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Tim Lea throws a tantrum, and The Pilot dutifully takes dictation

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

If you read The Pilot, you would think that county commissioner Tim Lea was little more than a crusading, good-government, of-the-people, by-the-people kind of guy.    He regularly throws tantrums

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Media, Moore County, Politics

Getting to know the GOP candidates for Insurance Commissioner

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

      Anyone looking to learn more about the GOP candidates in the state Insurance Commissioner runoff on July 17 should click on THIS LINK.    Somebody has done an

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Campaign 2012, Media, Moore County, Politics

“Tom-with-an-H” is all alone on this one

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Drip-drip-drip.  The sordid details surrounding Speaker Thom’s staff  are treating Raleigh Republicans to the worst kind of Chinese water torture.  They took power in 2010  promising a different environment than

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Campaign 2012, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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Guilt By Association? (Stones in glass houses, anyone?)

Posted on May 18, 2012May 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

          I need ol’ Richard to clarify something for us. On his Facebook page,  Richard Morgan instructs visitors  to “stop our go along with Obama insurance

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Campaign 2012, Media, Moore County, Pat McCrory, Politics
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Renee Ellmers on her $40B vote for the Ex-Im Bank

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

          Our congressional representative here in North Carolina’s second district put out a statement trying to explain how her allegedly conservative ideology meshes with her vote

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Campaign 2012, Congress, Media, Moore County, Politics, Renee Ellmers

NCGOP’s heavy hand comes down hard in auditor primary

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

              The mental giants in NCGOP leadership are forcing yet another one of their cronies on us: Greg Dority, who came in second in

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Campaign 2012, NCGOP, Politics

Has Richard been hacked?

Posted on May 17, 2012May 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

              I had to do a double-take after reading this quote posted on Insurance Commissioner candidate Richard Morgan’s  Facebook page: Richard T. Morgan Yesterday near Raleigh,

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Campaign 2012, Media, Moore County, NCGOP, Politics
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City of Charlotte seeking legal advice on same-sex benefits for city workers

Posted on May 17, 2012May 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

        In the wake of the overwhelming approval last week of the marriage amendment to the state constitution, the Democrat-dominated Charlotte City Council is taking it slow

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Campaign 2012, Media, Politics

Ex-members of Team Thom hit jackpot on way out the door

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

        Hmmmm.  Severance pay for resigning from your job.   That’s a new one.  But they’re always breaking new ground, or looking to do so, on Jones

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Campaign 2012, Media, NC legislature, Politics, Thom Tillis
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TVs on death row. Really? Seriously ???

Posted on May 16, 2012May 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Watch your wallets.  The North Carolina General Assembly is back in town. The state’s economy is in freefall.  We’ve got an outrageously high gas tax.  And what are the honorables

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Campaign 2012, Economy, NC legislature, Politics
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