Category: campaign 2024

From rioter to, um, COMMISSIONER?

Posted on April 29, 2023April 29, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Charlotte is such a *special* place. It’s the only place I know of that would vote a guy – who partook in some local rioting — to that very city’s

Buying votes with our cash?

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Brant Clifton

A bill has been introduced in the North Carolina House that creates new positions in the Department of Labor and institutes pay raises for employees of that agency. Sooo —

Speling wear yoo werk iz fundumentle.

Posted on April 16, 2023April 16, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It’s too funny that this came to my attention just after writing about know-nothing Moore County public school bureaucrats poo-pooing the idea of reading books and writing reports. That’s

Speaker Timmy cheers ‘the new moderate Republican Party’

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Yep. That’s exactly what the tubby little guy did during the pep rally welcoming newly-minted Republican Tricia Cotham to the, um, “family.” Some more of Timmy’s comedy from the presser?

L’affaire Cotham: A few thoughts

Posted on April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 by Brant Clifton

I think it’s pretty clear that I’m not impressed with state Rep. Tricia Cotham. She rocketed to Raleigh over a decade ago thanks to her mother Pat’s powerful Democrat political

Mashburn STILL seeking answers on DEI in the state’s 4-H program

Posted on April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Allen Mashburn, candidate for lieutenant governor, does not appear to be easing off the gas as he pursues answers on DEI’s intrusion into one of the state’s most cherished, respected

Jones St. varmints launching “bipartisan” assault on free market

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Any time you hear the word “bipartisan” being bandied about casually, raise those defenses. QUICK. Get a load of SB 317 being pushed by Republicans Tim Moffitt and Paul Newton

John Bradford.(NOPE.) For State Treasurer? (HELL NOPE.)

Posted on March 29, 2023March 30, 2023 by Brant Clifton

No, thank you. As 2024 approaches, an awful lot of folks are acting on their big – some would say oversized – political ambitions. The Raleigh political establishment has thrown

Law license? We don’ need no steenkin’ law license!

Posted on March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Michael Whatley’s campaign for vice-chairman of The Republican National Committee can best be described as a spectacular failure. After the smoke cleared, Whatley limped back to Raleigh and his office

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Next on the agenda? Mock some constituents.

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Brant Clifton

I hope hope hope Jeff Sanborn runs crying to the Pilot again. That publicity helped me earn BUSHELS of new local readers. *Keep it up, pal.* It’s come through the