The Daily Haymaker

Caldwell Co. GOP offers a tip of the hat to Mark Meadows

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Brant Clifton

In an era where so many GOP “leaders” are disappointing the faithful outside The Beltway and The Beltline, one group of North Carolina Republicans is standing up and

Put that white flag AWAY !!!!

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Brant Clifton

We’ve got a 17 percent federal spending freeze. But to hear the media tell it, we are experiencing THE END OF DAYS. CNN is running a countdown clock. We’re being

Did I say Witch? Pardon me. I MEANT “Bitch.”

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Brant Clifton

You’ve gotta love this civility, peace and love crowd. When they ran things into the ground in Raleigh, they frequently shut down GOP and conservative protests by lecturing about the

Public education: Where does the money go?

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Brant Clifton

I found a quite provocative post on a great new web site called The Federalist about North Carolina’s public school system and its finances— a subject that

Shutdown #18: The Statists Strike Back!

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Brant Clifton

They’re closing beaches. They’re walling off open-air, unattended monuments. They’re barring tourists from pulling over to take pictures of Mount Rushmore. They’re cutting off benefits to families of

When you’ve got nothing of value to add — RACEBAIT !!!!

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Those of you who live outside The Fayetteville Observer’s circulation area, you probably haven’t become acquainted with Myron Pitts. For those of you in the Triangle — think of Myron

Running for office on OUR DIME

Posted on October 7, 2013October 7, 2013 by Brant Clifton

First, it was Thom Tillis who told us he could represent the people of his legislative district, serve as speaker of the House, AND run for the US Senate all

#NCSEN: When is a draft NOT REALLY a draft?

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Brant Clifton

We’ve been sold the idea that some folks out there in the grassroots have been clamoring for Charlotte preacher Mark Harris to jump into the 2014 GOP US Senate

When Mark met Robin: Preacher / candidate in his own words

Posted on October 5, 2013October 5, 2013 by Brant Clifton

One of the biggest questions surrounding the US Senate candidacy of Charlotte pastor Mark Harris is how he got tied up with Robin Hayes — former congressman, former NCGOP chairman,

2014: The year of the GOP establishment stalking horses?

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Well, it appears Walter Jones is picking up another primary opponent: Taylor Griffin, a former aide to President George W. Bush who went on to co-found