John Locke blogger resigns over Obama cartoon Read more here – News & Observer

Response: These damn racist continue to say and do whatever the hell they think they can say and do without knowing that some black folks are not going to sit back and not say anything. C. Dancy II – DCN Publisher

UPDATED: A blogger for the conservative N.C. think tank The John Locke Foundation has resigned after she illustrated a story about President Obama’s position on N.C.’s Marriage Amendment with a photoshopped image of the president in chains and high heels with a bucket of fried chicken, The Charlotte Observer’s Cleve Wootson Jr. reports. (More)

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Locke Foundation blog uses racist image in blog on NC’s Amendment One (UPDATED)

Art Pope fires back at his critics – News & Observer

RALEIGH — Three months ago, the Institute for Southern Studies launched a website that criticizes Art Pope, a Raleigh businessman, as a big-money spender whose donations to Republican candidates and groups help shape North Carolina politics.

For the first time Sunday, Pope publicly fired back at the group. He squared off against Chris Kromm, an executive director at the left-leaning Institute. (More)

Response: Prices good for black folks and black folks work in his stores but uses the monies to hold black folks right where they are. And he sees nothing wrong with that picture. Maybe it is just me. C. Dancy II – DCN Publisher

"Ignorance will never end. Even those with money can’t buy SENSE!!" Author: Curmilus Dancy II The Political Agitator

Are Chris Kromm’s Claims that Political Money Man Art Pope’s Influences Hurt Black/Poor People Real or Perceived? – Sun. on Spectacular Mag Radio Show @ 3pm on Rush Radio 106.1

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INFLUENCES OF NC POLITICAL MONEY MAN ART POPE:

Real Or Perceived?

CHRIS KROMM

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**FACE OFF**

Chris Kromm, for the past few years, has done extensive research, published articles, and currently maintains a website about what he perceives to be the negative influences of political money man Art Pope on North Carolina politics and poor/black people. Art Pope has not had the opportunity to publicly counter those claims against him…UNTIL NOW!

ART POPE

Chairman & CEO –

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Art Pope, Citizens United, And North Carolina Politics

newyorker.com:

In the spring of 2010, the conservative political strategist Ed Gillespie flew from Washington, D.C., to Raleigh, North Carolina, to spend a day laying the groundwork for REDMAP, a new project aimed at engineering a Republican takeover of state legislatures. (Read more)

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Teachers group takes on Republican businessman – Source: WRAL

Raleigh, N.C. — The North Carolina Association of Educators has called for a boycott of stores owned by Raleigh businessman Art Pope, saying he poses a threat to the state’s public schools.

Pope, a former lawmaker, uses his personal fortune to fund conservative advocacy groups, such as the John Locke Foundation and Civitas Institute. (Read more)

Repost: (Correction) Rocky Mount NC – Downtown Revitalization

I incorrectly reported that Art Pope owns the Dollar Generals. See original post here.

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Correction: Rocky Mount NC – Downtown Revitalization

So why they don’t want to see downtown revitalized? Simply because they want to see the current city council fail. Well you don’t have to like the council to support a legit thing that will benefit the city as a whole. Like what is good about them and you can hate that is not in the best interest of all people. Supporting businesses be they white or black owned should not be the issued, the issue should be if they have what you need and at a reasonable cost. Hell I have shopped at all white businesses all my life. But with Art Pope who owns the Dollar Generals, Roses and other variety stores who are funding the Republican Party to segregate schools in Wake County and other it is time for me to stop spending my money there.

Note: I incorrectly reported that Art Pope owns the Dollar Generals. The following person is twisting my post to make someone think that I copied and pasted the comments above. Not!! The above is my comment about Dollar General and I stand to be corrected. However I will not allow those who have a problem with The DCN to twist information here to attempt to discredit me.

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Billionaire Koch Brothers Fulfill Father’s Campaign to Segregate Public Schools, End Successful Integration Program in Wake County North Carolina

Today in the Washington Post, reporter Stephanie McCrummen detailed how a right-wing campaign in the Wake County area of North Carolina has taken over the school board with a pledge to end a very successful socio-economic integration plan. The integration plan, which created thriving schools in poor African-American parts of the school district along with achieving diversity in schools located in wealthy white enclaves, was a model for the nation. However, Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the Tea Party group founded and funded by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, worked with local right-wing financier (and AFP board member) Art Pope to fundamentally change Wake County’s school board

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By Lee Fang | Think Progress
Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Note: Now this is very, very interesting. The struggle continues. And some people are shocked. Not!! You see this is the long lasting effects of how black have suffered but some don’t think that reparations is in order especially some need to grow Negroes. You see those from these families mentioned in this article continue to reap the benefits of their heritage, the almighty dollar and calling the shots politically. C. Dancy II – DCN Publisher

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Republican school board in N.C. backed by tea party abolishes integration policy – The Washington Post

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Art Pope: a one-man Republican equalizer–News & Observer (And You Shop At His Stores But See What Other NC Businesses Donates)

RALEIGH — ### CORRECTION: The News & Observer incorrectly reported Wednesday that the family foundation of businessman Art Pope has provided more than $17 million to finance a network of conservative think tanks through the years, according to the Institute for Southern Studies. That figure only applies to the John Locke Foundation. The Pope family foundation has spent more than $28.7 million on the think tanks, according to the institute. ### (Read more)

Now this is very interesting. But the biggest share of money has come from the Washington-based Republican State Leadership Committee, which has contributed at least $850,000, according to Internal Revenue Service records. Ed Gillespie, the founder of the committee and former chairman of the Republican National Committee, met with Pope and others in Raleigh for lunch this spring and agreed to help, according to Pope. There is no way of knowing where the money originated. But according to IRS records, Pope’s company contributed $36,500 to the leadership committee. (It was not the biggest North Carolina donor to the Washington group. Reynolds American of Winston-Salem has put in $144,000, Bank of America of Charlotte contributed $50,000, and Time Warner Cable of Charlotte gave $15,000, according to IRS records.)

Note: So they take your money and use it against you. Look at the monies this dude is working with. And then some folks talk about black folks don’t need reparations. They talk about our POTUS (Barack Obama) as if he is some kind of monster when the real monsters are those who are spending all of this money trying to hold a group of people right where they are.

One person talk about why black folks are not Republicans. Well sir this is the reason why I am not a Republican because I know what the now Republican Party is all about. C. Dancy II – DCN Publisher

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Democrats begin boycott–Source: Daily Southerner (See The Store Targetted Your Local Community)

Democrats begin boycott–Source: Daily Southerner (See The Store Targetted Your Local Community)

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Democratic Party asked voters Wednesday to avoid shopping at dozens of discount retail stores whose parent company, owned by a conservative activist’s family, injected hundreds of thousands of dollars into the fall elections to target Democrats. (Read more)