The Daily Haymaker

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: A few election notes

Posted on November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 by Brant Clifton

This coming Tuesday will mark the end of the 2023 campaign season in the Village of Pinehurst. Lame duck and worstMayorEver John Strickland can quit bullying people for displaying signs

The SCC Files: The Mess John Dempsey Left Behind

Posted on November 3, 2023November 4, 2023 by Brant Clifton

If you’re not doing anything Saturday, there’s a left-wing protest on the campus of Sandhills Community College. It’s being spearheaded by left-wing activist and college faculty member Matthew Dial. He

The ‘Sin Session’: Bringing back weed, casinos AND booze AFTER the primaries

Posted on November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 by Brant Clifton

*Isn’t that special?* Taking a second stab at that nonsense after our only shot at them this year. How many times do you have to scream “HELL, NO” for the

Speaker Timmy names recently disciplined lawyer pal to State Bar DISCIPLINARY panel.

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The tubby little guy at the front of the state House chamber never ceases to amaze. Not long after escaping from being trapped waist-deep in someone else’s divorce proceedings, here

The Man with the Flexible Bio

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Brant Clifton

How well do we really know the man NCGOPe types are giving us the hard-sell on for the 2024 governor’s race? It’s a rarity – some might call it

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: A voter guide

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The big question for local voters right now is: “Do I appreciate hot messes?” If the answer is ‘Yes, I do,” there is a slate of candidates awaiting your

Two lawyers walk into a campaign . (Stop me if you’ve heard this before.)

Posted on October 29, 2023October 29, 2023 by Brant Clifton

So, it now looks like we have a race for Attorney General in November. (Someone else COULD pop up to file for the March primary. But it’s not looking likely.)

Timmy & Phil act quickly on appointment power recently snatched-from-Roy

Posted on October 28, 2023October 28, 2023 by Brant Clifton

OH, there’s surely a lot of smugness and giggling over on Raleigh’s Jones Street. *”Yeah. We’re really screwing Roy. We’re taking all of his stuff from him. We’ll have him

Speaker ‘Pee Wee’ continues to thumb his nose at ACTUAL conservatives

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Brant Clifton

*Oh, there is soooooo muuuuuuch butthurt in this little, bow-tied one.* It took Kevin McCarthy FIFTEEN tries to get elected speaker of the US House in January. It took a

Mark Walker’s name surfaces in wake of failed Meadows smear attempt

Posted on October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 by Brant Clifton

That’s what’s out there. It all started the other day with this item on Twitter from conservative journalist Ryan Fournier: We were immediately