Many of us remember North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms' war against CBS news, complaining the "liberal press" consisted of, "men and women who, if they do not hate American virtues...certainly have a smug contempt for American ideals and principles."
Published: Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 @ 10:48 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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What IS a Republican? Is it merely someone who marks an 'R' on their voter registration card? Is it someone who seeks to protect the common people from the excesses of government bureaucracy?
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 11:51 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Earlier this week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke on the Senate floor to honor the memory of Dorothy Helms, the ever gracious wife of the late Senator Jesse Helms. Mrs. Helms passed away on November 6th, 2015, at the age of 96.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:57 am
By: Chris Downey
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Today Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) issued this statement on the passing of Dorothy 'Dot' Helms
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Now that Republicans are leading both chambers in Congress and in the North Carolina legislature, intra-party differences will garner more attention than they have in the past - particularly from those hoping the new GOP majorities will be chaotic, disastrous, and short-lived.
Published: Monday, January 12th, 2015 @ 5:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Are you frustrated with the current state of the NCGOP? Start organizing your like-minded friends to take over — or at least build a sizeable contingent within — your precinct and your county party organization.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 9:56 am
By: Brant Clifton
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A veteran government relations and policy professional is joining Governor Pat McCrory's staff.
Published: Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 @ 8:56 am
By: Chris Downey
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The terms have been tossed around for many years. It seems the frequency and fury attached in this election year is turning them into missiles of hate and revenge.
Published: Sunday, October 26th, 2014 @ 4:08 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Renee Ellmers has spent nearly four years in Congress. For that entire period, the Dunn Republican has served in a Republican majority.
Published: Saturday, October 11th, 2014 @ 12:42 am
By: Brant Clifton
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We are under a "Vector" which is a guidance line keeping aircraft going the same direction rather than crossing directions creating collisions.
Published: Sunday, May 18th, 2014 @ 8:32 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Delmar's cynicism is earned, in my view. Let me quickly tell you of another story which had a better outcome.
Published: Sunday, May 11th, 2014 @ 11:05 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Three Republican candidates are battling for their party's nomination to succeed Democrat Mike McIntyre as North Carolina's 7th District Congressman. McIntyre, who held the job for nine two-year terms, chose not to seek re-election this year. He won his race two years ago by just...
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 2:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Listening to the dueling ads on the airwaves, voters may wonder why some ads cite a rating claiming Walter Jones is a liberal Republican and others cite ratings that he is one of the most conservative. The difference comes from who is doing the rating.
Published: Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 @ 1:44 am
By: Steven P. Rader
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If you said that you found the current political climate in Raleigh and Washington to be frustrating, dispiriting, and often juvenile, I'd second that emotion. But if you said it was unprecedented, I'd have to disagree - politely, of course!
Published: Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 @ 3:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I worked on Capitol Hill for the late Senator Jesse Helms during his early-90s campaign to defund The National Endowment For The Arts.
Published: Friday, September 6th, 2013 @ 9:37 am
By: Brant Clifton
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A reporter, television-radio executive, and U.S. Senator, Jesse Helms was born October 18, 1921, in Monroe, N.C., to Jesse Alexander and Ethel Mae Helms.
Published: Saturday, August 10th, 2013 @ 3:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hard as it may be to believe at the moment, given all the news and chatter coming out of Jones Street, the 2013 session of the North Carolina General Assembly is about to enter its final phase.
Published: Sunday, May 5th, 2013 @ 12:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2010, we were told a conservative revolution was sweeping North Carolina AND the country. In 2012, we were told conservatism was on the rise -- with the election of a new GOP lt.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 8:48 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Publisher's note: Brant Clifton watches well ObamaCare, and its infinite ramifications, in his "bare knuckles" Conservative online publication known as The Daily Haymaker.
Published: Wednesday, December 26th, 2012 @ 10:36 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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US Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) caught us all off guard with his announcement today about resigning his seat and taking over the presidency of The Heritage Foundation.
Published: Friday, December 7th, 2012 @ 12:23 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Today's political lexicon identifies states that vote Republican as red states, while states voting Democratic are blue. Until recently North Carolina was undeniably blue but a current description might color us purple, the result from mixing the two colors together.
Published: Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 @ 1:10 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Time is running short, but a few openings remain for the 2012 Free Enterprise Leadership Challenge, a summer program for high school students hosted by the Jesse Helms Center Foundation at Wingate University.
Published: Monday, June 11th, 2012 @ 8:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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