Category: Moore County

Once again, Tim Lea is pummeled by some pesky FACTS

Posted on December 23, 2012December 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Tim Lea stepped down from his seat on the Moore County board of commissioners this year after serving two terms. Lea spent much of his first term in

Renee Ellmers and John Boehner’s ‘conservative purge’ on Capitol Hill

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Congresswoman Renee Ellmers has been proudly shouting to the heavens — and to anyone who will listen – about her great new appointments to The House Energy & Commerce

Pinehurst’s Road to Nowhere

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Back in March, we got word that Aberdeen’s Railhouse Brewery wanted to move to Pinehurst and set up a microbrewery and restaurant in the resort’s old steam plant facility in

Is the NC Senate large enough to accommodate Tim Lea AND his ego?

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Brant Clifton

A smattering of politicos showed up in Carthage Tuesday night to say goodbye to county commissioner Tim Lea at his last board meeting. Lea is retiring

DID NCGOP mislead grassroots activists?

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

There is something disturbing rumbling to the surface here in Moore County in the wake of the Nov 6 vote. The state GOP set up”NC Victory” offices all over the

Attention, Wal-Mart Shoppers: Atlas HAS SHRUGGED!

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Ayn Rand and George Orwell are starting to look like real prophets. We’ve got record unemployment, bankruptcies, foreclosures, and business closings. We’ve been humiliated overseas. Our embassies have been overrun

Turnout UP all over the Tar Heel State

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Earlier this week, state elections officials were predicting 69 percent voter turnout. Roughly two million of the state’s 6.6 million registered voters took part in early voting. They

“The Great Unifier” urges supporters to seek REVENGE

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Barack Hussein Obama (MMM-MMM-MMM) — who came to power in 2008 promising to lower the sea levels and end racial division — is urging his supporters to seek REVENGE at

Endorsements 2012: (SIGH) And now, a little indifference. (YAWN)

Posted on November 2, 2012November 2, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Some folks will accuse us of being blind followers of the GOP this election season. I am hoping this particular installment of our endorsement series will put that to rest.

Moore County endorsements 2012: “No turn left un-stoned”

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

We don’t have a whole lot of political drama here in Moore County this year. ( The race for District Court has been nasty, but I have addressed all that