Comments by Stan Deatherage | Eastern NC Now

One more thing, from a musical standpoint, "The Boss", has been lagging for about 2 decades. He is only still relevant, because people like me, and Governor Christie still forgive his Simple Liberal ass for the stupid stuff he often says or does.

If it were not for his first 3 albums: "Greetings from Asbury Park", The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle" and "Born to Run", all completed before 1975, who would care ... either way.

Commented: Saturday, April 9th, 2016 @ 4:22 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Bobby Tony, They could always just simply show their genitalia to enter. Eventually, it will always just come down to that.

Commented: Saturday, April 9th, 2016 @ 11:13 am By: Stan Deatherage

I remember this in the news during the Vietnam War.

My father used the M1 Garand, which he loved, and I wondered why they did not just reissue the M1.

Later I learned why: AK47.

Commented: Thursday, April 7th, 2016 @ 1:00 pm By: Stan Deatherage

You do see the real me.

Commented: Monday, March 28th, 2016 @ 9:03 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Bobby Tony, you come with the best stuff.

And, Good Easter my Christian brother.

Commented: Sunday, March 27th, 2016 @ 8:51 am By: Stan Deatherage

I met Jennifer Roberts years ago when she was a new Mecklenburg County commissioner. I'd been a county commissioner for a while, so I figured I could my own with any county commissioner from any county - even from the Great State of Mecklenburg.

Jennifer was forced to talk to me because we were the only two folks riding on a bus together in the downtown of one of North Carolina's biggest cities - it could have even been Charlotte (I can't perfectly remember).

I can do small talk - pretty well if I want to - but I generally prefer not to when I talk to other politicians. I think she would have rather that I stuck to the 'small talk'. She impressed me as just a young, and a bit bewildered politician.

Maybe that has not changed so much.

Commented: Saturday, March 26th, 2016 @ 4:24 am By: Stan Deatherage

What is our collective children, our greatest resource, learning at our centers of higher learning?

They are learning how to function in life as vapid crybabies.

This is straight out of the Democrats' Education Industry's playbook: Keep'em stupid, keep'em voting Democrat.

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Commented: Thursday, March 24th, 2016 @ 7:59 am By: Stan Deatherage

Great sarcasm Alex.

Hussein is truly a man of many words and very little action. When he speaks about coming together, I think he is just rallying Liberals for the next Global Warming or LGBT ... Q conference.

Commented: Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016 @ 10:50 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Good series. I like to know about this stuff, just like I like the Vietnam series.

We're about to come full circle TMc. And then we come back again.

Commented: Sunday, March 20th, 2016 @ 8:01 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Alex, I get that.

In fact, of all of us, I probably wax more pissed off than all of us, and, consequently, my wife is oft to remind me what an unredeeming trait that is, and Lord knows, I need to work on it.

I just think there are better prospects for the highest office, hence the unwary comment, and that is why I have supported Ted Cruz.

If Trump wins, however, I will pray for him to be that guy that proves me wrong, because, we really are on a bad road. I love my country, if for no other reason, for those of you that have done your good part to save the Republic. I will pray that Trump will be worthy to serve as your president, and I will vote for him should he be the Republican nominee.

It could never be Hillary B. or Bernie for me.

I can't see how any patriot could vote for either of them. War vets, for whatever reason they may choose to vote for one of these two non patriots, will always get a full pass with me. I would never try to rationalize the why of it. They get a life time pass carte blanche.

Commented: Sunday, March 20th, 2016 @ 2:09 pm By: Stan Deatherage

When I said I was a map maker, it was just my day job, where I would: go out in the field with my crew; record information; then reduce that information, by using math (mostly trig, algebra and even simple division, i.e. relative fractions reduced to a factor of 1 with various word problems scenarios); and then I would take that information to draw/draft plot plans measuring showing land situations horizontally and vertically in precise measurements, with descriptions weighted in script and line.

Long description here, but it feels good writing about something that I did about 40 years ago. I really do believe that I could go back to being a surveyor with just a bit of burnishing of the skills, including the math (which would not take long).

Computers would make it all really cool. Here below is the latest map that I made, after many decades and using the computer, by building upon some data that my buddy Hood supplied me (which is completely built upon a map that I initially drew and gave Hood) of my land that I am just now engaged in subdividing. The final map will depend upon the placement of septic systems and the house footprints.

I will not plot the official recorded maps, but I will use my maps, built upon the official maps, to promote the property because I like colors, which communicate as well.



These hand maps that you supplied regarding Vietnam War, by Wild Bill, proves how valuable the communication of drawings are. Who knows, Wild Bills maps may have kept some of your buddies alive.

Commented: Sunday, March 20th, 2016 @ 10:21 am By: Stan Deatherage

The United States Senate: Advise and Consent aka "The Biden Rule"

Commented: Saturday, March 19th, 2016 @ 6:09 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Part of my special knowledge is my first hand understanding of how crony capitalism rewards the inefficient, the untalented, and, often, the utterly stupid.

But, they are good at one thing. Greasing the skids and keeping their nose good and brown.

Commented: Saturday, March 19th, 2016 @ 3:44 am By: Stan Deatherage

As you and I both know, all things Appalachian are very cool.

Commented: Sunday, March 13th, 2016 @ 2:31 pm By: Stan Deatherage

I have a friend who suffers from the condition of Liberal, who I am considering using as a foil /muse in future writings, who also will vote for Hillary, but grimaces when he says it.

In his early to mid sixties, I just don't think he has ever voted for a Republican.

When I get him to discuss the merits of Hillary, he agrees: 'She is a lying bitch, but I'm a Democrat ...'

This when I have fun with my muse, as I start taking him for a philosophical ride, and I always make him laugh, just as he makes me laugh.

The difference between me and my muse, let's call him Richard, is that I will use my considerable auspices to bury a bad Republican. Democrats coalesce around their many flawed and criminal leaders, and act as if they are doing the right thing.

As one can well understand, this can get rather funny if you push the right buttons.

Commented: Sunday, March 13th, 2016 @ 10:43 am By: Stan Deatherage

As a county official, I learned that Liberals consider the act of being a Liberal, as referenced by a non Liberal, is actually considered a slur as a descriptor, ergo, 'we prefer to be called a "progressive"'. My question is: What happens when the descriptor of "progressive" becomes a slur? Pretty soon whining Liberals run out of words to re-reference themselves.

So, as far as the cry-baby college students in a 'chicken or the egg scenario': Which came first, the cry-baby college student, or the cowardly Liberal education industry?

Commented: Saturday, March 12th, 2016 @ 4:02 pm By: Stan Deatherage

I was never a big Emerson, Lake and Palmer fan; although, I recognize their talent.

In 1974, I went to festival at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, where Emerson, Lake and Palmer were sharing the top billing with the Allman Brothers.

Duane was recently deceased, and rather than try to replace Duane's fabulous guitar work, the band hired Chuck Leavell's piano.

Keith Emerson employed a hydraulic lift to elevate his baby grand (or was it a full grand?), and then rotate it for some major musical theatrics. At the end of the evening, after much musical histrionics, I ws far more impressed by Chuck Leavell, as he just slayed the iconic "Jessica", than anything ELP could accomplish.

Just a memory, and rest in peace Keith.

Commented: Saturday, March 12th, 2016 @ 2:40 pm By: Stan Deatherage