The Daily Haymaker

Folwell: NC non-profit hospitals failing to provide charity care despite tax breaks

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Brant Clifton

The deal was simple. Provide x amount of charity care in exchange for x amount of tax breaks. According to state treasurer Dale Folwell, lots of hospitals have taken

Pinehurst’s Pizzella : Bill Clinton, too ???

Posted on October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Wow. Talk about a rogue’s gallery. Pinehurst Village Council candidate Patrick Pizzella’s campaign team doesn’t want to talk about much of his DC background. (Especially his lobbying activities.)

Apparently, in Pinehurst, having “relations” with your legislator(s) is a CRIME.

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Brant Clifton

I don’t think we’re talking about the Bill Clinton definition of “having relations,” here. At a Tuesday special meeting, village manager Jeff Sanborn’s hand puppet (aka mayor John Strickland)

Folwell: Compromise still makes IRS spying bill a bad deal for all Americans

Posted on October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 by Brant Clifton

State treasurer Dale Folwell is standing firm with two dozen of his colleagues across the country and other officials to fight one of most egregious items on the Biden

DC’s sleaze king endorsed Pizzella for presidential appointment

Posted on October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Talk about an unhelpful endorsement: Incoming acting Labor Secretary Patrick Pizzella will take the helm of the department following the resignation Friday of Alex Acosta, who faced scrutiny over

Pinehurst candidate worked for Obama, Russians AND King of DC sleaze

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Brant Clifton

You can’t make this up. The more you look into Patrick Pizzella’s time in DC, the more troubling things appear. Here’s the word from Open Secrets: Patrick Pizzella will

Lydia lawyers up, unloads with both barrels at Village government

Posted on October 24, 2021October 24, 2021 by Brant Clifton

You really didn’t believe that Lydia Boesch would just run off, with her tail tucked between her legs, after being ambushed during a streamed, open-to-the-public Pinehurst Village Council meeting,

Pinehurst Council eating their own

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Brant Clifton

If you’ve ever wondered why Pinehurst is the most-hated municipality in Moore County, I invite you to take a gander at Exhibit A: video of the October 12 meeting

NCGOP groupie parachutes in to pursue retiring Larry Pittman’s House seat

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Just three years ago, Catherine Whiteford was running as a Republican in a very Democrat NC House district in Raleigh against a seasoned incumbent. (She got her clock cleaned.

“Putting Pinehurst FIRST”? (Actually, he’s putting it 3rd.)

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Brant Clifton

As I told you before, Patrick Pizzella, who won an appointment by former President Barack Obama and fast confirmation by a Democrat-controlled Senate, is seeking local office in Pinehurst.