http://boingboing.net/2013/05/15/north-carolina-may-ban-tesla-s.html

Because what's a right wing government without a little ... no actually I have no idea the logic here. This doesn't even make sense from a right wing perspective, because its the gummint telling a business it can't sell its cars in ... oh I give up!

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/16/2897299/nc-house-bill-forbidding-islamic.html

Because what's a right wing government worth if it can't do a little forbidding of Sharia law? 

Really, this is just too easy. It's like shooting fish in a barrel. Where's the fun.

http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/denying-sea-level-rise-how-100-centimeters-divided-state-north-carolina

Maybe I should give the NC State Legislature a head start.

Okay, hmm … you’re Republican legislator Mike Hager, you hate the renewables program, and your bill has just been defeated by an indisputable margin of five votes. What to do … what to do? Easy. You reintroduce the bill. And when it next comes up in committee, this time in the state senate? You have a voice vote - and have your finance committee ( Read more... )

Not all the NC Cray-Cray legislation has passed. This is what did:

http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2013/04/30/three-reactionary-months/

So, remember Death Panels?

Apparently Death Panels are doubleplusgood if they are set up by hospitals to control costs and passed by Republicans on the state level, instead of Democrats on the federal level who want to give patients end of life counseling. Because Freedom!

http://www.aapsonline.org/index.php/site/article/ ( Read more... )

We can't let this weeks' mayhem distract us from This Week in NC Cray-Cray.

Thin-skinned NC State Rep forces radio show off college station because it hurt his baby feelings.

http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2013/04/19/sanford-radio-show-taken-off-college-station-after-nc-rep-complains/

Really do click through the link below. This is how a nearly blue state gets turned back into Mississippi ... a worthwhile lesson no matter what state you are in.

http://www.bloomberg.com/infographics/2013-03-19/redistricting-delivers-north-carolina-to-republicans.htmlLook carefully at the new boundries of the 4th and 12th districts. The level of ( Read more... )

NC tries to implement an Arizona style "show your papers" law.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/04/12/1855831/north-carolina-arizona-immigration-bill/

NC lawmaker equates Islamic prayer and terrorism.

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/04/10/2813754/dome-nc-lawmaker-equates-islamic.html#storylink=cpy#storylink=cpyCorporate tax breaks ... just ( Read more... )

Voting is for losers! The parties are exactly the same! Let's create Alternative Social Spaces that disregard the need to participate in stinky democratic process!

Oh, well, since progressive self-suppression hasn't been fully effective ....

http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2013/04/10/needed-or-not-voter-id-restrictions-poised-to-pass/