Obi-wan and the Chameleon

Carter Wrenn posted on April 22, 2008 15:18

Imagine this. Obi-wan Obama the zen-master sitting Buddha-like, voice a calming balm, is giving an interview. Interviewer: What about the war...

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Being Mike Easley

Carter Wrenn posted on April 22, 2008 15:16

I read in one of the newspapers awhile back (I can’t recall exactly which one) the governor likes to leave Friday for his beach-home, return Monday, a...

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Posted in: General, North Carolina - Democrats

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Delete This Fight

Gary Pearce posted on April 22, 2008 11:03

When he gets back from Italy, Governor Easley needs to end this no-win email war with the media. The fight has poisoned his relationships wit...

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In Defense of Negative Ads

Gary Pearce posted on April 18, 2008 10:10

Let’s suppose you agree with Bev Perdue’s sudden conversion to campaign ads that are all positive, all the time. You believe candidates’ ads sho...

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Bert Coffer

Gary Pearce posted on April 17, 2008 15:56

Dr. Bert Coffer of Raleigh, who died last week, was one of the finest people I ever met in politics. I feel that way even though Bert was one...

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Political Forgiveness

Carter Wrenn posted on April 17, 2008 10:00

Representative Joe Boylan has gotten himself in a big mess. A year ago Joe passed out on the House floor and said it was a bout of flu and de...

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Negative, Positive and Accurate

Carter Wrenn posted on April 16, 2008 11:59

Bev Perdue’s campaign manager is filling Internet Inboxes with messages from people praising Perdue, pounding her on the back, for renouncing negative...

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Hillary's Blues

Carter Wrenn posted on April 16, 2008 11:54

A political campaign, by nature, is born in chaos. Think of it this way: In twelve months Barack Obama has created the equivalent of a mammoth $200 mi...

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I Told You So

Gary Pearce posted on April 16, 2008 10:24

You could see this train wreck coming. Less than a week after Bev Perdue promised a positive campaign, the N&O headline says: “Mailer contra...

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Deja Vu All Over Again

Carter Wrenn posted on April 15, 2008 16:10

I know Gary and Jim Hunt have been friends for years, so, I’m going to apologize up front, in advance, because I’m going to poke a little fun – good n...

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