Comments by Van Zant | Eastern NC Now

Speciale has a proven record and is not beholden to Phil Berger.

Commented: Saturday, January 27th, 2024 @ 9:32 am By: Van Zant

Of course, Dale Folwell is the best of the bunch in this election for governor. That is a given especially when comparing records.

But, I thought I could hold my nose and vote for Robinson in the general election if need be. But no. All that's off. When Robinson endorsed AGAIN for the least conservative in the NC District 3 Senate race that did it! He should have stayed out of Eastern Carolina business.

Now it's Folwell or third party for me. Now it's Speciale or nothing for me.

Get Phil Burger's hand out of Eastern Carolina!

Commented: Friday, January 26th, 2024 @ 8:40 am By: Van Zant

Folwell's primary opponent has a great record as an orator. Dale Folwell has a tremendous record of ACTION resulting in good governance. I really hate to lose him as Secretary of Treasury, but I look forward to his service as North Carolina Governor.

There's no one in this race even close to Folwell when comparing record of service - from either party.

Commented: Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 @ 9:31 am By: Van Zant

Why are the posters that are spewing hate in the comments so concerned about this board resolution. It doesn't make sense that the only board members that have been classroom teachers themselves are being portrayed as against the teachers. It actually seems like those particular board members tried to take the high ground in this stunt scenario.

I believe all this hate is coming from people with a real nasty agenda. There is a lot more going on here than meets the eye.

Of course, the real issue here is the nothing burger resolution itself being used as political grandstanding in an official meeting.

Commented: Sunday, January 21st, 2024 @ 5:38 pm By: Van Zant

Stan: I have to agree that the fake entity (NRL) really earned banishment. I appreciate spirited debate, but I also despise dishonesty and hatefulness. People like that can be dangerous and destructive in so many ways.

Maybe they should consider counseling.

Commented: Friday, January 19th, 2024 @ 8:51 pm By: Van Zant

Think about this. Firebrand said that an election campaign letter is election interference. Fidel Castro would be proud of you Firebrand. That kind of thinking is how Saddam Hussein used to get 99 percent of the vote.

Commented: Friday, January 19th, 2024 @ 5:13 pm By: Van Zant

Stan: I wonder why they can't remember, seeing it's in their own minutes. Hum. Agree. There has been a take-over. A very hostile take-over. Those people don't like people from around here.

Commented: Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 @ 11:51 pm By: Van Zant

I guess I'll reluctantly wade into the vitriol. Is the letter everyone is talking about in connection with the said resignation from the executive committee? If so, that was addressed in a previous comment containing a link to the event in executive committee minutes.

In the Beaufort County Republican Party Executive Committee Minutes on October 12, 2021, it is stated like this:
"Hood Richardson resigned from his position as a voting member of the Executive Committee but that he shall continue to exercise his Executive Committee members privileges as an elected Republican in BC and still desires to be notified of all Executive Committee meetings."

With all that then why is Commissioner Richardson not being extended his status as an ex-officio member?

It seems to me a lot of this argument is silly. In an instance like this, the only way to lose ex-officio status is to no longer be a public official or no longer be a precinct chairman.

Mr. Rader made a very valid point about the dire situation we are facing in our state and country. It is a real shame the Republican Party seems incapable and unwilling to rise to the challenges before us.

Commented: Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 @ 9:50 pm By: Van Zant

I agree with one thing the so called 'truthful agitators' are saying. The voters ARE watching what is going on in Beaufort County. What Beaufort County residents with half a working brain see is a bitterly divided county Republican Party led by haters. They hate conservatives. They hate most natives. They hate the truth. They have utter distain for the party platform. They disregard procedures and rules, and they are capable of damned near anything.

When they want to exclude people from their clique, they will say or do whatever it takes to do it. In the case of HR, they can't stand having him in the party, so they make up some claptrap story about how an ex-officio member can be excluded.

Here's reality: Ex-officio members cannot be legitimately excluded, because they are there because of their position as ELECTED Republicans. Those ex-officio folks DO have a right to participate in the meetings, make motions and engage in discussions. They cannot vote unless they have been elected by the convention or by special election by the executive committee between conventions.

Hood is not the only local Republican being shunned by the present-day leadership cult. In the last convention they made controversial and hotly contested special rules so as to be able to cast off the people they don't like. That was a hostile departure from the wise practices set up by better leaders from the past. They also have special rules for themselves - which means they pretty much have NO rules for themselves! There are too many examples of that to bother listing. Fact is, there are 4X4 truckloads of examples of the backstabbing and hatefulness.

Don't believe me? Just ask some of the long-gone people that USED to be active in the local party what they think. There is an extended list of those folks.

Commented: Monday, January 15th, 2024 @ 9:22 am By: Van Zant