Tag: governor

Pouring cold water on (part of) a rumor

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Brant Clifton

The Labor Day weekend is in our rear-view window, and the campaign silly-season is gearing up. Said silly season frequently features a gaggle of rumors about various campaigns and

NOT gonna do it! (unless it benefits ME!)

Posted on July 24, 2022July 24, 2022 by Brant Clifton

North Carolina Democrats have done a great job saddling us with bumps-on-a-log in the state attorney general’s office. They’ve gifted us TWO in a row now. The first seat-filler

Judge bucks Forest, backs Cooper on coronavirus executive orders

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Lt. Governor Dan Forest has made quite a bit of hay over Roy Cooper’s unilateral decisions to lock down and strangle the state’s economy. Forest expressed a

Back to School with ol’ Roy

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Well, Governor Doofus has released his “plan” to get the kiddos back into. school. And it sounds like his grand plan is being bad-mouthed from all corners

Greg Murphy for GOVERNOR ???

Posted on July 18, 2020July 18, 2020 by Brant Clifton

I’ve been around politics for a while. In this game, rumors are as bountiful as pine straw in my neck of the woods. Though, sometimes they do

You must be thinking of that OTHER Roy Cooper.

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Amidst his efforts to ruin the state’s economy, our bumbling, undistinguished governor has promised to team up with Attorney General Josh Stein and Chief Justice Anita Earls to

Lt. Dan: It’s FBI Time!

Posted on November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It’s no secret that Lt. Governor Dan Forest is seeking the governor’s office. I had a good discussion last week with someone very close to Forest.

#ncpol: Holly Grange throws a fit

Posted on September 1, 2019September 1, 2019 by Brant Clifton

“Do you know WHO I am ?????” That’s a question that likely opens a lot of doors for state Rep. Holly Grange in the vicinity of Raleigh’s Jones

Lt. Dan launches, N&O foams at the mouth (collectively).

Posted on August 17, 2019August 17, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I swear. I haven’t seen the newsroom at The N&O this agitated and aggravated since the late, great Jesse Helms prowled the halls of the US Senate. Lt. Governor

Did Clinton crony have financial interest in Grange family business?

Posted on July 21, 2019July 21, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Opinions seem to differ on that question: Sidney Blumenthal has repeatedly claimed that he had no financial interests in a company seeking contracts in post-Gaddafi Libya that he