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Moral Monday meets the Moore County School Board

Posted on August 16, 2013August 16, 2013 by Brant Clifton

It’s a  sad statement about the current state of public education when the person responsible for administering our local school system has such a poor grasp on reality. Moore County

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Media, Moore County, Politics
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Heritage Action poll: No need for GOP to fear govt shutdown in ObamaCare defund fight

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      Richard Burr, Renee Ellmers and Bob Pittenger — take note.  It would appear that Mitch McConnell and John Boehner are blowing smoke up your posteriors: Heritage Action

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Politics
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Raleigh GOP establishment flexing muscle in Davidson County

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Brant Clifton

We’ve said quite a bit about the hubbub in Davidson County over the appointment of Republican Roger Younts to finish out the unexpired term of long-time legislator Jerry Dockham, who

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campaign 2014, NC legislature, Politics
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Wanna flush the economy down the toilet? There’s an app for that!

Posted on August 14, 2013August 14, 2013 by Brant Clifton

  Everybody’s heard of the Apple Store.  The National Republican Senate Committee has produced a clever parody of the Apple cash-cow called “The Dem App Store — Failed.  Foiled. Fruitless.”

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campaign 2014, Congress, Kay Hagan, Media, Politics

ID for voting, enforcing immigration is BAD. ID for buying guns, beer is GOOD. So sayeth The Sock Puppet.

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Gov. Pat McCrory took our advice and signed that voter ID bill passed by the General Assembly.  Kudos to him.  The bill didn’t go as far as I would like

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campaign 2014, Congress, Kay Hagan, Law & Order, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics
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My how things change after you announce for US Senate and start trolling for PAC dollars

Posted on August 13, 2013August 13, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Let’s check the ObamaCare scorecard, friends.  Senator Burr says trying to defund ObamaCare is “the dumbest idea.”  Senator Hagan voted for and praised ObamaCare, and now takes both sides on

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campaign 2014, Congress, Kay Hagan, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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Waiting for McCrory

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

      The mainstream media tells us that Gov. Pat McCrory has 38 bills sitting on his desk waiting for signatures or vetoes: […] Lawmakers adjourned for the year on

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Law & Order, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics
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Heritage Action, activists turning up the heat in ObamaCare defund fight

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Congress is in summer recess.  Typically, members go home to their districts and states to hold town hall meetings and brief the voters on happenings in DC.  Strangely, very few

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Congress, Media, Moore County, NCGOP, Politics
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House GOP strategy on ObamaCare: Talk tough. Do nothing. Blame the Senate. (Repeat.)

Posted on August 10, 2013August 10, 2013 by Brant Clifton

    Boy, have Boehner and his folks got their talking points down.  Talk about how bad ObamaCare is for the country and the American people. Lament the fact that

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campaign 2014, Congress, Economy, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers
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Guns. Mental Health. Elaine Marshall. (Need we say more?)

Posted on August 10, 2013August 10, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      This news from Secretary of State Elaine Marshall’s Twitter feed  is a wee bit old, but we thought it was worth sharing: *I wonder which part she

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NC State Government, Politics

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