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First up, yesterday's radio debate on WWNC 570 AM in Asheville has been turned into video by FR's own Thunder Pig. The video playlist is here. Thank you Thunder Pig! Next up is the response of John's campaign to the incredibly slanderous news releases that have been put out by Carl Mumpower's campaign. Desperate Psychologist Explodes in 11th District Congressional Race It is not very often that any candidate for office puts out a news release which quotes at great length from a release by an opposing candidate. There are exceptions to every rule, and this one has to do...

Both the Asheville Citizen-Times and the Hendersonville Times-News have articles, today (11 April), about the congressional candidates debate yesterday in the town of Flat Rock. Both articles have their facts wrong about the Carl Mumpower flap concerning signage at the debate. The candidates present for that debate of Republican candidates for Congress were Carl Mumpower from Asheville, Spence Campbell from Henderson County, and John Armor from Macon County. Mumpower had first withdrawn from the debate in a huff, and made various accusations against the debate organizers and other candidates. Then, he apparently realized that his behavior was not "winning friends...

FLAT ROCK -- Hours after Flat Rock's mayor called him an "arrogant a--" who didn't deserve his vote, congressional candidate Carl Mumpower on Tuesday afternoon reversed himself and agreed to participate in a candidate forum sponsored by the Village Council. Mumpower and organizers of the debate had engaged in a low-volume war of words since last week when Mumpower objected to restrictions on electioneering by candidates. By Tuesday afternoon Flat Rock mayor Bob Staton was fed up. "In my three decades of practicing law in our Nation's Capitol, I encountered my share of arrogant a--es, but none could hold a...

Carl Mumpower plans to stay home. The Republican 11th Congressional District candidate recently got into an argument about rules for a debate in Flat Rock, which is scheduled for April 10. Mumpower voiced concerns about rules that were established to limit the size of promotional material at the event. The Times-News was forwarded a chain of emails between Mumpower and the moderator of the debate. The Asheville City Council Member's email chains are notorious in Asheville. In the past, he has scolded the Asheville police chief for not enforcing drug laws and a local business leader for allegedly hiring illegal...

Courtesy of FR's own Thunder Pig, great video of Saturday's debate in Franklin, North Carolina. Following the debate, FR'd own John Armor took over half the votes in the straw poll: 1. 32 John Armor 2. 19 Carl Mumpower 3. 11 Spence Campbell Part I - Opening statements Part II - One word to describe the North Carolina Mental Health System and what can be done to fix it Part III - Unfunded state mandates; The sanctity of human life Part IV - Iraq, FISA and national security Part V - Homeland Security, hometown security, and illegal immigration Part VI...

Mumpower Campaign Heads for Self-Destruct Mode The Mumpower Campaign put out a News Release, misdated as March 28, which congratulated John Armor for winning the straw poll at the Macon County Convention, held on 29 March in Franklin. What Carl Mumpower failed to do was figure out why this occurred. "Long ago, at the beginning of my career as a lawyer, I did trial work. I made a point of talking with jurors after the case was over and they were released, to find out what motivated their decisions," said Mr. Armor. "I did the same thing at the Macon...

Two years ago, the campaign for the 11th District Congressional seat in North Carolina was worse than a circus. Answers to questions were along the lines of, “My granddaddy raised me with mountain values,” or, “My opponent is a scumbag,” with little in between. Last night, the Black Republicans of Western North Carolina and the Buncombe County Republican Party hosted a debate for Congressional hopefuls John Armor, Spence Campbell, and Dr. Carl Mumpower. Armor wowed the crowd with his photographic memory, quoting from his pocket Constitution and giving examples of how history ought not to repeat itself. He even called...