NC SPIN episode #1154 Air Date 12/25/2020
The Year in review, Tar Heel of the Year, Closing comments Watch NC SPIN Previous Episodes
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
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My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Democrats don't know how to fight it and Republicans won'tHow can we stop the bullying, harassment and intimidation becoming prevalent in our state? Read More |
School closures were a big mistake
I understood why officials closed public schools for the final three months of the 2019-20 academic year. Failing to reopen them fully for 2020-21 was, however, indefensible. Read More
Republicans denounce task force for chiding parents over school board meetings
Left-wing advocates have painted parent protesters with a broad brush, including accusations of domestic terrorism, as right-wing observers say most parents remain peaceful in exercising their First Amendment Rights. Read More
The clown car is back
McNeely and company are wannabe authoritarians who would steal elections and lock up their political enemies.Imagine if they get real power after the gerrymandering that’s about to take place. Read More
Efforts to cancel Mark Robinson won’t be easy
Mark Robinson's mouth is what makes him so popular and disliked at the same time. Read More
The plague of silence
Noted author Jill McCorkle says "complicit silence is the most dangerous of all the infectious plagues. It is dangerous and and the damage done to a community seeking peace and unity is catastrophic. Read More
Mark Robinson's enablers and the actual filth that he and they ignore
Mark Robinson is certainly not the leader of the North Carolina GOP or even close to its most important or influential member. Read More
No sin is losing
Repeatedly sowing a lie is a sin. Read More
The dumbest tweet
That Berger will defend Robinson despite the lieutenant governor’s hate speech says more about Berger than Bobbie Richardson. Read More
Yes, government can be shrunk
The budget deal that leaders of the state house and senate have struck will set General Fund spending for the 2021-22 fiscal year at just over 4.5% of North Carolina’s gross domestic product. Read More
Following MacBeth's advice on Afghanistan
If America's quick exit from Afghanistan wasn't best done quickly remember the law of holes. Read More
There is no free ride
The gap between projected revenues and expected highways expenses is projected by DOT to be about $7 billion. Policymakers need to attack both variables. Read More
“They’re gerrymandering the Marines!” Havelock will be split in redistricting and that’s all there is to it
Legislators will have tough choices to make as they adhere to mandates for districts. Read More
Been thinking about a coalition
Any group can choose a name, register as a political pac, and do their democratic thing. This bunch should at least be transparent. Read More
Is it time to rethink tenure?
The UNC Board of Governors should, at the very least, clarify its own role and the role of trustees in hiring and tenure decisions. Read More
The North Carolina redistricting charade
For starters, instead of 60 public hearings held over four months, as was the case in 2011, the legislature this year 12 hearings were staged over three weeks. Read More
We all win when we argue
To engage someone respectfully or even affectionately does not require that you agree on political issues. Read More
What will the Fed do?
Congress has given the Fed two mandates: maintain full employment, but also achieve low inflation. Unfortunately, the two goals don’t necessarily go together. Read More
Like health care reform all over again
There are many similarities between what Barack Obama encountered in getting the Affordable Care Act passed and what President Biden has had to encounter with his agenda. Read More
A political earthquake rocks Biden and Trump
A new poll indicates Americans want new leaders to move forward. Read More
Johnston County School Board acquiesces to demand of Board of Commissioners
County Commissioners use extortion and blackmail to make sure students are taught their partisan political positions on history and racism. Read More
Exposing the faulty narrative upon which critical race theory is built
Nobody is here pretending that racism does not exist. However, charges of “systemic racism” are wholly unsupportable. Read More
Biden decline prompts three questions
if Biden remains unpopular a year from now, can North Carolina Democrats avert electoral calamity by avoiding the party’s national brand and clinging more tightly to Gov. Roy Cooper? Read More
Legislators' budget must fully implement Leandro plan for education equity
The same folks demanding adherence to the state’s constitutional requirement to present photo identification to vote aren’t displaying the same fervor over meeting the Constitution’s public education mandate? Read More
The sound of crickets chirping: The discouraging response of NC conservatives to new Trump coup attempt revelations
This is a critical moment in our nation's history. It's clear that many have badly misdiagnosed the source of the crisis, and the cure. Read More
Mayberry fans seek solid ground
People long for Mayberry because of the timeless and universal truths found there. They come to Mount Airy looking for solid rock. Read More
