Comments by Stan Deatherage | Eastern NC Now

Washingtonian: I always "know which way to turn," and I incredibly, intuitively vote right, in the clear view of hindsight, about 90% of the time, which ...

Puts the Center-Left /Left Coalition (those who swap votes to share power here in Beaufort County), those who also make a political living out of voting against myself and The Hood, WRONG about 90% of the time. That is what I would claim as decidedly pathetic governance by the Democratic Socialists and the RINOs comprising the Center-Left /Left Coalition.

Also, I do believe I have finally come to a point, where my patience and my good natured knowledge of much has been stretched to a breaking point, and right now, I am at a bold inflection point.

At this point in my long life, I have clear knowledge of much, and I am seeking more, and ultimately, it is my desire to unleash the kindness within my good nature, coupled with the ferocity of a finely toned middle linebackers' spirit to find a way to end the wanton corruption and fraud that seems to be in too many places, all at once, here in Beaufort County ...

And Washingtonian: Thanks for understanding that patriotic path is often the clear and perfect path to pursue.

Commented: Saturday, July 12th, 2025 @ 9:14 pm By: Stan Deatherage

This rotund wonder is a nothing more than a Democratic Socialist Propagandist; dumb as a brick, searching some place in the Non Patriot pecking order that is MSNBC, and all other channels sponsoring propagandistic media as a corrupt outreach to corrupted minds.

MSNBC is a space on your dial where only non journalist posers lie to an unknowing, incurious public; like sheep led to the intellectual slaughter.

Commented: Saturday, July 12th, 2025 @ 7:44 am By: Stan Deatherage

Rhonda Stallings: A charter school or private school may be what Aurora gets for Snowden School if there are 4 county commissioners that will do what is best for Richland Township, and our People's education.

The Beaufort County Commissioners can and should have the final say on the unlimited future of Snowden School.

Commented: Friday, July 11th, 2025 @ 10:49 am By: Stan Deatherage

Terry Williams: Since you suddenly are now waxing transparent: Can you help me get a copy of the title search, with all accompanying legal notations, on the infamous 4 acres that cost Beaufort County taxpayers an additional $500,000.00 just because your administration chose to build on land, OUR school system did not own, but fecklessly believed to be owned?

I have asked for that title search, with all accompanying legal notations, since early February. Your Superintendent promised me the title search, with all accompanying legal notations, back in early February, 2025, but a great big bowl of nothing is what I have received.

I asked for a formal request to be submitted by the Beaufort County Commissioners to the School Board, of which you are a member, but my motion failed, as it received a vote of 3 to 4, with the Center-Left /Left Coalition (those who swap votes to share power here in Beaufort County), denying me /my county constituents that phantom data.

Terry Williams, since you may be in a more persuasive position than myself: Can you please get me a copy of that special phantom data - the infamous title search - for me and my constituents (the taxpayers of Beaufort County)?

Commented: Thursday, July 10th, 2025 @ 1:05 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Washingtonian: Proven politicians (serving at least two years), who have served with some notable and conservative distinction, outside of your mentioning of Commissioners Richardson and Deatherage as good servants of the public, are as follows:

Adam O'Neal, Belhaven's mayor, as long as he wished to be it, comes to mind.

I speak Adam's name first because he was exemplary in his committed duty to the People of Belhaven, and served as a fine example of how one must govern to be the ultimate public servant.

County Commissioner and Washington City Council Member Carol Cochran - Carol was the real deal, and like Adam O'Neal, was not only my peer but a good friend.

Speaking of friends, current School Board Member Charles Hickman serving as the Richland Township Representative is a smart and steady addition to this dysfunctional school board. Like Adam, Hood, Carol and myself and others, we all fully realize that none of this is "rocket science;" however, it does seem to be that way for so many other elected Beaufort County politicians.

Also, I would be remiss to not mention Belhaven's commissioner Steve Carawan, who was wise enough to become and remain Adam O'Neal's sidekick in how to properly govern.

Mayor Clif Williams of Aurora has always been an outstanding advocate for the betterment of his small town, and I have often found myself voting yes to help that beleaguered community because of Clif, and, moreover, his town has long played host to Beaufort County's largest single taxpayer - Nutrien, formerly PCS, formerly Texas Gulf.

Additionally, City of Washington Councilman Bobby Roberson kept a keen eye on spending for the City of Washington, and even though Councilman Roberson lost votes just like Hood and I do lose them, it is truly a hard slog to out-govern a majority of Democratic Socialists, and their associative counterparts - the RINOs - those who the Democratic Socialists always find a way to control.

I may have missed some of those, who have served with distinction in some of the smaller town governments, as I actually do not know all that much about the smaller governments, as I serve the entire county, every citizen; where if one lives in a city or town, the majority of their services come from the county government; concurrently, if citizens live outside of city /town limits, all of their services come from Beaufort County's government.

Since I serve at the behest of my constituents from all over the county, I am absolutely and intrinsically concerned with the largest government within Beaufort County, and I govern accordingly by dedicating my time appropriately to that duty; additionally, the Beaufort County School Board, who could not exist without the county government of Beaufort County ... Ergo, I watch them closely, more now than ever as this Republican led governing body cannot find the mental acuity to govern in any credible manner.

Washingtonian, I hope I have answered your question to your proper satisfaction.

Commented: Wednesday, July 9th, 2025 @ 8:59 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Many Fake Republicans pretend to have supported Mr. Trump now.

The measure of any Republican, when given the awesome responsibility to serve is what they do the People's business, how they act on issues; most importantly, how they consistently vote.

Frankie the Fraud voted to support Biden's treasonous Open Border policy to aid in all positions Leftist; I believe Two Faced Randy did the same, but masked it in not understanding my written words.

Of course both of these frauds will not write anything, and therefore I surmise they cannot write, so that their critique of their betters goes underalded by those who have a full working brain.

Commented: Wednesday, July 9th, 2025 @ 11:26 am By: Stan Deatherage

Sadly, I was unable to present this resolution due to the terrible behavior of the Center-Left /Left Coalition, whose rudeness knows no bounds, which encouraged my anger due to my abject frustration of being forced to endure such petty behavior by such ignorant politicians that I have been provided by the public to work with, lo these many years.

I apologize for my behavior uncontrollable on this one occasion; however, sometimes a man of courage can only endure so much, yet still, I shall endeavor to persevere by a better humor the next time.

Commented: Wednesday, July 9th, 2025 @ 2:16 am By: Stan Deatherage

I thought the Supreme Court answered this conundrum of responsibility just a few weeks ago Does the prior Supreme Court ruling not matter Democratic Socialist Federal Judges?

Commented: Tuesday, July 8th, 2025 @ 5:54 pm By: Stan Deatherage

John Steed and Van Zant: Why does it has to come to this? Why?

Oh yeah ... the "Guilty Politicians."

I called the lot of them out at last night's meeting, all four Democrats (including Frankie the Fraud and Two-Faced Randy) on the board of Beaufort County Commissioners.

My frustration level is pretty high right now with all things FAKE in this county right now, and when I see it, and know it to my core; I WILL call it out.

Commented: Tuesday, July 8th, 2025 @ 11:09 am By: Stan Deatherage

John: I agree wholly on your understanding of "School Choice," and once again, thanks for humor.

Sometimes, it is better to laugh than cry.

Commented: Monday, July 7th, 2025 @ 10:06 pm By: Stan Deatherage

School Board Member Shreve has been pilloried in an extemporaneous manner here, so I will not pile on.

I will, however, boldly state that Beaufort County Commissioners' Center-Left /Left Coalition, in the majority on the county's board, DID vote to close Snowden School.

All of these local bad actors were in this together.

Commented: Monday, July 7th, 2025 @ 4:36 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Van Zant: Excellent analysis on the machinations of the terrible decision making processes, and easily recognizable poor management of the Beaufort County Schools.

Having said that, and as I recognize that one cannot mention everything within the real confines of this sorry event, top to bottom, let me remind ever reader here of two things:

1. Commissioners Richardson and Deatherage voted against every bad decision made by the inept Beaufort County School Board, and we voted against every fool pledged move made, in the majority, by the Beaufort County Commissioners' Center-Left /Left Coalition.

2. Since early February, 2025, I have repeatedly asked for a copy of the phantom title search (in finite detail) that was alleged to be eventually completed (like closing the barn door after the prized mare had "runnoft") for the Four Acre Debacle, and I have received nothing from either governing board.

Until I receive that copy of that phantom title search (in finite detail) that was alleged completed for the Four Acre Debacle that I have requested so many months past, I will NOT VOTE for in favor of any request by the Beaufort County School Board.

As a 7 term county commissioner of some ability and much knowledge, and as the Taxing Authority of all Beaufort County's tax paying citizens, I will not support abject incompetence by wasting my constituents' vote toward such, as is signified by this politicized measure of informational denial to this elected representative of my many wise and Good constituents that obviously agree with how I have governed in a wise and honest manner all these may decades.

There is a statement that "truth dies in darkness." I would rather profess that truth lives in sunlight.

Commented: Sunday, July 6th, 2025 @ 1:02 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Just one night ago on July 4th after the waterfront fireworks display, I spoke to a Washington resident who was concerned about the amount money appropriated to the military in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, which is a massive budget reconciliation act.

His idea was to take 1/2 of the military, when not needed when on a war footing, was train these military men to develop vocational skills to become a workforce of expandable utility in various communities.

While this idea, on its face, may able as noble hypothetical initiative, the thought, moreover, demonstrates a profound lack of understanding why the United States has the standing military that it possesses at its constant disposal, when properly led by a smart and wise Commander-in-Chief.

Commented: Sunday, July 6th, 2025 @ 9:38 am By: Stan Deatherage

Now that the 'bill is done' (referencing Senate Majority Leader John Thune's reason for not immediately firing the partisan hack), the Democratic Socialist partisan Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, should be summarily fired for just cause due to such a partisan indiscretion as she knowingly made.

Commented: Saturday, July 5th, 2025 @ 8:02 pm By: Stan Deatherage

It is a curiosity and large hubris of character regarding why Liberal pundits will often summarize and thus comment on Republican politics, which is a huge conundrum for people like myself as a Republican insider, people who know immeasurably more than these Liberal ever could, and even I would not venture to comment on such a puzzlement, not at this point in time, not on this issue which is way too complex for most insiders to understand, let alone a Liberal.

Commented: Saturday, July 5th, 2025 @ 7:04 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Zohran Mamdani is a man of great honesty. He is telling all, or has told everyone already who told everyone who would listen, exactly who he is, and what to expect from him once elected.

Commented: Saturday, July 5th, 2025 @ 4:54 am By: Stan Deatherage

Van Zant: The only thing a voting system can partially fix is to set a better environment to restrict corruption.

Corruption from the special interest camps; corruption from sects of most unknowledgeable voters; corruption in bureaucrats, who do not know their place, and summarily manhandle weak politicians. With better elected politicians, probably smarter in scope, they could dispense of most of these forms of corruption; the easiest of which is to fire the bureaucrats, for such cause as this, who do not know their place in a governing hierarchy.

Commented: Friday, July 4th, 2025 @ 7:58 pm By: Stan Deatherage