The Daily Haymaker

Pinehurst 2011: Howard and …… JOAN??????????

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Yes, like many Moore Countians, I had to do a double take at that picture in the Sunday edition of The Pilot (of course, after wiping up the mouthful of

The eloquence of the ‘Occupy’ Movement

Posted on October 24, 2011October 24, 2011 by Brant Clifton

After watching the interview with this woman, this whole ‘Occupy’ thing is making soooooooo much more sense. (I personally think she needs to go occupy a seat in

Where’s Walter? NC’s barely-there Lt. Governor

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Is it just me, or did Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton simply vanish after the 2008 elections? This guy has got to be one of the most low-key statewide politicos we’ve

George Will: Romney = Dukakis

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Yep. That’s the comparison the conservative establishment scribe made recently on ABC’s This Week during a discussion about the GOP presidential field. His comments were based on the

Pinehurst 2011: Village govt speaks up on ‘deficit spending’ claim

Posted on October 24, 2011October 24, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Charges of deficit spending by village leaders have arisen in the current campaign for mayor and village council. Sensitive to the charge, the professional staff at Village Hall has

Pinehurst 2011: More village govt numbers

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I got my hands on the financials for village government, as of June 30 2011. Click here to see them for yourself. The package includes some gems like: The total

Rep. LaRoque and the latest on the smell test

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The problems keep piling up for state Rep. Stephen LaRoque (R-Kinston) — a close political ally and friend of SpeakerrrrrRichardMorgan™. According to the left-wing group

Pinehurst govt by the numbers

Posted on October 22, 2011October 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

There’s been a lot of talk about village government finances during this year’s campaign for village government offices. I thought it might be interesting to compare some of the

Pinehurst 2011: The Return of NewCore

Posted on October 22, 2011October 22, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The elections for local village offices will be here soon. Two candidates, Nancy Fiorillo for mayor and John Cashion for council, have publicly endorsed the idea of pushing

Pinehurst 2011: Candidate Forum Follies