After finishing first in the Iowa Republican caucuses in 2008 and 2012, respectively, Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum were relegated to the undercard and mostly ignored pre-debate debate. Then the duo rushed (or perhaps hastily sauntered) to Donald Trump’s veterans’ event, one timed to clash with the main stage debate from which the front-runner was […]
Trump Is Gladys Knight — Huckabee and Santorum, the Pips Read More »
When the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. admonished the Southern white religious leaders who called his civil rights actions “unwise and untimely,” he did it with empathy and understanding. In his 1963 Letter from a Birmingham Jail, King prefaced his own strong, morally held belief in equality by calling his critics “men of genuine good
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CHARLOTTE, NC — S.C. Governor Nikki Haley’s response to President Obama’s State of the Union speech is being hailed as a slam dunk. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis joined us live from Washington, DC to breakdown Governor Haley’s response and what it means for her political career.
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The first time watching “Hamilton,” it takes every bit of bandwidth to experience creator Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical as the Broadway game-changer most every critic has agreed it is. The second time (and for a theater and political junkie more than once is required), it is hard to miss how a show about a Founding Father
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Local, state and national politics: setting the scene for 2016.
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n the 2008 presidential contest, a glance at the Democratic and Republican debate lineup was all it took to tell the story. On the Republican stage, there were recognizable faces – Mitt Romney, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani – mixed in with Tom Tancredo, Duncan Hunter, Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul, etc. But it still came down to a row of white guys
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CHARLOTTE, NC — The main talking point following last night’s GOP debate is the strategy for combating terrorism. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis is with us to break down the debate and talk about what it now means for the race for the White House.
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CHARLOTTE, NC — Donald Trump is standing firm on his controversial idea of banning all Muslims from coming to the United States, and he is still holding strong in the polls. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis is with us this morning to weigh in on the Donald’s controversial comments and what it means for his campaign.
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Within minutes of meeting Mary C. Curtis, you’ll get a full rundown of what’s buzzing on Capitol Hill, a breakdown of the big headlines in Charlotte, plus a sneak peek at the must-see cultural events coming up in the city. The woman knows her stuff. Mary is a contributor for a number of national media
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It is fitting that a report on the status of black women in American politics was released in celebration of the life and legacy of Shirley Chisholm on what would have been the late congresswoman’s 91st birthday. Chisholm, who died in 2005, was the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968. Her
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