Since he went to Washington, Bob Etheridge has been a symbol of what’s wrong with Congress – and that’s not only when he’s putting a stranglehold on college students, but also when he’s voting for big spending, big government policies that put a stranglehold on business and cost us much needed jobs. Fortunately, this year [...]
Archive | August, 2010
Q&A: Ellmers, The New Face of Central NC’s GOP (Sanford Herald)
Q&A: Ellmers, The New Face of Central NC’s GOP By: Billy Liggett, Sanford Herald Aug. 25–DUNN — Her campaign headquarters is an unfurnished, sparsely decorated brick home just blocks from downtown Dunn. Her office is dimly lit, mostly bare and features a photo of her standing with Elizabeth Dole and Laura Bush.And on this particular [...]
Justice Delayed for Victims of Cole Bombing
The Obama administration has “shelved the planned prosecution of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the alleged coordinator of the Oct. 2000 suicide attack on the USS Cole in Yemen.” This would have been the first major al-Qaeda figure tried under the new military commission system Obama set up – and at least one military official said the [...]
Another Medicare Promise Broken
When Barack Obama and Bob Etheridge were selling the public on Obamacare, they promised people who are happy with their current plans would be able to keep them. But it turns out that’s not quite so. According to a recent report more than 3 million senior citizens – including 10,000 right here in the 2nd [...]
Thank You!
Thanks to all who supported my campaign in this week’s Ten Buck Friday poll! We are honored to have won against nine qualified, conservative candidates in the contest. As a result of winning the Ten Buck Friday poll, I have received cross-promotion from the dozens of blogs participating, as well as contributions from their readers. [...]
Join Renee for a Fish Fry
Bring your family and friends out Friday, August 27th at 6:00 p.m. for a fish fry reception honoring Renee Ellmers for Congress at the Wing Tip Farm, 3628 Auburn Knightdale, Raleigh, N.C. Donations by check or credit card will be accepted at the door of the event. To RSVP or if you have any questions, [...]
Name Calling in Emails
Yesterday, Bob Etheridge lost control again. This time what set off his tirade of name calling was Sarah Palin and two conservative organizations endorsing me. He let fly (in an email) saying I’m against working women because I am endorsed by a Christian women’s group. Me? A nurse working in hospitals and clinics for twenty [...]
Summer of Recovery?
Statistics are passionless little beasts, but sometimes, they hide cruel stories. Take these statistics from the newspapers: last quarter foreclosures rose 38 percent — to 269,952 foreclosures, which is 10 times higher than the last housing bust. And existing home sales dropped 27 percent last month, the largest drop in forty years. That’s a lot [...]
Ambassador of Death
While the Ayatollahs in Iran are about to fuel their nuclear reactor and continue to test long range missiles, President Ahmadinejad has unveiled Iran’s new long range bomber. It’s a drone aircraft he calls the ‘Ambassador of Death.’ The Russians are loading nuclear fuel into Iran’s reactor. Iran is enriching uranium to weapons grade and [...]
Renee Needs your Vote this Week
Renee is a nominee in the Ten Buck Fridays moneybomb poll and needs your vote. The winner of the poll will be featured on Friday on over 70 participating blogs. Those bloggers will ask their readers to contribute $10 or more to the winning candidate’s campaign. Please help Renee win by visiting a participating blog [...]
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