Not too long ago, Gov. Pat McCrory and Speaker Tim Moore were telling us they could see no real need for a religious freedom restoration act.
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 @ 10:20 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Hasan Harnett certainly shocked the political world this weekend. It's also become clear that the establishment is not going to play nice with the new NCGOP chairman.
Published: Monday, June 8th, 2015 @ 10:27 am
By: Brant Clifton
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It’s no secret that Walter Jones irritates the political establishment. The GOPe tried to get him in the 2014 primary. Now, it appears they’re trying again with a new face
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 4:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I talked this week with one of my moles on Jones Street. This person was absolutely floored by the amount of public feedback in this whole debate on alternative energy mandates and subsidies.
Published: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015 @ 10:07 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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We first told you about this guy — representing Orange County in the General Assembly. He feel guilty about being white. And it’s earned him ridicule from a national audience that included Rush Limbaugh.
Published: Friday, May 29th, 2015 @ 7:23 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Big-time GOP donor and conservative activist Bob Luddy generated a few tremors this week with THIS EMAIL.
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 @ 5:09 am
By: Brant Clifton
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AFP-NC’s Donald Bryson has labeled the House’s action on the budget as “reverse Robin Hood.”-
Published: Sunday, May 24th, 2015 @ 8:48 am
By: Brant Clifton
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They tried, but failed, to nail the lacrosse team. They tried with this "noose story" that showed up in April and quickly faded away. How come the marches stopped?
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 6:06 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The McCrory administration is howling mad at the General Assembly for not coughing up enough bribe money to entice Volvo to build its new plant within the Tar Heel State.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 7:23 am
By: Brant Clifton
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What started out as a runaway by SOMEBODY named Craig Collins and a re-anointing of Carolyn Justice as vice-chairman has evolved into a crowded circus atmosphere featuring vile rumors, physical threats, draft campaigns, and celebrity cameos.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 7:21 am
By: Brant Clifton
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That’s a mighty apt take on the current environment on Jones Street, as supplied from one disgusted insider who confided in me.
Published: Monday, May 11th, 2015 @ 10:35 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Out of the blue, government goodies for solar energy providers has become the rage on Jones Street. No one really saw this coming.
Published: Saturday, May 9th, 2015 @ 2:12 am
By: Brant Clifton
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I'm hearing some surprising, very pessimistic-sounding talk from some very surprising sources about the future of the "conservative revolution" in Raleigh.
Published: Thursday, May 7th, 2015 @ 11:41 am
By: Brant Clifton
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It seems like just yesterday that eye doctor from Matthews and that portly fellow from Moore County were roaming the House chamber wreaking havoc, shaking down lobbyists and scaring children.
Published: Tuesday, May 5th, 2015 @ 8:33 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Politicians get used to being criticized in attack mailers. But it's hard to dismiss being attacked for something you've never officially taken a position on in the first place.
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2015 @ 7:00 am
By: Brant Clifton
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We're seeing a lot of chest-thumping from a lot of folks talking about what a player he or she thinks she is on Jones Street. But we're finding that a surprising number of legislators are having a challenging time making it to the floor TO VOTE.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:53 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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At their convention this weekend, Second Congressional District Republicans passed a resolution condemning the use of taxpayer money to, um, "persuade" businesses to come to North Carolina or to expand within the Tar Heel State.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 1:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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North Carolina has a religious freedom protection bill in the legislative hopper. Apparently, our political "leaders" have been watching the fake news being generated from Indiana and have decided they want none of it.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 5:10 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Talk about profiles in courage. *There's nothing better to make you stand up and salute someone who takes both sides of an important issue.
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2015 @ 3:53 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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We've expressed our dismay at recent legislation - sponsored by a hodge-podge of statist Democrats, RINOs, and reputed conservatives - to extend the 35 percent credit for solar energy production for five years.
Published: Saturday, April 25th, 2015 @ 1:19 am
By: Brant Clifton
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A Lincoln County Republican legislator has introduced legislation allowing local politicians a little more leeway to raise taxes.
Published: Friday, April 24th, 2015 @ 8:11 am
By: Brant Clifton
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GOP congressional leaders are racing to approve a budget blueprint for the coming year that abides by strict spending limits, determined to show that the party can maintain fiscal discipline.
Published: Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 @ 4:44 am
By: Brant Clifton
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State Rep. Larry Pittman (R-Cabarrus) has introduced a bill that ought to get some tongues wagging.
Published: Friday, April 17th, 2015 @ 12:51 am
By: Brant Clifton
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I never thought I’d see the Democrat Party actually be able to get to the right of Republicans on taxes.
Published: Thursday, April 16th, 2015 @ 11:37 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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It's truly disgusting to watch the drive-bys - the remnants of the so-called mainstream media - working overtime to whip up racial strife in an era they promised us, in 2008, would be post-racial.
Published: Wednesday, April 15th, 2015 @ 6:54 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Our reportedly Republican governor wants a $2.8 billion bond referendum on the ballot in November. Bond referendums — in case you didn’t know — are votes on whether to allow government to take even more money out of your wallet.
Published: Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 @ 4:20 am
By: Brant Clifton
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I've got a newfound sense of respect for John Bell. We took it to him TWICE yesterday. Instead of ducking and running, or just badmouthing us in private, the Goldsboro Republican (and third-ranking House member) decided to go head-to-head with The Daily Haymaker.
Published: Sunday, April 12th, 2015 @ 2:13 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Blinkin' Chris and Angry Rob and their comedy web site are calling for the end of solitary confinement in North Carolina prisons
Published: Saturday, April 11th, 2015 @ 10:01 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Just like Jason Voorhees. You kill off B-corps in the General Assembly, and they rise from the dead.
Published: Friday, April 10th, 2015 @ 3:15 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Well, the GOP has officially surrendered their advantage in the area of taxes. After so many decades montyhallas the low – / anti-tax party, the GOP majority on Jones Street pushed through increases in the state gasoline tax.
Published: Friday, April 10th, 2015 @ 12:32 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Gov. Pat McCrory appeared on WFNC radio in Fayetteville Thursday morning and reiterated his effort to prevent North Carolina from being swept into the political maelstrom that engulfed Indiana and Arkansas over religious freedom and gay rights.
Published: Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 @ 9:47 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Our baby-faced House speaker appears to be caving to the drive-by hysteria on North Carolina's proposed Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Published: Sunday, April 5th, 2015 @ 1:36 am
By: Brant Clifton
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So, the speaker of the NC House is concerned about how protecting people's religious freedom will affect "our brand" in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, April 4th, 2015 @ 12:25 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The lefties tried to suggest that North Carolina's approval of an amendment to its state constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman was going to be an economic development nightmare.
Published: Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 @ 12:23 pm
By: Announcements
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