The Daily Haymaker

What the F*** is going on at THIS Moore County newspaper?

Posted on October 5, 2025October 5, 2025 by Brant Clifton

I think I’ve told you folks this before. We in Moore County are *blessed* with a local newspaper currently run by the folks who – for centuries – oversaw the

Still in-the-tank. Still lying.

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Brant Clifton

We already showed you the receipts on Fox News’ duplicity in covering North Carolina’s 2026 US Senate race. Now here we come with two more similar examples from the state’s

Whatley’s firm preached the woke gospel of ESG

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Brant Clifton

When Mike Whatley first appeared out of nowhere in 2019 to be installed as state GOP chairman, he was introduced to us as the co-founder of something called HBW Resources.

Obama-Cooper deal moved seriously mentally ill out of institutions and into our neighborhoods

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Brant Clifton

In the wake of recent news involving actions by seriously mentally ill people, many are asking: “Why wasn’t this person locked away in a facility? Why are they out roaming

NRA: Pro-Berger mailers & billboards misuse logo, mislead voters

Posted on September 27, 2025September 27, 2025 by Brant Clifton

There is a pretty intense GOP primary underway in Rockingham County between state senate president pro tem Phil Berger and county sheriff Sam Page. While most 2026 campaigns are still

Iryna’s (accused) killer registered to vote in Charlotte FIVE TIMES in FOUR MONTHS

Posted on September 27, 2025September 30, 2025 by Brant Clifton

We’ve been hearing a lot about the tragic murder on a Charlotte commuter train of a young woman recently arrived from Ukraine. The suspect – DeCarlos Brown, Jr. — has

NCGOPe tripling down in defense of primary-meddling

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Brant Clifton

We’ve caught them doing it in the state Court of Appeals race. They’ve been exposed nationally taking the unprecedented move of taking sides in a contested United States Senate primary.

Phil Berger aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand — Trump ???

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Brant Clifton

I’ve been hearing an interesting little anecdote around the state politics arena for weeks now. The Sam Page for NC Senate campaign has apparently decided to take that anecdote public

Is ANYONE serious about getting our financial house in order? (Anyone, at all?)

Posted on September 24, 2025September 24, 2025 by Brant Clifton

It’s pretty safe to say that conservative ideas are what propelled the GOP to a position of power in North Carolina and the United States. Most of the GOP’s greatest

A noxious import from W.Va. for Hudson, 9th congressional district voters

Posted on September 23, 2025September 23, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Democrat voters in the Sandhills are poised to nominate a — let’s say — *colorful* former West Virginia state senator to challenge incumbent congressman Richard Hudson. Here is a pretty