Tag: Phil Berger

Careening recklessly toward authoritarianism

Posted on December 7, 2024December 7, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Vote *Red.* Yep. That’s the slogan we got bombarded with during the recently completed election. The color red has long been associated with communism. Is that where the GOP hierarchy

Berger crony, former Democrat operative are new Republican treasurer’s first two hires

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Brant Clifton

*ChapelHillRepublican* Bradford Paisley Briner IV is already making his mark on the state treasurer’s office he’s set to take over upon incumbent Dale Folwell’s retirement at the end of the

Monkey Business Report: Rockingham County GOP edition

Posted on November 4, 2024November 4, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Senator Phil Berger‘s passion for benefiting himself, his friends and family at all our expense is becoming precariously close to hurting GOP fortunes in his county and screwing the rest

Monkey Business SPECIAL REPORT: NCGOP mailer omits GOP opponents of Berger’s casinos

Posted on October 27, 2024October 27, 2024 by Brant Clifton

So, are Phil Berger’s personal agenda items and pet projects NOW priority-one for the North Carolina Republican Party? It’s really beginning to look like it. We told you about a

Monkey Business Report: NCGOP mailer touts Berger cronies, disses rest of GOP ticket

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Brant Clifton

If things fail into place as expected, Raleigh politics will be tightly controlled and governed by state senator Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and his political machine. The governor’s office has been

Team Berger wants Speaker Timmy’s BFF presiding over lawsuit targeting them

Posted on July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 by Brant Clifton

We first told you here and HERE about a lawsuit targeting politicians, political operatives and operations close to state senate president Phil Berger over their involvement in the March races

The hottest read this side of Reidsville

Posted on June 19, 2024 by Brant Clifton

That’s right. We’re talking about the legal complaint filed by attorneys representing former Rockingham County commissioner Craig Travis which names, as defendants, Kevin “Son of Phil” Berger and a number

Casinos. Campaign cash. Defamation and Team Berger. (Oh, my.)

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Brant Clifton

It doesn’t matter WHO wins the governor race in November. Senator Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) will still be the biggest baddest dog on any block in our state capital. Some may

NCGA GOPers trying to water down sheriff-ICE cooperation bill?

Posted on May 26, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Here we are with another example of talking tough, but then delivering something weak and spineless to appease campaign donors. Remember when sheriffs elected in liberal enclaves Wake and Mecklenburg

Give the money back? Of course, you should.

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Don Berger-ino , the capo di tutti — boss of all (political) bosses — in our fair capital city, is musing publicly about giving all that so-called “surplus” money currently