Attorney General Roy NIFONG
Apparently, our esteemed state attorney general learned NOTHING from the Duke lacrosse case. In that 2006 case, you had white defendants and a black victim — complemented by a media circus
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#NCSEN: Inside the Tillis fundraising juggernaut
I had an interesting conversation a couple of nights ago with an old friend of mine who lives on the North Carolina coast. He’s a successful businessman with a BIG
Continue reading#NCSEN: polls agree (1) Brannon & Tillis lead GOP pack, and (2) roughly 50 % of primary voters undecided
The mainstream media and the political establishment are trying to tell us that state House speaker Thom Tillis is all but nominated to take on Kay Hagan in November. Public
Continue reading#NCSEN: Lobbyists lining up, placing bets on Hagan, Tillis
Lots of folks are trying to compare this year’s US Senate race with Kentucky’s 2010 contest. But political old-timers like myself can see some similarities to North Carolina’s 1984 contest
Continue readingBeing Bi-partisan: offering Thom a helping hand
We’ve already raised questions about Speaker Thom, his movie contributions, the beer distributor bucks, and his ties to a certain well-connected Massachusetts law firm. We found a few more areas
Continue readingFeeding the beast: Amazon to start collecting state taxes from NC customers
Open up your wallets, folks. It’s official. The North Carolina Department of Revenue will start getting a cut of your purchases from Amazon.com starting February 1. It’s not entirely clear
Continue reading#NCSEN: Wrong on the money
Carter Wrenn — Richard Morgan’s pre-weight loss doppelganger — has surfaced like Captain Ahab’s white whale to do a wee bit of the GOP establishment’s dirty work in a post
Continue readingThe ObamaCare “study”: stoves are hot, ice is cold, socialism is BAD
Setting up a commission or a committee to “study” an issue is a great way for politicians to show they “care” –without actually doing anything substantive. “Fast and Furious,” anyone?
Continue readingMcCrory: Common Core fan Jim Hunt a mentor, hero, adviser
Governor Pat McCrory unveiled his education agenda yesterday, and opponents of the common core curriculum can’t be happy with what they heard: McCrory previewed his legislative agenda in a speech
Continue reading#NCSEN It’s Over: PPP & The Shih-Tzu anoint Senator Thom
John Frank says we might as well forget this primary thing. Thom Tillis is leaving everybody in the dust with his “solid lead.” If you are a supporter of
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