The Daily Haymaker

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

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

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

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

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

GOP establishment vs. Tea Party: Smokescreen in Tampa?

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Tea Partiers and other grassroots activists are cautioning that we should not buy into the report of a deal reportedly dousing a smouldering fight over GOP national

The GOP establishment: Here They Go Again …. (Give us your votes, then SHUT UP!)

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Tea Party folks have been told for months now that we need to get on the bandwagon — for the sake of unity. We need to join the cheering section

NCGOP carrying ROMNEY across the finish line??????

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

Yep. That’s the bill of goods wonderboy super-scribe Rob Christensen is trying to sell us in the pages of The N&O: The North Carolina Republican delegation arrived

The N&O: Carrying leftist water at the speed of light

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The boys and girls in The Ol’ Reliable’s newsroom have had a busy week — running damage control for Walter Dalton, Elaine Marshall and NOW Barack Hussein

Walter Dalton loans ‘Gunga Din’ to Elaine Marshall

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

In marking their recent anniversary, the folks at The Ol’ Reliable kept talking about how they long ago shirked their role as chief shill and water-carrier for the NC