Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue got a substantial influx of political contributions from trial lawyers in June as she was considering whether to veto a medical malpractice bill making its way through the Republican legislature.
Between January and May 31, Perdue received $139,441 in campaign contributions from lawyers, according to her campaign report for the first six months of the year filed with the State Board of Elections.
But in June, lawyers donated $151,209 to her campaign as it became clear the medical malpractice bill was likely to pass, according to campaign records. She vetoed the bill on June 24, but the legislature over rode her veto July 25.
MORE: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/08/09/1400158/perdue-funds-swell-amid-malpractice.html
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
‘Made in the USA’: Obama 2012 campaign selling birth certificate-themed mugs and T-shirts
“There’s really no way to make this stuff completely go away,” said Julianna Smoot of BarackObama.com in an email. “The only thing we can do is laugh at it — and make sure as many other people as possible are in on the joke.”
Obama released his birth certificate publicly in April in response to claims that he was not born in the United States, which would disqualify him under the Constitution to hold the nation’s highest office. The president was born in Hawaii.
The campaign site urges supporters to wear the shirts at campaign events over the next year and a half.
http://dailycaller.com/2011/05/18/made-in-the-usa-obama-2012-campaign-selling-birth-certificate-themed-mugs-and-t-shirts/
WE NEED A SHIRT FOR CONSERVATIVES--"It's Your Freedom Stupid!"
Friday, October 22, 2010
President Obama isn’t the only Democrat to accept foreign money to influence polices in Washington. The government of Bermuda met with key members of the U.S. Congress, including Charles Rangel and G.K. Butterfield
Guest Column: People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw rocks
October 20, 2010 12:00 AM
Marvin Sparks
Guest Columnist
I guess President Obama has never heard the old adage — “People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw rocks” — or he just assumed that his subjects would agree with everything he says without questioning his veracity. However, when the New York Times, ABC News, the Associated Press, and CBS start telling the world that his attacks against the Republican Party and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are bogus, he might come to the astonishing realization that we are not as naïve as he thinks.
President Obama and the Democrat Party are accusing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Republican Party of using foreign money to undermine elections. When Bob Schieffer, host of CBS’s Face the Nation asked David Axelrod, “Is this the best you can do?” Axelrod replied, “I don’t have to prove that they do; I just have to make the accusation and it is up to them to disprove it.”
Based on that logic, a person could make any outrageous claim they wanted and the injured party would be responsible for clearing their reputation. One would think that a normal, decent person would present some proof before making a malicious statement, but some have so little respect for the truth that they will say anything to inflict pain or discredit on another party.
Axelrod has firsthand knowledge of how an influx of foreign money can taint and influence elections. He has selective amnesia regarding the millions of dollars foreign contributors funneled into President Obama’s campaign. For example, the two brothers from Gaza who contributed $32,332.19, and the millions that poured in from countries from every corner of the globe. There were foreign donors with no addresses and names that were gibberish or fictitious. Faced with the prospect of massive investigations, board of elections members decided simply to ignore President Obama’s irregularities, and focus on John McCain’s bookkeeping error of $50,000, which turned out to be legal.
President Obama isn’t the only Democrat to accept foreign money to influence polices in Washington. The government of Bermuda met with key members of the U.S. Congress, including Charles Rangel and G.K. Butterfield, seeking their support for fiscal assistance that would assure Bermuda’s long-range future. Bermudan Premier Brown returned home and bragged about his influence with the U.S. Congress.
Rep. Butterfield co-sponsored a bill that would give Bermudian homeowners and businesses susceptible to hurricanes and floods tax credits and financial assistance. An amendment to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus) would set aside part of the $787 billion for hazard mitigation. Butterfield received a donation for his services. He also received donations from British Petroleum (BP), which is a foreign corporation.
Yes, foreign money does influence policies and elections, but the accusing finger should be pointed in the right direction regardless of party affiliation.
Marvin Sparks is a Snow Hill resident who has worked for the airline industry for more than 45 years and is currently a student at Lenoir Community College. You can reach him at ssparks747@aol.com. The opinions of the guest columnist are not necessarily those of The Free Press.
The Free Press guest columnist feature appears every Wednesday in this space. Would you like to be considered as a guest columnist? Contact Managing Editor Bryan Hanks at (252) 559-1074 or at bhanks@freedomenc.com.
October 20, 2010 12:00 AM
Marvin Sparks
Guest Columnist
I guess President Obama has never heard the old adage — “People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw rocks” — or he just assumed that his subjects would agree with everything he says without questioning his veracity. However, when the New York Times, ABC News, the Associated Press, and CBS start telling the world that his attacks against the Republican Party and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are bogus, he might come to the astonishing realization that we are not as naïve as he thinks.
President Obama and the Democrat Party are accusing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Republican Party of using foreign money to undermine elections. When Bob Schieffer, host of CBS’s Face the Nation asked David Axelrod, “Is this the best you can do?” Axelrod replied, “I don’t have to prove that they do; I just have to make the accusation and it is up to them to disprove it.”
Based on that logic, a person could make any outrageous claim they wanted and the injured party would be responsible for clearing their reputation. One would think that a normal, decent person would present some proof before making a malicious statement, but some have so little respect for the truth that they will say anything to inflict pain or discredit on another party.
Axelrod has firsthand knowledge of how an influx of foreign money can taint and influence elections. He has selective amnesia regarding the millions of dollars foreign contributors funneled into President Obama’s campaign. For example, the two brothers from Gaza who contributed $32,332.19, and the millions that poured in from countries from every corner of the globe. There were foreign donors with no addresses and names that were gibberish or fictitious. Faced with the prospect of massive investigations, board of elections members decided simply to ignore President Obama’s irregularities, and focus on John McCain’s bookkeeping error of $50,000, which turned out to be legal.
President Obama isn’t the only Democrat to accept foreign money to influence polices in Washington. The government of Bermuda met with key members of the U.S. Congress, including Charles Rangel and G.K. Butterfield, seeking their support for fiscal assistance that would assure Bermuda’s long-range future. Bermudan Premier Brown returned home and bragged about his influence with the U.S. Congress.
Rep. Butterfield co-sponsored a bill that would give Bermudian homeowners and businesses susceptible to hurricanes and floods tax credits and financial assistance. An amendment to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus) would set aside part of the $787 billion for hazard mitigation. Butterfield received a donation for his services. He also received donations from British Petroleum (BP), which is a foreign corporation.
Yes, foreign money does influence policies and elections, but the accusing finger should be pointed in the right direction regardless of party affiliation.
Marvin Sparks is a Snow Hill resident who has worked for the airline industry for more than 45 years and is currently a student at Lenoir Community College. You can reach him at ssparks747@aol.com. The opinions of the guest columnist are not necessarily those of The Free Press.
The Free Press guest columnist feature appears every Wednesday in this space. Would you like to be considered as a guest columnist? Contact Managing Editor Bryan Hanks at (252) 559-1074 or at bhanks@freedomenc.com.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Election Questions
SUN JOURNAL NEW BERN, LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Election questions
August 11, 2010 10:09 PM
For the past few days, The News & Observer has carried articles about cozy and questionable dealings among State Board of Elections Chairman Larry Leake, Director Gary Bartlett, Gov. Beverly Perdue, Election Systems & Software (the company that sells and maintains all the voting machines in North Carolina), Printelect (the company that prints ballots for all but four of North Carolina’s counties), and its owner, Owen Andrews. Large campaign contributions to Gov. Perdue’s campaign, lavish parties for elections officials, Printelect’s ballots costing as much as double (33 cents per ballot vs. 12 to 19 cents per ballot) what the four counties who use other printers pay are all in the mix of this unfolding drama.
It doesn’t sound good, does it?
Call me paranoid if you must, but after reading three of the articles and mulling it all over for a while, I began to wonder if only the tip of the iceberg has been exposed. It sounds like Election Systems & Software handles all our voting machines. Do they count the votes, too? What if an election is close and a recount is done, does ES&S handle the recount? Are there computer literate representatives of both parties present and cognizant of the process? Or does the possibility of our vote’s being tampered with exist?
I’m sure we taxpayers pay too much for our ballots. I hope our ballots are counted fairly and accurately, but I don’t have confidence that they are. I sincerely hope that the reporters who are following this story will keep investigating until they peel back the last layer of the Board of Elections questionable practices onion.
Raynor James, New Bern, NC
Note: PrintElect is building another "PrintElect/Office Solutions" location at Trent and Morton Rds, New Bern
August 11, 2010 10:09 PM
For the past few days, The News & Observer has carried articles about cozy and questionable dealings among State Board of Elections Chairman Larry Leake, Director Gary Bartlett, Gov. Beverly Perdue, Election Systems & Software (the company that sells and maintains all the voting machines in North Carolina), Printelect (the company that prints ballots for all but four of North Carolina’s counties), and its owner, Owen Andrews. Large campaign contributions to Gov. Perdue’s campaign, lavish parties for elections officials, Printelect’s ballots costing as much as double (33 cents per ballot vs. 12 to 19 cents per ballot) what the four counties who use other printers pay are all in the mix of this unfolding drama.
It doesn’t sound good, does it?
Call me paranoid if you must, but after reading three of the articles and mulling it all over for a while, I began to wonder if only the tip of the iceberg has been exposed. It sounds like Election Systems & Software handles all our voting machines. Do they count the votes, too? What if an election is close and a recount is done, does ES&S handle the recount? Are there computer literate representatives of both parties present and cognizant of the process? Or does the possibility of our vote’s being tampered with exist?
I’m sure we taxpayers pay too much for our ballots. I hope our ballots are counted fairly and accurately, but I don’t have confidence that they are. I sincerely hope that the reporters who are following this story will keep investigating until they peel back the last layer of the Board of Elections questionable practices onion.
Raynor James, New Bern, NC
Note: PrintElect is building another "PrintElect/Office Solutions" location at Trent and Morton Rds, New Bern
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