Category: Moore County

Pants on FIRE: Renee Ellmers and “traditional marriage”

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Brant Clifton

North Carolina Second District congresswoman Renee Ellmers is airing an ad in the district which claims she fights for “traditional marriage between one man and one woman.” To

Grow a pair. If you’re going to say it, put your name on it.

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In this brave new world of cyberspace, you see an awful lot of frank, brutally honest commentary being poured out there. Unfortunately, the most frank commentary tends to come from

Keep an eye on Ellmers

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Veteran politicos all over North Carolina’s Second Congressional District are telling me that the political establishment and the news media could be in for a heck

Gender moves to forefront of NC’s 2nd congressional district GOP race

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

DC Republicans are making a huge deal out of female Members of Congress taking the lead on the recently passed “Small Business Tax Cut.”

Marcum vs. Tillman: Pot, meet kettle. (Kettle is black.)

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

One of our loyal readers — who happens to work in Southern Pines town government — offered up an interesting comment on state Senate candidate John

NC Senate Dist 29 GOP race: campaign signs and election complaints

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Hotly contested races almost always come down to this type of stuff in the end. State senator Jerry Tillman (R-Randolph), that body’s Majority Whip, is running for

Lots of interest by GOP activists in NC’s 2nd congressional district

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The 2nd District GOP convention met Saturday in Sanford. Organizers were clearly caught off guard by the large turnout for the first meeting in the newly reconfigured 2nd.

Retiring NC Senator Blake says Tillman best choice to represent Moore County in Raleigh

Posted on April 20, 2012April 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Senator Harris Blake has won a lot of friends and supporters during his long tenure representing Moore County in the state Senate. Retiring this year,

When leftist editorialists attack ..

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Our local paper here in Moore County still won’t print the full text of the constitutional amendment we’re voting on in May. And why would they? It makes it so

Tax Day in Southern Pines: Tea Party ranks swelling, Jamie Boles spelling, Richard Speer excelling, Renee Ellmers #FAILing

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

It was a busy afternoon in Moore County for conservative and Republican activists. Moore Tea Citizens had a nice turnout for its fourth annual Tax Day Rally in front of