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The long con to eventually debut new casinos in North Carolina

Posted on May 24, 2025May 24, 2025 by Brant Clifton

It’s a bit amusing to watch the – um – *honorables* on Raleigh’s Jones Street beat their chests and compete with each other on who is the biggest and truest

Monkey Business SPECIAL REPORT: NCGOP mailer omits GOP opponents of Berger’s casinos

Posted on October 27, 2024October 27, 2024 by Brant Clifton

So, are Phil Berger’s personal agenda items and pet projects NOW priority-one for the North Carolina Republican Party? It’s really beginning to look like it. We told you about a

Casinos. Campaign cash. Defamation and Team Berger. (Oh, my.)

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Brant Clifton

It doesn’t matter WHO wins the governor race in November. Senator Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) will still be the biggest baddest dog on any block in our state capital. Some may

Counties targeted by Moore / Berger for casinos set to get BIG $$$$ from Raleigh for water / sewer expansion

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Brant Clifton

*Aw, there’s NOTHIN’ to see here*: Four North Carolina communities near proposed casino sites are slated to receive state grants for major water and sewage infrastructure upgrades, but leaders in

The ‘Sin Session’: Bringing back weed, casinos AND booze AFTER the primaries

Posted on November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 by Brant Clifton

*Isn’t that special?* Taking a second stab at that nonsense after our only shot at them this year. How many times do you have to scream “HELL, NO” for the

Profile in Courage: Robinson announces opposition to casinos AFTER they were pulled from budget

Posted on September 30, 2023September 30, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Since Jim Gardner captured the lieutenant governor post for the GOP in 1988, the 2nd ranking post in state government has been pretty-well neutered. Since that time, the president pro

Pollster: Casino sleaze makes Berger very vulnerable to primary challenge

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Brant Clifton

*There’s just something about paying more attention to your donors than your voters that rubs people the wrong way. * The state budget is close to three months overdue. Senator

NC’s man at The RNC says ‘HELL NO’ to Moore-Berger casino sleaze

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The Broyhill family is at the heart of the RINO community within the NCGOP. They’ve long been the kind of warm, fuzzy Republicans that liberals regularly pat on the head

Berger Gang tried to sneak casinos past public early on

Posted on September 17, 2023September 17, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It’s sad that we’ve become so cynical — so used to our elected officials lying to us. But the chicanery and sleaze around the latest casino shenanigans in Raleigh really

Timmy grovels to Democrats on casino deal

Posted on September 15, 2023September 15, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It’s funny. Not ha-ha funny. Just, um, FUNNY. We were told that a veto-proof majority would allow for all kinds of Republican policy matters to roll through the legislature without