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#NCGA: Oh, yeah. Here’s where the gas tax money goes.

Posted on September 21, 2014September 21, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We’ve posted previously about our frustration over paying an obscenely high gas tax while being told by Raleigh politicians that there is no money to maintain existing or build new

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#NCSEN: the drive-by media’s flexible definition of ‘controversial’

Posted on September 20, 2014September 20, 2014 by Brant Clifton

In 2008 and 2012, we were told not to worry about Barry Obama’s preachers — Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Father Michael Pfleger. We’re told that Bill Barber is a credible Man

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NC STILL paying through the nose for gas. (But there’s NO MONEY for roads?)

Posted on September 20, 2014September 20, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Thom Tillis and Skip Stam are pushing for toll roads and lanes throughout the state — claiming that those concepts are the only way to pay for road construction and

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#NCSEN: The charge of the clothespin brigade

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Some Republicans and Tea Partiers in and around Moore County are launching a “Clothespin Challenge.”  One of the organizers posted this on her Facebook Page: All you disconcerted or apathetic voters

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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#NCGA: Pay-to-play in living color, in your email inbox

Posted on September 19, 2014September 19, 2014 by Brant Clifton

An awful lot of Republicans here in Moore County found the item below in their email inboxes this morning: “I must raise money in order to help the Republican Caucus

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campaign 2014, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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NC-06: N&O, Daily Kos try — and fail miserably — to match wits with Mark Walker

Posted on September 19, 2014September 19, 2014 by Brant Clifton

It appears that The Raleigh News & Observer has partnered with The Daily Kos in its political coverage.  I am amazed at how often the far-left web site shows up

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Congress, Media
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Becoming Alabama? Hey, at least we’re not becoming CHARLOTTE.

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The Prius-driving, low-T, latte-sipping NPR-swooning lefty-snobs at The Charlotte Observer, one of McClatchy’s many failing media holdings in The Carolinas, are aghast that this state might become more like — *GASP*

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#NCSEN: Only 45% of the white vote FOR Tillis?

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We posted earlier about the Fox News poll of this race.  Digging into the cross-tabs led us to discover a really interesting stat.  Hagan, the Democrat, is drawing 33 percent

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Politics
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Bribes for Tolls?

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Brant Clifton

There’s been quite a public uproar about toll roads being established in the Charlotte area.  Yet, government officials in the areas most affected by the proposed tolls are enthusiastically backing

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#NCSEN: Sabato says race “Leans Democrat,” Tillis “stuck”

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Political prognosticator, cable TV talking head, and UVa political scientist Larry Sabato is seeing things trending Kay Hagan’s way this year: Another week is down the drain in the race

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