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Well then be alarmed Big Bob, because the news we decide to present is real, not FAKE NEWS like Leftists prefer, and furthermore, I will always appreciate the BO for sounding the alarms long before the inane becomes sadly real.

Commented: Monday, November 13th, 2023 @ 7:41 am By: Stan Deatherage

Big Bob: I am not affiliated with the "BO." I kindly provide the publication space on my Eastern NC NOW platform simply because I appreciate them providing news and information to our readership ... so in the absence of all else that might be news not presented, I consider almost everything on the Eastern NC NOW platform as journalism in a relative and comparative sense with what little else is provided in this region.

I know a lot, and I still learn much from the "BO" contributions, so I consider them a valuable asset to our joint readership.

Commented: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 11:24 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Washingtonian: Did not see it, but sounds like Bernie Marcus, outspoken capitalist and philanthropist, a true patriot.

Bernie may be correct, and I would hope we have more time because we will need it to get the public far smarter than they are right now.

As a Representative Republic, we deserve this Idiot President. We have to change that.

Oh, I have an idea how to make a small difference in getting the public smarter: Advise them to leave the intellectual cesspool of standard Social Media, and spend more time here at Eastern NC NOW; Real News for Real People.

Commented: Saturday, November 11th, 2023 @ 10:14 am By: Stan Deatherage

You’re just can’t admit you were wrong. It’s right in front of you on this thread. Why should anyone believe anything you post?

Commented: Friday, November 10th, 2023 @ 2:06 pm By: Big Bob

Your tunnel vision clearly does not discern much, Little Bobbie. There is a clear distinction here between Washington's previous black mayors and council majorities on one hand and the Sadler clique on the other, also between two other currnet black politicians who ran this year and those of the Sadler clique. Far from saying all black politicians are anything, the point is that the Sadler clique is different from most of the black politicians Washington has seen over the years. You should apologize for being a brainless twit, but trolls like you never do.

Commented: Friday, November 10th, 2023 @ 11:28 am By: John Steed

My point, Bobbie, if your little brain cannot grasp it, is that we have had black mayors and black council majorities before and they did fine, not bringing race into governamce. There is nothing per se wrong with having a black mayor or a black council majority or both This time there is a racial angst among the Sadler faction that could pose a problem. If you had been present at the Board of Elections election evening, you might understand that. Our only hope is that maybe Horton or Tyre will evolve to be more like Pitt, but I am not holding my breath. Brooks is a hopeless case who has less understanding of what is going on than Joe Biden.

The problem goes beyond just taxes and spending. There is a negative attitude toward out downtown business district and our historic district, and there seems to be a racial angle to that. We have had plenty of black political leaders in the past who have been supportive of both, but the Sadler crew does not seem to be.

Commented: Thursday, November 9th, 2023 @ 9:31 pm By: John Steed

If you paid taxes in Washington, Bob, you would understand why the election of Sadler with three of his flunkies on the council is EXTREMELY bad news for our taxapayers. Elected officials with common sense like William Pitt understand that but leftie loons like Sadler never will.

Commented: Thursday, November 9th, 2023 @ 4:19 pm By: Concerned Taxpayer

There goes Bigot Bob trying to make everything about race, when it is not. Political machines are bad news whether they be white, black, mixed, or other. That is what we have right now in Washington. In the outgoing council, Sadler's two yes-men, Renn and Brooks were bad jokes even if one is white and one black. Three yes-men controlling the council and a power obsessed mayor is a bad recipe for city governmeny, regardless of race.

Washington has had a black mayor before and a black city council majority before, but none of them were on the power trip that Sadler is on, and all of those in the past worked for the good of the entire city.

IN this election we had two very solid black candidates running, William Pitt and Leesa Jones but only one of them got elected, and he will not be in Sadler's inner circle, but more likely excluded from everything Sadler can exclude him from.

Commented: Thursday, November 9th, 2023 @ 2:41 pm By: John Steed

How Sadler structured his core team differntly this time than last indicates a more racially focused governance. His 2023 team is much less diverse than his 2021 team, both as to the absence of a token white and to the absence of any blacks who have a mind of their own.

In 2021, his core team and political slate he pushed on election day were Richard Brooks, a barely literate black man who was easy to lead and would do as he was told, Mike Renn, a white white with drinking problems who owed his council seat to Sadler and would do as he was told, and William Pitt, a knowledgable and experienced black incumbent with a record of making up his own mind and of representing all of the city, not just one segment.

Sadler broke with Pitt because it quickly became clear that Pitt would do what he thought best, not what Sadler told him to do. Renn's drinking problams got to the point that he was probably not electable, so he did not run again this year.

The 2021 team incluced an experienced black leader who represented the whole community and a white guy. Sadler's 2023 team excludes both of those groups.

Two well qualifired black candidates who had minds of their own, filed for the council tis year, Leesa Jones and William Pitt, but Sadler had no use for either of them on his slate.

Three more liberal whites also filed, but Sadler did not back any of them either, incumbnet Lou Hodges, and newcomers Ellen Brabo and Mary Beedle. Hodges sometimes displayed a mind of her own, and that was likely enough for Sadler not to put her on his slate. Brabo's first allegiance was to the Chamber of Commerce, and Sadler seems adverse to divided loyalties. While Beedle would probably have jumped on the opportunity to play the Renn role, Sadler apparently never asked her.

It is never good for any elected executive to have a rubber stamp legsilative body like the city council, but that is exactly what Washington has now. Sadler has a reputation of being very secretive about his plans, so it remains to be seen what he will use this power for and just how bad it will be.

Commented: Thursday, November 9th, 2023 @ 12:54 pm By: Rino Hunter

ANother outrage in Washington City government is the abuse of city resources to advance the campaign of Donald Sadler. This is just corrupt. After Bobby Roberson sent out a postcard on Sadler's big tax increase of last year, the city website put up a dishonest response on its webpage to defend Sadler, saying there was no tax increase THIS YEAR. That was misleading, dishonest, and electioneering with government resources.

This year, Sadler did back off his original plan for a second year of tax increases with a new 8% increase piled on last year's 12%, but he shifted to a huge increase in "stormwater fees" instead. But that is not the issue Roberson raised. His mailing was specifically directed at last year's massive tax increase. By concentrating on this year's taxes, they set up a straw man in order to knock it down.

Someone needs to investigate this misuse of city resources for political purposes and heads need to roll. To what extent was the city manager involved in this, for example?

We have a very, very corrupt city and we are now stuck with it for another two years.

Commented: Thursday, November 9th, 2023 @ 9:55 am By: Conservative Voter

Well let me ask you this concerned taxpayer.
Is Bobby going to just go quietly off into the sunset, or is he going to be the hero that his supporters thought he was? There is a choice there.

By the way, it is the City manager that makes city corruption possible. I dare say that council members couldnt find their butt with both hands.

About the FOIA request... can we do a class action lawsuit? Or a petition to authorities at the state level. Maybe Bobby could lead that.

Commented: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 4:57 pm By: Washingtonian

Corruption doesnt have to continue. We the local people can all be watchdogs over the City Council and City manager activities. We dont have to go back to sleep regarding city issues.

Even just a week before the election most conversation here was about National and Global issues. Our hair should have been on fire about local issues...but it wasnt.

In addition: I would like to see an analysis of the voter turnout. For example how many registered voters of each party sat it out.

Commented: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 12:30 pm By: Washingtonian

Good lord take a break. I get it. It was a rough night for the far right. My advice, reflection. Being the opposition party is easy. Governing is difficult. The people have spoken.

Commented: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 9:22 am By: Big Bob