Category: Media

Campaign 2012: The cost of doing business in North Carolina

Posted on July 22, 2012July 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The N&O’s senior stenographer, Rob Christensen, has a piece in today’s paper about how North Carolina’s business climate is playing a role in this year’s governor’s

Movies don’t kill people. Troubled people kill people.

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In the wake of that horrible, horrible, horrible event at the midnight screening of the new Batman movie, we have ALL kinds of politicos stepping forward to use

Liberal media bias: Where it ALL begins

Posted on July 21, 2012July 21, 2012 by Brant Clifton

If you want to explore the roots of leftist bias in North Carolina’s mainstream media, look no further than The UNC School of Journalism — which has trained a great

McCrory “pleased” with Thom Tillis

Posted on July 21, 2012July 21, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Yep. You read that right. The Charlotte Observer has the details: The response by House Speaker Thom Tillis to the indictment of a fellow Republican

NC Republicans: Talking the talk, but not walking the walk on ObamaCare

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

All of our Republican members of Congress have been telling us — since 2010 — that they are dead set against Obamacare and committed to killing it. Well, it is

Stop this woman before she spends AGAIN!

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (affectionately known in these parts as Miss 59%) won her election in 2010 making people believe that she signed on to the limited government agenda

L’affaire LaRoque exposing chinks in Thom T’s armor?

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Talk about closing the barn door after the horses have escaped. It’s being reported now that state House speaker Thom Tillis is recommending that his federally-indicted House

The Morning After: Looking back at Tuesday’s vote

Posted on July 18, 2012July 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Well, the mainstream media did its best to tamp down enthusiasm about the state’s runoff elections. (Our local paper ran a grand total of TWO stories

Grassroots NC gives WRAL a taste of its own medicine

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Grassroots NC, a gunowners rights group here in the state, is a wee bit upset about WRAL-TV’s decision to publish on its web site a searchable database of homeowners

Richard Morgan &Thom Tillis ally Stephen Laroque INDICTED

Posted on July 17, 2012July 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

State Rep. Stephen Laroque (R-Kinston) has been dogged by bad publicity about his private business dealings for a year. He barely lost his primary race in May. NOW, he’s been