Category: NCGOP
Lt. Dan launches, N&O foams at the mouth (collectively).
I swear. I haven’t seen the newsroom at The N&O this agitated and aggravated since the late, great Jesse Helms prowled the halls of the US Senate. Lt. Governor Dan Forest has announced his intention to evict Roy Cooper — who did NOTHING for…
Tillis finally cuts Tom Farr loose
President Trump is nominating a new candidate for a federal judgeship covering the Carolinas: President Donald Trump nominated UNC-Chapel Hill law professor Richard E. Myers on Wednesday to fill the longest federal judicial vacancy in the country. Trump had twice nominated Raleigh…
It’s always “special” when Dallas is in the (Wood)house.
Just when you thought Civitas was coming to its senses, it does THIS: Now, that IS special. Landing the guy who oversaw the near collapse of the GOP majority in Raleigh, who left the state party with a $500K budget hole, and…
Quite a SWAMP-clearing opportunity in 2020 NCGOP labor commissioner primary
The Elevator Queen, Cherie Berry (R) — the lady whose picture you see every time you take a ride — is riding off into the sunset and calling it quits. Two candidates are out there. One, state Rep. Josh…
Whittling away our rights one ‘red flag’ at a time
We’ve had some more mass shootings. Both in retail stores in Texas and Ohio. The left, foaming at the mouth, wants to blame it all on Donald Trump. That’s kind of like blaming the Oklahoma City bombing (1995) and Columbine (1999) on Bill Clinton….
Grab your umbrellas. (Watch for falling drive-by crocodile tears.)
During the Richard Morgan-Jim Black reign of terror in the North Carolina House (2002-2006) it was quite common for “enemies” of House leadership to be assigned to windowless, out-of-the-way, tiny offices. Conservatives — like Frank Mitchell, John Blust, and John Rhodes — were usually…
A financial investigation at NCGOP?
That’s what one line item in the state party’s financial report appears to indicate: Here’s the website for Wilmington’s Financial Forensic. According to the website, here is some of the stuff they do: business and financial misconduct investigations, opportunity and risk…
The NCGOP: Speaker Timmy’s kid on the payroll. Michele Nix’s $$$. A $500K hole. (Who crashed the day care van?)
It’s always fun to take a peek at how the state party is spending what money it still has. Especially now that Dallas & The Defendant are gone from the premises. This latest report is chock full of intrigue and questions. Especially the…
Does Congress’s budget deal mark the end of the Tea Party?
That’s what Rand Paul said on Wednesday: Sen. Rand Paul, who was first elected in 2010 as a one of the original tea party candidates, declared the movement dead on Wednesday, citing a massive budget deal poised for passage Thursday. “Both parties…
#hayesscandal: Kicking the can down the road
Defense lawyers seem to be having their way with this one. The US attorney is a former Mecklenburg County DA who happens to be BFFs with Thom Tillis. The defense got the judge changed from a hard-line Democrat to a newly-seated, newly-approved Republican ….
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