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#ncga: Burning the late-night oil while Ol’ Nelson sits in the corner

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The N&O is hailing state Rep. Nelson Dollar’s obstruction on the state budget as a heroic piece of leadership.  I talked with one of his House colleagues who sees things

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Rob Christensen: Still making a mess after ALL THESE YEARS.

Posted on August 26, 2015August 26, 2015 by Brant Clifton

His employer’s stock is hovering around “junk” territory.   (A lot of folks have been laid off in McClatchy newsrooms.  But ROB is STILL THERE.)  Rob has something in common

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2015: The Year of The Woman. (And her name is Ashley Madison.)

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Brant Clifton

If you’ve ever watched any late-night TV, you’ve seen the ads for the Ashley Madison web site. It facilitates adultery.  It’s kind of a Match.com or JDate for married people.

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#ncga: *YOU-KNOW-WHAT* runs downhill …

Posted on August 25, 2015August 25, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The GOP-run state Senate is running like a finely tuned machine.  They are churning out conservative legislation left-and-right.  The House?  It’s a soap opera.  It’s a mess. And by all

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#ncgop: Like Hall & Oates sang — ‘She’s Gone.’

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Brant Clifton

She’s gone, she’s gone Oh, why Oh, why I better learn how to face it She’s gone, she’s gone Oh, why Oh, why I’d pay the devil to replace her

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campaign 2016, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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#ncgop: search committee formed for ED post. (crickets re: Laster)

Posted on August 23, 2015August 23, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Last month, we had quite a hubbub in a closed NCGOP central committee meeting about the decision to hire solar industry lobbyist Kristen Laster as the party’s new finance director.

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campaign 2016, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Cough up some more money or, um, um — YOUR BABIES WILL DIE !!! (Yeah. That’s it.)

Posted on August 22, 2015August 22, 2015 by Brant Clifton

 Just when I think the NC Chamber can’t sink any lower, they DO.  You expect a meme like ”Spend more government money or the babies will die” or ”Don’t cut

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campaign 2016, Economy, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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Moore County government email addresses found among data released in Ashley Madison hack

Posted on August 21, 2015August 21, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Yep.  Our tax dollars at work.  First of all, signing up for a web site that encourages and enables adultery is kind of dubious.  But using your WORK EMAIL ADDRESS

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Media, Politics

NC-02: She’s Lyyyyyyyyying. (Her lips are moving.)

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Renee Ellmers is running to and fro trying to convince low-information voters across the Second District that she has been a valiant warrior princess against ObamaCare.  This week, she was

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campaign 2016, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers
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Goliath slaps back at David in I-77 toll fracas

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Brant Clifton

That noisy bunch of grassroots folks in Widen I-77 have been creating quite a fuss in recent months.  They are mostly residents of northern Mecklenburg County who really don’t want

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