Category: NCGOP

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

Voted already? No problem. Try again …

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Brant Clifton

News reports out of Raleigh indicate the arrest of an 89 year old resident for voting twice in the 2010 elections. The man says he participated in the state’s early

A drive-by sliming, courtesy of the N&O and Politico ….

Posted on August 18, 2011August 18, 2011 by Brant Clifton

It is astounding how much more press coverage and scrutiny the current occupant of the 2nd congressional district seat, Renee Ellmers (R), is getting than her predecessor, Bob (Who are

John Davis: still swinging, hitting nothing but air …

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Raleigh “political consultant” John Davis, the publisher of The John Davis Political Report, is working overtime to convince North Carolinians, beaten down by the Obama recession, to fork over hundreds

LaRoque fires back on loan controversy …

Posted on August 17, 2011August 17, 2011 by Brant Clifton

NC State Rep. Stephen LaRoque (R-Kinston) called a press conference this week to counter ethics questions raised against him by a left-leaning public interest group: Rep. Stephen LaRoque on Tuesday