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Interestingly, two polls after the Whatley announcement with the Trump pre-endorsement both show Don Brown LEADING Michael Whatley. Looks like maybe NC Republicans think for themselves. We do not want another Thom Tillis, and Whatley was a constant Thom Tillis cheerleader. GO BROWN!

Commented: Monday, July 28th, 2025 @ 11:34 am By: Conservative Voter

There is a huge difference in vetting of legal immigrants and illegal aliens.

Illegal aliens usually throw away their real ID before they cross the border. Reporters have found vast piles of discarded ID's on the south bank of the Rio Grande, for instance. After they cross the border, they are then "undocumented" so they can be anyone they want to be, give whatever name, whatever age, and whatever country of origin they think will most benefit them. Multiple European countries that have used other tests to discover true age, for example, have found that a majority of illegal aliens who claim to be unaccompanied minors are, in fact, adults lying about their age. In Sweden, it was as high as 90%. When authorities do not have the correct name, age, and country, how are they expected to do any meaningful vetting????? For those with criminal records or on terrorist lists, you can expect 100% of them to give false information to get into the country.

For legal immigrants, they are most of the time still in their home country, where it is easy to find out if they are giving their true identities and then to thoroughly check their background. These are people who can be properly vetted. Illegal aliens are NOT.

One thing that would help a lot when an illegal alien is processed is a polygraph.

Commented: Monday, July 28th, 2025 @ 8:56 am By: borderhawk

Here is what is obvious to anyone with a working brain, "Bill":
www.beaufortcountynow.com

As they used to say on the old "Rawhide" TV series: "Head 'em, up, and move 'em OUT!"

Commented: Monday, July 28th, 2025 @ 6:44 am By: borderhawk

A refreshing sermon in a world of "Cui Bono". (Who stands to gain, or how will it benefit me?)

Commented: Sunday, July 27th, 2025 @ 9:54 pm By: Buzz Cayon

Thankfully, our United States military is regaining its substance and stature under this real commander-in-chief.

Commented: Sunday, July 27th, 2025 @ 8:09 pm By: Stan Deatherage

The real unfairness of the way our immigration system has been run is Biden allowing illegal aliens in line in front of legal immigrants who are trying to do it the right way. If we need more immigrants, there is a big waiting list of people who are applying properly, not trying to sneak to the head of the line. Legal immigrants should ALWAYS have precedence over those who do not respect our immigration laws.

On the immigration debate, I think of my former employee, Sergiu, when I was running an American-funded office in Moldova. Sergiu was our accountant, with a university degree and excellent written and spoken English. His wife was a law student, also with excellent English skills. They applied repeatedly to emigrate to the United States, but there were a lot more Moldovans applying to immigrate than there were immigration slots. Finally, he also applied to Canada. It turned out that accounting was a skill Canada was looking for in immigrants and he was accepted the first time he applied. As with legal US immigration, he and his wife went through extensive medical and background checks and he was required to pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), a test many Americans would have a hard time passing. He passed that test on the first try, getting his immigrant visa soon after. Although it meant I had to hire a new accountant, I was happy for Sergiu and his wife when they were able to board the plane to their new life in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

We have a screwed up immigration system, when people like Sergiu are left on waiting lists while unvetted illegal aliens who thumb their noses at our immigration laws are waved across the border, too many of them connected to foreign criminal gangs. I am happy that President Trump is working hard to fix that.

Commented: Sunday, July 27th, 2025 @ 7:58 pm By: Steven P. Rader

Dean Cain doesn't know what he's talking about! I did some quick research to find out that Superman 2025 is already a box office hit. The budget for that film was $350 million and it's already hit $415.1 million worldwide and climbing. So, it did not loss any money at all and everything earned from now on is straight profit!

How to Train your Dragon is doing a lot better with a smaller budget of $150 million and currently at a box office of $592.6 million worldwide which is some damn good profit right there!

Commented: Sunday, July 27th, 2025 @ 12:41 pm By: Thomas Bolton

For people that do not understand that all levels of government are interlinked, one must still consider to what extent Beaufort County's Community College will be affected by this federal mandate.

Commented: Sunday, July 27th, 2025 @ 10:05 am By: Stan Deatherage

"Butt-edge-edge" is one of the often spoke of candidates for the Democratic Socialist nomination for President.

I can imagine the sparks that would fly when this Democratic Socialist DEI enthusiast debates a candidate the quality of Marco Rubio or J.D. Vance.

Commented: Saturday, July 26th, 2025 @ 7:26 pm By: Stan Deatherage

First, the Democratic Socialist Party dies by suicide (with some help by we rightful folk), then the we begin on the Republican Party.

I see three to four political parties before we are done here in the USA.

Commented: Saturday, July 26th, 2025 @ 5:30 pm By: Stan Deatherage

I know that Trump works off of the "keep your friends close and your enemies closer" mantra but, and there is a BUT, his primary base has greatly changed since 2020.

When Trump came to the Airport in Greenville, back in October of 2020, Whatley and others were openly booed by those waiting for President Trump, the only headliner of the show, to arrive in AF1.

A lot has gone on since 2020 and the people who booed Whatley while waiting to see Poppy D wouldn't be caught dead at a Trump event, much less a GOP event, now....too many red flags and avoided questions. A part of me think this is being done on purpose, I could be wrong though.

I think the GOP is being imploded to segway into a new "conservative" uniparty. The old school GOP can't match the intensity of the Trump personality. Don't be surprised if the Old Man hasn't already formed his own party....remember the Patriot Party and how said it was "just an idea" ?

We'll see..

Commented: Saturday, July 26th, 2025 @ 3:21 pm By: John Valley

What is the difference between ignorance and apathy? I don't know, and I don't care. People who are uninformed about what is happening also vote.

Commented: Saturday, July 26th, 2025 @ 11:03 am By: Buzz Cayton