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If you think there is turmoil among Eastern NC Republicans, check out what’s happening in Mecklenburg County

Posted on July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 by Brant Clifton

        I recently had an eye-opening conversation with an activist who is arguably a mover-and-shaker / household name in Charlotte area Republican politics.  This person has been

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Hi-HO HI-HO It’s off to court we go (AGAIN!)

Posted on July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In the wake of the 2011 Pinehurst village council elections, we were promised an end to business as usual at village hall. For years,  standard operating procedure at village hall

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Campaign 2012, Media, Moore County, Politics

Rev. Wright is OFF Limits, but where Romney goes to church is FAIR GAME

Posted on July 26, 2012July 26, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The stenographers at the Associated Press are pulling out all of the stops for their beleaguered hero at 1600 Penn.  Check out the headline: Poll: Few Think Romney’s Faith Resembles

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Campaign 2012, Media, Mitt Romney, Politics

Analyzing the Civitas polling for NC GOV

Posted on July 26, 2012July 26, 2012 by Brant Clifton

      The right-leaning Civitas Insitute dropped a poll this week showing  Pat McCrory (R) leading Walter Dalton (D) by 47% to 37%, with Libertarian Barbara Howe polling at

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Campaign 2012, Media, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics

Is THIS what we’re going with? Really?

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Brant Clifton

  It seems the NCGOP and the McCrory campaign are going after Walter Dalton on the tax issue. The GOP campaign is taking the Lt. Governor to task for his

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Campaign 2012, Media, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics
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retired teacher: no vote for felons, making people show ID at polls = GOP tiptoeing toward fascism

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Brant Clifton

      If you’ve ever wondered why your kids come home from school spouting leftist nonsense that runs afoul of your family’s values and teachings, a letter from a

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Campaign 2012, Media, Moore County, Politics
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Pundits misread runoff results

Posted on July 24, 2012July 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I never cease to be amazed at how little understanding the Raleigh political establishment has about life outside of The Raleigh beltline. I was watching the pundits on NC Spin

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Army court-martial proceedings @ Ft. Bragg attracting Race Pimps

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

        The suicide of Private Danny Chen is a real tragedy.  He was reportedly harrassed to the point of killing himself by eight of his fellow unit

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The Pilot’s op-ed page keeps up the scare tactics

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

  Our thrice weekly local paper — whose first edition was reportedly brought down the mountain on stone tablets by Moses — does a nice job of scaring its readers

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Campaign 2012, Economy, Media, Moore County, Politics

Lazy media STILL beating that dead horse re: runoffs

Posted on July 22, 2012July 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

      I swear.  Listening to mainstream media types whine about the poor participation in last week’s runoffs is a lot like asking asking a bartender for a beer,

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