The N&O reports on the struggling anti-immigrant movement.
When pro-immigrant groups announced a rally in Durham last month, the founder of Stop the Invasion! vowed to crash the party with a protest of his own.
But as hundreds of immigrants and their supporters chanted on the steps of the N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Co. building, Randy Lewis, dressed in a pinstriped suit, stood barely noticed across the street — unsuccessfully urging police to arrest and deport the demonstrators.
Sorry I haven’t been posting. I was in Florida, then Washington DC, then Maryland, and schlepping my tired ass back home in between.
What do you mean you haven’t been reading my other blog? Go there now and get edumacated about local politics!
Slate’s Democratic Debate Drinking Game may make the debates a quite a bit more interesting. Start with the debate tonight at 8 pm on CNN.
John Edwards
Take a drink if he:
Says something is ‘the right thing to do’
Mentions ‘Robbins, N.C.’
Uses the term ‘millworker’
Mentions that he went to public school
Well I have lot more to say about it, and more visuals to post, but here is what I’ve got up so far: photos of Tibetan Buddhist monks making a sand mandala over the course of 5 days… and then destroying it.
Whew!
Some of these yahoos, like Congressman Cass Ballenger (R-NC), make me ashamed to be a North Carolinian. He is apparently blaming the end of his marriage on his proximity to muslims and on reduced gifts from lobbyists. This is the same guy that said listening to a progressive, female, African-American congresswoman made him feel “segregationist feelings.” At least we don’t have to keep explaining Jesse Helms anymore.
Margaret Cho has a blog! And she has a lot to say: about DJs, God, Rush Limbaugh, Tucker Carlson, hip hop, slavery, and Robert Palmer. Let’s all take this moment to thank Jesus for inventing blogs, so clever people like Margaret can make their voice heard loud and clear.
As usual, Daily Kos drops the reality bomb:
“In Vietnam, we suffered 1,864 killed between 1961 and 1965, an average of 373 per year (someone I’m sure can find more precise numbers).
In the eight months since Bush launched his war, we have suffered 316 dead, plus an additional 54 allied deaths.
And that paints just part of the picture. In the first five years of the Vietnam War, we suffered 7,337 wounded in action, or an average of 1,467 per year. In Iraq, we have suffered at least 1,695 wounded — meaning we are running higher than casualty rates of those early years of the Vietnam War. “
They are having too much fun over at Dean for America.
Announcing a new ‘blog dedicated to local politics in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metro Area!
OrangePolitics.org: “The purpose of this website is to encourage residents of southern Orange County (NC) to get involved in their community by offering education and perspectives on local and regional issues. ”
This will probably mean a little less frequent posting here, especially while I get this new project off the ground.