Category: NC legislature

Quite a SWAMP-clearing opportunity in 2020 NCGOP labor commissioner primary

Posted on August 10, 2019August 10, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The Elevator Queen, Cherie Berry (R) — the lady whose picture you see every time you take a ride — is riding off into the sunset and

Whittling away our rights one ‘red flag’ at a time

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Brant Clifton

We’ve had some more mass shootings. Both in retail stores in Texas and Ohio. The left, foaming at the mouth, wants to blame it all on Donald Trump. That’s

Grab your umbrellas. (Watch for falling drive-by crocodile tears.)

Posted on August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 by Brant Clifton

During the Richard Morgan-Jim Black reign of terror in the North Carolina House (2002-2006) it was quite common for “enemies” of House leadership to be assigned to windowless, out-of-the-way,

The omitted details on the latest entry into the NC LtGov race

Posted on July 28, 2019July 28, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Campaign materials are identifying him as “Iraq War Veteran and current North Carolina National Guard soldier” Greg Gebhardt. But they left out some other important details: He’s registered with the

Drive-by slimeball bias-meisters tip their hand, show us ‘how it’s done’

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Brant Clifton

“False testimony in North Carolina gerrymandering trial? Judges exclude GOP expert witness claims.” That’s the McClatchy headline. Were Republicans caught lying under oath? Let’s read further, shall we? :

Medicaid expansion? THIS is gonna hurt.

Posted on July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Duke scholar, Dr. Christopher Conover, Ph.D., lays out a pretty damning case against Medicaid expansion in the January-February 2-17 issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal. Yet,

#ncga: While we’re on the subject of berating pols for over-the-top rhetoric …

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Brant Clifton

How about THIS guy? Yes, that’s James Dawkins, Brunswick County Democrat, blaming state Rep. Frank Iler (R-Brunswick) for being “personally responsible” for deaths he says occurred because

Benghazi. Hillary. And the Grange Family Business.

Posted on July 20, 2019July 20, 2019 by Brant Clifton

In the upcoming primary for governor, we’re sure to hear a lot about Dan Forest and a guy named Eric Lindberg. It’s only fair that we also get the

#ncga: Things that make you say “WHAAAAAAAAAAA ….????”

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Um, Ms. Grange? Holly? Um, ma’am? I don’t think THIS is what the gals had in mind when they came up with the hashtag #METOO: There are

Will ‘Lady Parts!’ become the rallying cry for the GOPe in 2020?

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Brant Clifton

(I always thought ‘lower taxes’ and ‘less government’ and ‘kill the bill’ were more effective at election time. But, I digress.) The drive-by media and their Democrat handlers