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Pinehurst: Local government gone wild (downtown parking edition)

Posted on October 27, 2013October 27, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Yellow-dog Republican Pinehurst is developing quite a reputation for authoritarian government.  Village government requires approval from your neighbors if you want to erect a fence on your property.  (There are

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campaign 2014, Moore County, Politics

An angle for the NCGA to save us from ObamaCare?

Posted on October 27, 2013October 27, 2013 by Brant Clifton

    The recently completed Nullify Now gathering in Raleigh caused some people to sit up and take notice.  The mainstream media, of course, has been mocking it for all

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campaign 2014, Economy, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP
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ENC GOPers: Censuring Thom Tillis, Rebuking Richard Burr

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Brant Clifton

    The NCGOP establishment and activists in Eastern North Carolina are not seeing eye-to-eye on things lately.  We’ve reported previously on the Craven County GOP’s censure of state House

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campaign 2014, Congress, Kay Hagan, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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#NCSEN: McConnell, Boehner throw in with Thom Tillis

Posted on October 27, 2013October 27, 2013 by Brant Clifton

It’s no secret that the DC and Raleigh Republican establishment is in love with the idea of state House speaker Thom Tillis moving up to the US Senate.  Karl Rove

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campaign 2014, Congress, Kay Hagan, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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State Rep. Larry Pittman gets ‘binkered’

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Brant Clifton

DC has ‘borking’.  Raleigh has ‘binkering.’   Both terms relate to especially sleazy forms of smearing political opponents. The latter is named for WRAL’s Mark “Binky” Binker — the station’s alleged

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Media, NC legislature, Politics
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Sen. Hagan seeks delay in ObamaCare implementation

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Brant Clifton

When she joined the Senate in 2009, Kay Hagan was an enthusiastic cheerleader for ObamaCare. She was one of the 60 votes FOR this monstrosity.  She’s stood loyally and dependably

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campaign 2014, Congress, Kay Hagan, Media, Politics

NCGOP activists targeting NC’s RNC rep over 2012 RNC rules change flap

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Brant Clifton

    Heavy-handed tactics at the 2012 Republican National Convention to change party rules created controversy that is still brewing more than a year later. We had some great video

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campaign 2014, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Craven GOP -Thom Tillis spat ends in Craven chairman’s resignation

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Brant Clifton

    There has been quite a bit of internal drama with Craven County’s Republicans during the last year.  They’ve voted to censure state House speaker and US Senate candidate

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campaign 2014, Congress, Kay Hagan, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Republicans, Thom Tillis
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#NCSEN: Robin Hayes dishes on his buddy Thom T.

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Brant Clifton

  Ever since Robin Hayes’ name popped up in connection with Charlotte pastor Mark Harris’ US Senate campaign, we’ve been a little suspicious.  Hayes, while NCGOP chairman, was TIGHT with

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campaign 2014, Congress, Kay Hagan, Media, Politics
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Pearce (unintentionally) makes the case for Roy Cooper to quit

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Brant Clifton

    With three years until the next governor’s race — North Carolina attorney general Roy Cooper is fixated on evicting Pat McCrory from that state-owned historic property on Blount

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Law & Order, Media, NC State Government, Politics
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