Think Progress (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
President Bush has issued an “unprecedented number” of signing statements during his tenure. Today, Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) introduced “the Presidential Signing Statements Act” in an effort to provide some oversight of these practices. “To enable a more complete public understanding of our nation's laws, the U.S. Congress should also be able to call for [...]
St. Louis CofCC Blog (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Congressman Walter Jones (R-N.C.), who initially supported the invasion and occupation of Iraq, and now criticizes it, won his party primary on Tuesday, in spite of the fact that (1) He had neo-con challengers, and (2) his district has a lot of military bases. Or maybe it was because of those two things. [...]
BlueNC - Comments (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
As one who spent many years in Pitt County Politics I am aware of the recent attempts from Greeville, Raleigh, and Washington DC to bring Walter Jones, Jr back to the party. In Weber they had two thing, one if Walter lost this nomination, they Weber was to step down as the nominee, two if Water wins the nominatin then Walter will get a free ride to re-election, then in...
The American Conservative (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
When Jim Antle wrote “It's not often antiwar conservatives have a good night” in welcoming Walter Jones’ stunning victory, I think he meant to say “It's not often antiwar conservatives have a good night in electoral politics.”
The Carpetbagger Report (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Obviously, the central focus on yesterday's primaries in North Carolina and Indiana was the Democratic presidential race, but there was a down-ballot contest that I’ve been keeping an eye on — Rep. Walter Jones Jr. (R-N.C.) was facing a primary challenge. Now, I disagree with Jones on almost every issue I can think of, but when [...]
Cato-at-liberty (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Over at The American Conservative blog, Jim Antle points out that Rep. Walter Jones, an antiwar Republican incumbent, as well as another antiwar Republican, B.J. Lawson, won big in last night's North Carolina primary. Although the Republican establishment in Washington seems to have sacrificed every other governing principle at the altar of reckless militarism, it appears [...]
Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Two big stories that got mostly cut out of the coverage last night: The victory of Rep. Walter Jones in North Carolina and the narrow victory of Rep. Dan Burton in Indiana, both Republicans. Jones, who joins John Duncan and Ron Paul as one of the only anti-war, anti-surge Republicans in Congress, dispatched pro-war former Army officher Joe McLaughlin by 19 points, carrying 14 of...
The American Conservative (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
It's not often antiwar conservatives have a good night, but this night was an exception. Walter Jones beat back his pro-war primary challenger. And Ron Paul Republican B.J. Lawson won his congressional primary. The presidential primary vote aside, is North Carolina Ron Paul country? Jones won by about 19 points and Lawson by 40, obviously [...]
The Hotline on Call (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Don't tell this to Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD 01), who lost his primary bid in Feb., but apparently, GOPers don't mind if their Rep. is against the Iraq war. Rep. Walter Jones (R), who faced stiff opposition in his conservative CD over his outspoken stance against the war, nonetheless comfortably defeated Onslow Co. Commis. Joe McLaughlin (R) 60-40%.
NewsObserver.com - Local & State (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Voters wrestle with Walter Jones' stand against the war.
Channel 7 News (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
The walls at Cubbie"s diner used to be plastered with pictures... stickers and campaign signs for Rep. Walter Jones... who championed the eatery"s idea to serve up "freedom fries" in the days before the start of the Iraq war.
Get Mash (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
AP - The walls at Cubbie’s diner used to be plastered with pictures, stickers and campaign signs for Rep. Walter Jones, who championed the eatery's idea to serve up “freedom fries” in the days before the start of the Iraq war. Read the full story
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
The walls at Cubbie's diner used to be plastered with pictures, stickers and campaign signs for Rep. Walter Jones, who championed the eatery's idea to serve up "freedom fries" in the days before the start of the Iraq war. But the Republican soured on the war soon after it started, and now there's a new banner hanging above the grill: Joe McLaughlin for Congress.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
The walls at Cubbie's diner used to be plastered with pictures, stickers and campaign signs for Rep. Walter Jones, who championed the eatery's idea to serve up "freedom fries" in the days before the start of the Iraq war.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
The walls at Cubbie's diner used to be plastered with pictures, stickers and campaign signs for Rep. Walter Jones, who championed the eatery's idea to serve up "freedom fries" in the days before the start of the Iraq war.
