The Daily Haymaker

Tillis trying to get Robinson out of 2024 NCGOV race?

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Brant Clifton

That’s the word coming over the transom. I picked up this nugget from someone with knowledge of the internal workings of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s (R) political operation. My

ECU “training” K-12 teachers to “stop normalizing heterosexuality”

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Yep. You read that right. Once again, Education First Alliance has got all of the gory details: Parents for Public Schools and East Carolina University (ECU) are working to

North Carolina’s X-rated school libraries

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Brant Clifton

It’s good to see the public school edu-crats have their priorities, um, straight. Math scores for public school students are at an all-time low. But — if the edu-crats

The Emperor’s — um, GOVERNOR’S New Clothes

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Just like that monarch in the Hans Christian Anderson story, Roy Cooper’s ego is in high gear. His admirers won’t admit that he’s an unaccomplished blowhard attempting to cruise

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Early Morning Sneakiness

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Brant Clifton

What’s the best method for sneaking stuff past people? Do it early in the morning while most people are still sleeping and / or heading to work. You’re less

Sippin’ on that Tillis kool-aid

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Check out this quote in DC’s The Hill newspaper: […]“North Carolina is a true purple state. Thirty percent of our voters are registered Republicans, 34 [percent] are registered as Democrats,

Jail time for criticizing Feds?

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Brant Clifton

You never thought it could happen here. In Cold War-era Eastern Europe, maybe. The Soviet Union, and possibly current Russia. Any current or former Latin American dictatorship. But it IS

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Fumbling Around In The Dark

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Brant Clifton

They’ve been warned about yet another expensive lawsuit that will NOT be covered by the village’s insurance policy. They’ve been told of a negative economic impact on Moore County.

News Flash: WRAL Sucks.

Posted on October 18, 2022October 18, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Having been a drive-by myself, I so want to give some of these drive-bys a break. But so many of them keep disappointing me with the blatant dictation, lying,

Libertarians LOVE Roy.

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Brant Clifton

The Cato Institute has long been the intellectual face of the libertarian political movement. I, like many conservatives, have had some sympathies for them — given their many limited government