Friday, April 25, 2008

Obama visit details

Barack Obama will visit Hickory on Tuesday.
The presidential candidate will hold a town hall meeting at Hickory High School’s Craft Gymnasium. Doors open at 2 p.m. The start time has not been announced. The event is free and open to the public. However, space is limited and tickets are required. Admission is first-come, first-served for ticket holders.
Tickets are available Saturday, Sunday and Monday at Obama’s Hickory headquarters on First Avenue, NW, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and at Highland Recreation Center from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For security reasons, people are asked to not bring bags and limit personal items. No signs or banners are permitted.

Allran offended by Barnes ad

A television ad by Republican challenger Kitty Barnes offended longtime N.C. Sen. Austin Allran. Allran called the ad “extremely misleading and extremely hypocritical.”
The ad mentions more than 40 tax increases Allran supported during the past three years despite signing a pledge to oppose any and all taxes. Barnes admits to supporting the hotel occupancy tax increases Allran favored along with recent sales tax and property tax increases.
But Barnes points out she didn’t sign the pledge. Allran did.

Click below for Thursday’s article.

Obama in Hickory

Barack Obama’s staff says the presidential candidate will make a stop in Hickory on Tuesday.
More details will be released this weekend. I’ll post the information on this blog as soon as possible.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Sigmon vows to open offices in each county

Republican congressional candidate Lance Sigmon promises to open at least one office in each of the 10th District’s 10 counties in this release from earlier this month.

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Obama receives endorsement from 43 mayors

The Sen. Barack Obama campaign announced this week endorsements from 43 North Carolina mayors.
Hickory Mayor Rudy Wright has not endorsed a candidate.

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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Edwards’ supporters back Obama

Forty-nine supporters of John Edwards announced the endorsement of Barack Obama in this news release from Wednesday

Hillary makes Asheville stop

Just off her decisive victory in Pennsylvania, Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will stop in Asheville Thursday.

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I know it’s officially election season…

when accusations fly of biased coverage and incompetent reporting.
I always get a kick out of the extreme paranoia/hyper-sensitivity of the campaign season, especially in the days leading up to an election. Supporters are on edge. The media is often given a look of disdain.
Candidates - but more often the supporters - analyze every word of a seemingly straightforward, mundane article. Column inches are counted. Even the structure of an article, such as who is quoted last, supposedly is a clue to the reporter’s soul and political leanings.
Occassionally, there is the token accusation of being part of the liberal media or catering to the local Republican majority. Maybe those reactions should be expected when people devote many hours to a cause. They often become emotionally attached.
Of course, all the name-calling pales in comparison to the candidate who referred to me several years ago as “a carpet-baggin’ Yankee (expletive),” following a failed campaign.
I suppose I am from the north - Caldwell County. I could be the first Caldwell County native ever to be accused of such.
Yep, it’s election season. This should be a fun two weeks.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Bill Clinton returns to North Carolina

Former President Bill Clinton will return to North Carolina on Wednesday. He’ll be in Statesville at approximately 9 p.m.

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