The Daily Haymaker

Shoving Burr, Thilli$ in the RIGHT direction on racial quotas

Posted on May 17, 2016May 17, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Believe it or not, it has actually been a struggle to get our Republican senators — Richard Burr and Thom Thilli$ — to sign on to an effort to defund

HB2: Pat travels. Roy fiddles. Binky piddles

Posted on May 16, 2016May 16, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Here’s a great primer on how drive-by “news” coverage in our fair capital city works. First, you get a press release / tweet from a liberal pol / organization, like

#ncga: Gettin’ PAID in LINCOLN COUNTY?

Posted on May 16, 2016May 16, 2016 by Brant Clifton

In Lincoln County, there is a lot of talk about economic development. In November, there was talk of a proposed industrial client investing $12 million in property adjacent to the

#ncga: Gettin’ PAID in Hendersonville

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Brant Clifton

SOME of the honorables on Jones Street are pushing through changes to Hendersonville’s charter: Got that? “The mayor AND council members shall receive for their services such salaries as the

NC-08: WWJD? (Certainly not fabricate a portion of his bio)

Posted on May 13, 2016January 29, 2017 by Brant Clifton

it’s pretty clear from the Richard Hudson reelection campaign’s mailers and TV ads that they are going to play the Jesus card for the June 7 primary. Let’s compare the

Feds STILL dumping unaccompanied illegal kids in Carolinas

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Remember all of that hubbub about Central and South American kids pouring across our southern borders? Well, it died down after a while. The drivebys had the Kardashians and Bruce

NO privacy for YOU! (No fed $$$$ either)

Posted on May 13, 2016May 13, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Cats and dogs living together. Boys and girls going potty together. It’s finally HERE! (*Not the hope and change you voted for? Um, sorry.*) Lincoln reunified the country. Kennedy took

Former WRAL boss: GOP needs to ‘shoot’ Limbaugh

Posted on May 13, 2016May 13, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Yep, that’s right. Jim Hefner used to call the shots at WRAL. Now he teaches ”the practice of journalism” at UNC. Here he is in the money-bleeding, gasping-for-its-final-breaths Charlotte Observer:

Dallas STILL kicking Hasan

Posted on May 12, 2016May 12, 2016 by Brant Clifton

He broke his neck to get on this site to defend his grandpa when Grandpa got caught hosting a fundraiser for a candidate in the 13th congressional district GOP primary.

#nc-02: Drivebys perplexed by Right’s rejection of Ellmers

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Brant Clifton

First it was The Club For Growth. Now, Americans For Prosperity is reaching out to smack Big Govt Barbie.™ This has the driveby media just flummoxed. HOW — HOW can