Comments by Stan Deatherage | Eastern NC Now

Hence, Liberals should learn math, and learn to use it.

Commented: Sunday, April 26th, 2015 @ 6:34 pm By: Stan Deatherage

I thought you were.

Commented: Sunday, April 26th, 2015 @ 8:38 am By: Stan Deatherage

Reagan's gone. So quit complaining about the opposite of liberal.

Commented: Saturday, April 25th, 2015 @ 11:24 pm By: Stan Deatherage

This is about the now, and it is about reality, and I don't care about your obsession with not prosecuting the War on Terror.

And really, Ronald Reagan was president over 26 year ago.

Commented: Saturday, April 25th, 2015 @ 8:04 pm By: Stan Deatherage

No jail then, right?

And how do you propose we get the 1.4 M already spent bacK?

Commented: Saturday, April 25th, 2015 @ 7:36 pm By: Stan Deatherage

You're my one unmitigated Liberal that contributes. I guard your position tenuously.

Commented: Saturday, April 25th, 2015 @ 2:35 pm By: Stan Deatherage

I told you this before, but it did not sink in because it is math, and Liberals don't do math very well.

If you lower the tax values by 30%, you then must raise the tax rate by 30%, so you have accomplished nothing.

Here's the link - beaufortcountynow.com - to what I did for an early re-valuation. You can follow the links or Search BCN for more information.

I restate, t no time would lowering the property valuation, to effect how much everyone pays en mass, would make any difference. Only prudent commissioners budgeting tax reserves and making good policy decisions can effect that.

In the last 20 1/2 years, Beaufort County has only two commissioners had the intelligence and the integrity to lead in that direction, but it is well proved that they were not listened to, and, therefore, could not lead.

All of what I write is the only truth here.

Commented: Saturday, April 25th, 2015 @ 9:27 am By: Stan Deatherage

... And the logic of using math.

You should consider it at some point.

Commented: Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 @ 1:54 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Look it up.

Actually, don't you think all this discussion about congeniality among commissioners is a bit shallow. The way I see it, it gives people who have no clue what local government does something to talk about, when, probably, they are the type of people who tend to talk far too much.

One should never let the wagging of their tongue outpace the working of their brain.

Commented: Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 @ 10:26 am By: Stan Deatherage

Thanks Ted,

Excellent or no, it will probably be a very long series. I have so many North Carolina images.

Commented: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015 @ 11:33 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Remarkably, you did hit on an acceptable stupidity, at least with the lower information community, that it is Hood's fault (and formerly was Stan's fault) for the egregiously bad decisions of other commissioners. Now, there is just Hood to blame for this stupidity of others, however acceptable as cocktail knowledge.

Fortunately, there are laws to shield the balance of the community from the acceptable stupidity of others, especially the electorate that elects these commissioners that would just do the opposite of Hood, and formerly Stan.

While stupidity can get you killed, it can also ruin a community once it becomes too ingrained in the governing of our People.

Commented: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015 @ 5:21 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Clifton, I pray that some good will come of this.

Gene, you need to re-read what you write, and re-read it carefully, and maybe then you will stop misidentifying yourself.

You despise conservatives, therefore, you cant' be one too. It's simply that simple.

Commented: Sunday, April 19th, 2015 @ 9:11 pm By: Stan Deatherage

BCN is no more a Conservative publication than the Washington Daily News is Liberal, actually, we are less dictum oriented than their publication, any local publication in this region for that matter.

BCN allows all opinions on BCN, all news, all events from the community; we dont pick and choose the published and the unpublished, unless the presentation is terrible, and even then I will try to work with folks providing that they are completely open to it.

In fact, more than 55% of all our traffic is art, trvel and consumer leisure, community events related. This far exceeds anyone else in this region, and these are not political issues ... if they are, I did get the memo.

If I write about politics, government, I speak Conservative truth because it is my estimable experience that this works in governing people. My principles expressed are as our Founders truly intended us to be governed, and to whatever extent I may be wrong, I am 7 fold more right in real terms.

The truth of this is real: Liberals have a tough time reconciling reality and their utopian ideals. The real truth is that Liberals make a mess of things, always have, always will, and leave it to the adults to correct. When we do, it works for them for a while, and then the whining starts, the subterfuge, and once again, their politicians make a mess of things.

Its just the way it is.

Commented: Sunday, April 19th, 2015 @ 4:10 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Yeah, but how distant from the intent of the Open Meetings Law does one have to be to win in court?

As it stands, this is not only a huge political issue for the commissioners, this is a government procedural issue that, left untended, will turn into something far worse.

The main problem with their skirting around the edges of this NC law is the subject of this matter - the appointment of your top county employee. Beaufort County is a County Manager Form of Government, which well portends how important it is to not have even the slightest shred of impropriety in evaluating and appointing a new manager.

That is certainly not the case here: They 'screwed the pooch' massively on this one.

None of this improper behavior existed when we hired Randell; in fact every commissioner had the opportunity to interview every applicant that was considered upper tier. I have even interview Brian Alligood myself a few years back.

I have to wonder if I would have had the opportunity to be that involved this time around.

Commented: Saturday, April 18th, 2015 @ 5:17 pm By: Stan Deatherage

I pray that the House Republicans also realize that they are a renewable resource as well.

Commented: Saturday, April 18th, 2015 @ 2:41 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Sorry, I just know stuff. That's what I do, especially when I put it into practice.

Too busy sometimes.

Commented: Thursday, April 16th, 2015 @ 1:23 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Or does not approve them.

Commented: Thursday, April 16th, 2015 @ 11:47 am By: Stan Deatherage