Lorie Byrd was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. She attended North Carolina State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1988. She worked as a litigation paralegal specializing in large document cases before becoming a stay-at-home mom to her two daughters.Her interest in politics and the media led to an opportunity to start her own blog, Byrd Droppings. Lorie is also an occasional contributor to ConfirmThem.com. Lorie lives in eastern North Carolina with her husband of 13 years and their two daughters. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2008 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:01:00 GMT Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Change is an effective mantra in elections following two consecutive terms by one party in office. That is especially the case when the current officeholder is unpopular and the economy is weak. Barack Obama has that... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/10/03/factors_that_could_lead_to_obamas_downfall bd645703-ec86-4215-a450-5fea1ecbbff4 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:01:00 GMT Democrats are fond of accusing Republicans of avoiding a discussion of the issues. Most recently this accusation was made regarding John McCain's request that Friday night's foreign policy debate be postponed so that... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/09/26/track_record_shows_mccain_is_most_fit_to_lead 97832b15-9ca1-4090-9a48-35037dea7bf0 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:01:04 GMT When it comes to grappling with the details of complex financial matters, I suspect I am like more than a few other voters. My eyes glaze over and my brain disengages. So when considering the current financial... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/09/19/mccain_goes_on_offensive_on_the_issue_of_economy 1f6d3282-052c-4adc-b884-30061ba7d9a4 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:01:00 GMT Sarah Palin has a lot to thank Democrats for this week. As a result of relentless attacks from angry far left Democrats assisted by their friends in the media, her speech became the most widely viewed of any speech... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/09/05/dumbest_strategy_in_the_history_of_the_world_riling_mama_bear 14a32f21-06ea-4fc7-8ea4-29798b5c939d Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:01:00 GMT Barack Obama's choice of Joe Biden as running mate hasn't helped him in the polls, and it has highlighted Obama's lack of experience in matters of foreign policy and national security, but more than that it has given... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/08/29/a_snapshot_of_joe_bidens_foreign_policy_judgment f4f0e684-5650-42db-9f4d-ca77fc112134 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT It would be hard to make a better case against a Barack Obama presidency than the one Obama has made in his own words. The most memorable thing about Obama's speeches is not generally what he says, but rather how large... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/08/22/the_case_against_obama_-_in_his_own_words 174739b8-df16-46f6-aa6f-92a0fadb97e4 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT Republicans are well aware that serious consequences accompany the loss of the House and Senate in 2006, and the possibility of losing the White House in 2008. Many may not, however, be fully aware of just how many... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/08/01/a_fight_republicans_cannot_afford_to_lose 70204682-161b-44b4-ae4b-6a050098c4aa Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT A year ago the Democrats were ecstatic over the prospect of tying the Republican presidential candidate to George Bush and his supposedly failed war in Iraq. Today the subject of the war has returned to the forefront of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/07/18/leading_any_way_the_wind_blows 9cb518dd-9f2d-40e5-8033-3807d3fbead2 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT Many of those outside of North Carolina never could quite understand how Jesse Helms won reelection to the U.S. Senate so many times in what is considered a moderate southern state. It is no wonder many were baffled by... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/07/11/a_lesson_even_liberals_can_learn_from_jesse_helms 3283b83c-caab-4af6-b6f4-5fbd992c7f86 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT If the things I've heard said about America over the past eight years were true, there would be little reason to celebrate this Independence Day. If life in America really was as it is portrayed in John Edwards' "Two... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/07/04/america 3d2b2d10-c353-417a-9d26-fb3c324d3c6d Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:48 GMT The media landscape is obviously vastly different than it was a decade ago. Talk radio, blogs and Fox News have made it much easier for diverse political opinions to be heard, but one exchange on a late night "comedy"... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/06/13/conservatives_need_an_oprah 3d7fb5ce-1192-4903-9c7c-b2cebb51f10f Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:01:00 GMT Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's new book brings the question of who lied about Iraq to the front pages once again. Those on the left have claimed for years that the Bush administration lied about... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/05/30/lying_about_iraq d1d9eb38-91f8-402b-9732-3a507ada7548 Fri, 30 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT Recently on a talk radio show, the guest, a Democrat, said there was little difference in policy between John McCain and the two Democrats running for President. Many of those calling in agreed. Considering McCain's... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/05/16/the_number_one_reason_john_mccain_should_be_president 91113796-598c-42ce-88a9-d08cc27d17b2 Fri, 16 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT For the first time in my memory I matter in a presidential primary. I would matter more if I were voting on the Democrat ballot, but for the first time in a long time, North Carolina is a player in a presidential... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/04/25/north_carolina_is_finally_a_player 61f16fe9-5ce9-45b7-ab71-ce06c95ba007 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT "If you make it good, they will come." That's what my friend Sarah said about war movies after reading a recent Washington Post article about how poorly the current crop of Iraq war movies are doing at the box office. ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LorieByrd/2008/04/04/id_pay_to_see_movies_about_american_heroes d46be261-7f32-482a-8af9-192e56a0ef27 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT