Jesse Helms is at it again. When the longtime North Carolina senator died on July 4, 2008, eulogies couldn’t decide if he was a statesman who stood up for his beliefs or a pugnacious politician whose divisive principles changed little as the world moved on. Now that a conservative U.S. congresswoman from the state wants to honor Helms by stamping his name on a federal building, that legacy lives on.
Jesse Helms is still stirring up controversy
Dec062012 TAGS: AIDS, Barack Obama, Bono, civil rights, Coretta Scott King, Democrats, Harvey Gantt, Jesse Helms, Martin Luther King Jr., Mitt Romney, North Carolina, Republicans
Michelle Obama, Mariah and company try to close the deal in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Election eve in North Carolina had it all, entertainment, sports and the first lady. In a lineup that included the NBA’s Derek Fisher and diva Mariah Carey in a gown so form-fitting she needed an assist up the stairs to the microphone, it was Michelle Obama who closed the show on Monday as she asked the crowd, “Are we ready to work for this?”
Nov062012 TAGS: Barack Obama, Charlotte, Election 2012, Mariah Carey, Michelle Obama, Mitt Romney, North Carolina, swing state
Jill Biden and daughter hit issues checklist in North Carolina stop
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – It was a mother-daughter double team on the day before the last day of early voting in North Carolina. Jill Biden and daughter, Ashley Biden, spoke to an overflow crowd at the Obama campaign office in this town just north of Charlotte on Friday.
Nov022012 TAGS: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Democrats, early voting, economy, health care reform, Jill Biden, Michelle Obama, Mitt Romney, North Carolina, Republicans, swing state, veteran issues
DNC Helped Recapture Charlotte’s Magic
Mayor Anthony Foxx is exhausted, but in a good way, just like his city. Though last week’s Democratic National Convention didn’t run exactly as planned — turns out neither party is great at forecasting the weather — the sudden storms that periodically pummeled Charlotte, N.C., didn’t dampen the spirit of the celebration heading into a tough November political race. After Democrats chose Charlotte, there were questions about the city’s ability to pull off such a major event.
At the time, Foxx, 41, knew that the expected 35,000 visitors – national and international leaders, media and delegates — would be judging him as well. Charlotte’s second African-American mayor, who touted his city as the perfect pick, has been tagged as a rising political star. Sitting in an empty council chamber in the government center, Foxx was tired when he spoke with The Root on a recent Friday afternoon about his own future and the November chances of the president and friend he supports. That morning Foxx; his wife, Samara; and their two children, Hillary and Zachary, had said their goodbyes and posed for pictures at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base near Charlotte Douglas International Airport before President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama departed on Air Force One.
Sep112012 TAGS: Anthony Foxx, Barack Obama, Charlotte, Democratic National Convention, North Carolina
