Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 1:47 AM
Posted in From the Publisher
by DCN
WARNING!! WARNING!!
"Knowledge is Power, Sharing it is Empowerment"
"We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth ... For my part, I am willing to know the whole truth: to know the worst; and provide for it."Patrick Henry
"Speaking Truth to Power"
NOTE: I want to change some words, "If U are Scared, Say U are Scared and get the HELL out of the way."
"I swore never to be silent whenever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." - Elie Weisel
There are so many folks who are afraid to talk about RACE Relations so some of the information here may not be what you want to read however you have options and I will let you figure out what they are. I don't make the news, I just report it. I don't make up rumors, I just share them. I don't discriminate when it comes to holding black, brown, white and other folks accountable for their actions. I have no permanent enemies, no permanent friends only permanent interest in what is going on around me. I also ask that others hold me accountable for my actions.
As you navigate through this blog click on all highlighted words for links to more information such as audio, video and etc. I hope that you will find the information here to be informative. At anytime you find mistakes in my post, please point them out to me immediately so that I can make changes asap. I have so much information on my mind when I am working and I am sometimes on the phone talking to others about issues and etc. and I be thinking one thing and writing another. I am always pushed for time because I am always searching for information, downloading pictures, make DVDs from political meetings/events that I attend across the county and state documenting our history among other things around the house. I capture history so that we can have our own history documented on digital video, photo and audio however ungreatful Negroes don't give a damn because they never donate to the cause. Most of the events that I attend I am the only person capturing the history. I also work a real job which is anywhere from 5 - 7 days a week. Sometimes I am up late at night and/or try to post something on the way out the door to work. So look beyond my errors and know that I am trying to do my very best. Point the errors out to me and I will make the necessary corrections.
"I Love You & It Ain't Nothing You Can Do About It!!!"
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 12:10 AM
Posted in NC House 24 Jean Farmer-Butterfield
by DCN
The Conservation Council of North Carolina honored state Rep. Jean Farmer- Butterfield, D-Wilson, as Representative of the Year at its annual Green Tie Awards that was held recently in Raleigh.
Farmer-Butterfield was given the Representative of the Year award to acknowledge her . . . (Read More)
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 11:51 PM
Posted in Speaking Truth To Power
by DCN
Are you among the 2.6 million contributors to Barack Obama’s or John McCain’s Presidential Campaigns? If not, be happy to sit on the sidelines while the real players pay the price for their place in the corridors of political power.
As they head into their conventions, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has raised $345 million and has $65 million currently on hand. Republican John McCain has raised almost $150 million. Obama reports over 2 million people have contributed to his campaign. When these contributors and party officials arrive at the Democratic and Republican conclaves in Denver and St. Paul, MN they will be treated to lavish festivities.
The political parties’ parties will be financed by some of the nation's largest corporations. From AT&T to Xcel Energy, companies will pay over $112 million in exchange for access to the nation's most powerful politicians. Roughly $55 million in private financing is being provided to support the Democratic convention in Denver, and $57 million for the Republican convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul. These donors provided another $100 million to federal candidates and parties since 2005 and spent a total of $721.3 million lobbying the federal government during the same period. During the 2008 conventions they will put on public display examples of how to buy influence and access. Minnesota's Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty asked corporations to give generously for the chance to "connect with influential government officials (Cabinet, President, and next President)." Colorado Democrats also are offering donors invitations to private events attended by prominent politicians.
The corporations, trade groups, lobbyists and unions are sponsoring hundreds of invitation-only affairs that include cruises, concerts, trapshooting and golf tournaments and even glow-in-the-dark bowling. Major contributors include: $6 million donor, Qwest Communications, and million-dollar-level contributors Level 3 Communications, Molson Coors, Xcel Energy, US Bancorp, UnitedHealth, and Union Pacific.
AFLAC, the for-profit health insurance company, is a donor to both conventions. The corporation spent $12.6 million over the last four years lobbying Congress and the White House on issues such as pressuring Japan to loosen restrictions on its health-insurance market and fighting regulation of prescription drug prices. Anheuser-Busch also supports both conventions. The brewing behemoth provided $2.6 million in campaign contributions during the last two election cycles and spent $10.4 million on lobbying efforts. Among Bud’s peoples’ areas of interest are loosening international trade regulations and fighting restrictions on alcohol advertising.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul 2008 Host Committee’s donations range from $6 million from telecom giant Qwest to $50,000 from Kraft Foods. New York Jets owner Robert W. "Woody" Johnson IV raised funds for the convention and more than $500,000 for McCain. Minnesota-based companies contributing to the Republican convention include: 3M, Best Buy, Cargill, General Mills, Hubbard Broadcasting, Northwest Airlines, St. Jude Medical, SuperValue, St. Jude Medical, Travelers, United Health Group, US Bank and Xcel Energy.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, American Federation of Teachers and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) gave over a million dollars to the Democrat’s convention. Among the parties the Denver Host Committee has scheduledinclude events by Coca-Cola, Xcel, Amgen, JP Morgan, Solar Energy Industries Association, American Wind Energy Association, Wind Energy Institute, Service Employees International Union, Target, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, CH2MHill, and Qwest.
Major event venues are Denver’s Art Museum, Invesco Field, and Coors Field. The Denver Art Museum is booked for many private events. CH2MHillwill host a private opening event at Invesco Field focused on sustainability. The Solar Energy Industries Association and Molson Coors will host an event at Coors Field called “Sunfest.” On August 25, Mayor Hickenlooper co-hosts a party with the Wind Energy Industry group at the Wynkoop Brewing Co. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 event at the Colorado History Museum will include a panel on immigration issues and premiere a documentary about immigration raids at the Swift & Co. meatpacking plant.
People sitting at home have a role to play too; each convention is being subsidized with $16.4 million in taxpayer dollars, money that comes from a voluntary check off on individual income tax returns.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Posted in Kmart
by DCN
Cashiers at Kmart in Rocky Mount continue to ring up items at more than the advertised price.
For the fourth time since September 2007, the store at 729 Sutter's Creek Blvd. has been penalized by the state for . . . (Read More)
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Posted in Rocky Mount Police Department
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Another senseless murder in less than 3 days. What in the hell is going on? How many more deaths before it hit home that enough is enough? It just don't make any sense. (Read more)
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Posted in John Edwards former NC Senator
by DCN
Greene County is a tiny, rural, high-poverty place wedged between Greenville and Goldsboro in the central coastal plain. It has no car dealerships, no shopping malls and, except for an empty six-mile stretch of U.S. 264 that flanks its northern border, no four-lane highway.
Only 8 percent of the people there hold a college degree, compared with . . . (Read More)
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Sunday, August 10, 2008: Tarboro NC - In response to: It was more than laptops in Greene County by Oliver Curtis Powell
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Posted in ElectriCities
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No doubt it was not ElectriCities' intention to show how ridiculously insensitive, self-serving and out of touch elected officials can be. But by staging its annual meeting at the Marriott Resort & Spa at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, S.C., last weekend, just weeks after raising its members' electricity rates by 14 percent, the group managed to do just that.
No fewer than 600 mayors, city councilors, city managers and electric chiefs from across eastern North Carolina eagerly . . . (Read More)
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008: Blue NC - Important post about ElectriCities of North Carolina at a glance
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 10:43 PM
Posted in Presidential Election
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Presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke in Raleigh Tuesday, laying out his domestic agenda in a state where he trails in the polls by six points.
Senator Obama set the tone for . . . (Read More)
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 7:08 PM
Posted in Higgs
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Resources say that on court day Higgs asked to have his case remanded back to the District Court charges. Obviously just like in my case he was going to get it.
Will Judge Frank Brown save Higgs before he retire in the very near future? Higgs was suppose to appear in court in July however it was continued to August. Why? Because he wanted the case to be heard by Judge Frank Brown in my opinion. He tried that with me when he appealed my case against him to Superior Court and he prolonged it about a year but justice prevailed.
Higgs to appear in Superior Court again on Monday August 11, 2008 for assault on a female. Guess who? His neice.
SUPERIOR Court Calendar: 08/11/08, AM Session in court Room 0002 for SUPERIOR_COURT_
**0032 HIGGS,ROOSEVELT ASSAULT ON A FEMALE MORRIS,JESS 07CRS053255
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Note: Originally posted August 5, 2008.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 12:35 AM
Posted in ElectriCities
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Rocky Mount NC - Guess who signed the Articles of Incorporation for ElectriCities?
Wilson NC - ElectriCities's Contract Lobbyists
Rocky Mount NC - ElectriCities spends 647,058 on lawyers
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Note: Originally posted August 10, 2008.
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