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Updated: Union Protesters March on NC Republican Party Headquarters, Demand Union Rights, State Jobs
Saturday evening, about 30 protesters lined up on Raleigh’s Hillsborough Street at the North Carolina AFL-CIO, and marched the half mile to the North Carolina
KCC File Photo, NC Republican Party Sign
Republican Party headquarters. The union supporters then circled the front lawn, chanting slogans and demanding”justice”. They wanted “union rights” and “rights for laid-off state workers” in North Carolina. Oddly, no one was working in the Republican party office at the time. Plus, very few workers have been laid off.
North Carolina liberals have been unhappy for most of the past year, when Republicans won control of the NC General Assembly for the first time since Reconstruction. (After over 100 years of corruption lead by Democrats, this blogger never thought she’d see GOP control in her lifetime.)
In January, when the Legislature convened for its long session, Republicans went straight to work. They were left $2.4 billion budget deficit thanks to over spending by their Democratic colleagues.
GOP members had to make the tough decisions, and nothing was immune. State Universitites, community colleges and even public schools shared the burden, but not to the extent reported by the mainstream media. Even state employees, the apparent untouchables of budgeting, felt the heat.
Frankly, there was no point in their march. The General Assembly recently adjourned after putting a marriage amendment to the NC Constitution on the May ballot. Union supporters got very little mainstream media coverage. Only WTVD covered it locally and it appeared to this blogger that the marchers were not state employees at all, but rather people paid to be out a cool, wet night. Let’s hope our state government does not hire those with dread locks, like the gentlemen who spoke with the television station.
Others of note that attended were members of Code Pink, a socialist/Communist women’s organization.
They marched NOT to save state jobs, but rather to push unionization in an otherwise anti-union state.
Unions have felt the heat, lately,
The State Employees Association of NC affiliated with SEIU a couple of years ago. That association is now buried on the SEANC website.
with the 2012 DNC Convention coming to Charlotte. Leaders have been pressuring the Governor to support President Barack H. Obama’s anti-union measures here in the State Capital. He visited the city last week, pushing his so-called jobs program.
Meanwhile, where does NC Governor Beverly Perdue stand on the issue? She refuses to take a stand, thus bowing to pressure from her union buddies who contributed heavily to her 2008 election campaign.
Editor’s Note: North Carolina’s State Employees Association (SEANC) is affiliated with The Service Employees International Union (SEIU). State employees in NC do not have collective bargaining rights, but they continue to pushing anyway.
UPDATE: 1:45 a.m. Sunday 9/18/2011 Turns out, Saturday was a “Day of Rage” for Liberals.
UPDATE: 1:47 p.m. Sunday 9/18/2011 The News and Observer weighed in today, with one activist calling the situation a ”crime scene”. They over reported the number of activists, at 100.
NC Democrats’ “Tax Me More” Tour Kicks-Off Monday, Gov Refuses to Stand Against Big Labor
Democrats anxiously hit the road in the kickoff of their “Tax Me More Bus Tour” Monday. The NC-Democrats, inspired by and
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emulative of President Barack H. Obama’s recent “Debt-End Bus Tour,” have decided to embark on a “fact finding” mission for job solutions.
Before last week’s legislative session, Rep Bill Faison (D-Orange County) held a press conference to announce his proposal for a $1.1 billion tax-increase on the people of North Carolina.
NCGOP Communications Director Rob Lockwood told KCC: “The Democrats plan for jobs, as evidenced by Rep. Faison’s proposal, clearly indicates their desire to raise taxes on North Carolinians.
Their motto for job-creation is clear, ‘READ OUR LIPS: MORE NEW TAXES for everyone.’ The Democrats fail to understand a simple concept: new taxes do not create new private-sector jobs.
People of all political affiliations have serious questions for Governor Beverly Perdue and her Democratic colleagues.
They want to know why the Governor has been silent on the issue of “right-to-work” in the Tar Heel State.
Perdue has metaphorically put up a sign that states, ‘North Carolina doesn’t want non-unionized jobs, take your business to South Carolina!’
What is clear is that if the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) can interfere in South Carolina, they can interfere anywhere with right-to-work laws, especially North Carolina.”
Former NC Democratic Chairman David Young declared Friday, “YES, NLRB v. Boeing Fight Hurts NC.” David Young’s feeling that it was important to speak out publicly on the issue highlights the bi-partisan call for action by non-elected citizens.
Governor Perdue, where are you and North Carolina Democrats on the NLRB v. Boeing issue?
Last Thursday, the entire NC Republican US House Delegation voted to overturn the President Obama’s NLRB’s authority to squash job
Rep. Bill Faison, Courtesy NC General Assembly
growth in right-to-work states. Their public stance boldly tells any company “We’ll fight for your right to employ in North Carolina.”
The actions of the House members only go so far when the Governor chooses silence over fighting for jobs.
EDITOR’S NOTE: In related news, Rep. Bill Faison announced on Friday that he will not challenge Governor Perdue in the Democratic Gubernatorial race. He told WRAL’s Laura Leslie that he WILL run if Perdue were to not run for re-election. Earlier in the day, he would neither confirm, nor deny whether or not he would challenge the Governor, Leslie reported.
Cong. Jones Opposes Obama’s PRO-AMNESTY Policy
Cong. Walter Jones, Jr Opposes Obama's New Pro-Amnesty Plan
Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr (R-NC, 3) announced Thursday that he opposed President Barack Obama’s new pro-amnesty policy toward illegal aliens already living in the United States.
The president’s policy includes, but is not limited to, deporting illegal aliens only if they have a criminal record or pose a national security threat, and allowing nearly all other illegal aliens to remain in the country.
In a letter to President Obama, Jones and other IRC members point out that the new policy will only encourage more illegal immigration. They also call on the Administration to enforce all of America’s immigration laws, not just those it finds politically convenient.
“The President’s new pro-amnesty policy simply rewards those who break the law,” said Jones. “This Administration should be focused on securing our borders, not finding ways to undermine that goal.”
The full text of the letter to President Obama can be read here.
Posted in BHO, Big government, Fiscal Issues, Immigration, NC Republicans, Tea Party | Comments Closed
Obama Visits Raleigh, Pushes Taxpayer Funded “Jobs” Program
Obama at NC State, Copyright WRAL http://www.wral.com
President Barack Obama visited Apex, North Carolina on Wednesday, trying to sell his jobs bill to a hand-picked small business. The owner, Erv Portman, is an Obama donor, a Democrat, and a Wake County commissioner in a fight for re-election.
After the President’s speech in Apex, his motorcade drove down I-40 into Raleigh, onto the campus of N.C. State University. He arrived at a nearly packed Reynolds auditorium, where 24 years ago this month, President Ronald Reagan visited. Your blogger was in the house that day, along with Senator Jesse Helms and a number of conservative notables. She remembers it being “wall to wall people”, something that didn’t appear to be on television today.
Twenty-four years ago, President Reagan drew a much larger audience than did President Obama. Four large, industrial air conditioners were brought in to cool the huge crowd. Even so, a number of people passed out from the heat. Mr. Reagan even took off his jacket, revealing his bulletproof vest underneath his shirt, which was soaked through.
Wednesday, President Obama claimed that his jobs program would be paid for via higher taxes on the wealthiest taxpayers. Meanwhile, these people already pay the bulk of our taxes and are our major job creators.
He now wants to tax them further so that the government can provide another “stimulus” of money into our state and others. He even went so far as to promise the collegiate audience summer jobs. Additionally, he promised more teachers and a $1300 “to the average working family”.
Since we are all working families, your blogger wonders who he is trying to push off his class warfare language on?
He then tried to sound like a conservative. He promised that the government would live within its means and began his “blame Bush” tactics when he said that we had lived too well “these last ten years”.
Yet, Obama said “a lot of THEM don’t get it,” referring to Republicans, and added “Raleigh needs people who can put country before party.” Believe us, Mr. President, Raleigh has these leaders and we plan to vote you and Governor Beverly Perdue, right out of office in 2012.
The President gave his students a homework assignment. He told them to put on their marching boots and get to work contacting their members of Congress, “even writing a letter”.
We appreciate your orders Mr. President. KCC will certainly follow up. We will contact our Congressman and urge that he vote AGAINST this expensive and unnecessary jobs bill. Have a pleasant flight to back to Washington. There is a community on the south side of Chicago that is missing its organizer right now.
Word on the street is, that in setting up this visit, the President first tried to rent out a Wake County school. An advance team contacted General Anthony Tata, Supt of Public Instruction for Wake County, gave them the thumbs down. The White House then went looking for higher education. Your blogger assumes that Tata didn’t want anyone exploiting Wake County school children for political gain, and KCC applauds him for his actions.
Editor’s note: The President was very careful to stay on message and avoid using the “s” word. He didn’t want to be associated with either of the two failed stimulus acts.
Your blogger’s husband is a double alumnus of NC State University, having both undergraduate and graduate degrees in electrical engineering and minors in math.
Welcome to North Carolina, Mr. President (video)
Welcome to North Carolina and Wake County, Mr. President. How sweet of you to remember our 10 percent unemployment rate while hawking your most recent “jobs” bill. Since Stimulus I and II didn’t work out for you, you are back to our important swing state for another try at selling more taxpayer-funded nothingness.
The North Carolina Senate Republican Caucus wrote yesterday that our state is “front and center in the 2012 campaign”. This means we will have to “welcome” you a few more times before the election is done, but we certainly don’t mind reminding you what you’ve “done” for our nation. Thank you for bringing us the largest debt in our nation’s history. Thank you for preventing our nation from being energy independent. Thank you for saddling us with “Obamacare”, an unconstitutional and anti-business heath care “reform”.
The “Caucus” and I are looking forward to the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. We welcome your hackneyed ideas about more big government power grabs, like you’ve been doing lately with the FCC. North Carolinians love to give up their freedoms, especially when it comes to the Internet. I’m sure we won’t mind all the nice moves your communication czars are making, under your watch and with your approval.
Honestly, if I weren’t recovering from a sinus infection, I’d be in the crowd at NC State University, cheering you on. Enjoy your private event in Apex, formerly known as the “peak of good living”…until you came to town.
Finally, Mr. President, enjoy this short video that my friends over at “the Caucus” made…just for you. Until next time…
Posted in 2012 Presidential Race, BHO, Big government, Fiscal Issues, Health Care, Internet Freedom, Jobs/Employment/Unemployment, NC GOP, NC Republicans, NCGA, New Media, Stimulus, Taxes, Tech/Internet/You Tube | Comments Closed
Wake County Republicans Endorse Candidates
The Board of the Wake County Republican Party has endorsed the following candidates in this years’ municipal races. There are 11 municipalities in Wake County. Please note that some elections are in October and some are in November. An (i) by a name designates the candidate is an incumbent.
Wake County 2011 School Board Candidates
OCTOBER 11, 2011 Election
District Candidate Website Facebook Donation link
#3 Heather Losurdo Click Click Click
#5 Cynthia Matson Click Click
#6 Donna Williams Click
#8 Ron Margiotta (i) Click Click Click
Raleigh City Council Races
OCTOBER 11, 2011 Election
Office Candidate Website Facebook Donation link
Mayor Billie Redmond Click Click Click
At-Large Paul Fitts Click
A Gale Wilkins Click
B John Odom (i) Click Click Cl
C Paul Terrell Click
Cary Town Council Races
OCTOBER 11, 2011 Election
Office Candidate Website Facebook Donation link
Mayor Michelle Muir Click Click C
At-Large Zeke Bridges Click Click Cl
B Don Frantz Click Click C
D Don Hyatt Click
Apex Town Council Races
NOVEMBER 11, 2011
Office Candidate Website Facebook Donation link
Mayor Keith Weatherly (i)Click Click
Council Darren Eustance Click Click Cl
Council Scott Lassiter Click Click Cl
Fuquay-Varina Races
NOVEMBER 11, 2011
Office Candidate Website Facebook Donation link
Commissioner Charlie Adcock (i)
Commissioner Sean Hearn Click Click Cl
Garner Races
NOVEMBER 11, 2011
Office Candidate Website Facebook Donation link
Council Becky Matthews Click Click Click
Holly Springs Races
NOVEMBER 11, 2011
Office Candidate Website Facebook Donation link
Council Cheri Lee Click Click Cl
Knightdale Races
NOVEMBER 11, 2011
Office Candidate Website Facebook Donation link
Council Dustin Tripp Click Click Cl
Council Doug Taylor
Morrisville Races
NOVEMBER 11, 2011
Office Candidate Website Facebook Donation link
At-Large Mark Stohlman Click Click Cl
#1 Michael Schlink Click Click Cl
#3 Gary Martin
At-Large Tara Mylenski
Rolesville Races
NOVEMBER 11, 2011
Office Candidate
Mayor Frank Eagles (i)
Commissioner Gill Hartis (i)
Commissioner Shannon Whitley (i)
Wake Forest Races
NOVEMBER 11, 2011
Office Candidate
Commissioner Ann Hines (i)
Commissioner M. Greg Harrington
Commissioner Zachary Donahue Click
Wendell Races
NOVEMBER 11, 2011
Office Candidate
Commissioner Tillie Turlington
Legislative Update by Brenda T. Formo
Your blogger usually takes part of the summer off from politics and blogging to avoid burnout. After 27 years in the political game, it can get tiring, and KCC has found that all work and no play can make for a dull blogger. We are now on our way back and with election season kicking back in North Carolina and municipal elections just around the corner, look for more to come.
Retired Army Colonel, Brenda Formo has contributed another in her series of Legislative Updates. Brenda provides these for the North Carolina Federation of Republican Women, but she has graciously given exclusive permission to Katy’s Conservative Corner to post.
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Happy Birthday America!
Happy July 4th!
The fine College Republicans at Campbell University win Katy’s Conservative Corner‘s Post of the day with a great note about our nation’s founding:
The CRs write:
As Americans, we live in a world in which our opportunities are limitless and our freedoms are abundant. Our Founders established this institution when framing our independence by concluding, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Check out their entire post here. Bravo, Campbell CRs. Also, be sure to follow them on Twitter!
This blogger is a big fan of the College Republicans. She spent four years with the Meredith College CRs, working on other campuses and even helping the East Carolina Univ. CRs take over their student government. She has many stories to share with current CRs and would love to share “the water balloon incident” with them, as well. She had “good college fun” as well as cutting her teeth in statewide politics.
After four years at Meredith, she joined the Wake County Young Republicans (now Young “Professional Republicans), where she held every office, except Treasurer. To this day, she is the longest serving YR in county history.
She left the club when she aged out at 40. She hopes the statewide YRs will grow to their former strength and wishes them all the luck in the world. The current chairman reported at the NC GOP State Convention that there were only five federated clubs at that time.
Happily, the North Carolina College Republicans remain strong! KCC offers her expertise to any CR group in the state. Congrats again to the Campbell group for reaching out to KCC and for their success in blogging and on Twitter!
Posted in Conservative Groups, Cultural Commentary, Just for Fun, NC Republican Party State Convention, NC Republicans, New Media, Personal KCC Story, Tech/Internet/You Tube | Comments Closed
NC Legislative Report by Col. Brenda T. Formo
NC State Seal
Much has happened this week in the North Carolina State Legislature and Col. Brenda Formo has covered it all. Katy’s Conservative Corner cannot thank her enough for her dedication and oversight to conservative causes.
This report helps many plan their legislative activities and know when to contact their elected officials. Formo had a distinguished career in the United States Army and we thank her for her service to our nation.
Writing on behalf of the North Carolina Federation of Republican Women, Mrs. Formo is the State Vice-President of the Central Region. To find out how to join a Republican Women’s Club near you, please contact Valerie White.
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Ellmers Gives Geithner “The Business” on Small Business (Video)
Tim Geithner Photo: UPI/Kevin Dietsch
How many times have you wanted to give Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner a piece of your mind? Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (NC-2) did it on Wednesday and had the best closing statement of the year. KCC won’t give it away, so you’ll watch this must see video.
Here, she defends small businesses across America and tells Geithner what we conservatives have all wanted to tell him. Listen to how she calmly takes on his arguments and how she closes. It made this blogger stand up and cheer!
Update: See also Geithner: Taxes on ‘Small Business’ Must Rise So Government Doesn’t ‘Shrink’ by CNS News
Your blogger is thankful to be pals with most of the staff in Rep. Ellmer’s office. They do fine work. Call them from time-to-time to thank them for their efforts. It’s certainly a labor of love.
