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John Steed: This manager's superiors are the Center /Left Coalition - the caucusing Democratic Socialists (2), and the RINOs (3). The 3 RINOs, enjoying the full protection of the Beaufort County GOP for some years now, even though their actions or purposeful inactions puts the BC GOP well outside the rigors of the Republican Platform inherent within the plan of organization.

Also, I will do a short post regarding the inappropriate closed session agenda item that did not qualify for the closed session because of its content, and did not qualify because it was not readout as a closed session agenda item in open session.

Commented: Thursday, May 9th, 2024 @ 3:20 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Having handled DSS child protective services cases over several decades of practicing law, I have observed quite a few cases in local counties where DSS got involved that it probably should not have. I have also observed the reluctance of many judges to rule against DSS in these cases. The late Judge Hallett Ward explained it to me after he ruled for DSS on a very weak case, that if he ruled against DSS on one of those cases and something happened to the child, then he as judge would be blamed in the media. While I was waiting for one of my DSS cases, I also heard a DSS attorney cut off another defense attorney who was trying to negotiate one of these case, snaping "Just agree to what we want, you know that is what the judge will do anyway."

Under the current procedures on DSS child custody cases, the deck is stacked against the parents. That is why I would like to see parents in these cases get a right to trial by jury. That would make the whole process a lot fairer.

Commented: Thursday, May 9th, 2024 @ 1:47 pm By: Steven P. Rader

I stand by my last post.

Commented: Thursday, May 9th, 2024 @ 12:30 pm By: Big Bob

Great to see this. We need more lawsuits when school authorities get out of line like this.

Commented: Thursday, May 9th, 2024 @ 10:53 am By: Bubba

I have already been criticized by the administration publicly, but far more caustically privately in a closed session meeting - a closed session meeting where this was not the issue that we heard when we were read out of session.

Plus, there is no closed session allowance for dressing down a 7 term county commissioner by administrative staff; that needs to occur in open session where all can see.

That is where I feel most comfortable answering all allegations.

Commented: Thursday, May 9th, 2024 @ 10:42 am By: Stan Deatherage

Good for you Mr. Deatherage! In Pitt County, at our commissioner's meetings we are "allowed" to address the board for 3 minutes (timed) during our public comments session. Beyond that "allowance," I'm not sure how our protocol works. But to your point, we as citizens, should be able to redress grievances. Citizens are often held CAPTIVE to political protocols and their concerns are pushed aside. That of course happens in Pitt County as well.
JMan

Commented: Thursday, May 9th, 2024 @ 10:20 am By: JMan

If anything should be punished it should be anyone who calls an illegal alien an "immigrant". This is highly insulting to real immigrants who came here the right way and is very distressing to them. It is also a misuse of the term "immigrant" which under the definitions in federal immigration law ONLY applies to those who came here the right way. An illegal alien should be called what he is, an "illegal alien".

Commented: Thursday, May 9th, 2024 @ 10:07 am By: borderhawk

The important thing is accepting election results is not who wins or loses but whether they were conducted fairly and honestly or not. My hat is off to the people who got a number of unfair and dishonest elections around Europe declared void and re-run. I wish American courts had the gonads to do what European courts have done to insure free and fair elections.

An important thing to check on a candidate is whether they will fight for free and fair elections. I see in the original post that Hal Weatherman takes a strong stand for that, so he has my vote.

Commented: Thursday, May 9th, 2024 @ 9:56 am By: Rino Hunter

If the first thing you think of upon hearing the word "lynching" is white British solders, you might be a Clans-man.

Commented: Thursday, May 9th, 2024 @ 9:04 am By: Big Bob

A candidate who keeps loudly claiming to be a conservative at campaign time but has no record on conservative issues before the campaign comes across as a fake, a counterfeit conservative. The more they shout that claim at the top of their lungs, the more suspicious I get. When they start advocating popular conservative issues, that they don't even seem to understand and have no prior record of involvment on, it is clear that they are trying to pull the wool over our eyes.

Always look at the RECORD, not the campaign claims on all candidates.

A good example is Bob Brinson, who spent a wad of establishment money in his primary beating his chest that he was a conservative. Late in the campaign, the mother of all special interest groups, the Chamber of Commerce sent out postcards supporting Brinson, making him a "Chamber of Commerce Republican", which is the opposite of a conservative. Brinson's record in public office showed nothing conservative but one red flag of liberalism, voting to raise taxes. Of course, he papered over that in his campaign by putting out postcards that he was for cutting taxes, but that was NOT what he actually did in his own political record.

Our outgoing Senator, Jim Perry, was awful, constantly taking the lead on pushing liberal issues, but I do not have much hope of Brinson being much better.

The "Repubican" nominee for State Treasurer, Brad Briner, is indeed an example of this. Having voted in the Democrat primary as recently as 2020, he is sure no conservative but sent out postcards claiming he was. He also works for gun controller promoter Michael Bloomburg, which should have made him a non-starter in the primary, but he succeeded in pulling the wool over too many eyes.

Commented: Thursday, May 9th, 2024 @ 8:54 am By: Conservative Voter

The reality is that all kangaroo court proceedings are wrong, and that is a reality, Bobbie, that you are unwilling to face. My point on the white British loyalists is simply that is where the term "lynching" came from.

Commented: Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 @ 7:52 pm By: Rino Hunter