Public Calls for Forrester Resignation After Anti-LGBT Amendment Sponsor Falsifies Medical Credentials 9/29/2011 – An outraged public called today for the resignation of Gaston County state Sen. James Forrester (R), the lead sponsor of the anti-LGBT constitutional amendment, after it was revealed that he had falsified his medical credentials. News of the falsified credentials prompted a flurry of online commentators to call for Forrester to step down from his N.C. Senate seat, including Chapel Hill Mayor, Mark Kleinschmidt. In sharing Qnotes’...
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Post update: Corrected: James Forrester lies are catching up to him… Douchebagoftheday
Sorry this Post was Delete after I found out it was base on Lies from several member of the LGBT community, that Forrester does have those memberships. I do Apologize to Forrester for jumping on the band wagon ...
I can only hope other will do the same ASAP...
update today 3rd of October, 2011.. at 10:47 a...
Rep. Dale Folwell, News Letter
Waiting for December 1st Growing up I was told not to wish my life away, but December 1st can’t come soon enough this year. It is the date two important laws can be enforced. I was the primary author of both, and they passed almost unanimously. The first is Ethen’s Law. It’s named after a little boy who was never born, because his mother was murdered when eight and a half months pregnant. Until December 1st, suspects in similar cases can only be charged in the mother’s murder not her unborn child’s death. The...
Can you believe this list of Recently Banned Books
September 24th through October 1st is Banned Books Week. Click here to see why, 1. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 2. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 3. Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 4. Where’s Waldo? by Martin Handford 5. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 6. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7. The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling 8. Little Red Riding Hood 9. Sleeping Beauty 10. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 11. Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh 12. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe...
N.C. Senator Forrester falsifies credentials – and an open letter to the lawmaker: Surf over to Pam’s House to Read the letter
Click here to Read the full letter, and a note from Pam.
click here to read the ACPM letter
This post have been deleted/corrected, new facts have come to light.....
Opponents slam Bachmann on Social Security, Medicare plan
“What Congresswoman Bachmann is talking about, plain and simple, is bringing an end to Social Security and Medicare,” Clark said in a statement. “Michele Bachmann has decided to yank the proverbial retirement rug out from under her constituents – just when it’s needed the most.” Bachmann’s full statement to the Constitutional Coalition: BACHMANN: Is the country too big to fail? No, the country can fail. We can, we’re not invincible. And we’re so...
Today’s NCGA Tweets
Does the @NCGOP agree with Bachmann on "eliminating Medicare" and "weaning people off" Social Security?? #NCPOL http://ow.ly/6IwDy BlueNC | Another day, another lawsuit against the over-reaching NCGOP: MEDIA ADVISORY September 29, 2011 Heal... bit.ly/r0Me1k TUNE-IN: @SenatorBerger will be on the Fox News Channel today at 2 p.m. with @megynkelly. #ncga #ncpol Timidity over term-limits amendment ticks off sponsor. Carolina Journal: bit.ly/qtusKO @NCPolicyWatch: Fitzsimon File: The cowardly cuts http://ow.ly/6Ivhh N&O - National right wing group...
Hey for $35,800 you can get a Evening with Obama and more.
From Pam’s HouseBlend, Pam Received the following in her Email, We were elated to learn that President Barack Obama will once again keynote the Human Rights Campaign Dinner in Washington, DC. Many of our closest friends will be in town for the 3,000 person, sold-out event this Saturday, October 1st. What is even more exciting, though, is that the President will be attending a small private LGBT-related event on Friday night, September 30, at the...
News Flash: Listeria in Cantaloupes: Deadliest Outbreak in a Decade
By Brenda GoodmanWebMD Health News (click here to read the full report) Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Sept. 28, 2011 -- The CDC says 72 people have been sickened and 13 have died as a result of eating cantaloupes tainted with listeria bacteria, making it the deadliest outbreak of food-borne illness in the U.S. in a decade. State officials say they are investigating three more deaths -- one each in New Mexico, Kansas, and Wyoming -- that may also be connected to the contaminated Colorado cantaloupes....
Pastor of the church gets Deacons to beat up his son for Being Gay
From WBBJTV, Tennessee. A gay Gibson County couple said they were assaulted when they tried to attend church services at the Grace Fellowship Church in Fruitland last Wednesday. "I went over to take the keys out of the ignition and all the sudden I hear someone say 'sick'em,'" said Gibson County resident, Jerry Pittman Jr. Pittman said the attacked was prompted by the pastor of the church, Jerry Pittman, his father. "My uncle and two other deacons came over to the car per my dad's request. My uncle smash me in the door as the other deacon knocked...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Troy Davis Foot Soldier
Troy Davis: Martyr, Foot Soldier"
Rev. Dr. William J Barber, II, President, NC NAACP
Marking One Week After the Execution of Troy Davis As read on the Lawn of Duke Chapel Durham,NC September 28,2011 - 11:08 PM
Last week the entire world saw the failure of the American judicial system. Last week we witnessed criminal in-justice execute an innocent man -- Troy Davis. Last week,we saw a system that was so blinded by revenge it could not see justice. Seven witnesses recanted,but the system could not see justice. A former FBI Director said this was...
ACAP takes on fastfood alcohol, alcopops, more
Please note that I don’t agree with this group stand on the LGBT community, However I do support this. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2011 ACAP takes on fastfood alcohol, alcopops, more RALEIGH — Tooty-fruity high-octane alcohol drinks don’t belong on convenience store shelves; nor should beer appear on fastfood restaurant menus. With an eye toward protecting youth from aggressive and harmful alcohol marketing, the American Council on Alcohol Problems issued resolutions on these two national matters earlier this month and also addressed statewide...
NC NAACP to Join Vigil for Troy Davis Tonight at Duke University
MEDIA ADVISORYFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, September 28 2011 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, NC NAACP, President, 919-394-8173 Imara-Safi Hoyte, President, Duke University NAACP, 631-338-7187 DURHAM - North Carolina NAACP State President Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II will join the Duke University...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Wow, Gotta love this one, Anti-marriage Crusader stole money to pay for her own Wedding..
link to story, yes a week old, but I was out town and away from my computer for a while, need the break.. A state lawmaker who was a central figure this year in the drama over whether Maryland would approve same-sex marriage was charged Friday with stealing campaign funds to pay for her wedding. Charges brought by the Office of the Maryland State Prosecutor allege that Del. Tiffany T. Alston (D-Prince George’s) spent thousands of dollars of campaign contributions to pay for wedding expenses and for the salary of an employee in her law firm....
From the recent Census, there are 131,729 Married Gay Couples
The Census: The U.S. Census Bureau released today new statistics on same-sex married couple and unmarried partner households. According to revised estimates from the 2010 Census, there were 131,729 same-sex married couple households and 514,735 same-sex unmarried partner households in the United States.The results of the 2010 Census revised estimates are closer to the results of the 2010 American Community Survey (ACS) for same-sex married and unmarried partners. The 2010 ACS estimated same-sex married couples at 152,335 and same-sex unmarried...
Pam’s Take on James Forrester
Audio: @msignorile scorches bigoted NC Sen James Forrester on air – destroys rationale for the anti-gay amendment. http://ow.ly/6GQln #ncpol Big kudos to friend-of-the-Blend Michelangelo Signorile. He somehow convinced NC Senator James Forrester, the sponsor of the job-killing, anti-LGBT amendment that we face, to go on the air with him (big, big mistake, Forrester). The man, so obsessed with homobigotry filed an amendment bill 8 years in a row,...
GA makes a few thousands from Saggy Pants, Will this happen here in NC??
From the AP, Albany Ga, City banned on Saggy Pants as added near $4 thousand dollars in fines and hundreds of hours in community service. 187 citations have been handed out, which is about 45 dollars per ticket. The ordinance bans any one wearing pants or skirts more than three inches below the top of the hips, exposing the skin or undergarment. So will this happen in here in NC where this type of ordinance almost completely target young Africa-American...
Monday, September 26, 2011
GGJ Rally for Defense of Public Sector
This video includes images from a rally in defense of public sector which was organized in Raleigh, NC, on September 17, 2011. This rally was part of Grassroots Global Justice Alliance Congress in Raleigh and included speeches by Ajamu Dillahunt and Nathanette Mayo of the Black Workers for Justice; Tony McKinnon of the American Postal Workers Union; Treston Davis-Faulkner of Jobs With Justice; and Alicia Garza of POWER.Learn more at:www.GGJAlliance.org...
Thursday, September 22, 2011
This is what Wikipedia has to say about Paul Stam..
Paul B. "Skip" Stam, Jr. (born September 5, 1950 in Princeton, NJ) is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 37th House district, including constituents in Wake County. An attorney from Apex, North Carolina, Stam was elected to his sixth (non-consecutive) term in the state House of Representatives in 2010. He was first elected in 1988, but was defeated for re-election in 1990. He ran unsuccessfully for...
Anti-Gay Marriage now, The anti-domestic partnership amendment.
Professor Maxine Eichner’s opinion piece that ran today in Raleigh’s News & Observer. “Not only would the amendment’s language, if passed, make same-sex marriage unconstitutional, it would also certainly ban civil unions if the state sought to offer them in the future. The language would also invalidate the domestic partner benefits now offered by several local governments, including the municipalities of Chapel Hill, Durham and Greensboro, and Mecklenburg and Orange counties. And courts could interpret the language of the amendment to ban...
Today’s Tweets of interest
Unemployment claims drop slightly but remain very high bit.ly/nv6wn1 Sen. Kerry, Rep. Nadler Introduce Fair Housing Bill for LGBTs bit.ly/rtIcTR Catholic Priests Removed Over Anti-Gay Remarks - bit.ly/mTs2AX Leader nesbitt listens to educators talk about their cuts. While enrollments grew, funds were cut by GOP. #fb #ncga http://t.co/QotsrqW1 Unbelievable: language of proposed NC amendment changes from what lawmakers voted on: http://t.co/9A4HBtY8 #equalityaction 10 states losing the most jobs to China http://t.co/YztvsluH” #ncpol #ncga...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Cops Vs. Cameras: The Killing of Kelly Thomas & The Power of New Media
NOTE: Because of violent images, viewer discretion is advised.The autopsy results from the death of Kelly Thomas, a schizophrenic drifter who was allegedly beaten to death by Fullerton, California police will be announced today by Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas. Rackauckas will also announce whether he will file charges against the officers involved in Thomas' death, following the office's investigation. The confrontation with police took place at a municipal bus station on July 5, with Thomas dying in the hospital five days later....
Just Great another damn Gov’t shut down Fight in Congress
----------------------------------------News Alert: House rejects resolution to fund government after Sept. 30 September 21, 2011 6:07:16 PM----------------------------------------The House rejected a resolution Wednesday to fund the government through Nov. 18, as GOP leaders were unable to overcome opposition from Democrats who wanted more disaster relief and conservatives who wanted to cut more deeply. President Obama must sign a continuing resolution by Sept. 30 or risk a government shutdown.For more information, visit washingtonpost.com...
NC Rep. Paul "Skip" Stam's Marriage Lesson
NC Rep. Paul "Skip" Stam's Marriage Lesson(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();...
Monday, September 19, 2011
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’MOTION TO UNSEAL DIGITAL RECORDING OF TRIAL; GRANTING LIMITED STAY
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
Pink Slip Truth Tour Stops In Greensboro
Pink Slip Truth Tour Stops In Greensboro Click here to see the WXII Channel 12 story about the Pink Slip Truth Tour, a series of educational media events held this week featuring unemployed North Carolina teachers and teacher assistants. The tour stopped in Greensboro yesterday to show the public a pink slip (above) for every unemployed educator who lost a job this year because of K-12 education cuts in North Carolina. The event is sponsored...
A letter from Bev Perdue
Dear Friend - As Governor, I've been focused like a laser on creating jobs and fending off GOP attacks on our schools (although every once in a while I have to turn my attention to making sure we’re prepared for an approaching hurricane or tornadoes.) Meanwhile, my opponents are all politics, all the time. Sadly, they're pulling out all the stops to prevent my success – both as Governor and as a candidate for re-election. It takes significant...
State Sen. David Rouzer of Smithfield is raising money from lobbyists (shared email)
Dear XXXXX Money is very tempting. Some people just can’t resist, even when the cash takes them across the line. It’s against NC law for a state legislator to take campaign donations from registered lobbyists. There’s just too much risk of corruption. Ask former Speaker Jim Black. After years of calling out Democrats, now we’re seeing some Republicans in the General Assembly heading into the same dangerous territory. Case in Point: State Sen. David Rouzer of Smithfield is raising money from lobbyists, TODAY. He has found a way around NC law...
I call Bull-Shit, Where are the Tapes or mp3’s or emails
Two Republican leaders backing the amendment, Reps. Dale Folwell and Skip Stam, reported receiving threatening phone calls and messages in recent days. Both were escorted around the legislative complex this week by armed law enforcement officers....
Tillis Changing the Rules,
Via the NewsObserver.com One of the final bills passed by the General Assembly before they left town on Wednesday was a fix, reports The Insider. Apparently, House Speaker Thom Tillis had appointed a licensed real estate broker, Joseph Ramsey Jr. of Raleigh, to the "public member" slot on N.C. Home Inspector Licensure Board. That raised some questions as it appeared to violate statutory directives governing the board's membership, according...
Jeff Shaw at Tilly Awards at the NCGA
Jeff Shaw of Together NC (togethernc.org) gives Speaker Thom Tillis the "Broken Gavel Award For Leadership That Divides Us" at the first annual "Tilly Awards." photo credit PPCHC,...
Faith in America, Email NC Ballot is act of Violence
Ballot initiative is an act of violence againstNorth Carolina children and families But it also has created an opportunity forground-shaking vote against religion-based bigotry The anti-gay religious industry for 10 years has been threatening violence against North Carolina gay and lesbian citizens in the form of a placing a moral, religious and legal stamp of disapproval on their lives via the state's constitution. On Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011 their...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
NC NAACP Endorses "Too Much Doubt" Campaign to Save the Life of Troy Davis - Marching in Atlanta
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 14, 2011 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137 Amina Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 Jennifer Marsh, Legal Redress Coordinator, 919-682-4700 DURHAM, NC - The North Carolina NAACP, along with local branches from across the country, is mobilizing its members to travel to Atlanta on Friday, September 16 for a march in downtown Atlanta that will end with a service at Ebenezer Baptist...
GetEqual Response to NC Marriage Ballot
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2011 CONTACT: Michael Talon, 202.631.9830 or michael@lunamediagroup.com NATIONAL LGBT CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE GROUP'S WARNING TO NC STATE LEGISLATURE: "WE WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT HATE CRIMES AT THE BALLOT BOX" Protests Being Organized in Lead-Up to May Marriage Vote, Group Demands That President Address "Hateful" Amendment and Publicly Support Marriage Equality RALEIGH, NC – Today, GetEQUAL – a national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization primarily using non-violent civil disobedience...
Putting A Pink Triangle Into Our State Constitution, in NC
BERGER: In Nazi Germany, some of you may not realize that Adolf Hitler came to power through the ballot box and even though he was elected by the people, he was able to use the instruments of power to take away the rights of individuals….[I]f you were gay, you were required to wear a pink triangle to single that you were a member of that despised group. Now, I believe that if we pass this motion to concur, we are essentially putting a pink triangle into our state constitution. Watch it: ...
The traitors were in the Democratic Party
who voted to let our civil rights be put on the ballot. Here is the list:— Rep. Bill Brisson of Duplin County.— Rep. Jim Crawford of Granville County.— Rep. Elmer Floyd of Cumberland County.— Rep. Ken Goodman of Richmond County.— Rep. Charles Graham of Robeson County.— Rep. Dewey Hill of Columbus County.— Rep. Frank McGuirt of Union County.— Rep. Bill Owens of Pasquotank County.— Rep. Garland Pierce of Scotland County.— Rep. Tim Spear of Washington County. Via Richard A Jernigan, via Facebook group...
Rally Bigots Preaching ..
I’m really tired of them using bits and pieces of the Bible to justify their bigotry and hatred.. The video below is just a one clip of them listen well.. ...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Senate Calendar for 14th of Sept 2011
NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2011 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Legislative Day 99 SENATE CONVENES 10:00 AM CALL TO ORDER Lt. Governor Walter Dalton, President PRAYER The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED ENROLLED REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES INTRODUCTIONS MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VETO MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR UNFINISHED BUSINESS SPECIAL ORDERS GENERAL ORDERS PUBLIC BILLS PUBLIC BILLS ...
House Calendar for Sept 14, 11
HOUSE CALENDAR 99th Legislative Day Wednesday, September 14, 2011 House Convenes at 8:30 a.m. Thom Tillis, Speaker ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE REPORTS THIRD READING - ROLL CALL SB 580 Conference Report - Hartsell - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS OMNIBUS COURTS ACT. (Conference Report - Ruled Material) ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE REPORT HB 335 Conference Committee Substitute - Guice, Horn, Burr and Daughtry (Primary Sponsors) - PRISON MAINTENANCE/JUSTICE REINVESTMENT/TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS....
Email from GetEqualNC
Hi everyone, Tomorrow President Obama will be in the Raleigh area to promote his new business plan to get people back to work. Yesterday and today we LGBT North Carolinians had a rude awakening about our own protections in this state when the House and Senate both passed the anti-LGBT constitutional amendment that will be on the May 2012 ballot. We are trying to organize, last minute I know, an action tomorrow at the Obama event to ask Obama to evolve already on marriage equality. It is perfect timing to hold our president accountable...
$53 Billion For Iraq, $0 For America
Dear For the past decade, Congress has had no problem spending over $120 billion to rebuild schools, roads, bridges and other essential infrastructure in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today, America's infrastructure is crumbling and millions of people are out of work. Contact your member of Congress and tell them it’s time to rebuild America. It just takes a second using our form: http://www2.americanprogress.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=163 All the Republican leaders in Congress voted to approve massive amounts of funding to rebuild Iraq and...
Monday, September 12, 2011
The Shameful Eight who voted against us..
Eight Democrats (Reps. Pierce, Crawford, Owens, Brisson, Spear, Hill, Goodman, Graham) sided with Republicans. ...
SENATE CALENDAR for Tuesday
NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2011 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Legislative Day 98SENATE CONVENES 12:00 PM CALL TO ORDER Lt. Governor Walter Dalton, PresidentPRAYER The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate ChaplainJOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED ENROLLED REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES INTRODUCTIONS MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VETO MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR UNFINISHED BUSINESS SPECIAL ORDERS GENERAL ORDERS PUBLIC BILLS PUBLIC BILLS SECOND READING SJR 792 Apodaca ...
Tuesday’s NCGA Calendar
HOUSE CALENDAR 98th Legislative Day Tuesday, September 13, 2011 House Convenes at 11:00 a.m. Thom Tillis, Speaker ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE REPORT SECOND READING - ROLL CALL SB 580 Conference Report - Hartsell - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS OMNIBUS COURTS ACT. (Conference Report -Ruled Material) PUBLIC FOR CONCURRENCE SECOND READING - ROLL CALL HB 823 Senate Committee Substitute - Holloway, Hilton, Brubaker and Blackwell (Primary Sponsors) - SPEAKER/PRO TEM TERM...
