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That connection to reality is tenuous at best.

Commented: Monday, September 18th, 2023 @ 12:20 pm By: Big Bob

Mayor Sadler is a tax and spend politician, but it is worse. His spending priorities are driven by cronyism. What has allowed the worst cronyism cesspool in Washington in the last at least fifty years is that he has had too many knee jerk rubber stamps on the City Council.

The best way to end this cronyism is to change mayors, but for an insurance policy, we also need to elect a council majority that can think for themselves and not be led around by the nose. Donald Sadler throughout his term as mayor has held Friday session with council members in groups of one or two to give them marching orders for the upcoming council meeting and script them for it. We need council members who will not fall into such a rut, no matter what mayor may try to do it. Ask council candidates it they will attend such meetings. If they will, we do not need to vote for them.

Sadler has had two absolute yes men on the council, Richard Brooks and Mike Renn. Between Brooks barely being able to read or write and Renn's substance abuse, both were easy to control. William Pitt proved too much of an independent thinker who was willing to go against the mayor's agenda when the public good demanded it, so he fell out of favor with Boss Hogg Sadler. Sadler often made up for that by corralling Lou Hodges vote. Hodges won due to public sympathy for the Covid death of her husband, but she has been a weak and vacillating member of the council, and that sympahty factor may be wearing off. Hodges told people she would vote against last year's massive ten percent tax increase, but after the mayor worked on her, she fell in line with his wishes.

Bobby Roberson has been the consistent voice for the taxpayer on the council, but he is leaving to run for mayor. We now need three taxpayer-oriented council members to form a majority.

That Sadler fundraiser next weekend should be a litmus test. Any council candidate attending should NOT get the votes of taxpayers. Word is that he has not even invited William Pitt this year. Who else has been invited and will attend? Inquiring minds want to know.

Commented: Monday, September 18th, 2023 @ 1:56 pm By: Conservative Voter

Recently, a Biden advocate attempted to defend the Idiot President, retorting that Ly'n' Joe Biden was a "lawyer," which was not much of a defense these days, at least not to me.

My retort was expertly, "But look how many times The Fool has been reversed by the federal judiciary on constitutional improprieties."

Going forward, remember this one truth: When the Idiot President is making promises, he IS ... LYYIINNNG to everyone.

Commented: Monday, September 18th, 2023 @ 8:16 am By: Stan Deatherage

Biden doesn't want too face reality he is a lier and a thief stealing money from the American people it probably belongs too his corrupt son

Commented: Monday, September 18th, 2023 @ 1:58 am By: Shelton Derouen

I absolutely will never understand that whole RINO thing in the US Senate.

Commented: Sunday, September 17th, 2023 @ 11:14 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Our legislators are on opposite sides of the casino cramdown. Rep. Keith Kidwell is a hero, fighting valiantly to stop this nonsense. Sen. Jim Perry is the leader of the pro-casino forces in the Senate and is a finalist for one of the 2023 American Gambling Awards, as well as being the largest Senate recipient of gambling industry and marijuana industry campaign money. We need More Keith Kidwells and fewer Jim Perrys in Raleigh.

Commented: Sunday, September 17th, 2023 @ 9:06 pm By: Rino Hunter

In these desperate times, when the Left is deliberately working as an unholy unit to tank the Republic with so many insane initiatives, it is imperative that good men, and their representative politicians do all that is within their collective power to end their reign of tyranny.

This is absolutely the time to see which politicians answers that call of such great necessity.

Commented: Sunday, September 17th, 2023 @ 8:54 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Zebadiah: Thank-you for your comment here on Eastern NC NOW.

I could not agree with you any more. Our History is sacred ground, and I, too, have long been tired of it being tampered with by the dishonest.

Commented: Sunday, September 17th, 2023 @ 3:49 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Such bull! What's wrong with you people?

Commented: Sunday, September 17th, 2023 @ 9:15 am By: Elaine

The president has no buisness having that that title ! He's been groping children since day one infront of everyone ! Wake up people !

Commented: Sunday, September 17th, 2023 @ 10:16 am By: Shelby

Very corrupt

Commented: Sunday, September 17th, 2023 @ 10:26 am By: Pamela

This Nana is appalled at the policies of senile pedo bye dunce. He is Absolutely NOT USA Presidential quality. His son, wife, and he, himself had to have known what Hunt Her was doing. And we must remember Monica Lewinsky.

Commented: Sunday, September 17th, 2023 @ 11:11 am By: Marlene