Tag: North Carolina

The GOP establishment and primaries

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The GOP ruling class had NO qualms about sticking their noses into Republican primaries at the local, legislative, and congressional levels this year . However, we had ONE primary —

Waldo chokes Boom-Boom; takes on McCrory next

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Our translucent, barely-visible lieutenant governor Walter Dalton risked life and limb seeking the gubernatorial nod against former congressman, sidewalk wrestler, and all around nice guy Bobby “boom boom” Etheridge. That

Oh. THAT secret legal defense fund

Posted on May 8, 2012May 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Well, the NC Democrat Party has finally released the source of the payoff in that alleged gay sex harassment scandal at party HQ in Raleigh. And

Obama’s brownshirts OWN Lt. Gov. candidate Linda Coleman

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Brant Clifton

SEIU — affectionately known in many quarters as Barry Obama’s brownshirts — have gotten so tight with North Carolina’s State Employees Association that they even appear in the SEANC web site

Slick Willie is NOT a fan of traditional marriage

Posted on May 5, 2012May 5, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Reports are out that “Slick Willie” Clinton hisself will be gracing Tar Heel state voters with YET another robo-call leading up to Tuesday’s election. (Somebody is making out like a

How to tackle (and possibly beat) Howard Coble

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I came across an interesting memo put together for The Campaign For Primary Accountability (CPA) by Wilkins Perkins Allen (WPA) Opinion Research. The memo, dated April 5, featured the results

The media and “moderation”

Posted on May 4, 2012May 4, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I recently read something from a columnist (on my side of the political street) lamenting how leftist politicians and media figures describe themselves as “moderates” and EVERYONE

Ellmers: I never was one of those Tea Party people

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Ah, the truth comes out so late in the election season. Take this segment of an article in today’s edition of The Southern Pines Pilot introducing the candidates in

Around the world with Renee (and the lobbyists)

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Government records show that lobbyists paid for congresswoman Renee Ellmers, her husband, and her chief of staff to visit Turkey and Israel in August and October of 2011. From 8/13/11

Guilty conscience wreaking havoc in The Pilot’s newsroom?

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

I guess South Carolina congressman Joe Wilson finally got to the fiction-peddlers in The Pilot’s newsroom. Here we are — one week before the vote — and we finally get