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 Daily Haymaker

#NCSEN: ALEC ponies up for Speaker Thom

Posted on February 18, 2014February 18, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The American Legislative Exchange Council seems to be catching it from both sides in American politics. Leftists see the group as a conservative bogey-man ready to erase the big-government “gains”

Continue reading
campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Thom Tillis
4 comments

NC-07: “Our girl” gets all up in somebody else’s business

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Renee Ellmers is the queen of plain ol’ dumb luck. THIS video helped her sneak by an entrenched incumbent in a Democrat district in 2010.  The video was a political

Continue reading
campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Moore County, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers, Tea Party
9 comments

The debt ceiling: We were tricked, y’all!

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

American Hustle is not just lighting up the movie screens.  It’s playing out on Capitol Hill as well. Following last week’s disgraceful surrender by House Republicans on the debt ceiling,

Continue reading
campaign 2014, Congress, Economy, Howard Coble, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, Tea Party, Walter Jones
16 comments

#NCSEN: The sock puppet grasps for straws

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

Poor Kay Hagan.  She’s apparently laying awake at night worrying about these Koch Brothers.  Who are they?  What do they have to do with all of this rampant unemployment and

Continue reading
campaign 2014, Congress, Democrats, Kay Hagan, Media, Politics
3 comments

A “Carolina Family” matter goes public

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Brant Clifton

UNC-Chapel Hill has been rocked by bad publicity in recent months.  There was PJ Hairston and his relationship with the convicted felon.  There was the report from the researcher raising

Continue reading
Education, Media, NC State Government
6 comments

HERE COME THA’ THOLLS !!!

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The snow has captured everyone’s attention statewide over the last few days, but this managed to slip in under the radar: The state’s $550 million plan to add Interstate 77 toll lanes

Continue reading
campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
2 comments

#NCSEN: PPP poll shows we’re headed for a GOP runoff.

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

Public Policy Polling has released its latest numbers on the 2014 US Senate race. The Democrat  pollster is finding what a lot of us have known. This thing — at

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

#NCGA: Fletcher Hartsell, Untouchable?

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

News broke this week that state Senate leaders were appointing long-time senator Fletcher Hartsell (R-Cabarrus) to co-chair “The Joint Legislative Study Committee on The Affordable Care Act.”   One wonders

Continue reading
campaign 2014, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
5 comments

#NCSEN: In 2011, Speaker Thom thought state health insurance exchanges OK

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Everyone agrees ObamaCare will be a huge issue in the 2014 elections.  In 2013, the General Assembly said NO to accepting federal money to set up a state health care

Continue reading
campaign 2014, Congress, Economy, Media, NCGOP, ObamaCare, Politics, Tea Party, Thom Tillis
3 comments

#NCGA: A short session surprise?

Posted on February 12, 2014February 12, 2014 by Brant Clifton

A piece of legislation that has raised the ire of Civitas and other Tea Party-aligned groups,  and has been voted down twice in the state House, has been resurrected and

Continue reading
campaign 2014, Law & Order, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
6 comments

Posts pagination

«Previous Posts 1 … 556 557 558 559 560 … 735 Next Posts»

Follow Us

  • truthsocial
  • X
  • rumble

Search Our Archives

Recent Comments

  • .W. E. James on Only ONE NCGOPer in Congress stands up for voter ID. (Only ONE.)
  • Dallas Woodhouse on US Senate candidate disqualified
  • Justaguy on Ted Budd: Duplicitous, dewy-eyed, or just plain Dumb?
  • J.P. Jones on Ted Budd: Duplicitous, dewy-eyed, or just plain Dumb?
  • Stan on Roy Cooper stomping Mike Whatley’s guts out in the polls AND in fundraising
  • BobLee on Roy Cooper stomping Mike Whatley’s guts out in the polls AND in fundraising
  • jwmson on Ted Budd: Duplicitous, dewy-eyed, or just plain Dumb?
  • Eric on Roy Cooper stomping Mike Whatley’s guts out in the polls AND in fundraising
  • Fern Shubert on Roy Cooper stomping Mike Whatley’s guts out in the polls AND in fundraising
  • W. E. James on Ted Budd: Duplicitous, dewy-eyed, or just plain Dumb?
  • Brokston on The Laurie Story: *Lyin’ Laurie* ??? (So says The Sheriff.)
  • Steven Rader on Ted Budd: Duplicitous, dewy-eyed, or just plain Dumb?
  • Andy Nilsson on Ted Budd: Duplicitous, dewy-eyed, or just plain Dumb?
  • Rwinglolly on Roy Cooper stomping Mike Whatley’s guts out in the polls AND in fundraising
  • Ken Conklin on The Laurie Story: *Lyin’ Laurie* ??? (So says The Sheriff.)
  • Brokston on The Laurie Story: *Lyin’ Laurie* ??? (So says The Sheriff.)

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.