The Daily Haymaker

The Pilot parrots state Dem talking points …

Posted on November 4, 2011November 4, 2011 by Brant Clifton

It is ASTOUNDING how much the staff editorials in our thrice-weekly Pulitzer Prize-winning local paper mirror the rhetoric on MSNBC and the spin of the state

Pinehurst 2011: Some thoughts on Strickland’s road thoughts

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Brant Clifton

We’re offering up kudos to Pinehurst village council candidate for actually listening to residents and offering up some thoughtful ideas: A Pinehurst Village Council candidate

Moore Votes 2011: Here come the celebrity endorsements

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The week before an election typically brings celebrity endorsements and bombshell news stories detailing political scandals. Here in Moore, we are beginning to see

NC redistricting: Here come the sore losers …

Posted on November 4, 2011November 4, 2011 by Brant Clifton

If at first you don’t get your way — sue, sue sue. The North Carolina Democrat Party has stepped up to the plate with its

‘Occupy’ movement benefits Wall Street?

Posted on November 3, 2011November 19, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Looking at the picture accompanying this post, you would think it was taken in some part of the turbulent Middle East. But, sadly, no, it was

Southern Pines 2011: Woodruff’s questions

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I was flipping through this past Sunday’s edition of our thrice-weekly Pulitzer Prize winning local paper, when I noticed an ad promoting the Southern Pines Town Council

The plot thickens on Pinehurst historic landmark status

Posted on November 3, 2011November 3, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Fayetteville Observer profiled the Pinehurst mayoral race this week, and included THIS passage: Fiorillo said her primary goal as mayor would be implementing changes to the Village Green, which

Jim DeMint: Common sense’s lone voice in the U.S. Senate

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Brant Clifton

For North Carolinians like me who appreciated Senator Jesse Helms — and are dismayed by what we now have representing us in the Senate, South Carolina’s Jim DeMint

Ellmers anticipating GOP primary challenge for 2012

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The New York Times has an article up today about nationwide voter anger, and how it could affect the job security of many congressional incumbents.

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