David Robinson is one of three great conservative candidates running for N.C. Court of Appeals, and his fundraising deadline is Tuesday, May 8th.  In North Carolina, statewide judicial candidates participate in public financing of campaigns, paid for by fees on attorneys.  In order to get access to the public financing funds, David Robinson needs to raise $6,000 by the end of the day on May 8th.  Whatever your belief is on public financing, if David Robinson doesn’t raise that $6,000 in the next 24 hours, he will not get the public financing.  And you can bet that his liberal opponent has qualified for public financing funds, which means David will be at a serious disadvantage in his campaign if he doesn’t qualify.

All NC registered voters reading this post should MoneyBomb David Robinson with their best contribution by clicking here.  On-line donations must be made by 11:59 pm on May 8th.  Mailed-in contributions must be postmarked on May 8th.  Here are the simple rules for donating:

1. Only NC registered voters can give.

2. Donations must be between $10 and $500.

3. Donations must be by personal credit/debit card or check; no cash, no business credit/debit cards or checks.

If you’re registered to vote in NC, please give to David Robinson TODAY, and immediately forward this post to everyone you know.  If you’re not registered to vote in NC, please send this post to everyone you know in NC immediately.

Come on, RedState community: let’s help David Robinson raise $6,000 in the next 24 hours!  Help turn NC’s Court of Appeals red this year!

In 2011, North Carolina’s first GOP-led legislature since Reconstruction produced redistricting maps that significantly favor conservative candidates for the US House and both houses of the state legislature.  Unbelievably, Eric Holder’s “Justice” Department actually pre-cleared the maps, which means they may survive a federal court challenge.  However, liberal special interest groups like the “Southern Coalition for Social Justice,” whatever that means, have challenged the redistricting maps in state court.  Therefore, North Carolina’s appellate court judges will likely have the ultimate say on the maps.  And wouldn’t you know it, control of both the North Carolina Supreme Court and the North Carolina Court of Appeals is up for grabs in this year’s elections.

While NC’s judicial elections are technically “non-partisan,” each of the 4 races this year features one Republican and one Democrat.  Republicans hold a tenuous 4-3 majority on the Supreme Court, with Justice Paul Martin Newby up for reelection.  Justice Newby is a true conservative, is fair and experienced, and is regarded by many as an intellectual heavyweight on the Court.  However, the Democrats have found a candidate with a famous name to run against him.  If the Democrats win this seat, then the redistricting efforts of the state legislature – not to mention many other of its conservative reforms – may be in jeopardy.  All NC voters who want conservative judges who do not legislate from the bench should volunteer for Justice Newby’s campaign now.

Democrats have a 9-6 majority on the NC Court of Appeals, with 3 Dem seats up this year.  The conservative challengers are David S. Robinson, Marty McGee, and Chris Dillon.  The trial lawyers are lining up behind the Dem incumbents, and the conservative challengers need financial support.  Under NC law, judicial candidates have only until the primary day (May 8 this year) to raise all the funds they can for the general election.  Justice Newby has maxed out his allowable contributions, but David S. Robinson, Marty McGee, and Chris Dillon need help.  Please donate to each of these conservative judicial candidates ASAP!

In order to give, you must:

1. Be registered to vote in NC.

2. Give any amount between $10 and $500.

3. Give online OR via personal check (no cash or business checks).

If you are not from North Carolina, please share this information with all of your friends and relatives in NC.  If you are a registered voter in NC, please give and volunteer today!

The views are solely those of the author and are not authorized by any candidate, candidate committee, or organization.

Dear NC Conservatives,

There are many important races on this year’s ballot, but the most critical races may be those for North Carolina’s appellate courts.  It is vital that we elect fair and impartial judges who will apply a conservative judicial philosophy.  It is even more important that we support these conservative judges with our contributions.  While most candidates can raise funds all year long, the judges have only until May 8 to raise at least $40,000  from at least 350 different NC registered voters.  Therefore, please make a contribution today to each of the following judicial candidates by contributing online or mailing your personal checks to the addresses indicated:

• Court of Appeals Judge: David S. Robinson

Contribute online at http://www.robinsonfornc.com/donate/

Or mail your contribution to:

Robinson For Judge Committee

c/o Betsy McCorkle, Treasurer

P.O. Box 98694

Raleigh, NC  27624

• Court of Appeals Judge: Marty McGee

http://judgemartymcgee.com/contribute.html

Judge Marty McGee for Court of Appeals

P.O. Box 837

Concord, NC  28026

• Court of Appeals Judge: Chris Dillon

http://www.chrisdillonforjudge.com/

Here are the rules for contributing:

• Only NC registered voters may contribute
• Personal checks or online contributions only (no cash or business checks)
• Can be any amount between $10 and $500
• Must contribute by May 8

Please note that Supreme Court Associate Justice Paul Martin Newby has already met his fundraising goal and cannot accept any more  contributions; however, please remember to vote for him in the November election and sign up to volunteer for him at http://www.newbyforcourt.com/!

Finally, please share this important information with everyone you know.  We must help these judges reach their fundraising goals this month! You may find more information about these judges by visiting NC Experienced Conservative Judges on Facebook.  Thank you for your help!

A federal court incredulously holds that it is unconstitutional for voters of a state to amend their constitution to provide for traditional marriage only.  An elementary school prohibits a student from giving out Valentines to his classmates because the Valentines contain a citation to a Bible verse.  The current Administration now not only is going to order you to buy health insurance, but it is going to order faith-based employers to provide insurance coverage for birth control and abortion drugs, despite the  employers’ religious convictions.  What do all of these issues have in common?  They will all be decided by judges.  What is the message for this 2012 election year?  Judges matter.

Despite the best efforts of special interest groups, voters in North Carolina still have the right to elect their judges at both the trial and appellate levels.  While there are many important races in North Carolina in 2012, the most important races are for the statewide appellate courts.  Many critical issues, including redistricting, the state budget, and the definition of marriage are likely to come before the N.C. Court of Appeals and the N.C. Supreme Court.  If you believe our state and federal constitutions should be interpreted as their respective framers intended, and if you believe that judges should state what the law is, not what it should be, then you need to spread the word now to every voter you know in NC about the conservative judicial candidates for 2012.  This year, the conservative judicial candidates are:

• Supreme Court Associate Justice: Paul Martin Newby
• Court of Appeals Judge: David S. Robinson
• Court of Appeals Judge: Marty McGee
• Court of Appeals Judge: Chris Dillon

The first thing your friends in NC need to know is that these candidates will be on every ballot in North Carolina, so that no matter where your friends live in NC, they can – and should – vote for ALL of these candidates.  Next, they need to know that judges are NOT listed by party on the ballot in NC.  Therefore, even if your friends vote a straight ticket, they must vote for each of these judges separately.  Third, your friends need to get involved.  These judges need volunteers, donations, and support.  Your NC friends can find more about each of these judges by visiting NC Experienced Conservative Judges on Facebook.  There, they will find each judge’s website and learn how to volunteer, get signs and bumper stickers, and attend campaign events.

Fourth, your friends need to spread the word.  Please ask them to tell all of their friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors about these judges.  They should contact people by word-of-mouth, letters to the editor, email, Facebook, Twitter, and any other way they can think of.  These judicial races are critical, and they don’t get much publicity from the mainstream media.  Therefore, it’s up to all of us to spread the word.  Finally, your NC friends need to get organized.  They may want to consider asking their local
conservative political party, women’s/men’s organization, or TEA Party to have a “judges’ night” where these conservative judicial candidates are invited for a special
candidate forum, and to spread the word about such candidate forums to their local print, TV, and radio media outlets, and don’t forget to include local colleges and universities.

Judges matter, and for North Carolina in 2012, judicial races are the most critical of all.  Without judges who are willing to stand up for the law and the state and federal constitutions, it matters not which party controls the other branches of government.  Please help spread the word and get involved in NC’s judicial races today!

From National Review‘s “The Corner” online:

Ousted Inglis Says GOP Under Influence of ‘Demagogues’   [Daniel Foster]

Rep. Bob Inglis, defeated in a South Carolina primary last month, tells the AP that the GOP is succumbing to “demagoguery” and talk-show personalities, blasted Sarah Palin’s “death panels” comments, and compared American partisans to “Sunni and Shia.”

While not naming names, 12-year incumbent Rep. Bob Inglis suggested in interviews with The Associated Press that tea party favorites such as former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and right-wing talk show hosts like Glenn Beck are the culprits.

He cited a claim made famous by Palin that the Democratic health care bill would create “death panels” to decide whether elderly or sick people should get care.

“There were no death panels in the bill … and to encourage that kind of fear is just the lowest form of political leadership. It’s not leadership. It’s demagoguery,” said Inglis, one of three Republican incumbents who have lost their seats in Congress to primary and state party convention challengers this year.

Inglis said voters eventually will discover that you’re “preying on their fears” and turn away.

“I think we have a lot of leaders that are following those (television and talk radio) personalities and not leading,” he said. “What it takes to lead is to say, ‘You know, that’s just not right.’”

Inglis said the rhetoric also distracts from the real problems that politicians should be trying to resolve, such as budget deficits and energy security.

“It’s a real concern, because I think what we’re doing is dividing the country into partisan camps that really look a lot like Shia and Sunni,” he said, referring to the two predominant Islamic denominations that have feuded for centuries. “It’s very difficult to come together to find solutions.”

Inglis also expressed sympathy for fellow Rep. John Lewis (D., Ga.), who accused tea partiers of repeatedly shouting racial epithets at him during a protest of the health-care vote. He said racism is part of what is motivating opposition to President Obama:

Inglis said he was too far away during the jeering incident to hear whether the protesters shouted racial epithets, as Lewis and other black lawmakers have claimed. But Inglis said the behavior was threatening and abusive.

“I caught him at the door and said, ‘John, I guess you’ve been here before,’” Inglis said.

Inglis, 50, who calls himself a Jack Kemp disciple because he has emphasized outreach to minorities as the late Republican congressman did, thinks racism is a part of the vitriol directed at President Barack Obama.

“I love the South. I’m a Southerner. But I can feel it,” he said.

You know, I know this is a blog and I’m supposed to write something funny, or snarky, or whatever, but I think I will let Mr. Inglis’ ignorant comments speak for themselves.

The Alamance-Burlington (NC) School Board could consider a local citizen’s request to rename Western Alamance High School and Western Alamance Middle School as “Obama High School” and “Obama Middle School,” respectively, according to a report in the Burlington Times-News.

According to the paper, Grace Baldwin, a local day care operator, did not state a reason for her request, other than that the Western school district is ”‘a nice area’ and she thinks students would benefit from having school names with historic significance. Baldwin said she might later suggest re-naming other schools.”

“Jackie Cole, the school board’s chairwoman, said later she believes it would take a large amount of community support for the system to consider changing a school’s name,” according to the Times-News.

Will the school board change the schools’ names?  Who knows.  But this is certain: if you disagree with Ms. Baldwin’s misguided attempt to have the names of these schools changed to honor a man who has no known connection to North Carolina, much less Alamance County or Western High School, and whose “historical significance” is yet to be fully decided, then please make your voice heard.  There are a few things you can do:

1.  Join the Facebook page “Don’t Change Western High School to Obama High School“, started by current students and alumni of Western High School.

2.  Contact the members of the Alamance-Burlington School Board.  FYI – although the Board is officially nonpartisan, there are 4 Dems (Erwin, Evans, Simpson, Van Pelt) and 3 Republicans (Manning, Cole, Moffitt).

3.  Send this story to everyone on your email list, Facebook page, Twitter, blog, etc.

P.S. – There are 3 conservatives running for Alamance-Burlington School Board this year: Steve Carter, Tony Rose, and Moffitt.  They could use your help.

From today’s online edition of the Southern Pines (NC) Pilot:

A video of Rep. Bob Etheridge physically confronting a college student in Washington brought back unpleasant memories for one former Moore County resident.

Brandon Leslie, who moved away seven years ago and is now an attorney in Oxford, Miss., said he had an encounter with the now seven-term Democratic congressman from Lillington almost 14 years ago.

In the fall of 1996, when Leslie was a senior at Pinecrest High School, he said he met Etheridge at a Pinecrest football game. Etheridge – then the state superintendent of public instruction – was challenging incumbent Republican David Funderburk for his congressional seat. At the time, Moore County was part of the 2nd District, which Etheridge now represents.

Leslie said he introduced himself to Etheridge and asked him about his stance on a particular education program. He said Etheridge didn’t answer his question, so he pressed him two more times.

“And that’s when he grabbed me by the shoulders, he shook me, and I’ll never forget it, he said, ‘Son, you need to learn to respect your elders,’” he said by phone on Wednesday. “I was just so taken aback, I think my jaw just dropped, and he walked off.”

Leslie said he was angrier about Etheridge’s attitude and “patronizing” tone than the physical contact.

“It wasn’t to hurt me, it wasn’t to harm me,” he says. “It was that he was irritated and wanted to get my attention.”

Leslie said the incident caused somewhat of a firestorm at the time, and he was contacted by a few newspapers, but no stories ever appeared.

That hasn’t been the case with the latest incident involving Etheridge. The video – which shows an agitated Etheridge grabbing and holding an unidentified young man by the wrist, neck and shoulders after he approached Etheridge with a video camera and asked him if he “fully supported” the president’s agenda – quickly went viral and became the talk of the political universe. Etheridge has since apologized for his behavior.

Leslie, a self-described Democrat who “supports the Obama agenda,” said watching the video was “almost like looking in a mirror.”

“He doesn’t like to be pressed,” he said. “He’s kind of a bully.”

I know Brandon.  Haven’t seen him in a while.  We went to high school together for a little bit, though I wasn’t present for the above-described incident because I had already graduated.  I never heard about this story, but knowing Brandon, I have no reason to doubt him.  He lives in Mississippi now, so he has no dog in this fight.  It looks like Rep. Etheridge needs some anger management counseling.  Hopefully he’ll have time for that after Renee Ellmers defeats him this November.

In the race for North Carolina Court of Appeals between Judge Rick Elmore and Steven Walker, being “conservative” is not enough.  Both candidates are conservative.  Both are registered Republicans.  Both are fathers, active church members, and members of the NRA.  Both candidates believe judges should interpret the law, not make law.  So, what’s the key difference between Judge Elmore and Mr. Walker?

Experience.

First, Judge Elmore is the only candidate who has judicial experience.  He has served on the NC Court of Appeals since he was elected in 2002.  In that election, he received more votes than any other Court of Appeals candidate.  Judge Elmore has authored more than 700 judicial opinions.  His opponent has never even been a judge.

Second, Judge Elmore is the only candidate who has ever represented a client in a court of law.  Yes, you read that right.  Judge Elmore’s opponent has never practiced law.  He has been a law clerk for a few years.  Contrast that to Judge Elmore’s experience.  Before being elected to the Court in 2002, Judge Elmore practiced law at the state and federal levels for 20 years.  Judge Elmore was counsel of record in countless jury trials.  On the other hand, Judge Elmore’s opponent has never conducted a trial, argued a motion to a judge, picked a jury, performed an opening or closing argument, or even represented a client.

Judge Elmore is a member of the American Bar Association, the North Carolina Bar Association, the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association, the North Carolina Sentencing Commission, and the North Carolina Bar Association’s Appellate Rules Committee.  His opponent is not a member of any of these organizations.

Judge Elmore has been endorsed by North Carolina’s only elected Republican Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, I. Beverly Lake, Jr. (ret.).  He is also endorsed by the only Republican to win four statewide judicial races in North Carolina, Associate Justice Robert Orr (ret.).  So, the message is clear: (1) Judge Elmore needs your financial contribution to win this race; and (2) tell everyone you know in NC to vote for Judge Rick Elmore for NC Court of Appeals on Nov. 2.  Because the Court of Appeals is not an entry-level job, and being “conservative” is not enough.

I will never understand what goes through the minds of most New Yorkers at election time.  Maybe it’s because I’m a Southern boy, but I just don’t get what those Yankees are thinking when they go into the voting booth.  They vote for candidates who favor unions, higher taxes, more regulation, etc.  Then they get mad when their state’s economy goes belly-up, and they move down here to get away from it.  When they get here, however, they continue their voting patterns that got their home state in trouble in the first place.  But I digress.

The latest madness concerns the NY governor’s race.  Apparently at the NY Democratic Convention recently, the party nominated Andrew Cuomo to be their candidate on the November ballot.  Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels, protested Cuomo’s “coronation.”  However, that’s actually NOT the funniest part of the story.  MyFoxNY’s story contains the following:

“Andrew Cuomo is trying to position himself as an outsider.  The state’s Attorney General is the son of three-term governor Mario Cuomo.”

Nothing like nominating a career politician who’s the son of a career politician to be your next governor, and portraying him as an “outsider.”  You know what?  New Yorkers will buy it.  They seem to buy anything a Democrat sells them.  They bought the carpet-bagging Hillary Clinton’s crap…twice.  You know, Hillary?  The one who is a Yankees fan, but was a Cub Fan?  Or was it Cardinals fan?  She may be a Mets fan this week.  Or Hillary…the one who once was a Republican but now is a Democrat?  They’ve also bought the crap of Chuckie Schumer, Goldman’s Golden Boy and probably one of the most sanctimonious, preening media-whores in the Senate.  Ever.  And that’s saying something, especially considering that one John Edwards once (dis)graced its hallowed halls.

Come on, New York.  Get some guts and some brains and realize that Cuomo is no outsider, no matter how he wants to spin it.  Realize that there are some other candidates out there you could choose from.  Stop buying the liberals’ crap.  Heck, as much as it pains you, you can even take a hint from … (gasp) … New Jersey.

Well, I was going to do a full-scale bio and plea for support for Bill Randall, conservative Republican for Congress in North Carolina’s 13th District, but blogger RandysRight beat me to it.  So, before I copy and paste his spot-on post from ConservativeNC, let me say that Randall is running in the Republican run-off election to be held June 22.  Turnout is normally VERY low in run-offs in NC, so please help spread the word about Bill Randall in the 13th District.  And please donateto help him.  Without further ado, from RandysRight, meet Bill Randall:

“I hope you will take a few moments to check out Bill Randall, conservative candidate for Brad Miller’s 13th District (NC) seat in Congress. Bill is heading into a run-off election against Bernie Reeves, the Republican “machine” candidate. That will be later in June. If Bill wins that primary, he will face the extremely liberal Pelosi-clone, Miller, on Nov. 2nd.  As friends, I’m going to ask you for a few things…  

Please look at Bill’s web site.   [for those of you in NC who are not sure if you're in the 13th District, here is a link to the District map.]   

If you agree with his conservative political philosophy (and I already know most of you do), please consider donating to his campaign.

 His opponent may have the machine “till” to draw from, but Bill has the Constitution and hopefully, people like you backing him……but running still takes money.   Please forward this to anyone you know may appreciate Bill’s leadership and ask them to do the same.   Also, it takes more than money to sustain a campaign; if you don’t have money to donate, then your time can become a valuable donation.   Lastly, we need your vote in the upcoming primary.   We need to change Congress this year, and if we don’t, I think we already understand what the consequences will be.

PLEASE help !   http://www.randallforcongress.com/
Cue-tips from Bill……  

Bill Randall will be the next Congressman for the 13th Congressional District of North Carolina. For that to happen, your efforts will be invaluable to get out the Randall message and encourage those you call to vote for him.  

POSITIONS  

Economy- Supports a market-based, free enterprise; capitalist economic system that results in lower taxes and much needed economic growth.  

Jobs-Believes the American economy can only succeed when individuals have more of their own income to spend and businesses have money to invest and create jobs. He will fight hard to support conditions that favor private-sector job creation.  

Education- Passionate about improving education quality in public schools and ; school choice through private and charter schools. Believes school curricula must be expanded to teach the founding history of our nation including the Constitution and our natural rights and restriction on governmental powers emanating from it.  

Second  Amendment-When elected as your Congressman in November 2010, Bill Randall will be your front-line advocate for the 2nd Amendment. Bill Randall will work hard to ensure the RIGHT to bear arms doesn’t dissolve into a government-constrained “privilege” to bear arms.    

Immigration- Avid supporter of “legal‟ immigration to the US; will fight for strong border enforcement, mandatory utilization of the existing E-verify system and penalties for those who hire illegal immigrants. We are a nation of laws and our immigration laws must be respected and fully enforced.  

Israel-Bill Randall supports Israel in its dedication to democratic ideals, its efforts to secure the safety of its people and he believes Jerusalem is the Israeli capital-not a settlement.  

Iran-Iran must give up its nuclear ambitions-until that time we must not provide legitimacy to a rogue nation that threatens to wipe Israel off the map.  

Military-With 27 years in the Navy, and having achieved the highest naval NCO rank (‘Command Master Chief’), Bill has an intimate understanding of the importance of our armed services. He is fully committed to preserving our national strength while working to extend peace, freedom and human rights to people throughout the world.  

Energy & Environment-Use what is ours (oil in ANWR, the Bakken formation, Natural Gas supply, etc) and thereby reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Common sense environmental policy, including alternative energy sources, are needed but strongly oppose any Cap and Trade program (carbon credit exchange).  

Marriage-Marriage is a sacred relationship between one man and one woman.  

Right to Life- Bill believes in the sanctity of life and that elective abortion is wrong.  

Taxation-Bill Randall supports and believes in the Fair Tax – that is, the replacement of income and other taxes with a consumption (sales) tax.  

Government Spending- Current deficit spending is out of control and risks our economic stability and security within the world. Spending and revenues (taxes) must be reduced to bring our deficits under control and to reduce the size of government .”

I’m with RandysRight on this one, and I hope all RedState readers out there will join in supporting Bill Randall for U.S. Congress in NC’s 13th District.  Tell your NC friends and relatives, and please send a donation.  The 13th District covers two of the three biggest media markets in NC, so Mr. Randall needs help getting his message on the air.  Thank you so much, and onward to victory in 2010!