October 9, 2010

A re-enactment of the original Edenton Tea Party

Posted by Becki Gray at 5:36 PM

Women in Edenton made history in 1774 with their Tea Party. People who headed to the historic courthouse today had a chance to witness a re-enactment.

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A modern-day Edenton Tea Party

Posted by Becki Gray at 4:07 PM

About 300 people gathered for today's Edenton Tea Party on the green in front of the historic courthouse.

Kory Swanson spoke about John Locke and natural rights, with an emphasis on property rights. I had a chance to speak about fiscal responsibility.

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NC history teacher on the "population problem"

Posted by Dr. Terry Stoops at 3:28 PM

Jim Nolan, high school history teacher at West Carteret High School, airs his views about the "population problem" as part of his faux write-in campaign for the U.S. Senate. According to the News & Observer, "he wanted to become a case study for his AP Government class so the lessons would stick."



The N&O likes what it hears:

Humor is woven through the project, with videos that use pop songs and a clip from a Swedish commercial that uses a shrieking child in a supermarket to advocate population control. But Nolan, who has been teaching at the school for nearly a quarter century, is serious about the issues his campaign targets, and the failings of Washington.

"In these kids' lifetimes, they'll be facing a planet that's decimated if we don't start to fix it," he said, "and meanwhile you've got politicians running around talking about wedge issues."

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Outer Banks Tea Party update

Posted by Becki Gray at 3:21 PM

About 250 people turned out for an Outer Banks Tea Party at Aviation Park in Kill Devil Hills, about a block from the Wright Brothers National Memorial.

I've spent some time passing out copies of the latest Carolina Journal, which reports on Gov. Bev Perdue's take on "first in flight."

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