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#ncpol: Ethics? What’s that? (A new grocery chain? )

Posted on July 11, 2015July 11, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The cloud of ethics scandal has wafted over from Jones Street to the state board of elections.  Apparently, another Republican officeholder — also an attorney — is needing a bit

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campaign 2016, NC legislature, NC State Government

Following in Greece’s footsteps?

Posted on July 11, 2015July 11, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The drivebys and the “wise men” in DC and on Wall Street are tut-tutting about the mess in Greece. (Thom Tillis says his “ancestral homeland” could learn something from North

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Congress, Media, Politics, Thom Tillis

#ncga: Ethics, meet Tim Moore. Mr. Moore, meet Ethics.

Posted on July 11, 2015July 11, 2015 by Brant Clifton

For the second time in a little over three years, Tim Moore’s ethical choices have made him an easy target for Blinkin’ Chris’s comedy website. Moore ran for speaker promising

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campaign 2016, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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NC-03: A GOP threeway

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Lately, it seems that all of Walter Jones’s campaigns are raucous affairs. DC-based groups dumped millions into his primary race in 2014.  Well, it looks like his 2014 opponent is

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campaign 2016, Congress, Walter Jones
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NC-02: Money is talking in GOP US House primary race

Posted on July 9, 2015July 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

And it is not saying very nice things about Frank Roche.   Judging from what we found on the FEC web site, the Cary Republican appears to be repeating his

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campaign 2016, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers
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Thommy The Greek?

Posted on July 8, 2015July 8, 2015 by Brant Clifton

We know about our junior senator’s history with embellishing details about his personal life.  We might have stumbled across another similar episode: As the lone U.S. senator of Greek heritage,

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campaign 2016, Congress, Media, Politics, Thom Tillis
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Lady Parts 2016: Playing the left’s identity politics game

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Apparently, the GOPe has anointed our very own Renee Ellmers with the responsibility of getting more girls elected.  Not necessarily conservatives, mind you.  Just folks with lady parts:  The effort

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campaign 2016, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers
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SCV returns fire in flag fight

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The Sons of Confederate Veterans don’t appear to be ready to reprise Appamattox in response to the attacks on “The Stars & Bars” by the far left, spineless Republican pols, and

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campaign 2016, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Drive-by media: ‘The South’ dragging America down

Posted on July 5, 2015July 5, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I usually try not to call attention to a lot of the stupidity that oozes through the drive-by media.  (There’s so frickin’ much of it.) But this, um, “gem” ,

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Media, Politics
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A potential monkey wrench in the Draft Meadows effort?

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Congressman Mark Meadows collected a lot of new fans with his recent tussle with John Boehner and crew.  An effort has arisen to encourage Meadows to forego election to the

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campaign 2016, Congress, Mark Meadows, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Richard Burr
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