American Members…Plus Obama Wins Iowa

A new BPTN/Political Black Poll of  African-American members in South Carolina show Barack Obama with a slight lead of Hillary Clinton among  African American Voters.

Plus Obama Wins Iowa..

http://www.scblackpagesonline.com

Barack Obama 44%
Hillary Clinton 40%
John Edwards 11%
Undecided 2%
Joe Biden 1%
Chris Dodd 1%
Bill Richardson 1%
Dennis Kucinich 0%

 

Open Air Friday…What Do You Think?

Republicans seems to have their hand in the Democratic primaries.And since the majority of Democrats are racial bigots that have done nothing but talk about racial equality for votes, where do we go from here?

I listened to Rush Limbaugh’s radio show yesterday afternoon. It is full of foolishness to a point. He is positively giddy over the prospect of Barack Obama becoming the nominee. He hates the Democrats, yet everyday is pushing for Obama.

Now why do you think that is? Why is Karl “Crooked” Rove giving Obama tips on how to defeat Hillary? And why have all the old warriors from the Civil Rights movement backed Hillary? What is with this Oprah endorsement?

 

Last Night Dem/Suspects Debates on CNN

The first few minutes of the Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas featured clashes between the top three candidates/prospects/suspects — Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards — over Social Security, Iran and telling the truth.

The rest of the night was seven candidates repeating speeches I’ve heard before. The Wolf Man seemed to be in another world. The part I like most was the clear animosity and sheer coolness that HRC exhibited when she entered the arena, simply iggin Obama and company, not shaking his hand. Obama, Edwards, Obama and Dodd came on stage shaking each others hand like they was at a Pimp’s Convention.

HRC stopped that jive real quick. I’m not going to tell you who won the debate(covering nose) but you decide. I still haven’t picked a pony in this race, so don’t start bugging me about who won. Give me your bias assessments. So Sound Off.

 

Free Friday..Elections 2008

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Since this whole internet “thing” looks like it might stick around for a while, I decided to create a MySpace Black Pages Today/Political Black Group. What are we (i.e., you and me) going to do with it? I have no idea yet, but it’s yet another way for all of us to network. While you’re at it, feel free to add me to your Friends list so I don’t develop self-esteem issues.

NORTH CAROLINA Polls : A new WTVD-TV/SurveyUSA poll gives us an early snapshot of next year’s gubernatorial primaries. The Democrats: Lieutenant Governor Bev Perdue – 47%, State Treasurer Richard Moore – 38%. The Republicans: attorney Bill Graham – 26%, State Senator Fred Smith – 24%, former Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr – 15%.

In a major coup, former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) scored the endorsement Wednesday of influential televangelist Pat Robertson. A 1988 White House hopeful, Robertson runs the Christian Broadcasting Network and is the former national president of the Christian Coalition. The endorsement of Giuliani came as a surprise to leaders in the Religious Right movement, who warned for months that many Evangelical conservatives would back a pro-life third party candidate or stay home in November if the pro-choice Giuliani is the Republican nominee.

MSNBC’s Chuck Todd reported on current polling trends he’s seeing in surveys prepared for NBC/Wall Street Journal. Here are some excerpts: “General distrust of government is not a new phenomenon; it has been the fuel for electoral upheaval for decades. But it’s important to note that there may be evidence of a much angrier and anxious electorate than either party is preparing for in 2008. How angry are you?