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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

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Law & Order, Media, NC State Government, NCGOP
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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?

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campaign 2014, Economy, Media, NCGOP, ObamaCare, Phil Berger, Politics, Thom Tillis
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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

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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

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campaign 2014, Education, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics
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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

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Media, Politics
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#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

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campaign 2014, Congress, Greg Brannon, Mark Harris, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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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

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Law & Order, Media, Moore County, Pinehurst, Southern Pines, The Pilot
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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

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Politics, South Carolina
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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

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campaign 2014, Claude Pope, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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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

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campaign 2014, Congress, Education, Media, NC State Government, Politics
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