“Why does Progress Energy* have an interest in Don Vaughan’s campaign?… Why does he get money from every PAC left, right and otherwise? The thing that concerns me the most is the amount of influence he is succumbing to in Raleigh and other parts of the state, the number of interests he’s aligning himself with that have nothing to do with District 27.”
– Joe Wilson, in the News & Record, Saturday, July 26, 2008

*Progress Energy has no customers in Senate District #27, and yet their employees’ PAC gave Don Vaughan a $1000.00 contribution.

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We are going to have Live music with Diffendal-Rumley, Marc Diffendal (Wonderwall, Lava Lamp Explosion!) and Joe Rumley (Thick As Thieves.)

So come on! — burgers ,dogs, cold drinks and backyard games. It’s going to be great American summertime fun from 1:00-5:00 p.m.

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Is it just me or does the  timing of the recent annexation seem to be very convenient based on what is going on in Raleigh now. I also  seem to remember that the City Council in 2001 sent a resolution to the N.C. General Assembly to block further municipal annexation in Greensboro, perhaps someone knows when that was rescinded to allow forced annexation here again.

I believe we are going to have to care about each other even more in the coming months as our financial woes worsen, so remember everyone is having a tough time of it . Live and let live,  and if you can help someone, do it.

We need to remember that we are all in this together and we deserve hard work from the people we elect . We cannot afford to elect more self serving individuals who only want to line their pockets with the contents of ours,those who prefer status to hard work.

Stay away from candidates who have become real accustomed to being in office for long periods but have provided no hard evidence of leadership. Who are perfectly o.k. with the stagnant status quo and all of the corruption that unchallenged power brings to those susceptible to it.

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We are giving away a week at the beach to some lucky supporter — it could be you.

Come join an effective team and be involved in the most exciting election year in recent memory!

I have heard from a lot of old friends, and new ones,as well.  All are welcome — your party affiliation does not matter.  Just come with a genuine desire for better government. We can make a difference together.

Thanks, Joe

“A liberal is a conservative who has been arrested. A conservative is a liberal who has been mugged.”

A fun, clever quote, but it has a common thread — CRIME! — and it is out of control.

As I have said before, today’s issues transcend party lines and reach into all of our lives every day. In tough times, we must pull together for the greater good, and tough times are at hand now.

Senate Bill 1348 has a Democrat Senator as primary sponsor and Republican and Democrat Senators as co-sponsors. It’s an example of doing the right thing without regard for party lines.

We need to get this legislation passed to help combat our out of control gang problem in our state. I am still as committed to this effort as I have ever been.

Last night at least three businesses in the Guilford College area were burglarized by a group of individuals using pry bars to gain entry to the buildings and subsequently break into locked cabinets. It sounded to me to be organized and pre-planned.

Please call your legislator in Raleigh and tell them to support tougher laws on organized street gang crime. Contact both your Democrat and Republican State House Representatives and Senators. Tell them Joe sent you.