Tag: Mark Robinson

Is KYGOV race an omen for 2024 NCGOV race?

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Brant Clifton

I don’t live in Kentucky. (I know some folks registered to vote there.) But, from what I observed, what they went through in their recently concluded gubernatorial race looks a

The Man with the Flexible Bio

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Brant Clifton

How well do we really know the man NCGOPe types are giving us the hard-sell on for the 2024 governor’s race? It’s a rarity – some might call it

A tale of two Marks: What happened?

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Infighting is no surprise in politics. We hear stories all the time of betrayals – perceived and real. The story of Julius Caesar and Brutus is probably the most famous.

ACTING GUV, and NOT antisemite. (Told ya this would be ‘special.’)

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The ACTING governor asks that you PAY NO ATTENTION to his extensive social media history. (Or, for that matter, his family business.) Finally, we all got a peek at this

Home Alone: ‘Big Mark’ to mind the house while The Guv flies THE ‘COOP’

Posted on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Hopefully, nothing math-related will come up while ‘Big Mark’ is in charge: L.t Gov. Mark Robinson announced a mystery event, to be held Thursday, where he’ll serve as acting governor

Folwell rebukes budget provision exempting NCGA from Open Records Act

Posted on October 10, 2023October 10, 2023 by Brant Clifton

I hate it when the NCGOPe forces me into a position where I’m on the same side with Roy Cooper and his mob. But that’s what happens when a party

Robinson vows to fix ‘mistake’ on ethics forms

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Brant Clifton

No, he’s not talking about Balanced Nutrition. THIS is something much different: North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson said this week that he would amend his 2023 Statement of Economic

The Robinson family business: More (gov’t) money, more problems.

Posted on October 3, 2023October 4, 2023 by Brant Clifton

There’s a government program out there called Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). In North Carolina, it is funded by tax dollars transferred from the US Department of Agriculture

‘No-Show’ Robinson gives debate advice to GOP presidential hopefuls

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The same guy who cannot be bothered to step on a stage with his four gubernatorial primary opponents is out telling folks how they ought to run their presidential campaigns:

Profile in Courage: Robinson announces opposition to casinos AFTER they were pulled from budget

Posted on September 30, 2023September 30, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Since Jim Gardner captured the lieutenant governor post for the GOP in 1988, the 2nd ranking post in state government has been pretty-well neutered. Since that time, the president pro