Tag: media

Out of work? Business slow? 401(k) taken a hit? BLAME THE FLU.

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Since the economy started tanking in 2006-2007, we’ve heard ad nauseum that it was all George Bush’s fault. EVERY BIT OF IT. Forget whats-his-face at 1600 Penn, Barney

When Gov. Pat talks, we listen …

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Like the throngs looking for smoke at The Vatican, the Carolinas media waited breathlessly for North Carolina governor-elect Pat McCrory’s address to The North Carolina Bankers’

McCrory transition hitting a few bumps?

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Brant Clifton

It’s interesting to see what’s left of North Carolina’s mainstream media thoroughly inspecting Pat McCrory’s transition team, agenda, and appointees. I don’t think Bev or Easley got

Memo to Governor McCrory: Heed Gary’s advice, remember Jim Martin

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The political establishment — and the state political media — are coming around to the realization that, barring the discovery of a dead girl or a live boy in the

Pundits misread runoff results

Posted on July 24, 2012July 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I never cease to be amazed at how little understanding the Raleigh political establishment has about life outside of The Raleigh beltline. I was watching the pundits on NC Spin

The Pilot’s op-ed page keeps up the scare tactics

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Our thrice weekly local paper — whose first edition was reportedly brought down the mountain on stone tablets by Moses — does a nice job of scaring its readers

Lazy media STILL beating that dead horse re: runoffs

Posted on July 22, 2012July 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I swear. Listening to mainstream media types whine about the poor participation in last week’s runoffs is a lot like asking asking a bartender for a beer,

Movies don’t kill people. Troubled people kill people.

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In the wake of that horrible, horrible, horrible event at the midnight screening of the new Batman movie, we have ALL kinds of politicos stepping forward to use

Remembering Pearl …

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I hope everyone had the opportunity to stop and reflect on that terrible tragedy that struck our forces in Hawaii 70 years ago. A foreign enemy launched

OK. Which one is it, N&O?

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Here they go again. Our state’s flagship newspaper is at it again — offering readers contradictory information on their page, sometimes within the same day and other