Tag: Congress

Shubert: Pittenger misrepresents her role in controversial land deal

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

A real estate deal in western North Carolina has residents up in arms and has become a major issue in the GOP runoff for the state’s Ninth

2nd district Democrat Wilkins gets some national publicity, raises some eyebrows

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Steve Wilkins, a Moore County Democrat seeking to replace Renee Ellmers in Congress this year, was featured in a June Time magazine column. In the article, Wilkins made

Frustrated with Renee Ellmers? Well, you do have options in November.

Posted on July 7, 2012July 7, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In May, U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC02) had a rather underwhelming primary victory against three relatively unknown (and poorly funded) challengers. She lost Randolph County, and had a

11th district’s Hayden Rogers (D) FOR and AGAINST ObamaCare

Posted on July 4, 2012July 4, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In 2004, Democrat presidential nominee John F. Kerry told us he was FOR the war on terror BEFORE he was against it. Got that? Good. In 2012, 11th

Huckabee endorsement of Hudson in NC-08 part of larger spat between Huckabee and The Club for Growth

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The News & Observer did a great job today taking dictation — dutifully transcribing a release from Republican Richard Hudson’s congressional campaign office. Hudson and Scott Keadle face

The fallout from today’s ObamaCare ruling at The Supreme Court

Posted on June 28, 2012June 28, 2012 by Brant Clifton

So, despite what Barack Hussein Obama & co. told us, ObamaCare was found to be basically a big ol’ tax increase. The imbeciles in the mainstream media are talking about

In SC, yet another Democrat primary surprise

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Remember Alvin Greene — Jim Demint’s underfunded surprise Democrat challenger in 2010 who shocked the country by knocking off the party establishment’s well-funded favorite? Well, it appears something similar

Republicans for McIntyre

Posted on June 23, 2012June 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Wilmington Star News has an item about a coalition of Republicans from “all across Eastern North Carolina” supporting the reelection of Seventh District congressman Mike McIntyre (D). Funny. NCGOP

AP & rest of MSM hoping for a successor to Obamacare

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The AP is running with a story today touting a poll they say shows “vast support” for new federal health care legislation if —

Talking conservative, voting liberal (with other people’s money)

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In 2010, the nation overwhelmingly rewarded GOP candidates for Congress who promised to cut federal spending, cut taxes, roll back regulations, and restore some sanity to our nation’s