The Daily Haymaker

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

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. …

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,

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

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

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

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

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:

ANOTHER sensible idea emanating from Raleigh …

Posted on July 16, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

This is getting kinda scary. Some in the GOP legislative majority are proposing merging several small community colleges in order to save the state some money. Florence and Darlington

Moore County’s “Casey” trial …

Posted on July 15, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The nation has been captivated recently by the sensational trial in Florida of a young mother accused of killing her two year old daughter. The tabloids, newspapers, and TV shows