Skip to content
The Daily Haymaker

The Daily Haymaker

Carolina-flavored conservative commentary

  • Home
  • Roy Cooper
  • Mike Whatley
  • The Sandhills Files
  • NC legislature
  • Balanced Nutrition
  • Email Us

The NC State Bar: Keeping lawyers liberal

Posted on January 17, 2014January 17, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Every day I come across more evidence that we have too frickin’ many lawyers gracing the surface of our beautiful planet and using up valuable oxygen. Take our state’s top

Continue reading
Law & Order, Media, NC State Government, NCGOP
4 comments

The ObamaCare “study”: stoves are hot, ice is cold, socialism is BAD

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Setting up a commission or a committee to “study” an issue is a great way for politicians to show they “care” –without actually doing anything substantive. “Fast and Furious,” anyone?

Continue reading
campaign 2014, Economy, Media, NCGOP, ObamaCare, Phil Berger, Politics, Thom Tillis
3 comments

Rocky Mount “racism” update

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We told you the other day about the outrageous behavior of the Rocky Mount City Council.  Well, the good folks at Civitas have offered up the details that led to

Continue reading
Media

McCrory: Common Core fan Jim Hunt a mentor, hero, adviser

Posted on January 16, 2014January 16, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Governor Pat McCrory unveiled his education agenda yesterday, and opponents of the common core curriculum can’t be happy with what they heard: McCrory previewed his legislative agenda in a speech

Continue reading
campaign 2014, Education, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics
14 comments

Disagree with the Rocky Mt. city council? You’re RACIST!

Posted on January 15, 2014January 15, 2014 by Brant Clifton

When I first heard about what happened Monday night in Rocky Mount, I couldn’t believe it.  A reader from the Rocky Mount area tipped me off to an incident at

Continue reading
Media, Politics
14 comments

#NCSEN It’s Over: PPP & The Shih-Tzu anoint Senator Thom

Posted on January 14, 2014January 14, 2014 by Brant Clifton

John Frank says we might as well forget this primary thing.  Thom Tillis is leaving everybody in the dust with his “solid lead.”   If you are a supporter of

Continue reading
campaign 2014, Congress, Greg Brannon, Mark Harris, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
8 comments

Crime stats: Taking reporting both sides of the story a little too far

Posted on January 14, 2014January 14, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Mainstream media types love to tell us they give both sides of the story.  They love to tell us how fair they are.  But doesn’t passing accurate info on to

Continue reading
Law & Order, Media, Moore County, Pinehurst, Southern Pines, The Pilot
One comment

GOP, grassroots unrest bubbling over in SC, too

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We posted here about an NCGOP establishment vs. grassroots spat in Haywood County. There have been previous issues in Beaufort, Craven, Davidson and Gates counties. It appears the folks just

Continue reading
campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Politics, South Carolina
One comment

NCGOP cracks down on Republicans criticizing Republicans

Posted on January 13, 2014January 13, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We’re in the middle of the primary election season.  These times are all about internal debates / discussions between party members as they chart the direction of and craft an

Continue reading
campaign 2014, Claude Pope, Media, NCGOP, Politics
27 comments

The UNC athletics “scandal”: Overlooking the role of K-12 public education

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Brant Clifton

For some years, I’ve had one foot in the academic world and one in the business world.  (I am an adjunct instructor at a number of area colleges here in

Continue reading
campaign 2014, Congress, Education, Media, NC State Government, Politics
10 comments

Posts pagination

«Previous Posts 1 … 550 551 552 553 554 … 723 Next Posts»

Follow Us

  • truthsocial
  • X
  • rumble

Search Our Archives

Recent Comments

  • Larry Holmquist on RNC, NCGOP teaming to help Michael Whatley through Senate primary
  • Carol on An endorsement of Don Brown for US Senate by MAGA hero?
  • Barbara Burrage on Legislator: WHO, other int’l groups to have bigger say on foreign MDs working in NC
  • Larry H Holmquist on An endorsement of Don Brown for US Senate by MAGA hero?
  • Bev on Legislator: WHO, other int’l groups to have bigger say on foreign MDs working in NC
  • W. E. James on An endorsement of Don Brown for US Senate by MAGA hero?
  • jwmson on Legislator: WHO, other int’l groups to have bigger say on foreign MDs working in NC
  • J.P. Jones on Legislator: WHO, other int’l groups to have bigger say on foreign MDs working in NC
  • Steven Rader on Once again, Raleigh tries to choose FOR US and – once again – ethics fly out the window.
  • Larry Holmquist on #NCSEN26: Another poll, another BIG lead for Cooper over Whatley
  • Sam Currin on Chronic absenteeism no longer an excuse to fail students in North Carolina
  • jwmson on Chronic absenteeism no longer an excuse to fail students in North Carolina
  • jwmson on #NCSEN26: Another poll, another BIG lead for Cooper over Whatley
  • J.P. Jones on #NCSEN26: Mr. Brown, going to Washington?
  • Carol on #NCSEN26: Mr. Brown, going to Washington?
  • Carol on #NCSEN26: Mr. Brown, going to Washington?

Blogroll

  • American Conservative
  • American Spectator
  • Beaufort Observer
  • BizPacReview
  • BobLee Says
  • Breitbart
  • Campus Reform
  • Chronicles
  • Citizen Free Press
  • College Fix
  • Conservapedia
  • Conservative Treehouse
  • Daily Signal
  • Deep Capture
  • FitsNews (SC)
  • Foundation for Economic Education
  • Gateway Pundit
  • Instapundit
  • Legal Insurrection
  • National Pulse
  • Post Millenial
  • Power Line
  • Rush Limbaugh
  • Taki's Magazine
  • Triad Conservative
  • Turning Point USA
  • Victor Davis Hanson
WordPress Theme: Donovan by ThemeZee.