Duke Law School jumps into Haywood Five / NCGOP fray
For a few years now — at least — a small band of conservative activists in Haywood County (out west) have been slugging it out with establishment elements in the
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#ncga: Leadership, lobbyists conspiring to topple Folwell?
I’ve always suspected that what WE want runs a distant second to what the deep-pocketed Raleigh lobbyists want. This kerfuffle between the hospital lobby and treasurer Dale Folwell over reforming
Continue reading#ncga: The Great Timmy Telephone Tap Terror
You know life is not so going so well when people are scared to talk to you for fear of ending up part of a criminal investigation. Taking a page
Continue reading#ncga: Gun Lobby targets Bill Rabon
Grass Roots North Carolina, one of the more influential Second Amendment groups in the state, is baring its fangs and showing its claws at senator Bill Rabon (R-Brunswick), chairman of
Continue readingCh-Ch-Ch-Chaaaaaaaaanges (at the top of NCGOP?)
It’s not unusual for heads to roll in an organization after an abysmal performance. Sports teams. political campaigns. corporations. It happens a lot. Conservatives have been griping, with good reason,
Continue readingExit Mrs. Nix?
It’s been one of the worst kept secrets in NC politics that NCGOP vice-chairman Michele Nix has her eyes on bigger prizes (like, say, the Third Congressional District seat in
Continue readingIt’s (not so) GOOD to be the ED
You get your butt handed to you on Election Day. Now, you have one of your unsuccessful recruits for the NC House races calling for you to QUIT your job
Continue readingAbout that BIG NCGOP $$$ to Mike Causey …
We reported earlier about some of the standout items in the state GOP’s third-quarter campaign finance report. That included $240,000 to Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey — who was not on
Continue readingSteinburg can’t GIVE tickets away to his tax-funded basketball fiasco
According to Asheville officials, tickets to the visitcurrituckobx.com Battle for The Blue Ridge are — in fact — slower than molasses: The “Battle in the Blue Ridge” basketball tournament that
Continue readingCultural Appropriation: *”Isn’t that special?”*
We’ve filled you in previously on the very “special” counsel to GOP legislative leaders. From picking a fight with me, to bashing Donald Trump, to apparently blessing the works of
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