The Daily Haymaker

The declining value of the “Republican” and “conservative” political labels

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In this nightmarish economy, we’re seeing a lot of things lose their value. In recent years, we’ve also begun to see the decline in value of

Tim Lea, The Pilot, and Larry Caddell’s evil plot to team up with Bojangles’ and rule the world

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Brant Clifton

You would think — after having ridden with Tim Lea’s story about Bojangles, only to have it blow up in their faces — The Pilot would be working hard to

The Pilot: pushing far-left talking points, telling half of the story, and mocking the few readers it has left

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

You have to just LOVE Yankees who move down here and chastise us for not being more like the morally and fiscally-bankrupt blue states they fled. Steve Bouser, The Pilot’s

Happy Birthday To Us!

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Today marks the ONE YEAR anniversary of the FIRST POST on this site. We’re a year old! (I know. There are SOME of you out there who think we

Duke Energy, The Democrats & KARMA

Posted on June 9, 2012June 9, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Duke Energy has dumped a lot of money into the Democrat National Convention effort in Charlotte. Duke boss Jim Rogers has been a very good friend

Walter Dalton & Barry Obama: bureaucratic parasites, economic gurus

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I find it absolutely amazing that someone who has spent their WHOLE adult life on the government payroll could have the gall to portray themselves as an expert on what’s

Beaufort County Commissioner sounds off on Thom Tillis, Arthur Williams

Posted on June 8, 2012June 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Republican activists in Eastern North Carolina are continuing to fume over allegations that GOP leaders in Raleigh are meddling in local primaries. Earlier this week, a GOP activist

Editor’s Note Re: Comments on this site’s posts

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

There appears to be some confusion among folks who post comments in response to stories published on this site. We purposely have established a delay in publication of reader comments.

IS Tim Lea actually the editor of The Pilot? (Inquiring minds want to know)

Posted on June 8, 2012June 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

THAT is a question being asked by many people — who attend Moore County government meetings and then compare what they witnessed to The Pilot’s coverage. I

NCGOP convention delegate says Speaker Tillis, party vice-chair King ‘bullied’ her

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Carteret County Republican activist Jessica Hult had an eye-opening experience as a delegate to the recent NCGOP convention in Greensboro: “I’ve been a delegate to the state