Saturday, March 29, 2025

Again Rising to Speak On Behalf of Bunkum - House Bill 187!

😎 With the intro of H187, the Carolinas Credit Union League has doubled-down in its' efforts to redefine North Carolina credit unions toward a bank-like model.

 

 

 Reminiscent of Felix Walker...?

 

 

 

 

 

Felix Walker represented Western represented Western North Carolina during the 16th session of the U. S. Congress (1819-21). His Congressional District centered on the North Carolina community of Asheville in Buncombe County. Walker was well-known among the Representatives for his frequent speeches - particularly in respect to their length, dryness, and absence of insight.

On numerous occasions, over the groaning objections of his colleagues, Walker would rise to demand his prerogative "to make a speech for Buncombe." Walker, by his persistence, unintentionally immortalized his home county. The word "buncombe" - usually spelled "bunkum" or shortened to "bunk" - passed into the English language as a synonym for insincere speech making or for any general presentation of exceptional silliness and nonsense. 

😎 Since North Carolinians invented the style, most are reasonably adept at spotting bunkum and its practitioners.

  The "new/new" H187 appears to be an " H410 piglet" with a smudge of lipstick applied... but still bunkum!

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