Cabarrus Cheap Seats

Spirited Discussion About Life in Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Do Not Go To The Cabarrus GOP Meeting Tomorrow Night

October 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Seriously, don’t go to this Thursday’s Meeting. There won’t be one.
Instead, we thought we’d have a rally.
Our regular meeting this month has been rescheduled and changed to a huge campaign rally for Senator Elizabeth Dole and Congressman Robin Hayes!
The rally will be held on Tuesday, 14 October 2008, in the Hibernian Hall in Harrisburg [...]

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Funny Commenting Behavior and A Funnier Quote

August 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments

Since I’ve been back in town, my life is has been one very long to-do list.  One of the things I wanted to do was to get back to everyone who commented/posted articles while I was gone.  So, I’m sorry for hogging all of the “Recent Comments”; but I didn’t want anyone who took the [...]

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Tags: Current Events

Race and the 2008 Election

August 6th, 2008 · 12 Comments

Cross-posted in the Concord Standard
As a nation we can be proud that someone was able to progress through their career and overcome being a target of the most vile, bigoted elements of their political party to be a choice for President.  Regardless of the outcome on November 4th, we can rest assured that the presence [...]

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Cabarrus Filing Watch 2008: School Board - Updated

July 29th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Here’s the updated list from before…your candidates for 4 four-year terms and the remaining two years of Liz Poole’s term…so far:
Republicans: incumbent: Holly Blackwelder; previous candidates: David Harrison and Lew Davidson; newcomers: Robert Tizon, Phillip C. Stevens, and Blake Kiger
Democrats: incumbent: Cindy Fertenbaugh; previous candidates: Mike Helms and Wilma King Means; newcomers: Anna Hood and [...]

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“Obama Love” - Version 2

July 23rd, 2008 · 27 Comments

Yes, McCain 08 provided us with another version of the “Obama Love” video.
It’s just too good to be true.

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Profiles in Audacity: Privette & Obama

July 22nd, 2008 · 10 Comments

Cross-posted in the Concord Standard

It was a year ago this week that Cabarrus County Commissioner Coy Privette was arrested on six counts of aiding and abetting prostitution.  While most readers remember the highlights - the most poignant and often overlooked observation to follow in the wake of the Privette Scandal came from one of his [...]

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Tags: Ancient History · Concord Standard Articles · Current Events

Cabarrus Filing Watch 2008: School Board Edition

July 17th, 2008 · 16 Comments

The Primaries are over - it’s time to show that we’re putting the kids first…by putting filing for School Board Candidates last.
At the midpoint of filing…here they are…your candidates for 4 four-year terms and the remaining two years of Liz Poole’s term…so far:
Republicans: incumbent: Holly Blackwelder; previous candidates: David Harrison and Lew Davidson; newcomers: Robert [...]

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Tags: Cabarrus Politics · Current Events

Oops

June 13th, 2008 · Comments Off

So for the longest time, I thought I was sending local officials e-mails.
Funny thing - the bi-weekly e-mail happened once…maybe.  I didn’t know it; but my mass e-mail to 80 or so officials and candidates run up against a 50 e-mail/hour limit.  I never got an error.
What’s funny is that I got increasingly indignant about [...]

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Tags: About "The Cheap Seats" · Errata

Backup Information on the Hayes Ad

June 13th, 2008 · Comments Off

As promised, here’s some backup information from the press release on the Hayes ad.
First, here’s the Fact Sheet, for those who’ve worked 1099 - could you have gotten away with this?
Second, here’s the tax information.
Finally, here’s what Dems have said about others on this practice…think of it as “What Democrats would say if Robin Hayes [...]

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New Hayes TV ad

June 11th, 2008 · 31 Comments

See the new Hayes TV ad here:Larry Kissell Cheats North Carolina Workers


Kissell has not paid one dime for his workers’ Social Security.
Nothing for their unemployment benefits.
Not even a penny for their Medicare.
That not only cheats Kissell’s employees, it cheats all of us.

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Tags: Current Events