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Sorry, Washingtonian but the records of the North Carolina Board of Elections show that it is you who are the liar, or at least you are repeating someone else's lie.

NC Board of Elections records show that Darren Armstrong has only made three legislative campaign contributions in his life. All three were for $1,000 each and the recipient of all three was liberal Democrat State Senator Marc Basnight (D-Dare).

Those records do not show ANY contributions from Darren Armstrong to any candidate or political committee during the 2022 election cycle. Campaign finance law would require any political committee raising money for candidates to file a report with the state Board of Elections, with names of contributors and amounts. Those would be shown in their records. There is NO report of ANY contribution activity from Darren Armstrong in 2022. If Armstrong made the contribution you claim, it would show up on the NC Board of Elections records, but in fact their records show NO such contribution..

www.ncsbe.gov

NO, Washingtonian, the NC Board of Elections is NOT lying. You, or your source ARE.

And when it comes to honesty, Washingtonian, you are backing a stealth candidate who will not level with the voters about what his positions on issues are. That is the hallmark of an establishment hack, aka a RNIO or Undocumented Democrat.

Commented: Saturday, January 31st, 2026 @ 3:33 pm By: Rino Hunter

Beaufort County Schools are facing this same issue with our science curriculum. The top vendors have given us proposed curricula that push the climate activist position without mentioning other scientific viewpoints. During their presentations to the school board, I asked about this and the vendor representatives said they would look into it and get back to us.

The liberal Democrat dominated state school board has included the climate activist view as something students will be tested on, but our local board could and should require students be taught that there are other scientific theories on climate Students should be informed of all sides on controversial issues so we are teaching them how to think, not what to think.

The UN and the WEF push the CO2 global warming theory heavily, and students should be aware of it, but there is also some very serious science that refutes it, too, and students should be aware of that as well. One excellent presentation of the other side of the science is the British TV documentary "The Great Global Warming Swindle" which was broadcast nationally on the UK's Channel 4 and can be watched at this link: www.youtube.com

Commented: Saturday, January 31st, 2026 @ 2:55 pm By: Steven P. Rader

It is difficult in the age of multimedia to discern truth within an opinion piece. Sometimes the author will leave out accurate information or twist the circumstances to provide a narrative that sounds believable but is in fact unbelievable.

First the Beaufort County (BC) Republican Party does not stand outside of the Plan of Organization (POO). The content of the document is reviewed and edited to remain accurate with the State Republican POO. The BC Republican members working within the Party are first identified at the grass roots level in a Precinct meeting. All BC Republicans are encouraged to attend to select Precinct Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary. They also will select delegates and alternates to the BC County Convention and the District and State Conventions. The number of delegates and alternates is based on the total number of Republicans in each precinct. This is the way our US Constitutional Republic works at all levels of the Republican Party. A nation of the people, by the people and for the people.

Removal from the Republican Party happens for either of two reasons. First unexcused absences, or second party disloyalty. Party disloyalty was the reason Hood Richardson, a precinct secretary, and two other Executive Committee members were immediately dismissed from the BC Republican Party. What they did during the City Council elections, knowingly or not, was to create a handout and held a meet & greet encouraging voting for non-republican candidates over Republican candidates. How did this happen? Hood Richardson has chaired for several years a Republican club. The members, some who are BC Executive Committee members, voted to approve the content of the handout and organize a Meet & Greet. During their meeting they were advised this could be party disloyalty.

So, what are the consequences of party disloyalty? Hood Richardson and the other two, remain Republicans. Like the public they can attend the Executive Committee meetings as “Guests. They will sign in to be admitted. While they can listen to the proceeding, they no longer can vote or be recognized to speak.

Hood Richardson’s Pac dissolved, based on public record by the Board of Elections for irregular campaign finance. In contrast the funding acquired and used by the BC Republican Party is monitored by the NC State Republican Party.

But there is more to consider regarding the content of “ANTICIPATION”. The last two BC Republican meetings (Dec and Jan) were disrupted by Hood Richardson and some members of the defunct Pac. Robert’s Rule of Order is the standard for conducting meetings. Robert’s Rule of Order is used at the County Convention, the District and State conventions. The guidelines include requirements for the development of the agenda, reporting of meeting minutes and how the body interacts with the Chair. Motions, discussion and voting are the bedrock actions needed to complete the work of the BC Executive Committee. Members of the Executive Committee have varying levels of experience participating in meetings using these rules. However, common sense dictates there is no place for fingerprinting or attacking individuals, in general issues are to be discussed after a motion is made and seconded.

Some supporters of Hood Richardson’s defunct Pac are also BC executive committee members. To my knowledge very few if any, participate in fundraising efforts or volunteer at other BC Republican events. They seem to follow the lead of Hood Richardson and will verbally attack individuals while misusing Robert’s Rule of Order to create chaos. Stopping a meeting and having to call the police is a perfect example of the level of chaos Hood Richardson created.

Just as BC County Commissioners meet for closed-door sessions, there is nothing preventing the BC Executive meeting from having closed-door sessions. Especially when in response to the chaos created by Hood Richardson and company.

At the January meeting the agenda was followed with the public hearing about the upcoming events for the Republican Q & A Forum and the annual Reagan Republican Rally dinner. Everyone listened to the Republicans running in the primary. There was a ten-minute break so all could speak one-on-one with candidates and then the closed-door session was to begin. Chaos began once the public and candidates left the building. Hood Richardson and company refused to leave, a shouting match began, police were called, and the meeting was adjourned. Mr. Richarson and company were escorted out to the sidewalk yet continued to complain to exiting Executive Committee members. The Chair was escorted by two police officers to provide her with a safe exit.

In short, when anyone points a belligerent finger at the BC Republican Executive Committee, there are three fingers pointing back to them. What is the real goal of Hood Richardson? Well, it maybe he wants to separate grassroot Republican voters from the political structure supporting all Republican voters, at the precinct, district, state and national level. Or now that his Pac is defunct, he is planning to become the chair of the BC Republican Party- oh no it can’t be that because of his party disloyalty. Or could it be he is simply not good at reporting and generates biased opinion articles to influence voters? After all, remember he has been a registered Democrat or Unaffiliated only to become a registered Republican to run as a County Commissioner. Whatever his reasons, please consider exercising discernment if you are reading his articles.

Commented: Saturday, January 31st, 2026 @ 12:32 pm By: Gail Breed

One wonders how much NC's curriculum in Social Studies pushes open borders. The state school board is almost entirely made up of lefties appointed by leftwing Democrat governors.

Commented: Saturday, January 31st, 2026 @ 11:33 am By: borderhawk

It is not just that he wa a longtime Democrat voter. Armstrong was also a major contributor to Democrat politicians like liberal kingpin Marc Basnight. He is nothing but a warmed over Marc Basnight Democrat. He has NEVER contributed to a Republican legislative candidate for either House of Senate.

Commented: Saturday, January 31st, 2026 @ 10:03 am By: Rino Hunter

Wow, thank you for the update. Up to the 2014 he voted democrat then changed to republican, so can's say I'm surprised by this. From the sounds of it he is a RINO just like Tills and will most likely vote with the democrats.

Commented: Saturday, January 31st, 2026 @ 8:01 am By: Countrygirl1411

All the markings of a Rino. I only got to shake hands with him at another meeting, and it was not manly handshake. We need strength in Raleigh.

Commented: Friday, January 30th, 2026 @ 5:57 pm By: Buzz Cayton

Lie be Told, I am willing to allow the public to decide who is lying. Because you say it is so, does not mean it is so.

Commented: Friday, January 30th, 2026 @ 8:01 am By: Hood Richardson

You can read all this straight out of the Plan of Organization. The Chairperson is clearly leaving the Executive Committee out of the procedures. She just does not have the unilateral power she is using. None of this is even debatable.

Commented: Friday, January 30th, 2026 @ 5:53 am By: Van Zant

You are wrong again Mr Richardson. Your lies continue to reveal themselves.

Commented: Thursday, January 29th, 2026 @ 10:59 pm By: Truth be Told

I agree Countrygirl; Illegal Aliens are here illegally.

Commented: Thursday, January 29th, 2026 @ 2:32 pm By: Stan Deatherage