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

The Left frets over debt ceiling …

Posted on July 26, 2011July 27, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The N&O reported this morning on a “non-partisan” discussion on the federal debt ceiling debate, which was hosted by Democrat U.S. Senator Kay Hagan and held in The People’s Republic

Continue reading
Economy, Kay Hagan, Media, Obama, Politics, Republicans

No belching after dark ….

Posted on July 26, 2011July 27, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Boone, North Carolina city council is apparently BEGGING to be sued on constitutional grounds. The Associated Press is reporting on changes to the North Carolina mountain town’s noise ordinance

Continue reading
Law & Order
One comment

And the beatdown goes on ….

Posted on July 26, 2011July 27, 2011 by Brant Clifton

(No that’s not me misquoting some famous song lyrics by The Whispers. Or was it Sonny & Cher ?) We’re talking about the action today at the legislative building in

Continue reading
Bev Perdue, Democrats, Economy, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics, Republicans
One comment

A twisted definition of ‘success’

Posted on July 23, 2011July 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

We in Moore County just received news that only THREE of our 22 county schools achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status under the federal No Child Left Behind Law. …

Continue reading
Economy, Education, Moore County, NC State Government

Look at me! I’m on TV !!!

Posted on July 21, 2011July 21, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Wake County Superior Court Judge Howard Manning, Jr. is quite passionate about educating North Carolina’s children.  He is so passionate about it that he often tiptoes up to the line,

Continue reading
Economy, Education, Law & Order, Media, NC legislature, Politics

McIntyre: I’m running in NC-7 regardless of final map

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Congressman Mike McIntyre has said publicly that he plans to run for reelection to his 7th district seat regardless of what the final redistricting map looks like.  Two maps have

Continue reading
Democrats, Howard Coble, Larry Kissell, Mike McIntyre, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers, Republicans

Audit raises questions about NC public schools’ use of federal stimulus money

Posted on July 20, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Amid all of the leftist sobbing about mean Republicans cutting school budgets, causing teacher assistants to lose their jobs (and, of course, kids to get dumber), an audit of the

Continue reading
Uncategorized

Redistricting reboot: From bad to worse for NC Democrats

Posted on July 20, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Left threw a major tantrum over the first congressional redistricting map released by the conservative majority in the North Carolina General Assembly.  Leftists claimed the map was unconstitutional, unfair

Continue reading
Democrats, Howard Coble, Larry Kissell, Law & Order, Mike McIntyre, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics, redistricting, Renee Ellmers, Republicans

voting plus showing ID equals …. HITLER?????

Posted on July 18, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

It used to hold that a loser in an argument / competition screamed ‘uncle’ when he was losing.  Modern-day leftists in North Carolina have apparently replaced the word ‘uncle’ with

Continue reading
Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics, Republicans

Public school shortcomings blamed on everyone BUT the true culprits

Posted on July 18, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Reports have been all over the mainstream media lately about teachers in Atlanta public schools being caught helping their kids CHEAT on system-wide standardized tests meant to measure students’ progress:

Continue reading
Education, Media, NC State Government

Posts pagination

«Previous Posts 1 … 716 717 718 719 720 Next Posts»

Follow Us

  • truthsocial
  • X
  • rumble

Search Our Archives

Recent Comments

  • Toxhandler on Tillis works with GOP’s left wing to foil Trump efforts to end *green energy* subsidies
  • Congriftman Tim Moore on Lawsuit against Team Berger headed to Court of Appeals. (Uncle Phil is NOT pleased.)
  • Jane Galt on New board for state pension plan BIG win for Raleigh pols, Wall Street cronies
  • Jane Galt on Lawsuit against Team Berger headed to Court of Appeals. (Uncle Phil is NOT pleased.)
  • Toxhandler on The von Haefen crowd and their ‘severed head’ *comedy*
  • Fedupoldwoman on The von Haefen crowd and their ‘severed head’ *comedy*
  • Tim McGuire on Balanced Nutrition’s $100k+ debt to taxpayers: no payments received, gone to collections
  • Reaganite on New board for state pension plan BIG win for Raleigh pols, Wall Street cronies
  • Mr X on The von Haefen crowd and their ‘severed head’ *comedy*
  • David Hensley on The von Haefen crowd and their ‘severed head’ *comedy*
  • jimmie on The von Haefen crowd and their ‘severed head’ *comedy*
  • Reaganite on Interesting timing, wouldn’t you say?
  • jimmie on No Kings? (Well, maybe some *Queens* and not-so-funny *jokers*)
  • John P on No Kings? (Well, maybe some *Queens* and not-so-funny *jokers*)
  • Steven Rader on Longtime NCGOP leader / activist scolds Simmons on handling of Berger-Tillis party disloyalty issue
  • Ole Benjamin Franklin on Gay Golf: USGA flies rainbow flag over its Pinehurst HQ

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.