Category: NC legislature

NC Campaign 2012: The Battle of Wilmington

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Well, the two empty suits topping the tickets for each of the state’s two main parties — Walter Dalton and Pat McCrory — faced off in Wilmington on

The man behind THOSE fliers @ NCGOP convention steps forward, firing from both barrels

Posted on June 22, 2012June 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Todd Bennett of Farmville says NCGOP leaders interrogating and intimidating people about fliers passed out at the state GOP convention need to come see him:

Speaker Tillis behind Walter Jones endorsement of ex-Democrat Arthur Williams?

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

Congressman Walter Jones (R-3) has endorsed former Democrat legislator Arthur Williams in the July 17th GOP runoff for North Carolina State House District 6 in the

Tea Party group to Skip Stam: Thanks, but NO THANKS

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

It’s become pretty clear that conservatives in Dare, Beaufort, Carteret and surrounding counties are unhappy with state House Speaker Thom Tillis. Now, a conservative group centered in Wayne County

Tillis, Black Caucus, John Locke Foundation team up to bash Senate GOP for NOT SPENDING MORE MONEY

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Brant Clifton

“There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light

NCGOP flier hubbub won’t die: Beaufort GOP leader criticizes state party leaders, demands apology

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In comments posted to the Beaufort County Now web site, Beaufort County GOP chairman Charles Hickman is criticizing state GOP leaders and demanding they apologize to activists from

The Pilot: $pend more money! Who care$ if you actually HAVE it?

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

News flash! The management at the Southern Pines Pilot is outraged — OUTRAGED — by the GOP led General Assembly in Raleigh: It is unconscionable

Tillis, bloggers Pow-wow on voter ID bill

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Apparently, the Speaker of the NC House had a private meeting with some conservative bloggers to talk about the issue of voter ID in North Carolina elections.

The declining value of the “Republican” and “conservative” political labels

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In this nightmarish economy, we’re seeing a lot of things lose their value. In recent years, we’ve also begun to see the decline in value of

The Pilot: pushing far-left talking points, telling half of the story, and mocking the few readers it has left

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

You have to just LOVE Yankees who move down here and chastise us for not being more like the morally and fiscally-bankrupt blue states they fled. Steve Bouser, The Pilot’s