Yes, boys and girls, that appears to be the theme for state Rep. Jason Saine’s Q1 2018 campaign finance report. He DID have a primary opponent, but it is amazing how little of his campaign expenditures appear to actually have…
Category: Politics
#ncpol: Takin’ care of business.
The Raleigh establishment raved about Democrats Richard Moore and Janet Cowell during their respective tenures in the state treasurer’s office. Current treasurer Dale Folwell has been quietly slaving away, during his short time in office, to clean up the mess…
#ncga: Would you like some more debt with that?
The alleged conservative revolution in Raleigh is ramming through spending that is $1 billion MORE than what they passed last year. Two years ago, Raleigh gave us the hard sell on this $2 billion ConnectNC bond package. Approving that authorized…
#ncga: Curiouser and Curiouser.
Mr. Woodhouse tells us the state GOP was only refunding money Mr. Hastings had previously donated to the party. Mr. Hastings reports receiving a $5000 “party contribution” from the very same organization Mr. Woodhouse runs. On October 24, 2017, the…
Kelly v. Dallas: You say REFUND, I say PARTY CONTRIBUTION.
“What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.” — Cool Hand Luke, 1967 ________ I guess it is all in the eye of the B.S. artist. In an earlier post, we raised questions about a $5000 payment from NCGOP headquarters…
The NCGOP finance report: Chartered jet(s), primary-meddling and $$$ to Charlotte lawyer
We all know party chairman Robin Hayes has his own plane, and that the NCGOP has kicked in some $$$ for fuel for said plane. So, WHY is the state party chartering a private jet (or jets)? THIS comes from…
Hey, everybody. We’re seven years old!
Yes. It’s true. (And we’re not talking about anyone’s mentality.) Blogs come and go. But we’re still here. And we’re not planning on going anywhere anytime soon. Yes, this grand piece of mischief got started right around the May primaries…
#NCGA: Primary-meddling, by the numbers.
We filled you in earlier about the aggressive tactics orchestrated by the NC Senate GOP caucus in the May primaries. A lot of mean things were said and done, and a lot of money was spent, BY REPUBLICANS AGAINST REPUBLICANS. …
#ncpol: NCGOP HQ surveilling Republican “enemies” ?
Remember The Haywood Five? The guys from Haywood County the NCGOP hierarchy wanted to excommunicate? Well, they’ve been busy filing grievances with the state Bar against NCGOP counsel (and kamikaze NC senate candidate) Tom Stark. In their latest filing, they…
INDICTED: Bob Steinburg’s right-hand gal in quite a pickle
Sources affiliated with Dare County’s criminal justice system confirmed for us that GOP state senate nominee Bob Steinburg’s right-hand woman has been indicted by a Dare County grand jury. According to file #18CRS131 at the Dare County Clerk’s office, Diana…