Tag: media

Robinson Family Matters: Yikes! An audit!

Posted on June 21, 2023June 22, 2023 by Brant Clifton

In this latest installment of our look at the government contracting firm operated by Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife Yolanda Hill, we have our grubby hands on an independent auditor’s

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: A beta-male exits Stage Left

Posted on June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Well, the worst kept secret in local politics has been confirmed. Pinehurst mayor John Strickland will not be coming back for four more years. Apparently, he didn’t have the stomach

Robinson Family Matters: “Mom, is that YOU?”

Posted on June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 by Brant Clifton

We’ve previously reported on some, um, “concerns” about Greensboro-based Balanced Nutrition, the government contracting business being run by Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife Yolanda Hill. Our latest report found that

Have you seen THIS MAN?

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Brant Clifton

According to media reports, Speaker Tim Moore says he doesn’t know who the above person is. Attorneys for Scott Lassiter have labeled him “John Doe” and named him a co-defendant

The Charge of the Troxler Brigade

Posted on June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Pope, Inc. put out a poll on the governor’s race not long ago featuring the name of Agriculture commissioner Steve Troxler. Troxler? Where did that come from? There hasn’t been

Robinson Family Matters: False Statements to the IRS?

Posted on June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 by Brant Clifton

(The Internal Revenue Service ranks right up there with mom and dad and GOD on the list of people you don’t intentionally mislead.) Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is seeking to

Average IQ in WRAL newsroom dropping like a rock

Posted on June 19, 2023June 19, 2023 by Brant Clifton

This time, I think it may have to do with more than the continued employment of Butch Leslie — despite her countless professional ethics lapses in recent years. Every time

Hate “hate” or WE will HATE YOU! (Got it?)

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Brant Clifton

I am enjoying Tucker Carlson’s new mini-shows on Twitter. He spoke on one recent episode about how we USED to know what a crime was. It was pretty well spelled

Complaint: Speaker Timmy a wife-stealer

Posted on June 18, 2023June 18, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It looks and sounds like the tubby little guy at the front of the House chamber is not in for a very good week. Break-ins and surveillance cameras? Holy Watergate!

Should we stay or should we go?

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Brant Clifton

One of the great rock bands of all time asked a similar question several decades ago. Sometimes, it can be tough to choose a path forward when you’ve been