Tag: North Carolina

Does Obamacare cover butt-kickings?

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Last night, Mitt Romney showed John McCain how it SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE in 2008. The Mittster called Barry’s bluff on a number of occasions — correcting his misstatements and

Down with The Struggle: Walter Dalton, soul brother #1

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Brant Clifton

There’s nothing like the whitest white man on the planet Earth complaining that someone else doesn’t get “the black experience.” But that’s what we

Renee Ellmers and those “spending cuts”

Posted on October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Carolina Journal recently put together a profile of the race for North Carolina’s Second Congressional District. The profile mentioned that there has been some recent

“Endangered” NC Democrats running to right of challengers in US House races?

Posted on October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Quick. In North Carolina’s Seventh Congressional District, can you guess which candidate won the endorsements of conservative establishment groups like the National Rifle Association, Concerned Women for America, The National

Public education’s solution for boosting graduation rate: Lower the standards

Posted on October 1, 2012October 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The edu-crats at Moore County Public Schools have outdone themselves again — putting forth a rather questionable bit of innovation: Struggling students may soon have another

North Carolina Campaign 2012: Staying after class with Mr. Tedesco

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Brant Clifton

John Tedesco looks tired. And he SHOULD. He’s running an extremely low-budget campaign for state superintendent of public instruction. He has no entourage of aides. Some candidates have

Another angle to consider in eroding Democrat base in North Carolina

Posted on September 23, 2012September 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Obama’s EPA is preparing to shut down more than 200 coal-fired generators. What does that mean in terms of the big picture? An independent group

Media trying to bail out Walter Dalton

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

It’s been looking pretty bleak for Democrat gubernatorial nominee Walter Dalton. The average of current polling shows him losing by 12 to GOP nominee Pat McCrory. Dalton served in

District Court race features a super PAC, bare-knuckled rhetoric and verbal combat

Posted on September 23, 2012September 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Judicial races in North Carolina tend to be quiet, gentlemanly affairs that occur below the radar. Not this year. Not in our neck of the woods. Randolph County

“MANY SEE” The Pilot as little more than a mouthpiece for Democrat & leftist interests

Posted on September 21, 2012September 21, 2012 by Brant Clifton

It always irks me to see allegedly unbiased mainstream media types employ the terms “some say” or “many say” “or “some see” or “many see” in their reporting. “Many see