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Veteran outside-the-beltline GOP leader expresses concern over NCGOP’s election tactics

Posted on August 20, 2012August 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I had an interesting talk today with an individual who is (1) a well-known name in North Carolina Republican circles and (2) a battle-tested veteran of decades of political combat:

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Campaign 2012, Media, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics
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Southern Pines Pilot owner lectures North Carolina voters from the comfort of his Tennessee home

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Frank Daniels III– cousin of Southern Pines Pilot publisher David Woronoff and one of four partners who own  Moore County’s Pulitzer Prize winning thrice weekly paper — is mighty disappointed

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Campaign 2012, Media, Moore County, Politics

Facebook’s woes may blow back on NC treasurer, become election issue

Posted on August 18, 2012August 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

          State Treasurer has typically been one of those races that stays below the political radar.  Everyone seems to focus all of their attention on more

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Campaign 2012, Economy, Politics
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Secretary of State debate on Thursday

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Anything hosted IN THE TRIANGLE at a UNITARIAN CHURCH by THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS and THE NC CENTER FOR VOTER EDUCATION looks like sure trouble for a Republican candidate.

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Campaign 2012, Media, Politics

The N&O: Playing ‘Gunga Din’ for Walter Dalton

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

      Reading the News & Observer these days, you can almost sense the panic among the stenographers in the newsroom.  Just yesterday, the paper ran an item about

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Campaign 2012, Media, Politics
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MOORE County GOP CHAIRMAN: Dining out — and selling out — at the liberal trough

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In North Carolina, Unaffiliated is the fastest growing voter classification.   In Moore County, Unaffiliated voters are about to overtake Democrats and knock them into third place.   It appears

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Campaign 2012, Media, Moore County, Politics

Simon Says: Pull Your Pants Up!

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Pants on the ground Pants on the ground Lookin’ like a fool with yo pants on the ground With yo gold in yo mouth Hat turned sideways, pants hit the

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Campaign 2012, Law & Order, Media, Politics

Citizenship? We don’t need no steenkin’ citizenship!

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

      The more I think about it, Charlotte is the IDEAL spot for Barry Obama and his traveling circus to have their convention.  The Charlotte area is slipping

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Campaign 2012, Education, Media, Politics

Newspaper work is HARD

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Brant Clifton

    I think we’ve established that our local Oscar-winning thrice-weekly newspaper has some real difficulty with reporting the facts.   Now, it appears that they’re  challenged by things like

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Campaign 2012, Media, Moore County, Politics

The Pilot’s op-ed page keeps the false statements / lefty propaganda coming

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Our thrice-weekly Pulitzer Prize winning, Nobel Prize-nominated local paper here in Moore County is at it AGAIN.  (The good thing about it is that Congressman Joe Wilson gets to pay

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Campaign 2012, Media, Moore County, Politics

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