Tag: politics

Scaring up the vote

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Brant Clifton

If you can’t inspire them, scare the living hell out of them. That seems to be the guiding principle of the professional political class this year. Instead of talking about

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

ECU faculty wants their DEI and they want it RIGHT NOW, bro.

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Brant Clifton

It appears the wokeness-enabling N&O newsroom wants it too: As professor Amanda Klein was settling into the fall semester at East Carolina University, she logged on to the university’s Faculty

ANOTHER reason why a GOP attorney general makes a difference

Posted on October 25, 2024October 25, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Independent, NC-based journalist Steven Horn has been all over ActBlue in recent years. His work raised allegations that anonymous campaign contributions were laundered to Democrats around the state and across

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

Gov. Gomer’s high court gal pal runs her mouth a bit too much

Posted on October 23, 2024October 23, 2024 by Brant Clifton

I was watching TV with friends the other night when this *Karen* came on-screen to screech about how she will not vote for anything that would even slow down or

“I’ll take CNN for $50 million, Alex.”

Posted on October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 by Brant Clifton

The Mark Robinson coverage is awash in talk of porn sites and video stores. Meanwhile, the Balanced Nutrition saga — which suggests possible mishandling of millions in tax dollars —

There are ONLY TWO genders, Dave and John. (Count ’em.)

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Brant Clifton

For those of you wondering about those crazy, oddball, unsigned editorials in The Pilot newspaper, they are typically (9 times out of 10) the product of either publisher / owner

Even MORE federal subpoenas touching the Raleigh crowd?

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Back in August we heard about subpoenas being issued to UNCW regarding dealings with former judge and current GOP operative Marion Warren. Now, things appear to be shifting northward:

Balanced Nutrition: Where it all currently stands

Posted on October 12, 2024October 12, 2024 by Brant Clifton

We’ve been talking about Mark Robinson, Yolanda Hill, and Balanced Nutrition for a long, long time. The story includes the strong possibility of mishandling large sums of tax dollars. The