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GOP vs. grassroots: Where to go from here?

Posted on September 3, 2012September 3, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I was listening to Rush discuss the flap over the rules changes at the GOP national convention.  He made an excellent point:   The establishment HAD everything going smooth.  ALL factions

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Campaign 2012, Media, Mitt Romney, NCGOP, Politics, Uncategorized
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Robin Hayes, RNC errand boy, live and in living color

Posted on September 1, 2012September 2, 2012 by Brant Clifton

      Some regular readers of this blog have shared a great video with me from the recently-completed national Republican Convention in Tampa.  There was some controversy that arose

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Campaign 2012, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Another member of the Richard Morgan clique abandons ship

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Now that their fearless leader has been reduced to political impotence and irrelevance, the group of General Assembly Republicans who sided with Richard Morgan to form an alliance with Jim

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Campaign 2012, Media, NC legislature, Politics

Bev’s DOT chief: It’s HARD to live on a six-figure government salary

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

        Gene Conti, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, says you need to be paid a whole lot more than the current $121,807 a year

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Campaign 2012, Media, NC State Government, Politics

Ethics & the race for NC GOV: What about Walter Dalton’s lobbyist daughter?

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

          The stenography pool in The N&O newsroom trumpeted recently an announcement of an ethics reform package by Democrat gubernatorial candidate Walter Dalton.  Apparently, Dalton wants

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NC Campaign 2012: A Tale of TWO videos

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

  Like many conservatives, I’ve been disappointed with A LOT of the cards we’ve been dealt this election season.  Many of my Tea Party friends are trying HARD to rationalize

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Campaign 2012, Media, Politics
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Moore County commissioners kissing closed sessions goodbye?

Posted on August 29, 2012August 29, 2012 by Brant Clifton

        It appears that Moore County government may be on the way to setting a new standard for transparent governing.  The recent kerfluffle over closed sessions and

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So, NOW she’s a “Tea Party person”

Posted on August 29, 2012August 29, 2012 by Brant Clifton

      Congresswoman Renee Ellmers is having quite a rocky relationship with folks in her new majority Republican district.  A recent survey by Public Policy Polling found that she

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Campaign 2012, Media, Politics, Renee Ellmers, Republicans
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North Carolina campaign 2012: Endorsement game gets a little quirky

Posted on August 28, 2012August 28, 2012 by Brant Clifton

        The State Employees Association is sitting out the governor’s race — as is the North Carolina Chamber.   NFIB has already gone with McCrory.  What’s up with

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Campaign 2012, Media, Politics

TWO MILLION Ponzi scheme victims want to know: Where was Elaine?

Posted on August 28, 2012August 29, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Media reports indicate that a Lexington, NC -based corporation may have defrauded as many as TWO MILLION PEOPLE with an alleged Ponzi scheme.  The NC Secretary of State’s office regulates

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Campaign 2012, Media, Politics

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