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Richard Morgan wants to be your “friend”

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

Recently-deflated former state legislator Richard Morgan is spreading the word about his latest political escapade via Facebook.  (He can’t use his long-time web site address. It’s been taken over by

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Campaign 2012, Media, Moore County, Politics
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We’re #4!!!! (Um … yay ???)

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The N&O was pondering why Boss Bev was not tooting her horn about a slight drop in recent unemployment figures.  (North Carolina’s rate FELL from 10% down to 9.9%. Most

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Bev Perdue, Campaign 2012, Economy, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics

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. 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Campaign 2012, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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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

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Campaign 2012, Media, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics

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