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And then there were FOUR!

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

  Robin Hayes’s surprise announcement of his abandonment of a reelection bid as NCGOP chairman has set off a wave of skullduggery, double-crossing and back-stabbing not seen in politics since

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campaign 2019, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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The perils of not paying close attention to your local school board

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Brant Clifton

  A board of directors is meant to give direction to an  organization’s paid staff.  Not to sit back and wait for the paid staff to tell them what is

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Media, Politics
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#ncga: Legislatin’ is HAAAAAAARD.

Posted on March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 by Brant Clifton

  I know I couldn’t stand it.  All the lying, back-stabbing and outright thievery would produce some hellacious sensory overload.   Seriously, the way the system is currently set up

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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NC-03: Hangin’ with Lindsey and Don (and a few hundred others)

Posted on March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 by Brant Clifton

  I found this gem on Twitter last night:     In case you didn’t know, Eric Rouse is one of the gaggle of candidates seeking the GOP nomination for

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campaign 2019, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Fight The Power! (Just, um, make sure you have a hall pass.)

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Brant Clifton

  The plight of public school teachers has had a lot of sympathy across the political spectrum.  Unfortunately, radical leftists have grabbed the steering wheel and are on the verge

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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We MUST spend MORE because we, um, CAN’T spend what we already have.

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

  Makes no sense, right?  But that’s state government — actually, GOVERNMENT — for you.   Democrats and their queen, Roy Cooper, are demanding that we foot the bill for

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics

Fiscal conservatism, WHERE ARE YOU?

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

  We’ve come to grips with it being in its death throes in Raleigh.  Let’s see how it’s doing in DC in the Trump era:   The federal government spent

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campaign 2019, campaign 2020, Congress, Media, Politics
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N&O’s selfie-queen is ALL FOR refusing to cooperate with federal law enforcement

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

  In many places, THAT is called “obstruction of justice” or “obstruction of law enforcement personnel.”  To today’s liberals inside and outside the drive-by media, it’s the new Civil Rights

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics

More, um, “fun” with the NCGOP treasurer

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

    Jason Lemons is a busy guy.  He’s chairman of the Harnett County Board of Education.  He oversees the finances for the Harnett County GOP and its building fund.

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Media, NCGOP, Politics

Stupid. Big Mouth. Patently dishonest. (Not much has changed.)

Posted on March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 by Brant Clifton

  It always insults my intelligence to see big-time  marketing pros peddling something to me as new and improved — when, in fact, it is pretty much the same as

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campaign 2020, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers
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