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Left and right join to stop NSAnew

Bipartisanism — remember that word? — still exists.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  John Grooms  |  08-01-2013  |  Commentary

Confederacy of Duncesnew

Compared to South Carolina, our idiots notthat bad.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  John Grooms  |  05-24-2013  |  Commentary

GOP bills ensure less voting, fraudulent or legitimatenew

More ways to keep North Carolina Dems from polls.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  John Grooms  |  04-11-2013  |  Elections

The Real Voter Fraudnew

GOP's campaign is a cruel joke.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  John Grooms  |  10-11-2012  |  Elections

Exploiting the DNCnew

Charlotte struts her stuff for a piece of the political pie.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  Ana McKenzie, Joanne Spataro and John Grooms  |  08-15-2012  |  Elections

The DNC Memory Holenew

Political circuses, the new Prozac.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  John Grooms  |  06-14-2012  |  Commentary

They Won: 9/11 and the American Fear Factornew

The tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is coming up, and according to some members of the media, we're all supposed to be excited about commemorating it. Maybe it's just me, but that seems an odd thing to do, kind of like if Poland threw a big party on the anniversary of being invaded by Nazi Germany.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  John Grooms  |  09-07-2011  |  Commentary

Thom Tillis is N.C.'s No.1 Weaselnew

"Legislator of the Year" was given a nice biscuit for jumping through his corporate overseers' hoops.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  John Grooms  |  08-24-2011  |  Commentary

Facing Some Unpleasant Facts About John Edwardsnew

One writer comes to grips that he was wrong about backing John Edwards for presidency.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  John Grooms  |  06-16-2011  |  Commentary

Obama Needs to Get Tough and Follow Throughnew

The president is getting the usual bad advice from Democratic "moderates" who say Obama needs to scale back his agenda to mere Clinton-esque "little steps," and be satisfied with "more modest expectations."
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  John Grooms  |  01-27-2010  |  Commentary

George W. Bush: The King of Bad Presidentsnew

As President George W. Bush gets ready to leave the White House, it says a lot that the most frequently asked question about his place in history is whether he's the worst president ever, or just in the top five or six.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  John Grooms  |  01-15-2009  |  Commentary

Can We Get Back to Something Besides Elections?new

Now that the election is over, perhaps the media will decide to tell us about the other important things going on in the world; better still, they may quit flogging the same tired stories we've seen over and over and over.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  John Grooms  |  11-07-2008  |  Commentary

(I'm Glad) I Was Wrong About Obamanew

Sometimes it's hard to admit mistakes, but this time, I'm happy to say I was wrong back in January when I wrote that Barack Obama was not electable.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  John Grooms  |  10-29-2008  |  Commentary

'Latte Liberals' Give Other Progressives a Bad Namenew

My blood pressure rises when I hear conservatives like vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin slam liberals for being "elitists." Not just because of what they're saying, but also because a lot of my fellow progressives give the right wing ammunition to make the "elitist" charge sound all too true.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  John Grooms  |  10-21-2008  |  Commentary

The Other Presidential Candidatesnew

More than 100 people have filed to run for president this year, so if you're waiting to hear from a candidate who suits your style or beliefs more than the two big guys, here's a brief summary of some of the alternative choices available.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  John Grooms  |  10-16-2008  |  Politics

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