Leslie H's blog
Howard Coble questions Scott McClellan
Submitted by Leslie H on Fri, 06/20/2008 - 1:24pm.The Congressman from NC's 6th District was questioning Scott McClellan during a committee meeting this morning. It won't come as any shock to most of you, but Coble made a few statements that really call into question his information gathering abilities. From the dailykos live blog of the meeting:
And not just that, Mr & Mrs Hard-working North Carolina
Submitted by Leslie H on Thu, 06/12/2008 - 11:34am.Guess who wants to give YOU some real tax relief?
If you're a $50-$100k/year household -- You, the middle of the middle class, the folks among us who spend money at local stores, eat in local restaurants and who usually spend a chunk of vacation money every year right here in the US of A, feeding our economy and keeping it moving -- Obama and the Democrats see the strain on your income and they'll do something to help.
Dear Average Hard Working American,
Submitted by Leslie H on Wed, 06/11/2008 - 10:48am.You've cut back on groceries, you don't go to movies or out to eat any more, you don't drive on weekends if you can help it anymore, your expendable income is nil, you KNOW you're getting screwed six ways from Sunday because Big Oil is raking in record breaking windfall profits year after year, quarter after quarter, and laughing all the way to the bank -- and how do Senate Republicans feel about that?
Well, they obviously feel that all is finally right with the world!!!
Frontpaged by James
What Gordon said. And another thing ...
Submitted by Leslie H on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 8:05am.The primary voting is about to begin.
When it is over we'll know who will be running on the Democratic ticket against Liddy Dole, Bob Dole's wife.
That's Bob Dole of Kansas.
That's Bob Dole, who never lived in and does not now live in NC. I'm not sure where Bob lives now, Kansas or DC, but he don't live here.
Liddy Dole was born and raised in NC, but she left for Harvard as soon as she had that Duke degree and NEVER looked back.
Not once.
A simple picture from Berlin
Submitted by Leslie H on Sat, 04/12/2008 - 8:01pm.Just a quick little post to put this picture my son took in Berlin. I thought others might find it intriguing. I've gotten emails and questions from friends lately about right-wing legislation to make English the official language of the U.S. People have this odd notion that it is only very recently that official documents were translated in to languages other than English, or other languages could be heard being spoken on American streets. My own parents grew up in Baltimore with kids who had non-English speaking grandparents.
This picture is very symbolic, tangible evidence that we really are a melting pot, and we're better off if we stay that way.
Breaking my self imposed silence
Submitted by Leslie H on Wed, 02/27/2008 - 9:33am.There has been a great deal of talk about the Super Delegate issue in grassroots circles and blogs of late. The Super Delegate system of the Democratic "Party of the People" feels totally out of whack to many of us, but I have to say that I feel a little better about things today.
I'll be honest, I don't know if posting this is ok. I don't know if I'm breaking rules or betraying a confidence. I'm not going to post all of the original email I got, but recently a NC Super Delegate emailed me (and many others) asking for feedback and advice on how to vote in Denver.
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From: XXXX
Sent: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 9:35 pm
Subject: Please advise this NC Superdelegate!
XXXX
Member, Democratic National Committee
XXXX
No more weenie mac. Give me the toughest better Democrats.
Submitted by Leslie H on Thu, 12/20/2007 - 8:57am.I heard that Senator Obama asked a question of former Senator John Edwards recently. It went something like this;
"Senator Edwards, who is a good guy, he's been talking a lot about 'I'm going to fight the lobbyists and the special interests in Washington.' Well, the question you have to ask is: Were you fighting for (citizens) when you were in the Senate?" [h/t cosbo]
Ellinorianne at daily kos gave a pretty thorough response to that question.
- I've bumped this, not because it was a candidate diary, but because it is such a great story of overcoming adversity.
Muddy Water Watch ... Pencil it in.
Submitted by Leslie H on Sun, 12/09/2007 - 6:09am.Tuesday, Dec. 18, Orientation/Training:
Dean Naujoks, Upper Neuse Riverkeeper, will be conducting [the second] information orientation on the Muddy Water Watch Citizen Monitoring Project on December 18, 2007 from 6:45-9:00 pm.
If you're a sportsman/woman, a birder, a paddler, a lover of seafood, or a busy regular working citizen who likes clean drinking water, this is the action group for you. It's totally non-partisan, totally bi-partisan, totally poly-partisan and totally cool. :)
Sediment carried by stormwater runoff from construction sites in North Carolina has been documented as the leading source of pollution to rivers and lakes throughout our state. ...
Green industry is popping up everywhere.
Submitted by Leslie H on Wed, 11/28/2007 - 12:54pm.Or it should be. I honestly think it will be, very soon.
NC is perfectly suited to play a huge roll in the coming economic boom brought by Green based industries. As we all become more aware of how great a difference we can make by making small changes in buying habits, energy use, and water use, we all become a part of the solution. We know in our hearts that we must do this. There is no more time to wait and see.
How can you have any Freedom without any Responsibility?
Submitted by Leslie H on Tue, 11/27/2007 - 2:40pm.I am so glad Rep. Miller is in Washington working to uncover the corruption and end the abuse of this Administration. Still, I so wish we could all get our families and neighbors to care more. I believe The corruption and abuse will stop on the day that the American people wake up and say, "Stop."
This post is my reaction to this article posted by the incredible Betsy Muse.
Fp'd by Betsy because a rant can be a beautiful thing....and well, she called me incredible. :)
