Team Pope euthanizes The Plott Hound
Caving in to the hysterical demands of North Carolina politics’ very own Bert & Ernie is akin to admitting to the world that celebrity aerobics guru Richard Simmons kicked your
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N&O’s ‘Toilet Boy’ joins Blinky & Scowly in piling on Plott Hound
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak
Continue reading#ncga: Effectiveness, Shmeffectiveness.
Civitas is out with their Conservative Effectiveness ratings for the 2017 North Carolina General Assembly. First of all, I’m taking a little bit of an exception with some of the
Continue readingCivitas thins the herd over on Jones Street
What a difference a month makes. Last month, EVERYBODY was getting perfect scores from Civitas. A month later, after the solar scam has come and gone, there are only SEVEN
Continue readingA (not-so) civil war in Pope-land?
THAT is what it is looking like. Gazillionaire Art Pope has his hand — and cash — behind an awful lot of things political that are purportedly conservative. The John
Continue readingThe Hood reign of terror claims a scalp
The tap-dancing, twinkletoed gruppenfuhrer of the Pope Foundation has leveled some huge disrespect toward one of the best-liked, most-respected conservatives in state politics. We’ve been keeping our eyes peeled, and
Continue reading#ncpol: Team Pope protecting Pat about planes?
Civitas and The John Locke Foundation have long billed themselves as non-partisan, conservative watchdogs looking out for the interests of the taxpayer. They went hard after former Democrat governors Mike
Continue readingGuess What? Civitas OWNS Carolina Plotthound.
For those of us who thought something funny was going on at “North Carolina’s go-to political news web site”, a simple search of whois records confirms our suspicions. According to
Continue readingCivitas Poll: It’s Trump and Cruz in NC. (Burr, Undecided in a tight one)
According to our friends at Civitas, the fight in North Carolina for the GOP presidential nomination comes down to Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. And somebody named Undecided sure is
Continue reading*Breaking News!* More federal spending = More local and state spending
It always cracks me up to hear politicians and bureaucrats tell voters: “It won’t cost you a thing! We swear. The feds are picking up the tab.” Yeah. And WHERE pray
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