The Daily Haymaker

The Left mocks who they fear the most

Posted on October 5, 2011October 5, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Rush Limbaugh instructs his listeners often to pay attention to whom the alleged mainstream media is mocking and attacking the most viciously. “That, my friends, is who they fear the

So, THAT explains it …

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Washington Examiner and Judicial Watch appear to have uncovered the driving forces behind the BarryO administration’s policies: his 11- and 13- year old ‘senior staff.’ Yep, that’s right. According

Pinehurst 2011: VAT-PAC ticket getting split?

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Brant Clifton

A political action committee called The Village Action Team (VAT) has been getting a lot of buzz lately for its ad buys in The Pilot and in Pine Straw touting

Why are lefties so scared of Art Pope?

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

Moore County’s waaaaaay-too-bipartisan former legislator SpeakerrrrrRichardMorgan™ railed against him and had his allies blast him publicly in ads and letters to the editor. SpeakerrrrrRichardMorgan™ even went after him via the

Now you’re talking, Mr. Speaker!

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Brant Clifton

NC state House Speaker Thom Tillis (R) recently speculated publicly about selling off state assets — like a hospital and a railroad — to help state government get

Tell me again why we tossed Bob Etheridge …

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Renee Ellmers came into office with a lot of promise. She campaigned as a die-hard conservative and embraced the Tea Party, which played a big role in her

Pinehurst 2011: Power AND Arrogance

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I’ve come across two recent examples of just how haughty, condescending, and arrogant some incumbents on the Pinehurst Village Council have become. Exhibit A: A group called Concerned Citizens

Frank Palombo (R) for Congress

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Congressman Walter Jones’s (RINO-NC) best friend, kooky presidential candidate Ron Paul, has come out to condemn the “assassination” of terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki: Paul said al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born Islamic cleric suspected

The N&O newsroom goes into overdrive to rehab Boss Bev

Posted on October 2, 2011October 2, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The newsroom at The Raleigh News & Observer appears to have taken over for Boss Bev’s war-weary Damage Control Team, which has been put through pure hell by their boss

Pinehurst 2011: Thurman & Fiorillo ducking, hiding and playing it safe