The Daily Haymaker

Oh, look. A contract extension.

Posted on July 7, 2019July 7, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I was examining the agenda for Monday night’s Moore County Board of Education meeting (3PM work session, 5pm closed session, 6 PM open session) when I came across something

Public Schools eat up HALF of the county budget. (And they’re demanding MORE.)

Posted on July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It’s like a broken record. Every year, Moore county public school officials and their puppets on the school board go to the media , and before the county board

#ncga: Funeral Home directing made EASY

Posted on July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Here the honorables are again, taking care of each other’s business. And, oh look, Moore County’s own Jamie Boles is right in the middle of it: State funeral

Hey, Greenville. You’ve got company coming.

Posted on July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The GOP runoff primary election for the Third Congressional District will be complete on July 9.

#nc-03: Dr. Joan, Big DC Money and a gaggle of #NeverTrumpers.

Posted on July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Joan Perry enjoys lamenting –to anyone who will listen — that “Washington insiders” are out to get her. Funny thing is — according to Federal Election Commission records, DC-based

The NCGOP E.D. rumor mill …

Posted on July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Names of potential replacements for Dallas are starting to leak out of Hillsborough Street. (Trial balloons, perhaps?) Anyway, here is what we have: Jim Burton. We’ve

Lt. Dan takes on The N&O. “Special Needs” Speck is miffed.

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I’ve watched the N&O for a long time. It’s changed ownership, but the paper still has an amazing talent for trolling j-schools and scooping up smarmy, arrogant tools and

UNC Hospitals tries to work AROUND Folwell on state health plan. Folwell calls them out.

Posted on July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Taxpayer-funded UNC Hospitals got caught red-handed using state funds to aid dirty political maneuvering against state treasurer Dale Folwell. After being busted by a Charlotte drive-by, the hospital group

Hey, where’d that conservative revolution go?

Posted on June 30, 2019June 30, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Check out the latest from the UNC-Asheville Board of Trustees: Never underestimate the power of a bunch of squeaky-wheeled students to get the grease, or in this case,

UNC Hospitals caught funding attack on state treasurer Dale Folwell

Posted on June 29, 2019June 29, 2019 by Brant Clifton

A state-funded entity using taxpayer funds to wage political warfare against an elected state official. (*Isn’t THAT special?*) State treasurer Dale Folwell was inspired to pursue his