Why Does Obama Visit the Peak of Good Republicans Town?

One has to wonder why President Obama selected such a Republican area to visit in North Carolina when he selected Apex, NC for a private fly by.

Apex has been an enclave of Republicans every since they removed Larry Jordan from office more than twenty years ago.  Heck, Apex cannot even get a Democratic candidate for Mayor.  Instead they have two Republicans for Mayor fighting it out.  What do they fight about?  Hey, I'm more conservative than you?  I am still trying to figure out what Bryan Gossage's platform is and how it differs from Weatherly's.

It will be real interesting to see if Republican Mayor Keith Weatherly shows up for the meet and greet with President Obama in Apex.  After all it is an closed event.  Did he even get an invite?  Or will he just say he was stuck in traffic or too busy campaigning for the Defense of Marriage Amendment?

I Will Put Keith Weatherly's Picture
over here on the Right

Loudon Wainwright III Coming to American Tobacco Center this Friday, Sep 16

Grammy award artist Loudon Wainwright III comes to the American Tobacco Campus this Friday at 6:00 PM for free.  Free!  Unbelievable.  Wainwright won a Grammy by mining the work of North Carolina old time troubadour Charlie Poole with his 2009 album, High Wide and Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project.

Steve Earle says it is real hard to be good at performing solo and accompanying yourself.  “Steve Goodman was an incredible solo performer.  Loudon Wainwright III still is.” 

Wainwright’s latest work is called Songs for the New Depression.  So come this Friday I expect to hear some quirky songs from a great solo performer, a few tales about how Charlie Poole quit the textile mills of Burlington to play music, because music was a lot more fun, and how to beat the  upcoming depression by taking up ukulele.

Let’s hope for good weather at this outdoor concert on the grounds of the American Tobacco Campus.  I want to catch a great solo performer in North Carolina playing songs from North Carolina, about North Carolina. Before the next depression.

Loudon Wainwright website

http://www.lw3.com/home.php

American Tobacco Campus Concerts from WUNC

http://wunc.org/events/back-porch-music-concert-series