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Thom & Renee & The VA: Great Minds thinking alike

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Providing for veterans’ health care is the least we can do for the multitudes who have served and sacrificed in uniform for this country.  It’s incredibly unfortunate that we are

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Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers, Thom Tillis, Uncategorized
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Duke’s “noose” and the conspicuous silence of the drive-by media

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It’s truly disgusting to watch the drive-bys — the remnants of the so-called mainstream media — working overtime to whip up racial strife in an era they promised us, in

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Media, Politics
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Are “WE” sure “WE” want to go THERE, girlfriend?

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I thought this HAD to be an April Fool’s joke — given the fact it broke on April 1.  Renee Ellmers apparently introduced legislation blocking payment of White House staffer

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Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers
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Governor ‘Thin-Skin’

Posted on April 10, 2015April 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

This little gem popped up on Twitter today.   It’s interesting that it is just now going public today — FRIDAY.  I first heard about it at the beginning of

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Media, NC State Government, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics
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#ncga: ‘Conservative Revolution’ keeps feeding the beast. (We think it needs a crash diet.)

Posted on April 10, 2015April 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Gas taxes are going up. We’re getting retroactively hit for deductions on previous year’s tax returns.  They’re trying to get us to take on BILLIONS more in debt.  (Wait. I

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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Pew: Since 2000, total of 78 US counties (counting 5 in NC) have gone majority-minority

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Some new findings from the Pew Research Center show how immigration may be re-shaping our nation:  In the United States as a whole, the white share of the population is declining as

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Media, Politics

What’s in your wallet? (Gov. Pat wants it)

Posted on April 10, 2015April 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Our reportedly Republican governor wants a $2.8 billion bond referendum on the ballot in November.  Bond referendums — in case you didn’t know — are votes on whether to allow

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Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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#ncga: A payday for drive-by reporters?

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

It appears that twin brothers Bob Rucho and Tom Apodaca are taking pity on the drive-bys who spend so much time peppering them with stupid questions and making them miserable.

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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#ncpol: Blurring the lines. Surrendering while you’re ahead. (Trying to go back to the political wilderness?)

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I never thought I’d see the Democrat Party actually be able to get to the right of Republicans on taxes.  But state Democrats are doing that to GOP legislators AND

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Congress, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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#ncga: Cracking the (House) Whip

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I’ve got a newfound sense of respect for John Bell.  We took it to him TWICE yesterday.  Instead of ducking and running, or just badmouthing us in private, the Goldsboro

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Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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