In 1820, Felix Walker, who represented Buncombe County, North Carolina, in the U.S. House of Representatives, rose to address the question of admitting Missouri as a free or slave state. This was his first attempt to speak on this subject after nearly a month of solid debate and right before the vote was to be called. Allegedly, to the exasperation of his colleagues, Walker insisted on delivering a long and wearisome "speech for Buncombe."[1] He was shouted down by his colleagues.[2] His persistent effort made "buncombe" (later respelled "bunkum") a synonym for meaningless political claptrap and later for any kind of nonsense.[1] Although he was unable to make the speech in front of Congress it was still published in a Washington newspaper.[3]
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The proud residents of Buncombe, North Carolina will be happy to know that their fair county continues to be held up to the light of political ridicule.
A Buncombe County Republican who made strong comments about the North Carolina voting reform law has resigned as precinct chair, the chairman of the Buncombe County Republican Party told WNCN Thursday.
Yelton was interviewed on the 'Daily Show' by Aasif Mandvi. In the interview, Yelton said of a new law curbing early voting, "The law is going to kick Democrats in the butt."
He went on to say, "If it hurts a bunch of college kids who are too lazy to get up off of their bohunkus and go get a photo ID, so be it.
"If it hurts the whites, so be it. If it hurts a bunch of lazy blacks that want the government to give them everything, so be it."
At one point during the interview, Aasif Mandvi asked Yelton "You know that we can hear you, right?"
Well, the local Republican party wasn't too happy with having its voter suppression efforts so blatantly presented as, well, voter suppression. Mr. Yelton was promptly thrown under the voter ID bus.
Buncombe County GOP Chairman Henry Mitchell said in a statement if Yelton will not resign his precinct chair position, the party will “again be pursuing avenues to remove him from any and all positions at any level within the state,” Yelton previous served as a vice-chairman of the county party, and he was removed from his position as precinct chair for a period of time in 2012-2013, Mitchell said.
“Let me make it very clear, Mr. Yelton's comments do not reflect the belief or feelings of Buncombe republicans, nor do they mirror any core principle that our party is founded upon,” Mitchell said. “This mentality will not be supported or propagated within our party.”
Fortunately, Mr. Yelton has had some time to reflect on his statements.
“There’s nothing I said that I would take back. So be it,” Yelton, 66, said this afternoon. “The activity going on across the state today proves what I said is true — the Democrats are jumping on it like flies after honey.”
Buncombe County, North Carolina. Politics at its finest.
Watch the full interview here.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/...