The Daily Haymaker

Et tu, Paul?

Posted on December 6, 2021December 6, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Is stalwart conservative judge April Wood being stabbed in the back by “ally” Chief Justice Paul Newby? That’s what we’re hearing from inside the beltline. Wood, who currently serves

Folwell, Wood back state-like ethics rules for local officials

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Brant Clifton

The state legislature has got a bill in its possession that would bring local government officials under very similar ethical standards to those state officials have to live by.

Three NCGOPers in US House vote FOR federal vaccine database

Posted on December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 by Brant Clifton

At least three of our Republicans in Washington have decided it’s OK for Big Brother to be Watching. Three leadership brown-nosers (Patrick McHenry, Richard Hudson, and Greg Murphy) voted

Still beating on — and lying about — Mark Robinson

Posted on November 30, 2021December 1, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Anybody out there seriously believe that the drive-by media would be all worked up about all this GAY STUFF if Robinson had a (D) next to his name? Apparently, it’s

Pinehurst: TRYING to walk it all back

Posted on November 27, 2021November 30, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Before the November elections for Pinehurst Village Council, “ethics” was a very very very very important matter that needed to be discussed loudly and openly in every nook and

Mark Robinson scares the living hell out of the bad guys.

Posted on November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 by Brant Clifton

The NCGOP hasn’t had a star the caliber of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson since the days of Jesse Helms. Robinson doesn’t back down from a fight. He calls out

Monkey Business Report: Using COVID to justify poor public school performance

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Things have been so busy elsewhere that we haven’t given our, um, “friends” on Jones Street the proper amount of attention. For instance, we should take a look at

Pinehurst: I Sue You — (Um, you sue Me ?)

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Brant Clifton

The cabal currently running Pinehurst village government is about to help the village break new legal ground. I’ve talked with some area attorneys, and NONE of them can recall

REPUBLICAN-APPOINTED UNC board shoots down measure banning racial preferences

Posted on November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 by Brant Clifton

I know. It’s like we’re in the Twilight Zone. Raleigh Republicans mouth a lot of words about cutting spending and smaller budgets. Yet, they keep producing and cheerleading for

Burr, Tillis help Dems offshore American jobs, sneer at concept of ‘Buy American’

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Brant Clifton

So, TRT voted to offshore American jobs. Likely putting some North Carolinians out of work. (*Thank God he and Shumaker saved us from Cal Cunningham’s extramarital mischief so we