Famous Last Words | Eastern North Carolina Now

   Publisher's note: Just to add a bit of depth to Mrs. Murphy's commentary: Before Betty became independent of any political party stamp, she was an executive officer for the Beaufort County Democrat Party.

   Even then, I always still appreciated her opinion on all matters important to Beaufort County.

    Arthur Williams is not known for ownership of his speeches, debates or even self-expression in his responses to media inquiries. In fact, he avoids participating in debates and public forums. In his own words he states that he relies on "his people in Raleigh" to handle things. I wonder how "his people in Raleigh" get along with "his people in Beaufort County". Who is running his campaign?

    ".....Former state Rep. Arthur Williams, D-Beaufort, confirmed he'll make a political announcement at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at the N.C. Estuarium in Washington.

    Williams declined to discuss the substance of what he called a "formal press conference" in an interview Wednesday night.

    "I've got professionals in Raleigh handling it," the former, four-term lawmaker said. On Wednesday, he would not confirm reports he'd been seen entering the Raleigh office of a prominent lawmaker, saying only, "I got friends in Raleigh."

    "I know the word's, I guess, getting out about what I'm going to do," he said. "They're doing a formal press conference. I've got people in Raleigh that's handling it. I'll let them handle it."

    Asked whether he believed the Democratic Party had let him down, a reference to the 2010 election and this year's nominations for the District 1 slot, Williams demurred.

    "I was raised to believe putting you down in life don't put you anywhere," he said. "I'm shooting my own gun and running my own race." (REALLLY!!! He's running his own race?))

    FAMOUS LAST WORDS before shooting himself in the foot!!!!

    When it was disclosed that the $1,000 contributions Arthur Williams made to Jones in 2010 and 2011 were not from his personal bank account, but rather from his campaign war chest many of his loyal Democratic supporters were upset. Yes, this was before he switched parties. So, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the campaign fund balance from his previous runs as a Democrat were used to open his new campaign to run as a Republican