Category: NCGOP

Stam goes into the belly of the beast, gets gnawed on

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Seriously, Mr. Leader. What good did you think could come from going to Chapel Hill to defend the gay marriage ban constitutional amendment? Going over there was akin to a

If you talk the talk, you better walk the walk

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I hate to say it, but I am leaning toward the N&O on this one. During the 2010 campaign, U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-Dunn) attacked her opponent, then-incumbent

Huh? What? A listening tour?

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The campaign silly season is upon us. Politicians are running all over the countryside kissing babies and telling us how bad the other guys are. Thanks to the Tea Party

Pat McCrory and the polls

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The folks at the N&O’s Under The Dome column appear a bit giddy over the latest data on the 2012 NC governor race from Triangle-based Democrat consulting firm Public Policy

The Tea Party is living rent-free in Bev’s head

Posted on September 13, 2011September 13, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The alleged mainstream media (MSM) spends a lot of time and energy trying to tell us that the Tea Party is an extremist fringe who should not be taken seriously.

N&O tries to carry Bev across the finish line

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Rob Christensen and the boys in the N&O newsroom appear to be quite excited about a new poll from Colorado-based Magellan Strategies showing Pat McCrory only leading Madame Governor by

A Whole Lotta Sex-Talk in Raleigh

Posted on September 13, 2011September 13, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Well, the “honorables” in the North Carolina House have voted overwhelmingly to put the issue of a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage on the May primary election ballot. Of course,

STILL not passing the smell test …

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Brant Clifton

NC PolicyWatch, a Raleigh-based leftist think tank, is ratcheting up its reporting on NC State Rep. Stephen LaRoque (R-Kinston): N.C. State Rep. Stephen LaRoque tapped a federally-funded non-profit he ran

Is it Bo, Moe, Joe, or “No, this really isn’t my dog” …

Posted on September 8, 2011September 9, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Gaffes and scandals pop up from time to time in campaigns. Like the changing of the seasons or the rising and setting of the sun. They just happen. But it

Give me something to believe in …

Posted on September 8, 2011September 8, 2011 by Brant Clifton

(Believe me, it hurts to have to start off a post quoting lyrics from 80s “hair” band Poison.) The latest column by Fox News contributor and political columnist Michael