Posted by: JessicaWood in Untagged on
Mar 12, 2010
MORRISVILLE, NC – Apex Mayor pro-tem Bryan Gossage today announced his support for Morrisville Councilman Tom Murry's campaign for State House in District 41.
Gossage, 35, was the 2008 Republican nominee in District 41 against then-Rep. Ty Harrell (D-Raleigh). That race, in which Gossage raised nearly $115,000, ended up as one of the closest in the state in a year that heavily favored Democrats.
Harrell resigned his seat in 2009 after the State Board of Elections and House Ethics Committee launched separate investigation into his campaign finances. Wake County Democrats then appointed former lobbyist Chris Heagarty to take Harrell's place.
Gossage said that a favorable political landscape and the encouragement of supporters weren't enough to persuade him to run again.
“It was a tough decision to not give it another shot,” Gossage said, “but my wife and I felt that with a brand new baby, 2010 was not the best time to launch another challenger campaign.
“[The decision] was made easier though because I knew that someone with proven conservative values, solid business acumen, and the strong support of his wife and kids would be in this race. There's no doubt that Tom Murry is the best candidate for the job.”
“Nearly 27,000 residents in this district cast a vote for me in 2008,” Gossage continued, “and I hope each one will come to the same decision I did about who to support this time around.”
“It's great to add Bryan to my list of supporters who make decisions that impact voters in this district,” Murry said. “Like myself, these leaders understand the needs and concerns of families and businesses here in western Wake County, and I appreciate their confidence in my ability to lead our state in a different direction.”
Murry's campaign has highlighted his record as a Councilman opposing numerous tax and fee increases in Morrisville. Murry has said that North Carolina's reliance on tax hikes and higher debt has made the state less competitive and is partly to blame for a stubbornly high unemployment rate.
NC House District 41 in western Wake County encompasses portions of Raleigh , Cary , Apex and the entire town of Morrisville .
Here is an in-house video produced by a grassroots team for Craig Travis, a young Republican running for county commissioner in Rockingham County, N.C.
The group did everything correctly: they reserved the location of the event for the entire forty days, held eye-catching signs, and passed out information about their cause. But the left will go to any extent to silence opposing viewpoints.
The companies of Hobbs Upchurch and Atlantic Corp are two of Marc Basnight’s biggest contributors. Atlantic Packaging Corp, based in Wilmington, is owned by Rusty Carter. His son Wes Carter works for Hobbs Upchurch & Associates, an Engineering firm based in Southern Pines. Rusty Carter, if you remember, is a friend of Mike Easley and was subpoenaed to the Board of Elections in connection with his contributions to Easley.
In 2008, the employees and family members of these two companies contributed $120,000 to Basnight’s campaign. What is odd is that extraordinary contributions are made by ordinary people with ordinary jobs. For instance, the Survey Manager of Hobbs Upchurch donated $8000 to Basnight in 2008 and he has been a regular contributor since 2000. According to Basnight’s BOE filings, Gary Culp, donated $8000 in 2000, $4000 in 2002, $2000 in 2004 and $8000 in 2008. Culp is listed in 2008 as living in Raeford. The average salary in Raeford is $36000. When contacted by phone and asked what compels him to contribute so heavily to Basnight, Culp responded “
“Well, we’ve been friends for awhile uh and and, uh, when we go out there, uh I try to frequent his restaurant. But that’s just that. That’s what we got.”
Posted by: RandysRight in Untagged on
Feb 25, 2010
If you want to learn some great history of pre revolution times of the colonies, just outside Sanford they have this reenactment. The battle is historical fact and the home and plantation still remains form the actual battle. Here's a brief video I took of the event. It last all weekend and al the actors have actual campsite that they remain in throughout weekend. Public is allowed to walk through all base camps that are actual early American revolutionary camp sites. The web site if your interested
