Skip to content
The Daily Haymaker

The Daily Haymaker

Carolina-flavored conservative commentary

  • HOME
  • Josh Stein
  • Phil Berger
  • NC legislature
  • Thom Tillis
  • Balanced Nutrition
  • The SCC Files
  • EMAIL US

Confusion on Amendment One? (Gee, I wonder WHY … )

Posted on March 31, 2012April 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Public Policy Polling, A Democrat consulting firm based in Durham, has declared that there is  A LOT of confusion among voters on the upcoming referendum on amending the state constitution. 

Continue reading
Campaign 2012, Media, NC legislature, Politics

Charlotte: In decline ????

Posted on March 30, 2012March 30, 2012 by Brant Clifton

      Today’s Charlotte Observer had a story that should make both Pat McCrory AND the Democrats planning their national convention a tad uncomfortable:  city leaders admit the Queen

Continue reading
Campaign 2012, Economy, Media, Politics

Campaign 2012: The art of distraction

Posted on March 30, 2012March 30, 2012 by Brant Clifton

    When you mess up — the perfect way to delay or avoid the repercussions is to change the subject.  We are seeing that tactic playing out rather nicely

Continue reading
Campaign 2012, Media, NCGOP, Politics

shedding some light on cops & hoodies

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The hubbub over this shooting case in Florida has created some new spin about black men being unfairly targeted because they are wearing hooded sweatshirts (AKA “hoodies.”) A friend of

Continue reading
Campaign 2012, Law & Order, Media, Politics

More fracking nonsense

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Brant Clifton

    Two North Carolina state House Republicans are throwing in with the fact-less, scare-tactic left on fracking.  The N&O dutifully reports on opposition research dug up by its masters

Continue reading
Campaign 2012, DENR, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, Politics

Grading McCrory’s “education plan”

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Brant Clifton

      I teach at the community college level — part-time — so I get to see, up-close and personal, a lot of the end-product of North Carolina’s K-12

Continue reading
Uncategorized
One comment

John Locke’s Hood misrepresents Amendment One

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Brant Clifton

      First it was Renee Ellmers.  Now, it’s John Locke Foundation president John Hood.  We’ve had a mini-outbreak of alleged conservative leaders throwing in with the left to

Continue reading
Campaign 2012, Media, NCGOP, Politics
16 comments

Campaign 2012: Big lead for McCrory against each of top three Dems in Civitas poll

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Brant Clifton

        The right-leaning, Raleigh-based Civitas Institute has released polling apparently showing Republican Pat McCrory in the driver’s seat for the 2012 race for NC governor.  (Remember, it

Continue reading
Campaign 2012, Media, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics

Raleigh pol wants reserved spots, free electricity for tin-can smartcars

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Brant Clifton

      Reserved parking spots get abused ALL the time.  I see plenty of people with handicapped parking passes looking pretty able-bodied as they stroll the short distance from

Continue reading
Campaign 2012, Economy, Media, Politics

Boom Boom’s double-standard

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Brant Clifton

  Flash back to 1996.  DPI Secretary Bobby “Boom Boom” Etheridge was running for Congress against freshman Republican incumbent David Funderburk in North Carolina’s Second congressional district. We all know

Continue reading
Campaign 2012, Media, Politics

Posts pagination

«Previous Posts 1 … 664 665 666 667 668 … 723 Next Posts»

Follow Us

  • truthsocial
  • X
  • rumble

Search Our Archives

Recent Comments

  • Toxhandler on #NCSEN26: Poll Time! (Whatley v. Cooper)
  • W. E. James on #NCSEN26: Poll Time! (Whatley v. Cooper)
  • David Hensley on Shannon Says: Astroturf is EEEEEEEEVIL!
  • J.P. Jones on Shannon Says: Astroturf is EEEEEEEEVIL!
  • jwmson on Shannon Says: Astroturf is EEEEEEEEVIL!
  • David A. Norris on Shannon Says: Astroturf is EEEEEEEEVIL!
  • Congriftman Moore on Internal polling: Tillis losing to DEM by NINE, generic GOPer outperforming Tillis vs. Cooper
  • Rwing Lolly on Trump getting *misled* by supposed allies? (*You don’t say!*)
  • jwmson on Trump getting *misled* by supposed allies? (*You don’t say!*)
  • Sandreef on Internal polling: Tillis losing to DEM by NINE, generic GOPer outperforming Tillis vs. Cooper
  • jwmson on Internal polling: Tillis losing to DEM by NINE, generic GOPer outperforming Tillis vs. Cooper
  • The Explainer on Internal polling: Tillis losing to DEM by NINE, generic GOPer outperforming Tillis vs. Cooper
  • The Explainer on Internal polling: Tillis losing to DEM by NINE, generic GOPer outperforming Tillis vs. Cooper
  • W. E. James on Internal polling: Tillis losing to DEM by NINE, generic GOPer outperforming Tillis vs. Cooper
  • Out West Caldwell on Internal polling: Tillis losing to DEM by NINE, generic GOPer outperforming Tillis vs. Cooper
  • Larry Holmquist on WHAT(ley) ???

Blogroll

  • American Conservative
  • American Spectator
  • Beaufort Observer
  • BizPacReview
  • BobLee Says
  • Breitbart
  • Campus Reform
  • Chronicles
  • Citizen Free Press
  • College Fix
  • Conservapedia
  • Conservative Treehouse
  • Daily Signal
  • Deep Capture
  • FitsNews (SC)
  • Foundation for Economic Education
  • Gateway Pundit
  • Instapundit
  • Legal Insurrection
  • National Pulse
  • Post Millenial
  • Power Line
  • Rush Limbaugh
  • Taki's Magazine
  • Triad Conservative
  • Turning Point USA
  • Victor Davis Hanson
WordPress Theme: Donovan by ThemeZee.