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#ncga: The Edgar Starnes affair

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I’ve been hearing some grumbling about former House majority leader Edgar Starnes’s (R) decision to give up his House seat and skedaddle over to state treasurer Janet Cowell’s (D) team.

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Two years later: STILL no conclusion on probe of Sen. Hartsell

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The GOP-controlled state board of elections just can’t seem to find time to get to the bottom of nominal-GOP state senator Fletcher Hartsell’s campaign spending issues. We’ve officially passed the

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NC legislature
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Chatham County’s Duncan spanks Big Gov’t. Barbie over amnesty votes

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Congresswoman Renee Ellmers has shown her true colors this week in regard to amnesty for illegal aliens.  Jim Duncan, chairman of the Chatham County GOP in Ellmers’s district, has stepped

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Congress, Renee Ellmers
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Ellmers ringleader of GOP rebels opposing anti-amnesty amendment

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The House voted on legislation to defund DACA — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — which is Barry Obama’s plan to provide annesty to illegal alien children.  The policy has been

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Congress, Renee Ellmers
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Lefties keep beating anti-police drum ON OUR DIME

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Brant Clifton

You would think — in the wake of the murders of those NYPD officers and the attempted murder of that Durham cop — leftists would tone down their anti-police rhetoric.

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Education, Law & Order, Media, NC State Government, Politics
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Ellmers says NO to deporting illegals who molest kids, beat their spouses

Posted on January 14, 2015January 14, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I know, it’s baffling.  Just when I think she can’t get any more outrageous, she comes through.  Renee Ellmers, the 2nd district representative to the US House, was the only

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Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Watch Your Wallet: Gas Tax Fever is going around

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Brant Clifton

As gas prices start creeping back down to more sane levels, people are buying more gas and doing more driving.  That phenomenon has inspired “honorables” on both sides of the

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Congress, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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The Dorothea Dix debacle

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Gov. Pat McCrory has announced a deal to sell the former Dorothea Dix hospital property to the City of Raleigh.  The $52 million deal — if finalized — would transform

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Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, Politics, Uncategorized
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Paul Tine: STILL registered Democrat

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Brant Clifton

There was a big hulaballoo about a Democrat legislator from Dare County leaving his party to register unaffiliated.   On January 9, Paul Tine was admitted to the House GOP

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP

#ncga: Look who’s back in town!

Posted on January 13, 2015January 13, 2015 by Brant Clifton

They’re already making a mess in DC.  And just as we’re coming down from the trauma of THEIR return, the Raleigh crowd is deciding to put in an appearance at

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Law & Order, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Phil Berger
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