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When you demand that Van Zant, Washingtonian, RINO Hunter, John Steed, John Valley, Befuddled, and Country Girl unveil who they are and you call for them to identify yourself I'll do the same. Not that I haven't already basically told you before. But deal?

Commented: Tuesday, April 14th, 2026 @ 6:54 pm By: Rational Observer

Rational Observer, Now find witnesses other than you and members of the Victory Committee who will sign sworn statements to any of the lies you are spreading. You are dealing in hate and are delusional. My name is not hid. Make your name public to back up your accusations???!!!!

Commented: Tuesday, April 14th, 2026 @ 5:59 pm By: Hood Richardson

You want a list, Mr. Richardson? Here's what only I have observed. You called Mimi Speers a b*tch to her face at one of GOP County conventions in my presence. You threatened to slap Lori Norman at another. You referred to a group of Latino moms as Taco Moms. You called the police to report "a 300 lb black woman walking down the street in front of Frank's Pizza with a blank stare". You refuse to leave when the public portion of executive meetings is concluded. You tell people to shut up constantly when they question you. You raise your voice whenever you can. You make everyone that is visiting a meeting uncomfortable by pretending to constantly be a victim of some grand conspiracy against you. Your personality is simply toxic at any meeting.

Commented: Tuesday, April 14th, 2026 @ 1:55 pm By: Rational Observer

So Much is broken locally, it is hard to know where to begin.

Before and just after the Council election, the candidates were anxious to shine sunlight on everything. Now they have hidden themselves in a black hole, where the sun doesnt shine. Everything is done in
secret, and though Davis gives hints at to some of the secrets, it is still only hints.
Did the public scare the new council members into the shadows, or did the Inside-City-Cabal do that?

I'm looking for one of those "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" type of politicians. The County has one of those...he's called Hood.

Commented: Tuesday, April 14th, 2026 @ 11:30 am By: Befuddled

The public can see for themselves the dishonesty going on in the leadership of the local GOP. They operate using half-truths and outright lies. The Plan of Organization calls for "advice and CONSENT" from the Executive Committee. Anyone that has served on any committee knows sub-committees report to overall committees. Neither of these things happen in the Beaufort County Republican Party.

Commented: Tuesday, April 14th, 2026 @ 10:03 am By: Van Zant

To be clear and precise, a motion was made and approved unanimously to allocate $400 for a GOP Headquarters monthly plus utilities. The initial site was in disrepair and posed safety concerns. However, our great team discovered an alternative location in downtown Washington for less which includes utilities. What's not to celebrate? Isn't this the epitome of conservative values in action? For those who prefer, the stairs are always an option, and we'll ensure the entry is accessible to all. Instead of continuing to attack the hard work of valued volunteers/conservatives, try being positive and show some appreciation.

Commented: Monday, April 13th, 2026 @ 9:54 pm By: Carolyn Garris

When I read Mr. Richardson's articles especially lately, I have to remind myself that he's been in office for over 30 years having never furthered conservatism. Why must I remind myself? Because he's acts as if he's totally clueless as to how committees or the party work, but it's actually just a game so that he can play the victim yet again. Mr. Richardson knows damn well that there are actually only two required meetings every year for an executive committee. He also knows that the committee dates and times are set.Solely by the chairman of the party, not for approval by the executive committee. But of course he would write like he does to make it appear as if a rule is being violated that does not exist. Because then mister richardson can play the woke little victim yet again. I haven't seen this much complaining about being a victim in a very long time.It's almost tedious at this point. Every single article is about how awful he feels treated. I think it's about time he grows up and actually addresses issues that are important to conservative voters like tax cuts, regulatory reform, high cost of living, bringing jobs to the county ... instead of this endless whining about how he's such a victim at the hand of everyone else. Notice in his articles how there's always someone that's oppressing him. Whether it's carolyn garris, before michelle nix or keith kidwell. He never, ever takes responsibility for his bad behavior and inability to act like a decent human being at meetings. Instead, he acts like a democrat.That is constantly complaining about being a victim. I don't know about everybody else, but i'm over it.

Commented: Monday, April 13th, 2026 @ 5:00 pm By: Rational Observer

That's Democrats for you, spouting their eco-fascism. We are in serious trouble as a country if they win the midrewrms. Look at their lying to the voters in Virginia.

Commented: Monday, April 13th, 2026 @ 10:41 am By: John Steed

RO: The thing is these questions are all rooted in addressing abuses of power. The leadership should have addressed these things honestly to start with. The fact that they were not addressed up front demonstrates willful intent to undermine and disrespect the Executive Committee and the results of the 2025 Beaufort County Republican Convention. When the questions from the committee started coming, after a several months drought in even having a meeting, they were met with obscuration in the form of ruling speakers out of order, not recognizing committee speakers outright, unilaterally ruling members as non-members, calling the police, filing legal complaints for stalking against members refusing to leave meetings and adjourning meetings outright mid meeting. You seem to believe the questions have just not been asked. They have been attempted in meetings, and they have been asked outside of meetings. The truth is the leadership is contorting weirdly in shaping ways of not addressing any of the issues at hand.

It sounds like you are not sure there would be good answers to my questions either, but since it is Mr. Richardson involved changes everything. That's where I disagree with you. Using a personal hatred mania is a poor excuse for ignoring important issues and hiding deeds that need to see the light of day. In Mr. Richardson's defense, refusing to leave a meeting he has a right to attend is not poor conduct whatever you may think of the man otherwise. It is certainly not stalking. What is worth so much to go to these extremes in order to not have to deal with the questions?

Convenient excuses do not make good excuses. Poor conduct is dreaming up far-fetched concocted reasons someone is no longer on a committee. That applies to Mr. Richardson as well as a growing list of other people deemed by one person using little real evidence and absolutely no due process. This is both poor conduct and awful leadership. The supporters of this one person using these tactics are responsible too. Of course, the Executive Committee as a whole is completely left out of everything. So much for advice and consent.

Why are people so afraid of hearing Mr. Richardson's questions and concerns? For the record his concerns are my concerns. In fact, many people want answers to these questions. I believe leadership is afraid because they are legitimate concerns about abuses of power. These circumstances demand real accountability.

People do not have to like each other to work together. Using and not abusing the rules paired with sound ethics and a level of professionalism is the only way to approach these matters. I can't see that happening with this group of people. They're not mature enough to do it. That's a shame because the times we live in need a good moral Republican Party.

Commented: Sunday, April 12th, 2026 @ 12:23 pm By: Van Zant

Apparently none of you MAGATS have been paying attention to the backlash Joe Davis has received for all the blood face lies he's been caught in, and for the disturbingly unhinged, incoherent, off the wall speeches he's given. Are you also not aware that Perreault gets threatening emails from him at least twice a week? Joe Davis is a mentally unstable person and is totally unfit to hold office. But none of you seem to even notice that. Brabo is suing the city, yet that doesn't seem to phase you either. I guess that's just something that can be overlooked. And Fritz is using his position to target private citizens and demanding they be fired. That's not only unethical. It's illegal. But that doesn't seem to matter either. But you do chose to believe pathological liar Joe Davis when he says Perreault yelled at poor old Bobby. Bobby is a belligerent old man who speaks to people much worse than I'm sure Perreault has ever spoken to him. And you do know nick Fritz hates all of you, right?

Commented: Saturday, April 11th, 2026 @ 9:19 pm By: Woke

Cassidy and Cornyn are amnesty whores. It will be good to see them gone. Lindsay Grahamnesty is as well. Hopefully, he can be replaced, too.

Commented: Saturday, April 11th, 2026 @ 6:53 pm By: borderhawk