Four Little Words

| October 14, 2010

There’s a perennial debate about the effectiveness of negative or attack advertisements in political campaigns. Some — such as Alan Grayson’s “Taliban Dan” ad — are so outrageous, so over the top, so demonstrably false that they redound to the benefit of the candidate on the receiving end of the attack. By the same token, […]

… and throw away the key.

| October 11, 2010

I spotted this story crossing my news feed this morning: One killed in Holly Springs collision. Having lived in Holly Springs, my interest was piqued enough to read further. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol charged Carla Romero, 20, of Angier, with involuntary manslaughter and three counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious […]