Harold Johnson Wins N.C. 8th District Republican Runoff

Harold Johnson, a retired sportscaster, handily defeated Tim D’Annunzio in the 8th District congressional runoff. Johnson won approximately 61 percent of the vote in what was a low turnout.

The Republican nominee will face Democrat Larry Kissell and Libertarian Thomas Hill in the general election. SEIU’s Families First succeeded in getting a place on the ballot as well, but Wendell Fant hasn’t decided if he will run.

The Republican establishment played a huge role in Harold Johnson’s win last Tuesday night. But the one person who pushed the retired sportscaster over the finish line was D’Annunzio himself. His meltdown was something to behold. He was interviewed on a local radio show and it was downhill from there; the only thing thinner than D’Annunzio’s skin is his political acumen.

What should be considered an easy district for the republicans to win is now in doubt. Harold Johnson is a political novice who barely knows the issues. Hell, he doesn’t even live in the district.

The Republican establishment got what they wanted; someone who is malleable and who they can easily manipulate. My suggestion to Chairman Tom Fetzer is that you had better get to work at your kiln. You’ve got a lot of work to do, if you’re going to defeat Larry Kissell. The last thing we want is Nancy Pelosi to continue as Speaker of the House.

Spendthrift, Thumb Suckers, and Union Thugs

North Carolina’s Eighth District has it all this year. The race for the U.S. house seat has brought out a cast of characters that would fit in nicely on the Jerry Springer Show. We have a thin skinned millionaire with a questionable past; a retired sports caster who doesn’t live in the district; we have a spendthrift who currently has the job; and SEIU circulated a petition to put one of their local thugs on the ballot. Oh, and we have a Libertarian that is also running.

It’s a full moon and the bats are flying high.

The Republican Party is trying their best to sabotage Tim D’Annunzio candidacy. The Chairman publicly stated that the front runner in the run-off election was “unfit” to serve and that he was unelectable.

D’Annunzio issued a press release:

On Monday, Republican congressional candidate Tim D’Annunzio fired back at GOP leaders who’ve spoken out against his controversial campaign, demanding that the chairman of the North Carolina GOP step down.

“Chairman Fetzer broke the Plan of Organization of the Republican Party by speaking against my candidacy,” he said. “I am officially calling for Chairman Fetzer to step down. He should resign the position.”

D’Annunzio later retracted his call for Fetzer to step down.

The Charlotte Disturber printed a hit piece on D’Annunzio. Harold Johnson, the contender in the republican runoff, then used that material on an ad campaign. D’Annunzio sued for defamation of character; then called off a scheduled debate.

Politics is a contact sport. You have to be thick skinned in this game if you want to play. Harold Johnson is no better. He then whined about being sued. I say it’s about time we put some vinegar on those abused thumbs, so as to wean these two cry babies from sucking on them all the time.

Harold Johnson was interviewed by a mediocrity on a local talk radio show. A simple question such as “What’s the first thing you’re going to do once you get to Washington D.C.” stumped him. You’ve got to be kidding me.

Larry Kissell, the king of pork, is hell bent on bankrupting this country and has a tough general election. His irresponsible spending has outraged many in what is considered a conservative district. But that is not good enough for the communist in SEIU who wanted Obamacare. This organization has circulated a petition to put another candidate on the ballot because they’re angry that Kissell didn’t vote for that monstrosity. What these morons don’t realize is that Kissell votes 96% of the time with the Democratic Party. Many of those were procedural votes which cleared the way for the passage of Obamacare.

No one can say that the Eighth District of North Carolina doesn’t have its share of characters; and that includes the one who doesn’t live here.

CONGRESSMAN LARRY KISSELL RAIDS TREASURY

I received a brochure in the mail the other day from Congressman Larry Kissell; in it he boasted the following:

$1 BILLION TAX DOLLARS COMING HOME TO THE EIGHTH DISTRICT

During his First Year in office Congressman Larry Kissell has been able to secure more than $1billion in federal funding for the citizens of the Eighth District.

“Making sure our District is receiving the federal funding we need to create jobs, rebuild infrastructure, protect our teachers and make our communities safe is one of my top priorities. It is important that we continue to make sure your tax dollars are working for you. I am proud to report that we’ve been able to secure more than $1billion for much-needed projects across our 10 counties in the Eighth District.”-Larry Kissell.

Larry Kissell has been in office one year, and he already has found the knack to fleece the taxpayer. His pamphlet outlined the various programs that are funded. Some of these counties got screwed. It seems that Mecklenburg, Anson and Cumberland counties got a huge portion of the largess. If I were a resident of these other counties, I would feel like I got the shaft. I wonder what the criteria Congressman Kissell uses as to who gets what.

Some of these programs are suspect such as:

.Weatherization: $16,300,309
· Energy Conservation: $10,881,300
· Recovery Zone Bonds: $1.7 billion

There are a number of other programs outlined in this pamphlet that are equally questionable.

The Eighth District is fairly conservative. If he has procured this amount of money for his district, I wonder what the other 434 are getting. Can you imagine what Nancy Pelosi has funded?

I wonder if Congressman Kissell knows where this money is coming from. It seems that money grows on trees in Washington D.C.; or trees converted into paper for the treasury to print out as fast as it can.

Hold onto your wallets people, Larry Kissell is coming to town.