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We get called on the carpet by the N&O’s newsroom boss

Posted on September 11, 2013September 11, 2013 by Brant Clifton

    What’s the old saying about the heat in the kitchen? The mainstream media enjoys tossing out criticism of other people and their work.  But just try to question

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Media, Politics
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Source: Chatham GOP’s Duncan eyeing primary bid against Ellmers

Posted on September 11, 2013September 11, 2013 by Brant Clifton

I spoke with a well-placed Tea Party activist based in The Second Congressional District who confirmed for me what has been one of the region’s worst kept secrets for some

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Moore County, NCGOP, Renee Ellmers
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The Round Rev & his rabble come to town

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Brant Clifton

We here in Moore County were, um, “honored” with the presence of Bill Barber and his traveling circus of parasites and leftist loons this afternoon. As usual, the media was

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Media, Moore County, Politics
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A Tea Party over at Renee’s place …

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Brant Clifton

  Some folks are planning to get together in Asheboro Wednesday to send a message to congresswoman Renee Ellmers.  Tea Party activists from across The 2nd congressional district AND The

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Moore County, Politics
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Pinehurst: A shakedown of builders by village staff?

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      A long-time village government policy has some area developers — along with at least two members of The Village Council — crying foul: The Pinehurst Village Council

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Media, Moore County, Politics
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Common Core: Dr. June, DPI centralizing & expanding collection of student data

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Brant Clifton

    While North Carolina’s mainstream media was on its extended Labor Day vacation, The Heartland Institute decided to pick up the slack and do a little reporting about what’s

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Education, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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A lively evening in Pinehurst with Renee

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Brant Clifton

On paper, the idea of a Republican politician holding a town hall in the heart of Pinehurst looks pretty good.  Pinehurst is in the heart of Moore County — one

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campaign 2014, Congress, Economy, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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WHY NOT treat ObamaCare like abortion?

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Brant Clifton

    The Hyde Amendment has been a valuable tool in the fight against government-funding of abortion: In U.S. politics, the Hyde Amendment is a legislative provision barring the use

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Congress, Media, Politics

Ellmers: Heritage Action = Hypocrites

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Brant Clifton

        Second District  congresswoman Renee Ellmers hosted a town hall meeting in Pinehurst Tuesday night.  And, of course, we were there with a camera rolling. During the

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers, Republicans
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Free speech in its death throes in Chapel Hill

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Brant Clifton

I worked on Capitol Hill for the late Senator Jesse Helms during his early-90s campaign to defund The National Endowment For The Arts.  Leftists lashed out at him claiming that

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Education, Law & Order, Media, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics, Uncategorized
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