I have to say I got very little out of that mess. The moderator let Romney run all over the so-called time limits early, while Obama listened and tried to stay cool. But after awhile, Obama started taking extra time too, so Romney took more. But hey, Lincoln and Douglas didn’t have any stinkin’ moderator […]
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Gubernatorial debate grades — Dalton: B. McCrory: F.
If you follow me on Twitter @rjgeary, you’ll know I graded the debate as Dalton, B … McCrory, F. Someone accused me of grading on a curve. I did give Dalton some extra credit for improving as the hour went on. (Any teacher would.) He almost knows too much about state government, and he’s handicapped […]
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Public service: “Empowering people to work for themselves”
This will take less than 3 minutes of your time, and it will lift your spirits about politics. (h/t BlueNC)
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On being called a liar by the Pope/Civitas team
Let me see if I can manage the right level of umbrage about this. On the one hand, do they have so little to do over at the Pope Empire that they have to make up a story about me? On the other hand, though, they are calling me a liar because of this post […]
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What Walter Dalton needs to do to win
You’re Walter Dalton, the Democratic nominee for governor. With one month left in the race, you’re trailing the Republican candidate, Pat McCrory, by 10 points in the polls. Tonight, in the first of three debates slated for October, your job is to convince voters that you’d be a better governor than McCrory, yes? Sorry, it’s […]
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Art Pope and the future of education in North Carolina
photo by Bob GearyMembers of NC Student Power parlay about Pope. The bus behind them came to Raleigh courtesy of Patriot Majority, a progressive, anti-Koch Brothers group. First off, I want to ‘fess up for that headline. I wrote something the other day and pitched it on Facebook with the word denouement in the header. […]
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Partisan? The Wake school board majority’s problem isn’t that they’re partisan —
This just in: Wake County Board of Education Chairman Kevin Hill and Vice Chairman Keith Sutton will be available in the Board Room at 12:30 p.m. today to comment to the media. The Board Room is located on the first floor of WCPSS Central Services, 5625 Dillard Drive, Cary. I’ve been corresponding on Twitter with […]
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Wake school board says ta-ta to Tata
Editor’s Note: At press time Tuesday, the Wake County Board of Education voted 5-4 to fire Superintendent Tony Tata. The vote was split along party lines: Democrats for dismissing Tata and Republicans against. Tata will receive $253,000 in severance. Republican John Tedesco, who was among the board members who hired him, said: “This is an […]
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A hitch in Raleigh’s rail plans
The good news is Union Station, a future hub for commuter, Amtrak and high-speed rail service in Raleigh, is fully funded at $60 million. The bad news is the rail corridor coming into the Union Station complex will need widened to accommodate additional sets of train tracks and the platform to service the high-speed line. […]
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Updated: Tata’s out; Breaking: Wake board debating motion to fire Tata
Update: 4:51: Tata’s out, 5-4 vote. He receives a $253,625 severance. Update, 4:24 p.m., Tuesday: The Wake County Board of Education is currently debating a motion to fire Superintendent Tony Tata. Republican John Tedesco, who supports Tata and was among the board members who hired him, said, “This will cost $250,000 [to buy out Tata’s […]
