didnt you know? those are the good socialisms.

11/4/2010 3:29:33 PM

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"Can't we just agree about some things without you being a monstrous douchebag?"

Sorry, I instinctively feel the need to match your level of douchebaggery, which I admit is difficult or impossible to do at times.

11/4/2010 3:36:24 PM

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"The apathy is the precondition"

Depends. I'm quite apathetic about the conflicts between tribes in Africa. Not because I don't think what's going on is horrible, but because I think it's simply beyond our power to correct, and spending resources there is likely to at best not help the situation. Does that make me complicit in the murders occurring?

11/4/2010 3:44:08 PM

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"Sorry, I instinctively feel the need to match your level of douchebaggery, which I admit is difficult or impossible to do at times."

weak shit, you suck pretty fucking hard

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"Depends. I'm quite apathetic about the conflicts between tribes in Africa. Not because I don't think what's going on is horrible, but because I think it's simply beyond our power to correct, and spending resources there is likely to at best not help the situation. Does that make me complicit in the murders occurring?"

No but not giving a fuck that the entire Iraq war was a "clever" (by American standards) way to funnel money to arms dealers and the aristocracy does

Although I'm complicit too because I pay income taxes

[Edited on November 4, 2010 at 5:11 PM. Reason : .]

11/4/2010 5:11:00 PM

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"I might not be happy, but I'm happier than sending back that asshat Etheridge to DC where I know he won't respresent my interests."

I didn't pay any attention to the primaries leading to this woman being on the ballot...can someone tell me if there were any other less crazy options? Were republicans HAPPY that this was their candidate?

11/4/2010 6:50:19 PM

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"Well I'm pretty sure she doesn't favor expansion of government in any of its forms. And since fiscal concerns are a higher priority to me than social concerns I don't care if she bitches about some mosque being built in lower manhattan, even if it does make me "

Maybe I missed it, but from what I've seen Ellmers hasn't even MENTIONED any fiscal or economic policies the she might support/oppose at all! She is basically running on the tea-party social agenda.

On her very own campaign website she has links for every social issue listed, but has NOTHING in terms of jobs or the economy besides a very broad sentence or two.

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"Economy – Cut taxes. Cut government spending. Get government out of the way and let the free enterprise system work."

This is as in depth as she gets when it comes to the economy aside from screaming cut taxes. Yet she has a ten minute interview and campaign ads dedicated to a fucking Mosque 600 miles away!

[Edited on November 4, 2010 at 8:19 PM. Reason : x]

11/4/2010 8:18:51 PM

Is the recount happening? I haven't heard any updates.

11/18/2010 3:10:53 PM

Last I heard it is happening, and the final results must be in by the 23rd at the latest.

11/18/2010 3:39:44 PM

Can someone explain to me why there isn't a runoff if the leading candidate didn't get 50%+1 of the vote?

11/18/2010 4:04:23 PM

I think its generally first past the post as the default unless state law calls for run offs, which I guess isn't the case for NC?

The only rule for NC I know of is under 1% lets you call for a recount.

11/18/2010 10:18:56 PM

http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/8649714/

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"Recount figures show that each candidate won five counties in the Second District, but Ellmers piled up a sizable lead in Johnston County – the 14,500-vote difference was the largest of any county – that Etheridge couldn't overcome."

The recount is over. She won. And once the GOP redistricts the area before the next election Ellmer's is likely to have a long term career representing Raleigh & the rest of district 2.

11/19/2010 3:40:45 PM

11/19/2010 4:33:36 PM

Why are you mad? She represents the vast majority of her district. Except muslims. But there aren't many of them.

11/19/2010 4:37:04 PM

Because the vast majority of people who voted for her had no idea what they were voting for.

Seriously, listen to her talk. She is dumb beyond all belief. I wouldn't trust her to lead me out of a paper bag, let alone into a state of economic growth.

[Edited on November 19, 2010 at 4:55 PM. Reason : -]

11/19/2010 4:52:33 PM

Sure they did. She's the one that sounds like one of them and will keep them towelheads in line, right?

11/19/2010 4:54:57 PM

Although i am not in NC, I have to say the whole Etheridge video scandal showed what an ass he is. Even if it was a setup, he could have handled it with some tact.

11/19/2010 6:31:36 PM

I'd like to see you do better while drunk!

11/19/2010 7:02:04 PM

She says the people of district 2 are good, hard-working Christian people.

Ignoring the fact that I know plenty of Jewish families in east Raleigh, Garner, Dunn, and the Fort Bragg/outer Fayetteville areas, I still have trouble calling any section of D2 off of the military base and the farms "hard working"

[Edited on November 28, 2010 at 6:08 PM. Reason : -]

11/28/2010 6:08:15 PM

Being Christian and being a good person are basically the same thing, bro. Sorry you couldn't be one of the chosen few.

[Edited on November 28, 2010 at 6:13 PM. Reason : no pun intended lol]

11/28/2010 6:12:36 PM

I know I'll be rocking in eternal damnation, but the point is Ellmers has no idea what her own district's demographic looks like.

11/28/2010 8:36:25 PM

http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/12/16/864700/muslims-want-to-speak-to-ellmers.html#disqus_thread

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"Muslims want to speak to Ellmers The election of tea party favorite Renee Ellmers to Congress in November was a loss for Democrats and incumbent Bob Etheridge. But some area Muslims say it's more like a sharp blow for them. The winner of North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District seat offended many Muslims with a TV campaign ad that claimed that a planned Muslim community center near ground zero in New York City was a "victory mosque," possibly funded by terrorists. Dismayed by the ad, individuals and groups within the Triangle's Muslim community say they are interested in pursuing a truce with Ellmers. They have been trying to reach out to her since the ad first aired in late September. "I've called her office three times," said Khalilah Sabra, executive director of the state chapter of the Muslim American Society's immigrant justice project. "We'd like to know where she stands and what her intentions are with regard to the Muslim community." Ellmers has not responded so far. She also did not return phone calls and e-mail requests for an interview for this story."

The 6 pages of comments make GOLO look like scholarly debate.

12/16/2010 10:33:00 AM

bdmazur, why do you even care that much about this? You live the liberal paradise known as Massachusetts now.

12/16/2010 1:23:05 PM

Not to speak for him or anything, but it doesn't seem too unreasonable to still care about your old home region even after you move away. And it might be different if she was just a state congressperson, but she's in a position to guide national policy in the US Congress.

12/16/2010 1:29:32 PM

who gives a fuck what her stance on muslims is she represents NC so thats irrelevant.

there are much more pressing issues in this country than religious viewpoints

12/17/2010 2:19:27 AM

^ huh? There are lots of muslims in Wake Co.

12/17/2010 9:12:40 AM

Yeah wake county is practically new york city right.

If they don't like it tell them to move to durham with the others

12/17/2010 12:53:16 PM

Looks like somebody needs to confront his inner racism.

12/17/2010 1:15:28 PM

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"she represents NC so thats irrelevant"

She now has a voice on the national level. I have no doubts that this woman will be voting by personal view and not by what North Carolinians want, and therefor will not be representing the state. Yet at the same time, her words will be seen as a reflection upon the state. Its a lose-lose.

12/18/2010 10:05:04 AM

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"Yeah wake county is practically new york city right. If they don't like it tell them to move to durham with the others"

Christ you are a bigoted douchebag. My thought is you probably say the same thing about African Americans while wearing a white hood, amirite?

12/18/2010 4:04:07 PM

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/46999.html

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"House freshman throws a party – and GOP cringes With Republican leaders anxious to set an austere tone for their ascendance into the House majority this week, the lavish fundraiser scheduled for Tuesday night at a trendy Washington hotel to benefit a dozen GOP freshmen is not exactly the populist image leaders are anxious to project. House Speaker-elect John Boehner, whose name was featured on the invitation, is nonetheless skipping the event at the W Hotel, where lobbyists, political action committee managers and others paying the $2,500 ticket price will be treated to a performance by country music star LeAnn Rimes (a $50,000 package includes a block of eight tickets and a “VIP suite” at the W)."

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"Among the Republicans who are members of America's New Majority and stand to benefit from the Rimes event are Scott Desjarlais of Tennessee, Steve Southerland of Florida and Renee Ellmers of North Carolina — all of whom had tea party support and signed the Contract From America — a set of tea party principles that pledges fealty to the Constitution and limited government. Ellmers blasted her Democratic opponent Rep. Bob Etheridge for accepting money from “Washington special interests and political action committees,” though FEC filings show she accepted $33,000 from PACs."

Nice to see she's off to a good start. You know if the guy (Boehner) who passed out lobbyist checks on the House floor finds this event to be too entangled with lobbyists to attend, then it must be bad.

1/4/2011 6:49:28 PM

face:

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"who gives a fuck what her stance on muslims is she represents NC so thats irrelevant. there are much more pressing issues in this country than religious viewpoints"

Really? Government should only endorse religions that face approves?

1/25/2011 11:32:37 PM

no, the govt shouldnt be endorsing any religion, period.

The only time I agree with the gov't getting involved is when terrorists try to put a victory flag mosque right next to the scene of their biggest victory.

My point was who gives a fuck what an irrelevant congresswoman thinks about an irrelevant issue.

The country is bankrupt and we're dangerously close to falling apart in the next few years. People are starving and over HALF of the American workforce doesn't have full-time employment.

Let's think about whats important here. She doesnt like muslims? So fucking what. I don't like turnip greens, where's the thread about that.

1/26/2011 12:21:40 AM

facepalm

1/26/2011 12:58:48 AM

rumor McCarthy and Elmmers had an affair which is why McCarthy dropped out of the speaker race

10/9/2015 9:24:23 AM

Got to love those great tea party American family values!

10/9/2015 1:55:54 PM

Yerp...

http://www.indyweek.com/news/archives/2015/10/09/was-renee-ellmers-banging-kevin-mccarthy

10/9/2015 7:33:05 PM